The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-02-19

Mormonism in their native town in
1926.
Some time after this the family start
ed for the body of the church, which.
at this time, was located at &2uVOO.
Ills. By this time young Murdoch was
about 20 years of age. Before starting
out with his father and the other mem
bers of the family, he concluded he
would marry. Miss Eunice Sweet was
a noble young lady, who also believed
in the new religion, and he proposed
a her, and they We're married Just
prior to starting on their journey for
Nauvoo, where they arrived in 1872, and
met the prophet Joseph Smith. Old
Father Murdoch turned all mis- property
over to the church, and in return re
ceiVed his inheritance in Zion" under
the direction of the prophet.
Young Murdoch became well ac-
quainted with Joseph and Hyrum, often
sitting under their teachings.
on March q, 1S43, he received his
latriarchial blessing under the hands
OF Hyrum Smith. Among other things
he was promised that he should have a
numerous posterity, a very peculiar
promise, since the young man had been
married a number of years and his
wife had, as yet, bore no children. In
1913 the young man was ordained q sew
euty, under the direction of the prophet
Joseph.
At the expulsion of the Saints from
NauvOo, he, with his wife, mother, sis
ter and two brothers, started for the
Rocky Mountains. the father having
died previous TO the expulsion from
the city. While the body of the church
was on the banks OF the Missouri river,
word came for 500 able-bodied men to
go and fight the nations battles with
Mexico. Like a true patriot, Mr. Muir
dock turned his charge over to the care
OF one Of his younger brothers, a mere
lad. ana volunteered his services TO his
country. Being an excellent hand with
cattle, however, he was excused from
military life and placed in charge of
the cattle of those who Joined the Nor
mon Battalion. he continued the jour
ney across the plains. and arrived in
salt Lake valley Sept. -, 1877, when
the new home of the Saints was less
than two months old.
IN 1919 he was called by President
Brigham Young to go back to Green
river and assist the Saints who we're
coming TO Zion. The year 1852 came.
and still the subject of this sketch was
childless. But in the fail Of 1852 the
young man took a second wife. His
wife. Euuice, gave her husband the
hand OF Miss Eliza Clark by whom he
had two children. He married again,
lElE dlIllt LIAll8 Two WIVES. Jane SIalD
and Elizabeth Hunter, and in 1858 he
married Pernetta Murdoch, an Indian
sirl.
IN 1855 President Young called him
10 take his family and assist in settling
carson valley. When word reached
President Young, in 1857, that John
stons army was on its way TO Utah,
the Carson valley settlers We're called
back to Salt Lake City. In the fall of
that year he took his family and To-
Gated in American Fork.
On Nov. 10, 1850, he was ordained a
bishop, under the hands of Brigham
Young, and sent to preside over the
people who were locating WaSatch
county, and. therefore, was first bishop
of Heber. While acting in that capac-
ity ne served one term as representa-
tive Of the county in the territorial leg
islature. In 1857 he, with others, was
called TO settle st. Joe. on the Muddy,
Nevada. He remained there three
years, when he was released by Presi-
dent Young to return home TO Provo
VALLEY. While on his way home he Sc
c1red a contract from the government
for carrying the mail from Provo to
Echo. via Provo canyon, and continued
in this business for a number of years.
He was q pioneer in every sense of the
word. always engaged in building up
new country and making peace with the
Indians He had magnetic influence
over the red men. who would always
listen TO him.
In 1889 he was arraigned before Judge
Blackburn at Provo for infringement
of the Edmunds-Tucker law. His first
wife had died years before, and he was
advised TO marry one of his plural
wives and repudiate the others. He
was a firm believer in the principle II
plural marriage" and obeyed the
principle feeling from the depths of his
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