Brandview Brad DeBry Law. Minky Couture. Salt Lake Chamber. U of U Health. MountainStar Healthcare. Intermountain Healthcare. Utah Office of Tourism. Accident Resource Center. TV Watch Live. Meet Our Team. KSL Investigators. High 5. Studio 5. Outdoors with Adam Eakle. Your Life Your Health. This one takes the biscuit. It is meant to be an uplifting, emotional story where they combine stories of two of the more infamous LDS Handcart companies and track their journey west.
It was meant to showcase the faith of those who undertook the journey, and make me wonder how I can exhibit such faith in my life. Instead, it taught me the opposite about faith than we are taught about on Sundays. It also made me furious at the LDS church for their treatment of the only sensible character, Levi Savage. There is not really a point to watch this film if you aren't LDS. There is also no point watching it if you are.
Pick an old classic, or just read a book. You will regret it less. If you are looking for a churchy film to watch on a Sunday evening, or at a church event, don't bother with this one. The tears you shed at the end will be for the minutes you will never get back. Poor and slanted telling to support a fake conclusion. If you're going to manufacture a religion, at least tell the truth without a revisionist history. Excellent film of a true story.
Never boring. Good to read what happened afterwards in the credits. These were mostly poor immigrants from the British Isles and Scandinavia who arrived late in the season and had no recourse but to continue on to Utah even though there was the potential for bad weather. The movie in my opinion tries not to be over-dramatic and in some ways under-plays the suffering of the pioneers when you consider the temperature, with wind-chill factor would have approached minus 50 degrees.
The acting was good, especially the roll of Levi Savage portrayed by Jason Wade. Although the movie attempts to depict the entire handcart trek it is actually 17 mostly jointed vignettes portraying events that were recorded in the journals of many of the handcart pioneers.
My Great Great Grandmother came to Utah in the Willey Handcart Company; she is the little girl jumping over the rattlesnakes in the film. We believe that Jehovah is God and that He is the Son of God which is to say that he has a Father; the same Father who said, when Christ was baptized, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased". We believe that under the direction of His Father, Jehovah created this world and in the meridian of time left His position as God to come to this world to offer Himself as a sacrifice and that through faith, repentance and baptism we can be forgiven of our sins and be allowed to return to His and His Fathers presence.
We believe that Jesus Christ and His Father are one in purpose, not one in being. FiestaToyStore 1 July A few days before leaving for Utah I heard about this movie. While there in Utah we looked it up and made a special effort to go see it in the theater. At present time it is only being shown in the Intermountain West. We were not disappointed. This is an outstanding movie that shows the courage and faith of a people who were ridiculed and ostracized for their beliefs.
You get a real feel of the fear one must feel when being threatened by mobs in almost every town that they stop in. You also discover the reason that they are in such a hurry to push on to the Salt Lake Valley, the sealing power of the Temple that binds families together forever. This is the real story of the famous Willie and Martin Mormon handcart company. Their is a lot of comic relief and romance. The pure and deep abiding love and sacrifice that one can feel for another is present here in this story.
Levi Savage who whiteness' the ugly effects of the Donner party when faced with starvation and death worries about the fate of the handcart pioneers who are leaving so late the season. All of the events have come from actual events recorded in the pioneers journals, including the amazing young men who unselfishly carried the weak members of the party across the ice cold waters of a river all day.
And the recorded stories of people pulling the handcarts up hill, when they look back to see who is helping them, see no one there. This is a great family film but not a movie for young children. I would suggest the age of 10 or older.
The directing is first class. The acting is amazing. You feel like you are in the story. The score is a perfect blend for the look and feel of the story. You leave with a lasting impression of these amazing pioneers. This is not just a story for Mormons but for all Americans. Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email address required. First Name. Last Name. By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Notice and European users agree to the data transfer policy. By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies.
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