Arnold Potter (January 11, 1804 – April 2, 1872) was a self-declared Messiah and a leader of a schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement.

On November 10, 1839, Potter and his family were baptized by missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

In April 1840, Potter and his family moved to Nauvoo, Illinois, to join the main gathering of Latter Day Saints.

On March 16, 1856, Potter received a call to serve as a missionary in Australia from LDS Church president Brigham Young.

[2] By 1861, Potter and some of his followers had left California with the intention of settling near Independence, Missouri, the traditional location of Zion for the Latter Day Saints.

Potter spent his days wandering the streets in Council Bluffs wearing a long white robe and became a local oddity.