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Leader of Sanpete Mormon Colony
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| Born | March 11, 1786 Montague, Massachusetts |
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| Died | June 24, 1865 (aged 79) Fairview, Utah |
| Spouse | Lucy Gunn Leonora Snow Hannah Blakesley Hannah Knight Libby Harriet Lucinda Cox Nancy Anne Bache |
Isaac Morley (March 11, 1786 – June 24, 1865) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and a contemporary of both Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Montague is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Fairview is a city in Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 1160 at the 2000 census. Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Year 1786 ( MDCCLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Please see the talk page for this article and the "See also" list before adding content or adding a hyphen to Latter Day Saint Brigham Young (June 1 1801 &ndash August 29 1877 was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was one of the first converts to Smith's Church of Christ. See also Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (disambiguation The Church of Christ, later called Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was the Morley was present at many of the early events of the Latter Day Saint movement, and served as a church leader in Ohio, Missouri and Utah Territory. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee
Morley was born on March 11, 1786 in Montague, Massachusetts, one of nine children of Thomas E. Montague is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. Morley and Editha Marsh. He served in the War of 1812 from 1812-15, and later held the position of captain in the Ohio militia. The War of 1812 was fought between the United States of America and the British Empire, particularly Great Britain and her North American colonies
In June 1812, he married Lucy Gunn in Massachusetts. The couple had seven children. Some years after becoming a member of the LDS church in 1830, he practiced plural marriage, taking Leonora Snow (the older sister of Lorenzo and Eliza R. Snow) and Hannah Blakesley (also found as Blaixly or Blakeslee) as his second and third wife in 1844 in Nauvoo, Illinois. Lorenzo Snow ( April 3, 1814 – October 10, 1901) was the fifth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Eliza Roxcy Snow Young ( January 21, 1804 &ndash December 5, 1887) was one of the most celebrated Latter-day Saint women of the There is also a Nauvoo Alabama, and a Nauvoo Pennsylvania Nauvoo ( is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois Blakesley bore him an additional three children. Other wives included Hannah Knight Libby and Harriet Lucinda Cox, married 1846 in Nauvoo, Hannah Sibley and Nancy Anne Bache (also found as Back).
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Morley was an early settler in the Western Reserve wilderness area of northern Ohio, and created a productive farm in the region near Kirtland, Ohio. Ohio ( is a Midwestern state of the United States. As part of the Great Lakes region, Ohio has long been a cultural and geographical crossroads For other places with the same name see Kirtland Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. While in this area, he joined the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement (aka the Campbellites), under the ministry of Sidney Rigdon, and was a leader of a utopian group that practiced communal principals, holding goods in common for the benefit of all. This article is about the Stone-Campbell Restoration Movement and churches that have a historical and/or theological connection to it (e Campbellite refers to any of the religious groups historically descended from the Restoration Movement, a religious reform movement in the early 19th century in the United Sidney Rigdon ( 19 February 1793 – 14 July 1876) was an important figure in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement. Members of this group included Lyman Wight, and Morley's brother-in-law Titus Billings. Lyman Wight (1796 &ndash 1858-03-31) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement Titus Billings ( March 25, 1793 &ndash February 6, 1866) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement and a contemporary of Eight additional families joined in 1830. The society was sometimes called the "Morley Family," as Rigdon caused a row of log houses to be built on Morley's farm, where a number of the society's members could live periodically.
LDS Church service
In November 1830, Morley was among the first converts to the newly organized LDS church. He was introduced to the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. when Oliver Cowdery and several LDS missionary companions passed through Ohio. Oliver Hervy Pliny Cowdery ( 3 October 1806 – 3 March 1850) was the primary participant with Joseph Smith Jr He was ordained an Elder shortly after his baptism.
