Church Officers in Iowa Territory, September 1839–January 1841
An October 1839 general conference of the church approved the
organization of a of the church in . By early 1841, the
branch in Iowa was referred to as a .
Presidency
On 5 October 1839, a general conference of the church
appointed as president of the
. At a meeting held on
19 October 1839, and were appointed as Smith’s counselors. Smith, Cahoon, and Wight acted as
the presidency of the church in Iowa for the rest of the period through
January 1841.
| 5 October 1839 | 31 January 1841 |
| President | President |
| Counselors | |
High Council
On 5 October 1839, a general conference of the church
appointed twelve men to serve as a in . On 4 January 1840,
replaced on the council. In July 1840, , , and replaced council members Richard Howard, , and , respectively.
| 5 October 1839 | 31 January 1841 |
| Abraham O. Smoot | Abraham O. Smoot |
| Richard Howard | |
Bishopric
On 5 October 1839, a general conference of the church
appointed as
in . After Ripley moved
to in summer 1840, he
was replaced by . By 19 December
1840, and Joseph
Meacham Jr. had been appointed as counselors to
Smith.
| 5 October 1839 | 31 January 1841 |
| Bishop | Bishop |
| Counselors | |
| Joseph Meacham Jr. |