Lorenzo Hatch, in his correspondence with the Deseret News wrote: “Elder Boyle writes me that a company will leave Arkansas in April for New Mexico or Arizona.”
The reason for the trip:
After joining the church many new converts were met with severe opposition:
William Talley, wrote: “The persecution had become so bad that we decided to come West … We sold our farm Apr 1 … The persecution was so great that many had to leave their homes at night … Two weeks later we were ready to start … There were 36 wagons in all.”
The company was led by Nelson C. Bebee. Later, he fell ill and turned the lead over to Elder Wimmer.
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