Church Officers in Kirtland, Ohio, September
1839–January 1841
The status of the in , Ohio, and the composition of the ecclesiastical
leadership there are somewhat unclear from September 1839 through
January 1841. Although church conferences sent men to preside over
members of the church in that area, there is no indication that they did
so with the assistance of a bishop or .
Presidency
In spring 1839, a general conference of the church assigned to “preside over the general affairs of the
Church” in and to “take the Charge and oversight of the .” An October 1840 general conference,
however, appointed to preside over the
church in Kirtland, even though Granger was still there and had not been
released from his assignment. It is unclear when Babbitt assumed
leadership of the church in Kirtland, and his presidency appears to have
overlapped with Granger’s, even though a
letter
from JS to Granger clarified that Babbitt was to preside in the
area.
1 September 1839 |
31 January 1841 |
, president |
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