▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁who ▁pushed ▁their ▁way ▁west ward ▁in ▁the ▁spirit ▁of ▁religious ▁freedom . ▁Their ▁day ▁began ▁with ▁the ▁earliest ▁sun ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁end ▁until ▁su nd own ▁when ▁all ▁tasks ▁were ▁complete . ▁It ▁was ▁said ▁that ▁they ▁could ▁handle ▁a ▁gun ▁or ▁p low ▁with ▁equal ▁de xter ity . ▁P ione er ▁Village ▁contains ▁the ▁m ement os ▁of ▁these ▁pione ers ▁and ▁rem inds ▁us ▁of ▁a ▁time ▁long ▁ago . ▁There ▁are ▁over ▁two ▁dozen ▁buildings ▁in ▁P ione er ▁Village . ▁ ▁M orm on ▁F urn iture ▁Ex hib it ▁( H istor ic ▁Rock ▁Building ) ▁ ▁The ▁M orm on ▁furn iture ▁exhib it ▁contains ▁furn iture ▁on ▁loan ▁from ▁the ▁Historical ▁Department ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁furn iture ▁pieces ▁are ▁made ▁of ▁p ine , ▁since ▁hard wood s ▁were ▁scar ce ▁in ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers . ▁However , ▁special ▁co ats ▁of ▁paint ▁were ▁used ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁p ine ▁furn iture ▁the ▁appearance ▁of ▁o ak , ▁cher ry , ▁ma h og any , ▁birds ▁eye , ▁map le , ▁wal nut , ▁and ▁other ▁hard ▁woods . ▁Most ▁of ▁the ▁furn iture ▁was ▁based ▁on ▁patterns ▁from ▁the ▁East ▁such ▁as ▁Empire , ▁Federal , ▁and ▁Goth ic ▁Rev ival . ▁However , ▁Ut ah ▁furn iture ▁was ▁generally ▁simpler ▁and ▁heav ier ▁than ▁the ▁styles ▁it ▁im