Lee, Latter-Day Saint Colleagues Honor Pioneer Spirit on Senate Floor

This press release from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) was published on 2026-07-23 and titled "Lee, Latter-Day Saint Colleagues Honor Pioneer Spirit on Senate Floor".

Lee, Latter-Day Saint Colleagues Honor Pioneer Spirit on Senate Floor

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) today joined his Latter-day Saint colleagues Sens. John Curtis (R-UT) and Mike Crapo (R-ID) to commemorate the arrival of the first company of Latter-day Saint pioneers into the Salt Lake Valley on July 24, 1847. In a resolution delivered on the Senate floor, the senators highlighted how the virtues demonstrated by early Latter-day Saint pioneers — including faith, sacrifice, resilience, and community — are universal American aspirations essential to addressing our nation’s modern challenges.