When Joseph Smith, Jr. and his family came to Kirtland, Ohio for the first time, they lived with Isaac Morley. For other places with the same name see Kirtland Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. He later built a small house for them on his farm, where Joseph and Emma's twins, Thaddeus and Louisa, were born and died only three hours later on April 30, 1831. Isaac's daughter, Lucy and her elder sister kept house for Emma while she was ill. Emma Hale Smith Bidamon ( 10 July 1804 – 30 April 1879) was married to Joseph Smith Jr
Morley was ordained a High Priest on June 3, 1831 by Lyman Wight, and was immediately selected for a leadership position. He was called as First Counselor to Bishop Edward Partridge and served with Partridge until his death in 1840. Edward Partridge ( August 27, 1793 — May 27, 1840) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, the first person to hold the
In June 1831, Morley was asked to sell his farm and act as a missionary while traveling to Independence, Missouri with Ezra Booth (see: Doctrine and Covenants 52:23). Independence is a city in Jackson County in the US state of Missouri, and the fourth largest city in the state Ezra Booth (born 1792 in Connecticut) was a member in the early Latter Day Saint movement. While in Missouri, Morley first faced the violence generated by disagreements and misunderstandings between Mormon settlers and Missouri residents. In July of 1833, a mob of an estimated 500 men demolished the home and printing office of William Wines Phelps at Independence and tarred and feathered Bishop Partridge. William Wines Phelps ( February 17[[ 792]] — March 7[[ 872]] was an important early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. Willing to be injured or killed, Morley and five others stepped forward and offered themselves as a ransom for these brethren. After negotiation, the Missouri citizens agreed to stop the violence and the Mormons agreed to leave the county by April 1, 1834. He left Missouri for Kirtland, Ohio in early 1835. For other places with the same name see Kirtland Kirtland is a city in Lake County, Ohio, USA. One of the first to receive his temple endowment, he later attended the dedication of the Kirtland Temple in March 1836. The Kirtland Temple is a registered National Historic Landmark in Kirtland Ohio, USA, on the eastern edge of the Cleveland metropolitan area
In 1835, with Bishop Partridge, Morley served a mission in the Eastern States. On their return to Kirtland in November, Joseph Smith, Jr. wrote:
- The word of the Lord came to me, saying: "Behold I am well pleased with my servant Isaac Morley and my servant Edward Partridge, because of the integrity of their hearts in laboring in my vineyard, for the salvation of the souls of men. "
In the spring of 1836, Morley returned to Missouri with his family and helped to establish the city of Far West. Far West Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint ( Mormon) settlement in Caldwell County Missouri. At a general church assembly on November 7, 1837, he was chosen as Patriarch of Far West and ordained under the hands of Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon and Hyrum Smith. Sidney Rigdon ( 19 February 1793 – 14 July 1876) was an important figure in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement. For others named Hyrum Smith see Hyrum Smith (disambiguation Hyrum Smith ( February 9, 1800 – June 27, 1844 He lived in Far West until he was arrested with fifty-five other Mormon citizens on the basis of the Extermination Order of Governor Lilburn W. Boggs. Missouri Executive Order 44, also known as the "extermination order" (alt Lilburn Williams Boggs ( December 14, 1796 March 14, 1860) was the Governor of Missouri from 1836 to 1840 The citizens were taken by the Missouri militia to Richmond, Ray county, to await trial. After being held for three weeks, all of the prisoners were released by Judge Austin A. King on November 24, 1838.
