Beginning with the 1846 and 1847 arrivals of the Brooklyn Saints and the veterans of the famed Mormon Battalion, California’s LDS pioneers became centrally involved in events that had great significance not only to Mormonism but also to the broad course of regional and national growth. In this presentation, based on his recently published narrative history, author Ken Owens describes these events and reflects on their significance both for California and for the LDS presence in western America.

Ken Owens, Edward Leo Lyman