TOPIC: HONOR THY FATHER AND MOTHER: The 5th of the 10 Commandments.

My name is Don Savage and I’ve been asked to speak at the May 13, 2026 meeting. I’ve been a Life Member of the Sons of the Utah Pioneers since 1984, over 40 years, and I’ve always appreciated my ancestors.

I’ve decided to do my presentation in three 15 minute segments.

I've decided to discuss the journeys my wife Linda and I have made over the past 10 years to visit and perform an Endowment in 100 Temples. This included every Temple in the Unites States at the time we completed our goal. 

Second, I’d like to review the life of my grandmother’s grandfather, Jesse Wentworth Crosby. (1820-1893) A convert to the church in 1838 in New York and his journey to Nauvoo and then being an 1847 pioneer into the Salt Lake Valley in the second company of Saints and his posterity and their impact in the church.

Third, I’ll discuss my grandfather’s grandfather, Henry Savage. (1810-1884) He joined the church in 1844 in London, England and came to Utah in 1854. Henry worked on the Salt Lake Temple and settled in Payson, Utah. I’ll review his posterity and their impact in the church.

Go Sons of the Utah Pioneers!