Throughout his life, Kimball lived his faith and “strove to build both the spiritual and material Kingdom of God.” 2 After his baptism in 1832, Kimball served the Lord wherever and whenever he was called. He served several missions to the eastern United States, and he presided over missionary work in England, 3 baptizing many and helping hundreds of converts immigrate to the United States to join the main body of the Church. 4 He served on the Nauvoo city council and helped build the Nauvoo Temple. 5 After Joseph Smith was killed and the Saints were forced from Nauvoo, Heber C. Kimball helped Brigham Young organize and supervise the Saints’ move across Iowa to Winter Quarters. 6 He was later called as first counselor to President Brigham Young, and in 1848 he led a company of pioneers across the plains to the Salt Lake Valley. 7