No. The 1847 pioneers, for instance, “did not pull handcarts into the Great Basin,” Reeve writes. “The handcart companies ...

Whenever I see the 7-foot bronze likeness of Brigham Young standing resolute on the lawn of Provo City Library at Academy ...

Pioneer Day, also known as Pioneers Day, is a significant Utah state holiday celebrated on July 24. This day commemorates the arrival of the first Mormon pioneers in the Salt Lake Valley, honoring ...

Every summer and Christmas meant pilgrimages to Utah. These weren’t just family visits—they were spiritual homecomings, ...

Historian Ardis Parshall describes some little-known adventures and misadventures from the Mormon pioneers' epic trek to what is now Utah.

A Pulitzer Prize finalist in the cartoonist category, Pat Bagley has worked for The Salt Lake Tribune for more than 45 years.

For many members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pioneer Day is more than just a historical remembrance, ...

In the latest LDS news, a Latter-day Saint recalls the day he voted against the church on a ballot measure, and apostle ...

On this day in 1847, Latter-day Saint pioneers entered the Salt Lake Valley. Utahns have been celebrating the day every since.

Fireworks, rodeos and a Grande Parade abounded in downtown Ogden as residents celebrated Pioneer Day in the Beehive State.

It also helps that the word “Western” no longer exclusively means “in the American West.” It’s more about a feel, and it can ...

To their credit, the “Provo’s Most Eligible” team decided to lean into the notoriety and put even more time and effort into ...