Many people today make sacrifices for their beliefs, and they carry on the pioneer legacy as modern pioneers.
In the same way early Mormon Pioneers were forced to flee their homes based on their religious beliefs, there are currently more than 65 million people worldwide who have been forcibly displaced as a result of conflict or persecution. This number includes 22.5 million refugees, more than half of which are under age 18, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees office’s June 2017 statistics.
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