Pioneer Heroes: Brigham Young
Week 29 – A Year of FHE 2011
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What You'll Need: scriptures, GAK 507: Brigham Young, GAK 411: Brigham Young Enters the
Salt Lake Valley, baby food jars, heavy cream, pennies, dish towel, coloring page, coloring tools.
Quote: David B. Haight As we look at Brigham Young and reflect upon the inspiration and
direction that came to that most unusual man, we recall how he was able to...move forward,
with the wagon trains crossing the West and into the Salt Lake Valley into what would become
Zion.
Opening Song: Pioneer Children Sang As They Walked (PCS #214)
Lesson:
Joseph Smith was the first Prophet of the Latterdays. Joseph established the church, started
building Temples, restored the Priesthood and did many other wonderful things. When Joseph
Smith died the church needed another Prophet to lead and guide it. The Lord called Brigham
Young as the 2nd Latterday Prophet.
(Show GAK 507: Brigham Young)
As a boy, Brigham Young was never able to attend school. He had to work on his family farm
and help his father do very hard work. He also had to help his mother and sisters take care of
the house. Brigham said, "I used to work in the woods logging and driving team, summer and
winter....I learned to make bread, wash the dishes, milk the cows, and make butter*...Those are
about all the advantages I gained in my youth. I know how to economise (save money), for my
father had to do it”. Brigham always worked hard.
*You may want to begin your butter making activity now. See Activity section for instructions.
At the age of fourteen, Brigham Young began work for a furniture maker and house painter. He
was really good at his job. He was known for the beauty of his stairwell decorations, fanlight
doorways, door frames, stair rails, louvered attic windows and, above all—fireplace mantels”.
When Brigham was an adult he joined the church and followed Joesph Smith and the teachings
of the gospel faithfully.
As the Prophet of the church Brigham Young led the Pioneers across America to settle in Utah.
It was a very hard trip and many pioneers got sick and died. But Brigham Young had seen a
vision of the Salt Lake Valley and knew they had to keep traveling until they found it.
(show GAK 411: Brigham Young Enters the Salt Lake Valley)
After many months of traveling and hardships Brigham Young arrived in the Salt Lake Valley. He
was very sick when he got there, but he lifted himself from his bed and said, "This is the right
place." Then he pointed to a place where the Saints would build the Salt Lake Temple. he also
started to build the St. George Temple and dedicated it when it was finished. He died before the
Salt Lake Temple was completed.
Brigham Young, second President of the Church, was the pioneer leader who guided the Saints
west to the Salt Lake Valley. He taught the people to stand for truth and righteousness, to work
hard, and to be educated.
Bear your testimony about the strength and character that Brigham Young had. You may also
share testimony of the Pioneers and their struggles, obedience and faith.
Practice Song: If you are teaching your family the JULY Song of the Month, go over the words
and music with your family.
Activity: Choose from the following activities as they best suit your family.
Make Pioneer Butter (at end of pdf)
Brigham Young talked about learning to make butter when he was a boy. Pioneers always made
their own butter. Click Here to download pdf of recipe and photo intrustions.
Brigham Young Coloring Page (at end of pdf)
Treat: Brigham Young's Favorite Doughnuts
This recipe belonged to Emily Dow Partridge Young, wife of Brigham Young. Because there was
not a great variety of foods, when something was made it was generally made in large quantities
and Grandmother Young's recipe was double this size. You may double the recipe or cut it in half
and you'll find the doughnuts are as tender and crispy and delicious as anything made out of a
modern cookbook. Nutmeg, incidentally, was the chief spice in the early days and was grated
tediously by hand over tiny metal nutmeg graters.
(makes two dozen doughnuts)
2 cups buttermilk
2 large eggs, beaten
1 cup sugar
5 cups sifted flour
2 teaspoons (baking) soda
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated nutmeg
1/4 cup melted butter or shortening
Combine buttermilk, eggs and sugar and blend well.
Beat in sifted dry ingredients. Then stir in melted butter.
Roll or pat dough on floured board about 1/4 inch thick and cut with 2 1/2inch doughnut
cutter.
Fry in hot fat (375° F) till golden brown on both sides.
Drain and sprinkle with sugar as desired.
*photo and recipe via mormontimes.com
Make Your Own Butter
A tutorial by Emilie Ahern
Supplies
1 small baby food jar for each child
1 nickle for each child (optional)
heavy whipping cream
salt
thin kitchen towel/cheese cloth
Directions
1. Wash a small empty baby food jar out with soapy water. Rinse well and fill it halfway with warm water.
2. Place nickle(s) into jar and microwave on high for 3 minutes. (the metal does not spark, not sure why,
but it doesn't). Make sure water comes to a full boil and stays there for at least two minutes. Remove
from microwave with oven mitts.
3. When cool enough to handle remove nickel and clean jar and nickel thoroughly with dish soap. Rinse
well and dry with paper towels.
4. Fill each baby food jar about half way to the top with heavy cream, add a pinch of salt. Add nickel and
put the lid on securely.
5. Shake the jar for about 5 to 10 minutes. Make sure the top is properly closed as it could leak. Around
five minutes you should notice the cream coating the jar.
6. In about 510 more minutes you'll notice a large lump of butter has formed. Bonus: that watery liquid
is pure, bonafied Buttermilk. Use it to make pancakes tomorrow morning.
7. Scoop the butter out of the jar and place it inside a clean kitchen towel or cheesecloth. You may
squeeze gently. This extracts all of the left over liquid and leaves you only with the solid butter.
8. Scrape from towel into a small dish. Place in fridge for 1015 minutes to firm up if desired.
9. Spread onto toast or other bread item and enjoy!
Yield: One small baby jar filled half way makes a finished yield of about 1 Tablespoon of butter. You can
have multiple family members participate with small jars if you want a higher yield or you may use a
larger jar. You could use a pint canning jar, but add more nickles and more salt before shaking. Just
always fill you vessel only half way full.
P.S. I did this with the girls with the larger size baby jars and it took the same amount of time. 1015
minutes total.
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