2024 Sunrise ServiceAttend our Sunrise Service – then watch the Parade!
When
Wednesday - July 24, 2024 @ 7:00 a.m.
Must be seated by 6:50 a.m.
Where
<<PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN VENUE>>
95 SOUTH STATE STREET
SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84111
Enter on the north end of the building on State Street.
Climb the stairs and entry is to the right.
Admission
Free admission and no tickets are required.
The Sunrise Service is open to the public and members of all religious denominations.
SALT LAKE VALLEY COMBINED INSTITUTE CHOIR
Alan Sacket & Rick Decker – Choir Director
MORMON BATTALION
Flag Ceremony - led by Greg Christofferson, President of the Mormon Battalion Association
DAYS OF 47 ROYALTY
Introduction by Ellen Jeppson, President of the International Society Daughters of Utah Pioneers
ELDER EVAN A. SCHMUTZ OF THE SEVENTY
Elder Evan A. Schmutz was sustained as a General
Authority Seventy of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day Saints on April 2, 2016. At the time of his call, he had
been serving in the Fifth Quorum of the Seventy in the
Utah South Area. From 2016 to 2020, Elder Schmutz
served as a counselor and then President of the Philippines
Area. From 2020 to 2023, Elder Schmutz served in the
Utah Area Presidency. On August 1, 2023, he began
serving as President of the North America Southwest Area.
Elder Schmutz has served in many Church callings,
including full-time missionary in the North Carolina Greensboro Mission, bishop,
counselor in a stake presidency, and president of the Philippines Cebu Mission
(2011–2014). Elder Schmutz received a bachelor of arts degree in English in 1979
and a juris doctorate in 1982, both from Brigham Young University. He began his
professional career in 1982, working with several prominent law firms in Salt Lake
City, Utah. Evan Antone Schmutz was born in St. George, Utah, on June 6, 1954.
He married Cindy Lee Sims in 1978. Elder and Sister Schmutz are the parents of
five children and 20 grandchildren
The Mission of the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers
Come to know our fathers and turn our hearts to them,
Preserve the memory and heritage of the early pioneers of the Utah Territory and the western U.S,
Honor present-day pioneers worldwide who exemplify these pioneer values, AND
Teach these same values to the youth who will be tomorrow’s pioneers.
Pioneer Values
We Honor the Pioneers for their
Faith in God,
Devotion to Family,
Loyalty to Church and Country,
Hard Work and Service to Others,
Courage in Adversity,
Personal Integrity, and
Unyielding Determination.
Sunrise Service Sponsors
The Salt Lake Pioneer Chapter of the Sons of Utah Pioneers, in partnership with the National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers and The Days of ’47 Committee
Contact Information
John Elggren
National President
National Society of the Sons of Utah Pioneers
Telephone: 801-560-3174
Email: lelggren@comcast.net
