On December 19, 1877, at the age of 20 years, Martha became the third wife of George W. Sevey—his second polygamous wife. George was a strong man, large in stature, handsome and somewhat older than Martha. He was a fine man who believed the Gospel implicitly and was faithful to his God and to the counsel that the servants of the Lord gave. So, when he was counseled to go to Mexico to escape persecution for his polygamous marriages, he took two of his wives and moved there to help [with the colonization efforts]. Martha, with her three children, went first in 1885 when George went, and his second wife, "Aunt Maggie" followed later. Phoebe, his first wife, never did go to Mexico.

Martha and George were among the first group to enter what later became Colonia Juarez. It was at great sacrifice that these people moved to Mexico and they suffered many hardships for a few years. They lived in dugouts until they could build homes. Finally they built their houses, planted orchards, gardens and flowers, and were feeling happy. Then word came that the colony had settled on the wrong lad. The [had to] move again and when the learned their true plot [of land] was in a canyon, which was rocky and full of brush, they were discouraged. Sorrowfully, but with determination, they made the move and set to work building irrigation ditches and rebuilding, replanting and resettling. When they began to see the results of their hard labor and toil they realized [their relocation] was probably for the best in the end.

George was made Bishop of the Church in Colonia Juarez and he served the Lord and his people long and well. He built a home in the center of town where Martha lived with her growing family. It was a small place at first. But later he was able to build a lovely large home where he could entertain people who came into town for conferences. He also had a nice farm where "Aunt Maggie" lived with her children.

Martha was a wonderful cook. Often, from what seemed like nothing, she would come up with a good, satisfying meal for her family. Many times at these conferences of the Church, anywhere from 30 to 40 people would eat and sleep at her home. Beds and pallets were put anyplace there was room for even a child to lie down. Sometimes the bedding situation was rather stretched and oft times Martha would put straw on the floor under a rug and cover the child, or children, who lay on it with one of her long, full dresses to serve as a blanket.

A very busy woman, Martha never once felt that too much was asked of her. She enjoyed very much helping the new settlers in every way she could. Her babies never suffered from neglect at any time, for despite her deafness, she could always seem to sense when they started to fuss and their wants were immediately attended to.

One time, not too long after they [arrived] in Mexico, flour was a very scarce item and they used mostly cornmeal. George made a trip into El Paso, Texas and brought a sack of flour with him. Martha quickly put a gallon of it away in her trunk, as she was hoping to have something special for Thanksgiving. Later, a lady who was ill and needed some flour traded Martha a pan of flour for a pan of dried apples, which Martha also put away [in the trunk] with the flour. So, on Thanksgiving Day, when the family came in and they had a feast with white bread and apple pie for their special Thanksgiving dinner. When Martha told him, he caught her to him and danced her around the table, with everyone laughing and joining in the fun.

When "Aunt Maggie" became very ill with cancer, George took her to Utah to be operated on, but it was an even sadder trip for George, for Maggie died on the way. George took her to Panguitch and buried her there with his people.