On the way home from Cedar City we took a little detour and visited Cove Fort. In 1867 President Brigham Young (of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) asked Ira Hinckley(grandfather to President Gordon B. Hinckley) to build a fort on Cove Creek. The Ira Hinckley family left their home and moved to the remote area of Cove Creek to build and run the fort.
A cute Elderly Missionary couple gave us a tour of the Fort and taught us a little bit about what life was like for the Hinckley family and those who passed through. I gained such a great appreciation for these pioneers who gave up the comfort of their homes to go where the Lord asked them to go. Life at the Fort wasn't easy! We got to see the kitchen and the washroom and I am pretty sure I wouldn't survive. Sister Hinckley made 10-12 loaves of 5 pound bread DAILY! The girls were in charge of milking and taking care of the 30 cows every day! They also made 10-12 pounds of butter daily. Plus all the laundry, that was done by hand, using the lye soap they made themselves! These people worked hard! I thought scrubbing the bathroom floor last week was hard! But I have no room to complain! I am so grateful for their examples and sacrifices.
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