Camp Williams marks ‘big’ step in transfer of 50.9 acres of Fort Douglas land to University of Utah
Marjorie Cortez writes: "When Fort Douglas was established during President Abraham Lincoln’s administration, its primary mission was to protect the Overland Mail Route while keeping an eye on settlers who were early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
"Utah Lt. Gov. Deidre Henderson, attending a ceremonial groundbreaking Monday at Camp Williams for construction of new facilities that will clear the way for a historic relocation agreement between the University of Utah and U.S. Army Reserve, noted how much things had changed.
'It’s not lost on me that it’s a little ironic that 162 years ago, then Camp Douglas was established up on the eastern foothills of Salt Lake County, in a way that was maybe a little bit antagonistic, right? The Utah territory, the federal government and the Army weren’t necessarily working cooperatively with each other at that time. So it’s a great day today to see how far we’ve come in 162 years,' Henderson said."
Read more about the ceremonial groundbreaking of the new U.S. Army Reserve facilities at Camp Williams in Bluffdale.
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Dennis Romboy writes: "As I made my way through a neighborhood and turned onto the Murdock trail, brilliant streaks of sunlight streamed through the clouds. It was a spectacular sight. No — and I don’t use these kinds of words often — it was glorious. A feeling of joy filled my soul like never before on my bike. It was as if God had stretched his hand through the clouds.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints recently added, 'Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing' to its hymnal. A lyric came into my mind as I rode, 'Streams of mercy call for songs of loudest praise.'
Not one to sing at the top of my lungs in public, even with no one else around, my praise came in silent reverence for God’s creations.
For the next several miles, I had the glistening blacktop covered with fallen leaves and brilliant sky all to myself. Piles of hail lined some stretches of the trail. As I pedaled closer to home, a few more people were out and about. Some were working furiously with shovels to divert water from homes. Kids paddled plastic kayaks in debris basins that the downpour had turned into ponds.
I stopped frequently to capture the moments with my cell phone before they passed in the setting sun. But the real moment remains in my heart and soul."
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