Background
Grover was born to Thomas Grover and Polly Spaulding in Whitehall, New New York
Grover was born to Thomas Grover and Polly Spaulding in Whitehall, New New York
At age 12, he worked as a cabin boy on the Erie Canal, where he would eventually become a captain. After joining the church, he and his family moved to Kirtland, Ohio to join the main body of Latter Day Saints. Grover moved his family from Kirtland to Far West, Missouri.
Along the way, Caroline became illinois
She died on October 17, 1840. That same month, Grover and Caroline"s infant daughter Emma died.
At age 33, Grover became a widower with five young children to care foreign While in Nauvoo, Grover farmed for a living.
He was also a bodyguard to Joseph Smith and a captain in the Nauvoo Legion.
From 1840 to 1844, Grover served three missions for the church in New York, Michigan, and Upper Canada. At the Platte River, Grover constructed and managed a ferry that would be used by thousands of emigrants. Once in Utah Territory, Grover helped settle the area that is now Centerville and Farmington.
In 1841, Grover was called to be a member of the presiding high council of the church in a revelation that now appears in the Doctrine and Covenants. He was a member of the Territorial Legislature and a Probate Judge in Davis County, Utah.