A Repeat of the Mormon Seagull Miracle

Did seagulls save   a Tooele County farm?

A family in Grandsville, Utah, say that thousands of seagulls swooped down and ate grasshoppers which were eating up every plant in sight, saving their farm.   The family says this is a miracle and an answer to their prayers. They credit their faith in the LDS Church for the seagulls.

The story is reminiscent of a story that is part of LDS church lore.

In 1848, after Brigham Young had led the first group of Latter Day Saints to what is now known as Salt Lake City, the Mormon settlers planted their crops and planned on an excellent harvest.   However, by May, swarms of insects allegedly in plague-like proportions appeared, threatening to destroy the crops.   The insects, which looked like grasshoppers,   have since been called Mormon crickets.

On June 9, 1848, apparently attracted by the Great Salt Lake, thousands of seagulls appeared, feasting on the insects and saving the crops.

This event is known in LDS lore as "the miracle of the seagulls." The story about the seagulls saving the Mormons' first harvest in Utah is a popular one told by the church.   In fact, there is a Seagull Monument erected in front of the Salt Lake Assembly Hall on Temple Square. Utah's state bird is the seagull.

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2 Responses to “A Repeat of the Mormon Seagull Miracle”

1. payday advance loan says:

   September 15, 2009 at 5:20 pm

   This is not a miracle, it is mearly a pheonomn of nature. Tooele is right by a giant salt water lake and seagulls will eat just about anything so most likely it was a case of they were hungry.
2. PK says:

   September 16, 2009 at 2:52 pm

   One of the great sins of our generation is not recognizing the hand of the Lord in all things.

   There is a story that is told where a man is sliding down a slippery roof while praying that he would be saved. Near the edge of the roof, his pants get caught on a nail and he is saved. He then says to God, "never mind, my pants got caught on a nail".