Background
Carter was born in Killingworth, Connecticut, and had moved with his family to Benson, Vermont, by 1810.
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He has been described as "one of the Church"s great missionaries" of the 1830s. 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 Missouri in 1838, Carter was one of the leaders of the Danites with Sampson Avard and George West. 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.
Membership
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. Carter 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.
