2 Quotes & Sayings By Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell was the seventh of thirteen children born to his mother, Catherine Campbell (1828–1909) and his father, James Campbell (1777–1836). He was the oldest son born to his father. His siblings were John, John III, Archibald, William, Robert, Alexander, Margaret Jane (married Thomas Daniel), Catherine (married William F. Daniel), Alexander (died in infancy) Read more

His father brought the family into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when he joined in 1825. His parents were married in Salisbury Township, Pennsylvania on December 24th 1827. The family moved to Far West Missouri in 1838.

They settled on a farm near Richmond, Missouri where they received their first baptismal blessing by Joseph Smith. The Campbells remained faithful throughout their lives and raised their families with strong testimonies of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through missionary work and by reading the Book of Mormon constantly.