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Missionary Efforts of Emanuel Masters Murphy 1809 Missionary Efforts of Emanuel Masters Murphy 1809 – 1871 1 ‘thou must be diligent in preaching the Gospel’ Patriarchcal Blessing - 1838 2 Emanuel Masters Murphy - Preaching, Teaching and Speaking Often I have wondered what happened to our common ancestors – Emanuel Masters and Nancy Judd Estes Murphy – after they were baptized in Sep and Oct of 1836 in TN. Below - Representation of baptism of Emanuel M. Murphy in Sep by Abraham O. Smoot, with Wilford Woodruff, Jeremiah and Levoniah Murphy looking on. Nancy E. Murphy (blue dress) will be baptized in Oct 1836. 3 Did the ‘spirit of gathering’ touch Emanuel and Nancy Estes Murphy and cause them to gather with other Saints in MO? Where did they go? What were the conditions they and their family found themselves in? How sorely were they tested? Then what? Was a mission in Emanuel’s future? His Patriarchal Blessing foretells one. What can we today gain from their courage, steadfastness and example? Let us turn to 4 other missionary journals and Church History records for answers. Unfortunately, Emanuel did not keep and personal or mission journal. Trek to Far West (Zion) The Emanuel and Jeremiah Murphy lived near Dresden TN, when they and wives were baptized by Abraham O. Smoot and Wilford Woodruff. Emanuel and Nancy were members of the Church about 6 months, when they heeded the call to ‘gather to Zion’ in Far West MO. Those who received and accepted the call began to make the preparations. Abraham O. Smoot and Henry G. Sherwood encouraged the Saints to join others gathering in MO from Kirtland OH and NY. On Mar 13, 1837 Abraham O. Smoot was back in Tennessee. He walked two miles to Simpson Alexander's, and visited Brother Jeremiah Murphy, who had returned home that day from South Carolina. Jeremiah has been absent from home for six months, lacking ten days (he 5 served a mission in SC). Smoot returned to Elder Alexander's and spent the night. On the 14th, he traveled 12 miles, on the 14th to Dresden, visited Brother Jeremiah Murphy and spent the night with Brother Emanuel M. Murphy. Jeremiah was 4 ½ years older than Emanuel. On the 21st of March he traveled 10 miles, visited Brother Emanuel Murphy, and returned to Elder Alexander's and spent the night with him. Henry G. Sherwood and Abraham O Smoot then formed a company of new Saints to the headquarters of the Church at Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri, after which Bro. Smoot continued his missionary journeys. The trek to Zion (Far West, Caldwell County, Missouri) by this company is recorded in Bro. Smoot's journal: Apr 24 (1837) Monday I started in company with Father S. Hendricks, R. Alexander, L. Brady who pitched their 6 tents for the land of Zion. We traveled 14 miles and pitched our tents 6 miles south of Mayfield County, Section of Graves County, KY. [SRM – north on Dresden TN] See the Map below: April 27th, we traveled 8 miles and crossed the River Ohio at the Jerry Wilcox's Ferry, met the two Brothers Thomases, and Brother Smith and Brother Emanuel Murphy families, who were also journeying to the land of Zion [Far West]. We pitched our tents on the banks of the river and spent the night. On the morrow 7 we all took our tents and marched for the ‘Promised Land’. Traveled 10 miles on the road leading to Vienna from Wilcox Ferry. May 5 – We camped and pitched tents in the edge of a prairie in South Illinois. On Sunday the 6th, he and Elder Sherwood preached to a respectable audience. May 10 - Thursday - crossed the Mississippi into St. Louis. Traveled 10 miles. May 20 - Sunday - Lay by at the above named place 4 miles west of Columbus and preached to a large and attentive audience conducted by me in the forenoon. Elder E. G. Sherwood in the afternoon. June 1 - Thursday - Traveled 22 miles, arrived at Br. Camps on Long Creek, Caldwell County, Missouri. On June 2, 1837 - Friday - Traveled 8 miles to reached Far West where I met with the greatest of pleasure many of my Brothers and Sisters in the Lord with whom I had a previous 8 acquaintance. Saw them situated in the land of Zion with peace & plenty which give joy to my soul. Elder Smoot reports: “It was a great adventure for these emigrants, under the leadership of Henry G. Sherwood, to travel by wagon for 400 miles. They averaged about ten miles a day and pitched their tents each night for shelter. “Even though