Upon leaving Missouri with the expelled Saints, Morley settled in Hancock County, Illinois, in a settlement called Yelrome (Morley spelled backwards). There he established a prosperous business as a cooper. In October 1840, Hyrum Smith appointed Morley to served as president of the LDS stake centered in Lima, Illinois, with John Murdock and Walter Cox as counselors. Lima is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. The population was 159 at the 2000 census In March 1845, he was selected to be a member of the Council of Fifty. The Council of Fifty (also known as the Living Constitution, the Kingdom of God, or its name by revelation The Kingdom of God and His Laws with the Keys and However, in September 1845, his houses, cooper's shop, property and grain were burned by a mob, and his family was forced to take refuge in the Mormon center of Nauvoo, Illinois. There is also a Nauvoo Alabama, and a Nauvoo Pennsylvania Nauvoo ( is a small city in Hancock County, Illinois Shortly after the death of Joseph Smith, Jr. , the Morley family moved from Nauvoo to Winter Quarters, where Morley's first wife, Lucy, died. Winter Quarters was an encampment formed by approximately 2500 members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as they waited during the winter of 1846-1847 for better
Utah settlement
Morley emigrated to the Great Salt Lake valley in 1848, and is considered the founder of Manti, Utah. Manti is a city in and the County seat of Sanpete County, Utah, United States. After Ute Indian leader Wakara invited Church president Brigham Young to send Mormon colonists to the Sanpitch (now Sanpete) Valley in central Utah, Young dispatched Morley as leader of the first company of 225 settlers. Chief Colorow Ignacio Ouray Walkara (aka Wakara or Walker) (ca Brigham Young (June 1 1801 &ndash August 29 1877 was an American leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. TalkMormon#Latter Day Saint vs Latter-day Saint --> Mormon Morley and his group felt that part of the purpose of the settlement was to bring the gospel to the Indians. Morley wrote, Did we come here to enrich ourselves in the things of this world? No. We were sent to enrich the Natives and comfort the hearts of the long oppressed. (May, p. 104)
Morley and the settlers arrived at the present location of Manti, Utah in November 1849, and established a base camp for the winter, digging temporary shelters into the south side of the hill on which the LDS Manti Utah Temple now stands. Manti is a city in and the County seat of Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The Manti Utah Temple (formerly the Manti Temple) is the fifth constructed temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the Mormons It was an isolated place, at least four days by wagon from the nearest Mormon settlement. Relations between the Mormons and the local Utes were helpful and cooperative. The first winter was very severe and, although fairly well supplied, the young colony had great difficulties. A measles epidemic broke out and the Mormons used their limited medicine to nurse the Indians. Measles (rubeola is a Disease caused by a virus specifically a Paramyxovirus of the genus Morbillivirus. When supplies ran low, Indians helped settlers haul food on sleds through the snow.
Morley encouraged the settlers in their work and assured them that their community would grow to be one of the best in the mountains. The settlers and members of the Ute Sanpitch tribe referred to him affectionately as "Father Morley". Morley supervised the building of the first school house and the first grist mill in Sanpete Valley. Over a number of years, the Sanpete valley grew and prospered and became known as a prime agricultural area.
Morley served as a senator in the general assembly of the provisional State of Deseret. The State of Deseret was a provisional state of the United States, proposed in 1849 by Mormon settlers in Salt Lake City. In 1851, 1853 and 1855, he represented Sanpete county in the legislative council of the Utah Territory.
During his last years, Morley spent most of his time on his calling as a Patriarch, conferring priesthood blessings on thousands of the Saints. He died on June 24, 1865 in Fairview, Sanpete County, Utah. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Sanpete County is a County located in the US state of Utah. As of 2000 the population was 22763 and by 2005 was estimated at 24044 The State of Utah (ˈjuːtɔː or) is a western state of the United States.
References
- Allen, James B. and Leonard, Glen M. "The Story of the Latter-day Saints. " Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, 1976. ISBN 0-87747-594-6.
- Ludlow, Daniel H. A Companion to Your Study of the Doctrine and Covenants: Volumes 1 and 2. Deseret Book Company, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1978. ISBN 1-57345-224-6.
- May, Dean L. Utah: A People's History. Bonneville Books, Salt Lake City, Utah, 1987. ISBN 0-87480-284-9.
- ^ Saga of the Sanpitch, Vol 13, 1981, p. The Saga of the Sanpitch was a collection of biographical short stories published annually from 1969 to 1998 about early Scandinavian immigrants to the Sanpete Valley 8
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