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Show 4 ** Gr8at-grandfather southeast Sanford Porter, Sr. , lived with his family the site of Kirtland for about four years--of about/les visited the Kirtland site, I do not know. ever he that 1823-27---but Leatt and his son George--my grandfather- Weare Great-gramdfather Leavitts some a of in an their relatives, who mi were 25 group Illinois in 1835-36. Will canada to They vis County, grated from this of record most and The best in 1835. ited Kirtland complete written b Mrs. Sarah Studevant Leavitt, the She speaks of the bap Grandfather wife of one of George's brothers. of at that seeing the mummies tism of herself and daughter place, journey is a manuscript This CDmpany of em of seeing the Prophet. and the papyrus Ms., and homes apparently with the in igrants had set out from their Canadian vlill Grove in to Twelve Hile tention of going County, Illinois; but were members of the all but not some of them --they were relatives, A few locate here. Church--must have felt a lttle inclined to seem to have but miles out of Kirtland they found available land; the 500 on set out been unable to gat satisfactor,y title to it, so Sarah Studevant Leavitt and her husband and Kirtland-- family decided to stop for the winter in the vicinity of a At village the reason given is that their "money had run out". mile journey onward. ten miles out of perhaps readily Kirtland, Jeremiah Leavitt, the husband, found work for himself and team at $3.QO per day; and his The wife also obtained employment in the local tavern and store. Mormons no I take that children they placed in the village school. and the residents seemed and the villagers lived in this village, of course basing their conclusions opposed to theo, She.!:l:alls a number of them "wicked"---being what they had heard. the daughter of a Prsbyterian:minister, and of a stUdious nature, she had read her father's books, and may have held a fairly clear They were watched idea of the future fate of "wicked" people". the Mor the because of at reputation first, closely, especially inference of saw no I "persecution" the but in mons had, manuscript As time passed by, suspicions seem to have largely or violence. were ready to re disappeared; and by Spring of 1836, when they had to good friends among the Sume their journey Illinois, they somewhat on keeper, who had been willing to offar assistance aloof at first, friendly Sarah's As I read if need be. story, I wondered if much of the their own persecution accorded the early saints was because of residents---especially the tavern-store seemed and indisexetion. in etc played a part Doubtless, greed, jealousy, envy and avarce, to the extreme hatred inciting the enemies of the aatter-day Saints A few of and persecution that soon arose" in Hancock County, Illinois. the Mormons w.ere killed; and some suffered unspeakable indignities organized militia o£ the state. Some of the "mobocrats" were in the Latter-day Saints were receivin the "lull" in persecution the During following their rather receggcnr.l40, Nauvoo kindly over the country outside of was born at Green Plains in . they (My were own spreading Grandmother 1841).. After this "lull", persecution the Mormons may have seemed increased with surprising rapidity as the over country with surprising to the native people to be taking a number suddenness. the Mormons Instances of violence were killed. s_oon Defeetion and began; and perhaps apostasy became al too of fre- |
