Background
Murdock was born in Shell Beach, New New York
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Career
He is mentioned twice in the Doctrine and Covenants. He next became a Methodist. He also was for a short time part of a Baptist congregation, which he left because he did not agree with their support of Calvinist doctrines.
In 1827, Murdock joined the Campbellites.
His falling out with the Campbellites was largely due to Alexander Campbell rejecting the gift of the Holy Ghost. At this time, he lived in Geauga County, Ohio.
In 1831 Murdock accompanied Hyrum Smith on a mission to Pontiac, Michigan. They had been commanded to take this general route in Doctrine and Covenants 52:8.
Murdock served several missions for the church in the early years.
In a revelation of Smith"s recorded in Doctrine and Covenants 99:1, Murdock is commanded to go to the eastern United States and declare the gospel "from house to house, from village to village and from city to city."
Murdock served in Zion"s Camp. Before he joined Zion"s Camp he was one of the elders who attempted to recruit people to join lieutenant After Zion"s Camp, Murdock also served on the high councils in Far West and later, in Salt Lake City, Utah.
He also served as a bishop in Nauvoo and Salt Lake City.
In 1851, Murdock went to Australia as the first Latter-day Saint missionary sent to Australia since William Barratt in 1840. Murdock was accompanied on this mission by Charles Wandell.
They first preached in Sydney and also traveled to the immediate vicinity of the area. He gave his first sermon in Australia on November 2, 1851, at the site of the Old Sydney Race Course.
Murdock died in Beaver, Utah Territory.
Membership
On March 17, 1834, he was at a conference at Avon, New York, attempting to convince the local members of the church to join the Zion"s Camp effort.
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December 23, 1871 (aged 79)