A nicknamed house

Winter Quarters (You can see Willard Richards house on the left side of the picture)

Willard Richards had the most unique home at Winter Quarters. It was constructed in the shape of a octagon. Due to its unusual construction it was open game to a nickname. What was his house known by?

a.      Doctor’s den

b.      Apple heap

c.       Potato heap

d.      All of the above

Yesterday’s answer:

C.   Their American citizenship

The significance of the Battalion extends beyond the physical salvation of the camp or the contributions it made during the California campaign, important as they may be. More than anything, it showed Brigham’s hand. Contrary to critics back in Washington and elsewhere, he was not out to team up with either the British or Mexico; nor did he want to leave America. He just wanted to find a place of peace.

Furthermore, the Battalion provided Brigham Young an opportunity to show his own people that their allegiance lay in the Union, now and always. While it is true that Wilford Woodruff may have once called for the Saints to renounce their American citizenship, and though people like Hosea Stout rejoiced at the news of the outbreak of hostilities “in hopes that it might never end until the U.S. were entirely destroyed,” Brigham Young knew better, despite his harsh political rhetoric. The Saints were Americans, and they had much more to gain from staying in the Union than in separating from it. Thus the first giant step toward Utah statehood—an elusive goal not realized for another half century—occurred at Mosquito Creek just east of the Bluffs[The location of the enlistment of the Mormon Battalion].

History of the Saints, Harley, William G., ed. (American Fork, Utah: Covenant Communications, 2012), 54.