Jane Elizabeth Manning was just sixteen when she led a group of black Mormons, all family on an 800 mile journey–on foot–to Nauvoo, Illinois.
Jane Elizabeth Manning was just sixteen when she led a group of black Mormons, all family on an 800 mile journey–on foot–to Nauvoo, Illinois.
Have you ever dreamed of being a hero, talked about through history? Meet some teenagers from history who made history–even though they didn’t know that’s what they were doing.
Teenagers in the early days of the Mormon Church lived very differently than teens today. They were often already living adult lives.