Morgan Pioneer History Binds Us Together Sketch of the Life of Elizabeth Bourne Worlton Elizabeth Bourne Worlton Elizabeth Bourne Worlton was bom December 18, 1827, in the town of Board, Summerset, England. She was the daughter of James and Sarah Bourne. Her parents were members of the Methodist Church. They taught their family to love God and to look to him for guidance. At the age of seventeen she went to the town of Bath to teach in a Girl's School. She first heard the gospel preached in the year 1848, and was soon baptized. That same year she married James T. Worlton, a young elder of Bath. They continued to live here until 1855, leaving with a Company of Saints to come to Utah. They now had three daughters. They arrived in Philadelphia April 20,1855, traveling from there to Pittsburgh by rail. They traveled by steamboat to St. Louis. While on the boat on the VI ississippi River, she gave birth to a son. They continued their journey from St. Louis to Atchison by steam boat. They started from Atchison with ox teams on July 1, to cross the plains. They had many hardships to endure. On this journey her baby boy died and was buried. They arrived in Salt Lake City, September 25. The first year was a very difficult one. The grasshoppers had destroyed all the grain, and it was nearly impossible to obtain bread to eat. On one occasion there was nothing in the house to eat, and her husband took some cherished silver spoons and started out to try to trade them for flour. Having no luck he called on Heber C. Kimball. That noble man sent him home with a small amount of flour and also the silver spoons. They moved to Morgan in 1862. After arriving in Morgan she served as a Sunday school teacher. Later she was chosen and set apart as the president of the Relief Society, which position she held for over twenty years. During the same time she served as ward historian and librarian for over twenty-four years. She was released on account of failing health. Mrs. Worlton was the first mid-wife in Morgan. Many times she delivered babies unaided by a doctor. She was also one of the first schoolteachers in Morgan. At one time she opened a class in her own home and taught a group of railroad laborers the English language. For these tireless efforts she received no money. Her fine executive ability and her tender sympathetic heart made her a pillar of strength in the North Morgan Ward. Whenever she presided in public she did so with dignity and ease, commanding respect from all. Her virtues as a wife and mother shone with luster in her home. It always represented a sweet resting place for her husband and children, and friends and neighbors. Her husband died February 6,1885. She nobly took up his responsibilities carrying out his wishes until the fall of 1900 when health failed her. On February 17, 1901, she became very ill. All her children gathered at her bedside. She asked to be anointed with oil and prayed that she might have a clear mind and clear speech in order to express her desires and blessings to her family. Elder Elisha P. Hardy, son-in-law, complied with this wish and their prayers were answered. She thanked the Lord that she had heard and obeyed the Gospel, and that He had blessed them with the ways and means to gather in Zion. She died March 10,1901. Elizabeth Bourne Worlton in front of her home in Morgan, Utah, <mchs&gt