By Debbie J. Christensen
In 1852, sisters in a small village in England replied to the message of Mormon missionaries and joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Julia Hill was once nineteen years previous, and her sister, Emily, was once simply 16. After operating and saving their funds for 4 extra years, they made their strategy to the United States and joined the Willie handcart corporation for the laborious trip to the Salt Lake Valley. confronted with exhaustion, hunger, publicity, or even loss of life, they bolstered each other and intensified their unravel. by myself they'd fail, yet jointly they can be successful and live.
Emily later wrote a poem approximately her adventure, which has been set to track and sung through aid Society sisters around the world. however the tale of that hymn, "As Sisters in Zion," is greater than the event of 2 sisters. at the back of this famous track lies a desirable, little-known tale of the sisters, own name to "comfort the weary and boost the weak."
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