Hezekiah Fisk: Zion's Camp Veteran Anointed in the Kirtland Temple and Called as First Counselor

Hezekiah Fisk (1775–1839) was among the veteran elder generation of the early Church whose faithfulness spanned both the Zion's Camp expedition and the spiritual outpouring of the Kirtland Temple era.

WikiTree and Joseph Smith Papers records confirm that Fisk participated in the march of Zion's Camp in 1834 — one of the nearly 200 men who made the grueling 1,000-mile journey from Ohio to Missouri at the Prophet's call. He was then present in Kirtland in 1836 during the sacred anointings that preceded the temple dedication, being listed by name in the Kirtland Elders' Quorum Record as one of the twenty-four elders anointed by Alvah Beman on January 25, 1836.

His priesthood licenses also appear in the records: a license for Hezekiah Fisk was signed by Frederick G. Williams (a counselor in the First Presidency) in April 1836, confirming his standing and active participation in that sacred season.

Beyond the anointings, WikiTree records that he was approved to be ordained an elder in December 1836, and was called to serve as first counselor in a local leadership capacity — recognizing both his spiritual maturity and his long service.

Hezekiah Fisk died in 1839, having witnessed the founding miracles of the Church — from the march of Zion's Camp to the visions and spiritual gifts of the Kirtland Temple — and leaving a record of quiet, enduring fidelity.