For those who are looking for resources and stories for Pioneer Day, or are interested in reading more about Mormon pioneers in general, you can read posts from our archives about both 19th-century pioneers and modern-day pioneers.
Portraits of Mormon Women: Bindu
Counterparts: Our Pioneer Heritage (Poetry)
First Mormon Church Meetings in Kasane, Botswana (May 2010)
Thoughts on My Pioneer Family by Katy
Here is a list of pioneer posts and stories and links from other websites that we shared last year:
A Mormon pioneer story (video)
Pioneer Stories, Past and Present (at Mormon Soprano)
Handcart Pioneer Companies (many links included on this website)
Teenage Mormon Pioneer Stories
Mi Vida, Mi Historia — stories of Latin American Latter-day Saints. See an online version of the exhibit that was in the Church History Museum. Mi vida, mi historia es la expresión y el testimonio de los Santos de los Últimos Días latinoamericanos que protagonizan esta exhibición. Sus relatos personales de convicción y creencia representan, en forma colectiva, la historia épica de los millones de santos que han aceptado el evangelio de Jesucristo en Latinoamérica. Esta exhibición nos ayuda a comprender la forma en que los santos de Latinoamérica, quienes aportan individualmente las bellezas de su patrimonio nacional e identidad cultural, enriquecen el cuerpo de la Iglesia y fortalecen a cada uno de nosotros, llevándonos a la unidad de espíritu y a un sentido de unión.
A Different Kind of Pioneer – Story of Bindu Sabbavarapu of Visakhapatnam, India
Modern-day pioneers — “Joseph W. B. Johnson — Ghana’s face of light”
Modern Pioneers (by Elder Dallin H. Oaks)
Pioneer Shoes through the Ages (by Sister Mary Ellen Smoot)
The July 2011 and August 2011 Ensign include many pioneer stories as well.
See how Mormons in various places celebrate Pioneer Day here and here
And here’s a video celebrating modern-day Mormon pioneers.
Finally, read some thoughts on why “Pioneer faith is needed as much in the world today as in any period of time” (from Elder L. Tom Perry).
