4 1 , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 4 ▁moved ▁to ▁Nau vo o , ▁Illinois , ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁gather ing ▁of ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 8 4 6 , ▁Car r ington ▁took ▁Mary ▁Rock ▁as ▁a ▁pl ural ▁wife . ▁Following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Smith , ▁Car r ington ▁followed ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁to ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁Valley . ▁ ▁In ▁Ut ah ▁Territ ory ▁Car r ington ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁L DS ▁Church - owned ▁Des er et ▁News ▁from ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁to ▁ 1 8 5 6 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 2 ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁multiple ▁times ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁Ut ah ▁territorial ▁legisl ature ▁until ▁ 1 8 6 8 . ▁ ▁While ▁serving ▁as ▁Br igh am ▁Young ' s ▁secretary , ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 9 ▁Car r ington ▁was ▁h ired ▁by ▁Howard ▁St ans bury ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁survey ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Salt ▁Lake . ▁Car r ington ▁accompanied ▁St ans bury ▁to ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁to ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁expedition ' s ▁efforts ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Ut ah ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 1 . ▁ ▁Church ▁service ▁Car r ington ▁became ▁an ▁apost le ▁and ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Qu orum ▁of ▁the ▁Tw elve ▁on ▁July ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8