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Apropos of Pioneer Day, Here’s the Ballad of Bilbo Baggins by Leonard Nimoy

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Hey, you know who else went on a Trek with the House of Israel through the (final) frontier? Judaism’s own Leonard Nimoy, natch. And you know who also went on a most unexpected journey to find riches (in heaven) that changes the course of (Middle)Earth history? That’s right, Bilbo Baggins. This mashup is the perfect analogy for the Mormon Trek into the Salt Lake Valley, and does not fall apart at all upon further analysis. We will not be taking questions.

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