Bringing Home the Band

In 1862, Bishop Chauncy West was called to preside over the European mission. When he returned home to the Salt Lake Valley, he raised money to bring a band to Salt Lake City that he had heard on his mission. Who was the band?

a.      The Cardiff, Wales Band

b.      The London Symphony Orchestra

c.        The Geneva Yodelers

d.      The Hamburg Oktoberfest Brass Band 

Yesterday’s answer:

c.   

The main causes of death on the Mormon Trail from 1840 to 1860 are as follows:

1.                  Cholera

2.                  Drownings

3.                  Gunshot wounds

4.                  Indian Attacks (Most people would suspect this as the number one killer, however, this accounted for only 4% of the deaths.)

Intimate Chronicle: The Journal of William Clayton, George D. Smith, ed. (Salt Lake City, Signature Books, 1995)