the converts were called "Saints", they were not always “Saintly.” In addition to the many physical problems of sickness, bad weather, lack of proper food for both man and beast, there was the persistent problem of getting along with each other socially, as they traveled in this very close association. New families, who joined the group as they moved along, only aggravated the problem of keeping unity in the company.” Again, we are indebted to Martha P. Thomas for her fine account of this movement, and more especially, the description of the social problems that existed on the trek. 9 ‘We are now started for Zion. After three days' journey I was sick with a disease called sun pain. Crossed the Tennessee River, laid over one day. The pain in my head was so severe I thought I would die. Mr. Thomas came to the tent and said, "Mother! What can I do for you?" "Oh! I don't know. Can you ask Brother Sherwood to administer to me?" "Yes." Now was something new to us for we had not seen anyone healed. He went and spoke to him: "Certainly," he said, "I was thinking about it, but though I would let her call on me." “He came in the tent with Brother Smoot and others. They laid their hands my head. I felt a calm, quiet spirit go from my head to my feet. He said that I should be healed from that moment; so I was. The pain and soreness of my eyes were all gone. I got out of my bed, washed, ironed, baked, and ready for my journey next day. “We started — it was something very new to us to be led by anyone and obey in all things. In this we did not fill the bill very well. It not did take him long to tell us sharply that if we 10 did not harken to his counsel better, the wind storms would overtake us. That night I thought we would be destroyed by the falling timber, but no one was hurt. ‘I acknowledge the hand of God, for the fallen timber lay all around us. We commenced studying our duty to our God and our leader. We traveled on quietly for several days. A few families fell in with us, going to Zion the same as we, though strangers to us. Brother Sherwood asked them join our company and he would lead them. They said, No, they would lead themselves! Our leader called them Judas' company; they never got fairly out of sight, sometimes ahead, sometimes behind. ‘One day it was very hot; both man and beast were suffering for water. Our leader went ahead and found running water, "but you must not noon he said: "Loose your cattle, let them drink all they want and you can pack enough for your dinner." We did not like the idea, but we not forgotten the wind storm. We all moved except one family. Sister Margaret Atkinson 11 was with them. She did not like to stay back, but she did. ‘It was about a quarter of a mile to the edge of the grass. There was neither a tree nor a bush to shade us. Brother Sherwood had crawled under our wagon, I thought he was asleep. Old Father Hendricks came walking up to our wagon, harmless as a child, saying "I don't see why we can't travel without a leader as the Judas' company does. They get along as well as do." I wish you could have seen our leader (Brother Sherwood) roll out from under wagon and call the attention of the company. ‘We soon got it (the word) for he spoke with such power we were fairly paralyzed. I cannot think of the hundredth part, but he said if we did not do better acknowledge him as our leader; the judgments of God would come down "Now hitch up your teams and start.’ Our beloved sister Margaret, who was back with the family at the water, saw us were starting and thought she would overtake us, as it was lone to be so far behind. The sun was very hot. She had a large umbrella she 12 usually carried when walking. When she was over half way between wagon and the company she noticed a black cloud rising very fast. We were all watching it. It was but a few minutes when we were in the most severe storm that I ever saw. It thundered, the lightning was so vivid that it almost blinded us. The rain and hail came down with such force and the wind was so strong the teamsters had to stand with their oxen to keep the wagons quartered with the wind, for fear we might all go rolling together. But where is Sister Margaret (later become Margaret F. Smoot of Provo)? Brother Allen, I think it was, looked back and saw her sitting in the middle of the road. He went to her as quickly as he could, helping her up out of the mud and water.
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