Dancing the Weariness Away

Like the pioneers themselves, their modern-day counterparts relaxed after a day of hard work by doing something nearly as rigorous—dancing. The Blanding stake and Kanab stake did their dancing at Bluff Fort. The Blanding West stake spent an afternoon after their trek at Dance Hall Rock (right), where the original pioneers spent many nights dancing. Joining the stake were youth and leaders from the Cedar City Utah Stake (D).

One Blanding stake leader observed that many of the youth couldn't get enough of the square dancing, even after a long, hot day working on projects at Bluff Fort. "They danced up a cloud of dust," he said. "And when we tried to end the dancing, they kept asking for more."