death_place death_date birth_place portals birth_date article_title name
dekalb county , illinois 06 july 1849 killingworth , connecticut , united states movement 14 june 1801 jared carter -lrb- latter day saints -rrb-
 jared carter
jared carter -lrb- latter day saints -rrb-

jared carter -lrb- june 14 , 1801 -- july 6 , 1849 -rrb- was an early leader in the latter day saint movement .
he has been described as `` one of the church 's great missionaries '' of the 1830s .
carter was born in killingworth , connecticut and had moved with his family to benson , vermont by 1810 .
in 1831 , while living in broome county , new york , he was introduced to the book of mormon and the new church founded by joseph smith the year before .
on february 20 , 1831 , carter was baptized into the church of christ by hyrum smith .
in june , carter was made a priest and in september , he was made an elder .
shortly thereafter , he was appointed by smith to be a missionary in the eastern united states .
on this mission , he healed and baptized john tanner , one of the primary financial benefactors of the early church , and zera pulsipher , who became a leader in the church .
between 1831 and 1834 , carter served missions in the eastern states , michigan territory , and upper canada .
in may 1833 , carter became a high priest and became a member of the building committee of the kirtland temple .
on february 17 , 1834 , carter became one of the inaugural members of the first presiding high council of the church in kirtland , ohio .
cater became the president of this body on september 9 , 1837 , and continued as a member of it when church headquarters were moved to far west , missouri , and then to nauvoo , illinois .
in missouri in 1838 , carter was one of the leaders of the danites with sampson avard and george w. robinson .
carter is mentioned in a number of the revelations of smith which make up the doctrine and covenants ; one section is addressed directly to carter .
upon the death of joseph smith , carter supported the succession claims of james strang .
carter joined the church of jesus christ of latter day saints -lrb- strangite -rrb- in 1846 , but was excommunicated within months of joining .
after his excommunication , carter joined the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints -lrb- lds church -rrb- in chicago .
he moved to dekalb county , illinois , where he died before joining the majority of lds church members in utah territory .
