▁quickly ▁accum ulated ▁wealth ▁and ▁status ▁in ▁their ▁community . ▁They ▁had ▁eleven ▁children ▁together ▁and ▁adopted ▁several ▁hom eless ▁children . ▁ ▁Con version ▁In ▁K irt land , ▁Ann ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁joined ▁the ▁Dis ci ples ▁of ▁Christ , ▁called ▁the ▁Campbell ites ▁at ▁the ▁time , ▁led ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁by ▁Sid ney ▁R ig don . ▁This ▁group ▁denied ▁it ▁had ▁power ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁gift ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Spirit . ▁This , ▁along ▁with ▁vague ▁answers ▁to ▁Whit ney ' s ▁questions , ▁caused ▁her ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁to ▁pray ▁for ▁direction . ▁In ▁response ▁to ▁that ▁prayer , ▁the ▁couple ▁claimed ▁to ▁have ▁seen ▁a ▁vision ▁and ▁a ▁voice ▁stating , ▁" P rep are ▁to ▁receive ▁the ▁word ▁of ▁the ▁Lord , ▁for ▁it ▁is ▁coming !" ▁ ▁Sid ney ▁R ig don ▁converted ▁to ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁established ▁by ▁Joseph ▁Smith ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 0 , ▁Whit ney ▁heard ▁of ▁his ▁conversion ▁and ▁of ▁the ▁mission aries ▁who ▁were ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁She ▁went ▁home ▁after ▁hearing ▁them ▁speak ▁to ▁share ▁with ▁her ▁husband ▁that ▁she ▁felt ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁right ▁church . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁chose ▁to ▁be ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 0 . ▁▁ ▁Joseph ▁and ▁Emma ▁Smith ▁arrived ▁at ▁New el ▁K . ▁Whit ney ' s ▁store ▁in ▁K irt land