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English
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Everyone Can Be a Pioneer : The Sequicentennial Celebrations of Mormon Arrival in the Salt Lake Valley
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Out of Obscurity : Mormonism Since 1945
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New York, NY
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Oxford University Press
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278-301
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In 1997, Latter-day Saints celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Mormon pioneers arrival in the Salt Lake Valley. The event celebrated the Mormon's identity as pioneers and helped shape the modern view of the gathering of Zion in LDS thought. This chapter summarizes the events of that celebration.