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Church Officers in Nauvoo, Illinois, August–December 1843

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. On 23 September 1843, Cowles resigned as a counselor in the presidency. Marks and Rich continued to preside over the stake through the remainder of the year.
August–23 September 1843 23 September–December 1843
, president , president
, first counselor , counselor
, second 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.
August–23 September 1843
 
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 August 1842, for example, the Nauvoo high council divided the city into ten ecclesiastical wards and the immediate surrounding area into three districts. The high council also 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.
August–23 September 1843
(First Ward)
(Second Ward)
(Fourth Ward)
(Fifth Ward)
(Sixth Ward)
(Seventh Ward)
(Eighth Ward)
(Ninth Ward)
(Tenth Ward)
David Evans (Eleventh Ward)
(southeast district)
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