"I said, gentlemen, my Father lives one mile from here. He never turns any one hungary [sic] from his door. Go there and you will be fed and cared for." — Lucy Diantha Morley1 (punctuation added)
In fall 1830, Lucy Morley, a 15-year-old girl, was working in the home of Abigail Daniels near Kirtland, Ohio, when Oliver Cowdery, Parley Pratt, and Ziba Peterson arrived as missionaries sharing the restored gospel. They spoke of the Prophet Joseph Smith, his divine revelations, and his translation of the Book of Mormon, but Abigail Daniels dismissed their teachings and refused them any hospitality.
Despite the cold reception from Daniels, Lucy Morley guided the missionaries to her family home, where they received a warm welcome. Her parents, Isaac and Lucy Morley, were part of Sidney Rigdon's congregation and practiced a form of Christian communalism. They were inspired by the New Testament ideals of shared resources and communal living.2
The group listened to the three missionaries, and that same evening, the missionaries baptized 17 people.2
