Question

What was William Clayton's reason for choosing to live in the wild even though he'd be poor?

A) He wanted to become powerful in the church.

B) He looked forward to a life full of adventure.

C) He wanted to live quietly with people of his own faith.

D) He wanted to become a saint.

Answer 1

C) He wanted to live quietly with people of his own faith.

Step-by-step explanation:

Below was the statment which helped him to make the decision

William Clayton, a Mormon emigrant, wrote the following in 1847:

"When I commune [discuss] with my own heart and ask myself whether I would choose to dwell here in this wild-looking country amongst the Saints [Mormons] surrounded by friends, though poor,...or dwell amongst the gentiles [in this context, non-Mormons] with all their wealth...to be eternally mobbed, harrassed, hunted, our best men murdered...give me the quiet wilderness and my family to associate with."