Bishop and Other Service
On January 19, 1841, Joseph Smith, Jr. received a revelation that stated that Miller should be made the second bishop of the church and a member of the committee charged with organizing the construction of the Nauvoo House. In 1841, Miller became the Worshipful Master of the Nauvoo Masonic lodge.
In 1843, Miller served a mission to Mississippi and Alabama with Peter Haws. He became a member of the Council of Fifty on 11 March 1844, and later that year was sent to Kentucky to campaign for the election of Joseph Smith to the office of President of the United States.
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