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Coming to Zion is the story of the spiritual and personal journey of Jesse Griffen and exemplifies the experience of so many American pioneers. In this book, we are pulled along in the journey as we read about a remarkable pioneer who embodies the American spirit and whose life symbolizes our own search for our own personal Zion. -Karen Vuranch, instructor, Concord College, and Laura Ingalls Wilder Scholar Mr. Griffen's love for family is ever evident. As he shares their story you are pulled in to want to know more. It is a story of the wrestle to understand the heart and soul of an early pioneer family. -Terry Latey, Mormon History Research Librarian Anyone interested in the history of Nebraska will enjoy learning about one of the state's early pioneers. His story is one familiar on the Great Plains: love and family, infant mortality, blizzards, grasshoppers, railroad expansion, problems with and help from the neighbors, the struggle to survive. Woven throughout is the church, the promised Utopia, and the reality of struggles with faith. -Patricia Jones, high school teacher and Librarian

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J. A. Griffen has a passion for the story of his native Nebraska, particularly during the Territorial era. His research has taken him from the British Library all the way to Salt Lake City. He has taken a special interest in pioneer diaries that have never before been utilized or compared with one another. In the Spring of 2009 he traveled the original pioneer route from Charlestown, Massachusetts to Florence, Nebraska. As a part of this journey he walked across the state of Iowa pulling a handcart, a journey that spanned 27 days and 260 miles. In addition to writing, Mr. Griffen serves as pastor at First Christian Church in Alliance, Nebraska.

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