“…Joseph Smith, requested him, (Jos. Bates Noble) to step forward and assist him in carrying out the Said principle, saying ‘in revealing this to you I have placed my life in your hands, therefore do not in an evil hour betray me to my enemies.’” – Identifying Early Mormon Polygamists 1841-44, Gary Bergera
Joseph Bates Noble was just 22 years old when he joined Mormonism. Within a year he was packing his bags, moving to a new city in another state and soaking in all the new teachings of a new gospel.
