Thomas Grover was an early leader in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
16 Facts About Thomas Grover
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Thomas Grover was a polygamist, a Utah politician, and a Mormon pioneer.
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In September 1834, Grover joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, being baptized by Warren A Cowdery.
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At age 33, Thomas Grover became a widower with five young children to care for.
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Thomas Grover was a bodyguard to Joseph Smith and a captain in the Nauvoo Legion.
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In 1841, Thomas Grover was called to be a member of the presiding high council of the church in a revelation that now appears in the Doctrine and Covenants.
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Thomas Grover later married Hannah Tupper, Laduska Tupper, Emma Walker, and Elizabeth Walker as well.
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Thomas Grover had two children with Caroline Hubbard and two sons with Hannah Tupper.
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From 1840 to 1844, Thomas Grover served three missions for the church in New York, Michigan, and Upper Canada.
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Thomas Grover returned to Nauvoo just after the death of Joseph Smith.
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Thomas Grover was a captain in Brigham Young's vanguard company of 1847 which lead the way for thousands of Mormon pioneers emigrating west.
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At the Platte River, Thomas Grover constructed and managed a ferry that would be used by thousands of emigrants.
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Thomas Grover arrived in the Salt Lake Valley on October 2,1847.
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Once in Utah Territory, Thomas Grover helped settle the area that is Centerville and Farmington.
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Thomas Grover was a member of the Territorial Legislature and a Probate Judge in Davis County, Utah.
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Thomas Grover died on February 20,1886, at the age of 78.