3 Boy Pioneers- Gordon B. Hinckley

My Great Grandmother was 8 years old when she came with her Mother, Sister and Brother to Utah in the Willey handcart company.

Whoever needs to hear this: You are needed, and important! Please hang on..., whatever your heartache! Christ is the healing balm: Even Gods Son was left alone for a time.

Oh, How Wonderful to hear Pres. HINCLEYS VOICE and MESSAGE. I TRUST THESE MEN LIKE HIM. AND HIM.

There's talk of heroes and super heroes. None were greater than these 3 boys.

This is one of the most inspiring stories I've ever heard.

This is one of my favorite stories and always has been! I love the saints and I love their examples of service. Service is also one of my great talents. And I do my best to follow the examples of the saints that served one another.

I love the attitude of those 18 year olds. "Don't care how cold that water is, time girt up our loins, these Saints have been through enough, we're here to answer some prayers."

I sure do miss him!! I live close to the Sweetwater and I know the storms that can happen. Last winter we all pitched in to help friends and neighbors dig out of their homes and dig animals out too. These brave young men were like the sons of Helaman faithful and brave! God blessed them and God bless us all to be as strong and faithful as these boys!!

Yeah I loved pres Hinkley loved his talks

Love it, love President Hinckley...spot on Brother! Fire & the Covenant is the story of our families...the James. Our great great grandfather is buried in Rock Creek Hollow (dedicated by Pres. Hinckley) after dying on Rocky Ridge.

What a great history! Thanks for sharing this inspiring clip👍👍

I first heard of this event when I attended seminary almost 25 years ago. 🥺

I dearly love and miss Gordon B Hinckley. Thomas S. Monson. I am grateful Because Russell M Nelson is our prophet today. So there is a love and tenderness about him today that I admire about Russell M Nelson. So I cheer for him and because of him being our prophet seer and revealator today. My parents cherish the faith in the church of Jesus christ of latter day saints. praise to the man whom communed with jehovah. And in choir practice Come tomorrow Practice singing O my father.

A beautiful story, I agree. One that impacted me when I heard President Hinckley tell it years ago. However, it's so sad and disheartening to me that it's embellished and the version President Hinckley tells here is not supported by the broader historic record: "The evidence indicates that more than three rescuers braved the icy water that day. Of those positively identified as being involved in the Sweetwater crossing, none were exactly eighteen. Although these rescuers helped a great many of the handcart pioneers across the river, they carried only a portion of the company across. While some of these rescuers complained of health problems that resulted from the experience, most lived long and active lives that terminated in deaths that cannot be definitively attributed to their exposure to the icy water that day. "The underlying meaning of the statement attributed to Brigham Young—publicly promising rescuers eternal life for this one act alone—is not entirely evident. Because there are no contemporary records of this statement, it needs to be examined in terms of both what was being said around the time of the rescue and in terms of gospel principles. Brigham Young did publicly associate exaltation with the effort to rescue the stranded pioneer companies, as did Heber C. Kimball, who publicly praised by name two who helped at the Sweetwater. However, both Young and Kimball taught that the tie between the rescue and the celestial kingdom was conditional in that the individuals involved needed to meet established requirements that all Latter-day Saints must attain of living their religion and enduring to the end. Individuals should not be misled to believe that one heroic act on their part will guarantee exaltation in the celestial kingdom." https://byustudies.byu.edu/article/the-martin-handcart-company-at-the-sweetwater-another-look/

Beautiful Truth!!!

I do not think I could have done what those young men did. They did as the Lord Jesus Christ wanted them to do and saved many lives. "Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends." -- John chapter 15 verse 13

Great video. I'm not a member anymore but it still gets me after all these years

The Lord sees our good deeds and knows our hearts, our Savior Jesus Christ will bless us if we do good works and help others, if we repent sincerely and keep His Commandments we will find true happiness and get peace of mind, we will have a remission of our sins and we will be blessed by Jesus Christ, we should strive to keep God's commandments and do the will of The Father like The Lord did, we need to follow the perfect example of our Savior Jesus Christ 👍🏻✝️

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Amen, President Hinkley.