[2] Huntington was a member of the local Presbyterian Church, but decided to step away from the faith after concluding that none of the religions on earth were correct.
[2] In 1836, Huntington moved to Kirtland, Ohio[2] in a company of Latter Day Saints from upstate New York led by Orson Pratt and Luke S. Johnson.
[2] When the Latter Day Saints were forced to leave Missouri in the winter of 1838–39, Huntington was appointed by Brigham Young to be one of the men to supervise the helping of the poor.
In October 1839, he was appointed a member of the Nauvoo High Council, a position he held until the Mormons left the city in 1846.
He also played a role in the construction and operation of the Nauvoo Temple, laying one of the building's cornerstones and serving as an ordinance worker once the edifice was completed.
His son Dimick B. Huntington was a major figure in relations between the Mormon settlers and the Native Americans in Utah Territory.