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Jedediah Morgan Grant (
1816-02-21 –
1856-12-01) was a leader and an
apostle of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was member of the
First Council of the Seventy from
1845 to
1854. He also served in the
First Presidency under
Church President Brigham Young from
1854 to
1856. He is known for his fiery speeches during the
Reformation of 1856, earning the nickname, "Brigham's Sledgehammer". Among his children, the most notable is
Heber J. Grant, who later served as
President of the Church.
Early life
Jedediah M. Grant was born
February 21,
1816 to Joshua Grant and Athalia Howard Grant in
Windsor,
New York. He joined the Church early in his life. By the age of 18 he'd participated in
Zion's Camp, marching from
Kirtland,
Ohio to
Missouri under the direction of
Joseph Smith, Jr.. Though the physical objectives of the march weren't met, many members later became leaders of the Church. Jedediah's close relationship with these men from such an early age would last the rest of his life.
Grant was among the first Latter-day Saint missionaries to go to
Maryland, North Carolina and the present boundaries of Virginia His preaching efforts in the
Toms River area of New Jersey in the late 1830s lead to first conversion of members of the Ivins Family..
Grant was one a group of men (which also included
Brigham Young,
Wilford Woodruff and
George A. Smith) who were called in
1844 to campaign for Joseph Smith's election to
President of the United States.
Church leader
After Smith's death, Jedediah was called to serve as a
President of the Seventy. As a Seventy, he helped with the
trek westwards and the settling of the
Salt Lake Valley. He would later become the first mayor of
Salt Lake City, Utah, serving in that position from
1851 until his death.
Morgan County, Utah and
Morgan, Utah are both named for him.
In
1854, Jedediah M. Grant was ordained an
Apostle, but he didn't become a member of the
Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Instead, he was called to the
First Presidency as Second Counselor to Brigham Young, to fill the vacancy left by
Willard Richards' death.
Sermons during the Mormon reformation
In
1856, Grant was called upon by Young to tour the northern sections of Utah, calling them to repentance. In the
Mormon Reformation of 1856, he toured according to his assignment, delivering fiery speeches condemning all forms of sin and demanding perfection. He issued a call for
rebaptism of all the members of the area. His speeches earned him the title, "Brigham's Sledgehammer." The effects of his speeches were felt almost immediately; members throughout the area, as well as in distant parts, were rebaptized to signify their commitment to renew their commitments to the Church and the gospel. Several of these speeches are recorded in
Journal of Discourses.
Death
Grant contracted
pneumonia after his vigorous tour. He died on
December 1,
1856, just nine days after his son,
Heber J. Grant was born to his wife Rachel Ridgeway Ivins Grant. Like many early
Latter-day Saints, Jedediah Grant practiced
plural marriage. He had a total of seven wives and 13 children. His son
Heber J. Grant became the seventh
President of
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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