Elizabeth Partridge Tillotson; Click here for Family Search profile
Born: 15 April 1814 Tyringham, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Baptized: Shortly after 1833
Died: 4 February 1892 Springville, Utah, Utah, United States
Burial:Click here for Find-a-grave
Conversion Story: From her own Journal
One day while still living in Ohio, I met Edwin Whiting. We fell in love and were married September 21, 1833. Shortly after we were married, we learned of a new religion, fathered by Joseph Smith. We were so impressed by the principles and teaching set forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, we joined the Latter Day Saint Church and received a testimony of its truthfulness. So strong was our faith, we left our home and moved to Kirtland, Ohio. During my early church association, I received numerous letters from my family, particularly from my sister Polly, who criticized me for accepting the Gospel and joining the church. If only I could impress upon them the truthfulness of the Gospel. Polly wrote that the Book of Mormon had originally been written as a novel but that certain men felt that it would have greater sales as a religious work.
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