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Church Officers in Nauvoo, Illinois, 1 January–15 May 1844

In 1839, a general conference of the church organized a in (later ), Illinois. A January 1841 revelation designated the Nauvoo stake as a “corner stone of Zion.”
 
Presidency
In 1839, a general conference of the church appointed as president of the stake in (later ), Illinois. On 30 March 1841, Marks informed the Nauvoo high council that he had chosen and as his counselors. Cowles and Rich were ordained the same day and served in those roles through mid-September 1843. On 23 September, Cowles resigned as a counselor in the presidency, leaving Rich as the only serving counselor.
1 January–15 May 1844
, president
, counselor
 
High Council
In 1839, a general conference of the church appointed twelve men to serve as members of the in (later ), Illinois. Though council members changed over the years, the membership remained the same throughout the period covered by this volume. When individual members could not attend high council meetings, alternates (or members pro tempore) were appointed to participate. These temporary appointments are not represented in this chart.
1 January–15 May 1844
 
Bishops
In 1839, a general conference of the church appointed , , and as over specific geographical jurisdictions in (later ), Illinois. As church membership in Nauvoo grew in the ensuing years, so too did the number of bishops appointed to oversee them. In 1842, the Nauvoo high council divided the city into ten ecclesiastical wards and the immediate surrounding area into three districts and appointed bishops to oversee each jurisdiction. The men listed here served as bishops in Nauvoo and the surrounding area during the period covered by this volume.
1 January–15 May 1844
(First Ward)
(Second Ward)
Unknown (Third Ward)
(Fourth Ward)
(Fifth Ward)
(Sixth Ward)
(Seventh Ward)
(Eighth Ward)
(Ninth Ward)
(Tenth Ward)
David Evans (Eleventh Ward/South district)
(Southeast district)
Unknown (Northeast district)
  1. 1

    Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 Oct. 1839; see also Minutes, 6 May 1839.

  2. 2

    Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:2].

  3. 3

    Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 Oct. 1839; see also Minutes, 6 May 1839.

  4. 4

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 30 Mar. 1841, 26–27.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  5. 5

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 23 Sept 1843, 17.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  6. 6

    Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 Oct. 1839.

  7. 7

    Nauvoo Stake High Council, Minutes, 25 Feb. 1843, 1.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  8. 8

    See, for example, the pro tempore appointment of Elias Higbee to preside over the Nauvoo high council in Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 24 Oct. 1840, 22.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  9. 9

    Minutes and Discourses, 5–7 Oct. 1839; see also Minutes, 6 May 1839. In January 1841, George Miller was appointed bishop in place of Partridge, who had died in May 1840. In February 1841, Isaac Higbee was appointed bishop of an unspecified ward. (Obituary for Edward Partridge, Times and Seasons, June 1840, 1:127–128; Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:20–21]; Isaac Higbee, Autobiographical Sketch, 24 May 1864, Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL; Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. and 29 Oct. 1842, 7–8, 14.)

    Times and Seasons. Commerce/Nauvoo, IL. Nov. 1839–Feb. 1846.

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  10. 10

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 and 21 Aug., 4 Dec. 1842, 7–8, 18. During the 20 August 1843 meeting, Daniel Carn and William Spencer were appointed bishops of the sixth ward and “district East of the City and North of Knight Street,” respectively, but it is unclear when they were ordained. (Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 and 21 Aug. 1842, 7–8; Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 30 Dec. 1843, 23.)

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  11. 11

    Revelation, 19 Jan. 1841 [D&C 124:20–21].

  12. 12

    Isaac Higbee, Autobiographical Sketch, 24 May 1864, Obituary Notices and Biographies, CHL.

    Obituary Notices and Biographies, 1854–1877. CHL. MS 4760.

  13. 13

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  14. 14

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  15. 15

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8 and 30 Dec. 1843, 23.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  16. 16

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 4 Dec. 1842, 18.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  17. 17

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8; JS, Journal, 1 Oct. 1843.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  18. 18

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  19. 19

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  20. 20

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  21. 21

    Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

  22. 22

    William Spencer was appointed the bishop of the northeast district in August 1842, but it is unclear whether he was ever ordained to this office. (Nauvoo Stake High Council Minutes, 20 Aug. 1842, 8.)

    Nauvoo High Council Minutes, 1839–1845. CHL. LR 3102 22.

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