[2] By age 18, he had participated in Zion's Camp, marching from Kirtland, Ohio, to Missouri under the direction of Joseph Smith.

[3] Though the physical objectives of the march were not met, many members later became leaders in Smith's church.

Grant's close relationship with these men from such an early age would last the rest of his life.

Grant was among the first Latter Day Saint missionaries to go to Maryland, North Carolina, and Virginia.

[4] His preaching efforts in the Toms River area of New Jersey in the late 1830s led to the conversion of members of the Ivins family.

Instead, he was called to the First Presidency as Young's Second Counselor, filling the vacancy left by the death of Willard Richards.