| Show A PIONEER CHILD SPEAKS OUT Arvilla Rasmussen Salina Utah Senior Honorable This drama of life Citizen Mention Division Historical is told Essay bychild She hadway with words this girl With her eyes wide open she lay onsick bed and watched history in the making As we read her unique story we wonder if our generation would have the wisdom to carry us through She waspioneer and these people to set sustain west was out to them They theirs for fame ple and survive if possible also had to conquer and when often great with American the time dream came did for us today Ingrid Christine for was the The doors One hundred and twenty-six years ago in the of Copenhagen Denmark baby girl was born Holstie family She later peothanks they demonstratedremarkone of these pioneers She has Tong been gone but she left this story in her records for her many posterity in Sanpete County Peter faith and fortune were opened They werechoosing chose to come despite hardships They deserve for all they able power city only family beautiful into the became my grandmother They named her Ingrid Christine Her family consisted of four other children and they lived happily and contentedly on their small farm each doingpart to help earnlivelihood But this happiness did not last because disaster came and altered the course of the lives of every member of the family Her father died suddenly and while still in bereavement her brother stepped onknife Infection set in andfew edged flint and injured days later he died his The responsibility of makingliving was left to mother and the eldest son The following spring found in the field The troubled sionary came except the his mother spite her of farm her them plowing and tilling the soil for the summer crops family was consoled whenLatter Day Saint misto visit them They embraced the gospel all oldest grew wicked with foot son intent comments this who became on the from idea more of going neighbors son and came to Utah -115 and and more disturbed to America friends she as In left |
