The Sorensen family traveled to the Salt Lake Valley with the John E. Forsgren Company in 1853. The family consisted of Fredrick Christian and Emelie Cecelie Marie Flints, and their son Dykes Willard.
In 1865, Fredrick was called on a mission to Denmark, and in 1867 he traveled home with the Leonard G. Rice Company. He was the company’s scout captain.