Levi Hancock: Musician, Missionary, and Witness to the Power of God at Morley Farm and Zion's Camp

Levi Ward Hancock (April 7, 1803 – June 10, 1882) was baptized on November 16, 1830, just months after the Church was organized. He became one of the earliest and most devoted converts in the Restoration.

A trained cabinet maker, Levi built a desk and room for Joseph Smith and was with the Prophet during the translation of the Bible. He served as both missionary and musician, using his musical gifts to build faith wherever he traveled.

At the historic June 1831 conference at Isaac Morley's farm — where the first High Priests in this dispensation were ordained — Levi Hancock was among those present who witnessed extraordinary spiritual manifestations. Visions were opened, tongues were spoken, and the Spirit of God moved powerfully among the assembled elders.

In 1834, Levi marched with Zion's Camp from Ohio to Missouri, enduring the brutal march and the cholera outbreak with faith. He was sustained as one of the original members of the First Quorum of the Seventy on February 28, 1835.

In Nauvoo, Hancock served faithfully through the temple period and recorded some of its most sacred experiences. After the martyrdom he followed Brigham Young across the plains and settled in Washington County, Utah, where he served as a political and military leader.

In his 1880 testimony at a Church conference, Levi Hancock bore his witness of over 50 years of walking with prophets and witnessing the hand of God.