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Thomas Levi Whittle (May 21, 1812 – July 3, 1868) was an early Mormon pioneer who crossed the American Great Plains in the mid-19th century among the first company of pioneers to enter and settle near Salt Lake City, Utah Territory. ==Early life and conversion== Whittle was born to Thomas Whittle and Elizabeth Levi in Mersea Township, Essex County, Upper Canada. Whittle married Mary Amelia Fullmer in 1833, and after a few years, moved to Detroit, Michigan. Whittle and his family heard Mormonism preached by early Latter Day Saint missionaries, and on November 22, 1837, Whittle and his wife were baptized members of the Church of the Latter Day Saints by Zera Pulsipher. As was common in the early days of the Latter-day Saint movement, Whittle was re-baptized by William Clayton on June 3, 1849 into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) after Whittle and his family had reached the Salt Lake Valley. Whittle's wife witnessed the important event in Latter Day Saint history when Brigham Young spoke to a large group of Latter Day Saints during the succession crisis and reportedly took on the appearance and speech of the recently martyred Joseph Smith. This event signified to many that Young should be the next leader of the church.〔(''Thomas Levi Whittle and Elizabeth Levi'' )〕 Shortly before making the trek west, Whittle and his wife Mary received temple ordinances in the Nauvoo Temple on January 1, 1846.〔(Nauvoo Temple Endowment Name Index )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thomas Levi Whittle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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