A March of Faith

A March of Faith. . , As the Mormon Battalion began their march to an unknown future in July 1846, they looked back on their families, fearing for their welfare and wondering when they would meet again. They marched from Iowa to California, where they were discharged. Although they never engaged in battle, a few died before they could reunite with their families., Fanny Taggart , Fanny Taggart waited in Winter Quarters until her husband, George, returned in December 1847. Fanny, George, and young Eliza Ann moved to another settlement. In 1852, after planting crops for future emigrants, they left for Salt Lake Valley. By that time, they had welcomed three more children into the family., Elizabeth Hyde , Elizabeth Hyde reunited with her husband, William, in Kanesville in December 1847. They started for the Salt Lake Valley the next spring. Elizabeth recalled, "Among all our hardships and exciting times … we had some good times, rejoicing in our testimonies of the truth and the goodness of the Lord to us.", Sophronia Standage , Sophronia Standage traveled west with a pioneer company in 1848. In Sweetwater, Wyoming, she joyfully reunited with her husband, Henry, who was travelling east, returning from his service with the battalion. Together, Sophronia and Henry traveled to the Salt Lake Valley., Drusilla Hendricks , Drusilla Hendricks and her family arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 4, 1847, and her son William arrived 10 days later. Drusilla wrote: "I was then filled with the Spirit of God and rejoiced in tribulation. . . . I knew also that there was a God that watched over us and He would provide.", Sarah Allen , Sarah Allen learned from returning soldiers that her husband, Ezra, had been killed on his return trip from California. Heartbroken, she prepared for the journey west alone, purchasing travel provisions with gold dust Ezra had found. She and her children went with fellow Saints to the Salt Lake Valley in 1852.