William H. Clayton was a clerk, scribe, and friend to the religious leader Joseph Smith. Clayton, born in England, was also an American pioneer journalist, inventor, lyricist, and musician. He joined
Joseph Fielding was an early leader of the Latter Day Saint movement. He served as the second president of the British Mission, coordinating the activities of missionaries in sections of the United Ki
William Clayton (Latter Day Saint)
…and musician. He joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in 1837 and served as the second counselor to the British mission president Joseph Fielding while proselyting in Manchester. He led a group of British converts in emigrating to the United States in 1840 and eventually settled in Nauvoo, Illinois…