Orrin P. Miller Explained

Orrin P. Miller
Birth Name:Orrin Porter Miller
Birth Date:11 September 1858
Birth Place:Millcreek, Utah Territory, United States
Death Place:Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Position Or Quorum1:First Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
President1:Charles W. Nibley
Position Or Quorum2:Second Counselor in the Presiding Bishopric
President2:William B. Preston
End Reason2:Honorable release of William B. Preston and his counselors

Orrin Porter Miller (September 11, 1858 – July 7, 1918) was a member of the presiding bishopric of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1901 to his death.

Born in Millcreek, Utah Territory, Miller was a local leader in the church prior to his call as a general authority. He became the bishop of the newly created Riverton Ward in Salt Lake City in 1886. Prior to serving as a bishop, he had been an elder and a seventy in the church. In 1900, when the Salt Lake Stake of the church was divided in two, Miller was selected as the first president of the new Jordan Stake.

In 1901, Miller was selected as the second counselor to presiding bishop William B. Preston. Miller was replacing John R. Winder, who had earlier been asked to become a member of the First Presidency of the church. Miller served as Preston's counselor until Preston resigned due to ill health in 1907. Charles W. Nibley became the new presiding bishop, and he asked Miller to become his first counselor. Miller served as Nibley's first counselor until he died of stomach cancer in Salt Lake City at the age of 59.[1]

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  1. http://images.archives.utah.gov/data/81448/2229751/2229751_0001597.jpg State of Utah Death Certificate