(March 25, 1793 – February 6, 1866) was an early convert to the Latter Day Saint movement. He served in several positions in the church and was a contemporary of Joseph Smith, and Brigham Young. Billings was a counselor in the first Bishopric of the Church to Edward Partridge. He participated in the Battle of Crooked River, and was a colonel in the Nauvoo Legion. He participated in the Mormon migration as a Captain of Fifty in the second company, and was a notable settler of Manti, Utah. In March 1831 Joseph Smith said he had received a revelation directing the Saints to impart of their land and money to the church. In August 1831 Billings was commanded to sell the Morley Family farm and holdings in preparation to move to Independence, Missouri. On March 10, 1832, he was ordained an elder by Thomas B Marsh. While en route to Jackson County, Missouri, he met with Joseph Smith on The Charleston, a steam packet in Louisville, Kentucky. The Billings family arrived in Clay County, Missouri, in May