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Chapter 10 A flat pink line flared across the horizon. Everyone was up and about and the scent of bacon and fried potatoes filled the air. Families sat together for their breakfast and then everyone went to work. Women scrubbed plates, cups, and skillets while men hitched animals, counted their livestock, and checked their wagons. After an intense discussion, the men agreed to travel on Sundays, as Hiram said they must if they were to make good time. To make up for this ungodly travel day, it was agreed that Reverend Aubrey Smith, who was traveling with the train, would read from the Bible Sunday mornings before they departed while each family would be expected to say their prayers every night. “Our Heavenly Father sees what we’re up to,” Amos Wetherfield told those who weren’t convinced