3 ▁by ▁mission ary ▁Emer ▁Harris ▁( bro ther ▁of ▁Martin ▁Harris , ▁a ▁witness ▁to ▁the ▁golden ▁pl ates ). ▁After ▁his ▁conversion , ▁Page ▁was ▁ord ained ▁an ▁elder . ▁He ▁re located ▁to ▁K irt land , ▁Ohio , ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 5 , ▁and ▁joined ▁the ▁growing ▁body ▁of ▁church ▁members ▁in ▁that ▁region . ▁Page ▁served ▁two ▁miss ions ▁in ▁Upper ▁Canada , ▁the ▁first ▁beginning ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 8 3 7 . ▁By ▁his ▁count , ▁he ▁bapt ized ▁ 6 0 0 ▁persons . ▁ ▁Page ▁was ▁called ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁Apost les ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 8 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 8 3 8 , ▁he ▁moved ▁his ▁family ▁to ▁Missouri , ▁sett ling ▁in ▁Far ▁West , ▁ ▁C ald well ▁County . ▁Life ▁was ▁difficult ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁Missouri ▁sett lers . ▁Page ▁left ▁personal ▁accounts ▁of ▁attacks ▁by ▁mob s ▁of ▁Missouri ▁residents , ▁both ▁while ▁with ▁the ▁w agon ▁train ▁and ▁while ▁res iding ▁in ▁Far ▁West . ▁He ▁noted ▁that ▁he ▁" bur ied ▁one ▁wife ▁and ▁two ▁children ▁as ▁mart y rs ▁to ▁our ▁holy ▁religion , ▁since ▁they ▁died ▁through ▁extreme ▁suffering ▁for ▁the ▁want ▁of ▁the ▁common ▁comfort s ▁of ▁life ." ▁Page ▁received ▁his ▁ord ination ▁to ▁the ▁office ▁of ▁apost le ▁in ▁Far ▁West ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 9 , ▁