Jesse Carter Little

Who was Jesse Carter Little?

Jesse Carter Little was a Mormon pioneer and a member of the presiding bishopric of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Little was born in Belmont, Maine. In 1845, Little was taught by Latter Day Saint missionary and apostle Parley P. Pratt; he was baptized into the LDS Church and in 1846 was made a president of the church's missions in the eastern United States.

In 1846, Little met with United States President James K. Polk and former Post Master General, Amos Kendall asking for help for the emigrating members of the LDS church to the west. During this time Little was advised by Thomas L. Kane, a Pennsylvania Lawyer . When help was not forthcoming, Little wrote a letter to President Polk saying he would go across the trackless ocean for help if none was provided by the United States . This resulted in a call for a battalion of Mormons for the war against Mexico. Once he was promised this help, he traveled from Washington, D.C. to Nauvoo, Illinois and from there to Omaha, Nebraska with this information .