George Darling Watt is my great-great Grandfather. He was the first convert baptized in England in 1837 in the early years of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He won the right to that privilege by winning a foot race (a fact that we often cite when a member of our family shows a running talent). He became Brigham Young's personal secretary and recorded many of the sermons of the early church. He also developed the Deseret Alphabet.
There is a ton of information about George Darling Watt. I'm going to list links and sources below as I find this information:
Videos about George Darling Watt
Deciphering Shorthand
Webpages about George Darling Watt
http://www.lds.org/friend/1985/07/the-deseret-alphabet?lang=eng
http://history.lds.org/article/lost-sermons-editorial-method?lang=eng
http://www.lds.org/ensign/1978/03/discovery/can-you-read-deseret?lang=eng
Books about George Darling Watt
England's First "Mormon" Convert
The Mormon Passage of George Darling Watt
Magazine Articles about George Darling Watt
Lost Sermons - https://history.lds.org/article/lost-sermons-editorial-method?lang=eng
The Deseret Alphabet - http://www.lds.org/friend/1985/07/the-deseret-alphabet?lang=eng
Can You Read Deseret? - http://www.lds.org/ensign/1978/03/discovery/can-you-read-deseret?lang=eng
Other information about George Darling Watt
Pioneer Database (Journal enteries and companies traveled with): https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/pioneerDetail?lang=eng&pioneerId=7941
