“Five times better”

Parley P. Pratt

When it came time to leave Nauvoo, not all were sold with the proposition of leaving their comfortable homes for the uncertain climes of the west. It became necessary for Church leaders to discuss the positive aspects of the move. One such leader was Parley P. Pratt. At one time he was heard to say that they would build what five times better?

       a.      A new city

b.      A new military force

c.       A new temple

d.      A new university

Yesterday’s answer:

 a.      Animal hair caught on shrubs

Family members commonly needed articles of clothing made or repaired when none of the materials generally used to do so were immediately available. In these cases, pioneer women again relied on their industry and ingenuity to meet the demand. If necessary, cow or even buffalo hair, which pioneers had carefully collected from sagebrush and preserved as they journeyed west, could substitute for wool. In a pinch, women used animal skins to patch men’s pants; in times of great need, they even used such skins to make full garments.

 Nearly Everything Imaginable, Walker, Ronald W., Doris R. Dant ed., (Provo, Utah: BYU Press, 1999), 131-132.