 I went ahead preaching repentance towards God, and faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.Some believed my testimony and were baptized, and we met together [and] the Lord met with us ...
Having a strong conviction in the beliefs he had gained, but left without an organization, Bickerton associated with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in Elizabeth, Pennsylvania, from March 1851 to March 1852 and became an elder in the Elizabeth congregation of the LDS Church.In 1852, representatives of LDS Church president Brigham Young visited Bickerton and informed him that he must teach plural marriage.