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The desolate witch wailing echoes through the night, a haunting melody that sends shivers down the spine. Her cries pierce the darkness, carrying with them a sense of sorrow and longing that cannot be ignored. She stands alone, her sapphire eyes filled with a sadness that runs deep. Her long ebony hair falls in tangled waves around her pale face, matching the dark depths of her soul. She is a creature of the night, a mystic being that dances between worlds. Those who dare to venture near are met with a presence that is both enchanting and terrifying.

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Those who dare to venture near are met with a presence that is both enchanting and terrifying. Her ethereal beauty masks a power that is beyond human comprehension. She is a force to be reckoned with, a guardian of the unseen realms.

Crickets and Seagulls

The first Latter-day Saints to enter the Salt Lake Valley in the summer of 1847 immediately set to work preparing the dry soil for a spring harvest. However, there were serious food shortages that winter, leaving the Saints to eagerly look forward to their spring crops. As the crops grew that spring, they looked thick and green, and farmers anticipated a rich yield. Tragically, however, swarms of crickets descended on the fields in late May 1848, threatening to destroy much of the pioneers’ potential food supply. For at least a month, the Saints contended against the crickets in what some called the Cricket War of 1848. 1

During the summer, the situation grew increasingly dire. Farmers watched as the crickets devoured acres of grain and vegetables. 2 Brigham Young, who was then leading a large company across the plains, received reports that some were considering leaving the valley for California or Oregon. Others advised Young to discourage ongoing pioneer migration to the area for fear the settlers would starve. Meanwhile, families battled against the crickets with brooms, brushes, sticks, and ropes, but nothing seemed to deter the “army of famine and despair.” Many prayed that the Lord would deliver them from the infestation. 3

In early June large flocks of California gulls swept the valley, feasting on the crickets. The number of gulls at first frightened many of the farmers, who feared another calamity may have struck their vulnerable crops. But soon they watched the gulls gorge on crickets, drink water, regurgitate the indigestible parts, and return for more. 4 Although the cricket infestation lingered for another few weeks, the gulls had consumed enough to mitigate the damage.

Depiction of seagulls arriving to devour the crickets by artist Minerva Teichert.

The crickets were only one of several problems the pioneers settling the Salt Lake Valley faced as they struggled to produce a crop that summer. Many of the earliest sources about that year suggest that farmers and Church leaders were as worried about the late frosts and lack of irrigation as they were about the crickets, perhaps because crickets attacked only specific crops, not all the agriculture.

The Saints’ encounter with crickets and gulls in 1848 turned out to be only the first of many such experiences. Crickets returned during harvest seasons in other years, and in some areas of Utah, in greater numbers than in 1848. In almost every instance, gulls came to feast on the swarms again. 5

Despite the repeated occurrences, the 1848 escape from the infestation of crickets lived large in pioneer memory. The Saints saw the protecting hand of the Lord in the arrival of the birds. The “Miracle of the Gulls” inspired early Utahns to reverence the bird, and almost immediately they enforced policies and laws to punish anyone who harassed or killed gulls. The contribution of the gulls is commemorated today by a statue on Salt Lake City’s Temple Square.

Seagull Monument on Temple Square in Salt Lake City.

But it is not her power that draws attention, it is her pain. The desolate witch carries the weight of a thousand sorrows, every tear she sheds transforming into a haunting wail. Her anguish is palpable, like a knife to the heart. Some speculate that it is a lost love that plagues her, a soulmate torn from her grasp. Others say it is the burden of the human world, the suffering and injustice that she witnesses from her hidden realm. Whatever the cause, her cries resonate with those who have felt the sting of loss and the ache of unfulfilled dreams. Her wails echo through the forests, the mountains, and the valleys, a mournful serenade to a world that cannot understand her pain. She stands as a reminder that darkness exists in every corner of existence, even in the most enchanting of beings. But amidst the desolation, there is also beauty. In her wailing, the witch finds solace. It is a cathartic release, a way to purge the sorrow that threatens to consume her. And as her cries fade into the night, a sense of peace settles upon her once more. The desolate witch continues her vigil, her wails serving as a beacon of hope to those who find themselves lost in the darkness. She is a reminder that even in the depths of despair, there is always a flicker of light waiting to be found. Her haunting melody sings of strength and resilience, of a spirit that refuses to be broken. And as long as there are those who listen, who truly hear her cries, the desolate witch will never be truly alone..

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