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Show Nathan Tanner at Lake eleven when the George, and move 253 was made to Bolton Landing. Nathan would have been aware of the rapid rise in the material prosperity of the family and would have contributed somewhat to that affluence. He appears to have been extremely impressionable and, possibly more than the other boys, to have experienced religious emotions at an early age. His writings indicate an understanding of his father's concern for the Baptists under his charge when the Mor mon elders first appeared on the scene. While his writings tell most about his father's conversion through the reading of the Book of Mormon and listening to the spirited ser the mons of the elders, he is probably expressing his own feelings about new religion. His writings tell of the baptism of John, Elizabeth, and himself, making no mention of any other family members. is not clear in his mind and he used the "on or about" term to express his doubt. He gives the correct month but is in error on both the day and year. This in no way in validates his story which is told in a forceful and straightforward Without Nathan's story much less would be known about manner. The date of their baptism early history of the family. Following the baptism of Nathan and his parents on September 1832 (which took place when Nathan was just past seventeen 17, the of years age), Nathan was drawn irresistibly into the activities of church. The rest of his story is so entwined with the history of the the incidents of the church, there is no way to separate it. Soon after the Tanners embraced Mormonism, Amasa M. Lyman, who three years later would marry Nathan's sister Louisa Maria, enthusiastic, and on the scene. Amas was an impetuous, appeared eloquent missionary. Two years older than Nathan, Amasa became sort of an ideal to Nathan. The two became the closest of friends, and Amasa had great influence upon his impressionable brother-in-law. Amasa would experience a meteoric rise in the councils of the church which would carry him into the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, and for a brief period counselor to the prophet himself. All this Nathan watched with a mixture of awe and pride, and enthusiastically followed him and helped smooth some of the rough spots in his path. / Missouri When the prophet issued his call for soldiers for the nineteen only Zion's Nathan, though Camp, expedition later known as brother John older his with volunteered. Along years old, readily Amasa Lyman, Nathan with a liberal doJoshua and the fast rising |
