Dan Jones, Missionary

On his last night alive, Joseph Smith lay on the floor of Carthage Jail beside the Welsh sea captain Dan Jones and asked if he was afraid to die. Then he promised Jones he would yet see Wales and finish his mission. By morning Smith was dead and Jones, sent off with a letter, had ridden through gunfire unharmed. He kept the promise many times over: across two missions he brought thousands of Welsh men and women into the faith, more converts than almost any missionary in church history. He is buried here in Provo, far from the sea.

Where it stands

Worth the stop nearby

• Bridal Veil Falls — 5.9 mi
  A dramatic double waterfall cascading 607 feet into Provo Canyon
• Sundance Mountain Resort — 9.7 mi
  Robert Redford's intimate, arts-minded ski resort on the slopes of Mount Timpanogos, in the North Fork of Provo Canyon.
• Aspen Grove — 10 mi
  The mountain-base trailhead for Mount Timpanogos and Stewart Falls
• Alpine Loop Summit — 11 mi
  The 8,000-foot high point of the Alpine Loop, face to face with Mount Timpanogos

More markers nearby

• Utah Lake Fishing Industry — 1.7 mi
• Settlement of Provo — 1.8 mi
• Old Tabernacle Lintel Stone — 2.0 mi
• The American Family — 2.1 mi