A Memorial to Moses Wade
I want to tell a bit different story for memorial day. This one is about Moses Wade, one of my ancestors. He was a faithful member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and so this story will incorporate some of that into it as well — if you are not of this faith, I still think you will find value in the story and see one more unique way those who went before, dedicated and sacrificed much for our country. Moses was a humble broomaker who faithfully lived the gospel. He was baptized into the Church on April 1, 1837 in Farmersville New York. He was with the saints when Joseph Smith was killed and when they were expelled from Nauvoo in 1846 Moses took his family and journeyed to Far West, Missouri with the exiled saints. Soon after arriving in Far West, Moses and his son, Edward volunteered to join the Mormon Battalion. The battalion members signed up to fight a war against Mexico for the U.S. government, which had turned its back on them. They joined because Pr...