Zerah Pulsipher
Zerah Pulsipher (1789-1872) was born 24 Jun. 1789 in Rockingham, Windham Co., Vermont. He was the son of John Pulsipher and Elizabeth Dutton. He married Mary Randall on 6 Nov. 1810 in Rockingham; widowed in Dec. 1812. He married Mary Brown in Aug. 1815 in Pennsylvania; participated in plural marriage. He was baptized 11 Jan. 1832 in Onondaga Co., New York. He taught Wilford Woodruff the gospel, baptized and confirmed Wilford on 31 Dec. 1833, and served in church positions with Wilford throughout their lives. He died 1 Jan. 1872 in Hebron, Washington Co., Utah Territory.
Footnotes
Zera Pulsipher (K2HH-5XK), "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org, accessed 5 Sep. 2023). Zerah Pulsipher, Wilford Woodruff Papers (https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/subjects/zerah-pulsipher, accessed 5 Sep. 2023). Zera Pulsipher, The Joseph Smith Papers (https://www.josephsmithpapers.org/person/zera-pulsipher, accessed 5 Sep. 2023). Zerah Pulsipher, “Zerah Pulsipher papers, circa 1848-1878 / Record book, circa 1858-1878,” entries for Mary Randall Pulsipher and Mary Brown Pulsipher, image 8/89, MS 753; Church History Library (https://catalog.churchofjesuschrist.org/, accessed 6 Sep. 2023). Mary Brown Pulsipher, "Autobiography of Mary Brown Pulsipher," Histories and biographies of Utah Pioneers; vol. 81, edited by Frances Grundy Callahan (Provo, UT: Daughters of Utah Pioneers, 1955), p. 610; digital images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org, accessed 31 Aug. 2023). Salt Lake Herald-Republican, “Another Veteran Gone” (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory), 3 Jan. 1872, vol. 2, no. 176, p. 3; database with images, Utah Digital Newspapers (https://digitalnewspapers.org/, accessed 5 Sep. 2023).
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Excerpt:January 23, 1842 ~ Sunday 23rd Sunday I preached a[t] Joseph's the Seers from the Book of mormon & was much blessed in my mind January 24, 1842 ~ Monday 24th I spent the day visiting the sick January 25, 1842 ~ Tuesday 25 I spent the day in the Nauvoo store January 26, 1842 ~ Wednesday 26th I took a walk with Br Daniel Bullard through various parts of Nauvoo [FIGURE] I bought a house ... -
Excerpt:December 1833 We had purchased a farm together and been living on it nearly two years. We both were anxious to attend the meeting. Accordingly we we went and found a full cong regation of people. The person that was to preach was Zerah Pulsipher an elder in the Church of Christ or of the latter day saints. He commence[d] the meeting with some introductory rem arks and then prayed I felt the spirit of God to bear witness that he was the servant of God. He ... -
Excerpt:December 31st 1833 Continued labouring with us for several days and on the 31st of Dec I with my Brother Azmon Woodruff with two yong females which had been hea led by the laying on of hands went forw ard in baptism. 1834-01-01the day following there was several others followed our example among the rest was Noah Hatton a preacher in the freewill Baptist Church and several of the members of his Church followed him in the ordi nance of baptism. And on the 2nd ... -
Excerpt:Jan. 2nd 1834 To the Book of Mormon. I believed it was light out of darkness and truth out of the ground. The license which I receieved reads thus. A Power and authority given to Willford Woodruff provi ng that he is a Teacher in the Church of Christ by the will of God the Father according to his holy Calling and the gift ^& power^ of the Holy ghost agreeable to the Revelations of Jesus Christ signifying that he has been baptized and receieved ... -
Excerpt:April 1st 1834 I went with Brother Hatton to meet Brother Pulsipher and several other brethren and sisters at Brother Newcomes house in Fabius we had an interesti ng meeting. the spirit of the Lord was with us we returned home rejoiceing we soon was visited by Brother Harry Brown elder and Brother James Blakesly Priest they held two meetings with us & we were much edefied & they went on there way -
Excerpt:On the 31 which ^w^as the last day of Dec & of the year 1833 I Joined the Church of Latter Day Saints was Baptized by Elder Zerah Pulsifer on the 31 of Dec 1833 in company with with my Brother Azmon Woodruff we were the two first that was baptized by a latter day saint in Oswego Co NY. I was ordained a Teacher by Elder Pulsifer Jan 2nd 1834 Travled while A Teacher from the 11th of Aprail to 25^th^ of June 1834. — — 1238 ... -
Excerpt:Elder Zerah Pulsipher I was ordained a Teacher under his hands on the 2nd of Jan 1834, in Richland Oswego Co NY. On the 5th of Nov 1834, I was ordained a Priest under the hands of Elder Simeon Carter by the direction of the High Council in Clay County Missouri. On the 28th of June 1835 I was ordained an Elder in the church of Latter Day Saints under the hands of Elder Warren Parrish at Eagle Creek Benton County ... -
Excerpt:the river & baptized all that came unto him & I considered it my privilege to be baptized for the remission of my sins for I had not been since I first Joined the Church in 1833 I was then baptized under the hands of Elder Zerah Pulsipher therefore I went forth into the river & was Baptized under the hands of JOSEPH THE SEER & likewise did Elder J Taylor & many others & Joseph called upon me to ... -
Excerpt:not reproved you in the gate. I ask did I ever exercise any compulsion over any man. did I not give him the liberty of disbelieveing any doctrin I have preached if he saw fit, why do not my enemies strike a blow at the doctrin, they cannot do it, it is truth, And I am as the voice of one crying in the wilderness repent of your sins & prepare the way for the coming of the son of Man, for the kingdom of God has come unto you and henceforth the ax is laid unto ... -
Excerpt:After this meeting closed I met with the Twelve & High Priest quorum: the word of wisdom was brought up B Young says shall I Break the word of wisdom if I go home & drink a cup of tea: No wisdom is justified of her children [Luke 7:35], the subject was discused in an interesting manner all concluded that it was wisdom to deal with all such matters accor- ding to the wisdom which God gave that a forced abstainance ...