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He called William Marks, former president of the Nauvoo Stake of Illinois at the time of his father's death, as was one of his counselors.

When he was approached by those that would eventually become the Reorganized Church, it felt right to him.

As Joseph III got older many groups approached him about joining them, including the Brighamites. Several people had reported that Joseph had prophesied that his eldest son would be his successor. When his father died, many felt that Joseph III was his proper successor, but he was only 11 and too young. When the Reorganized Church was organized in 1860, Joseph Smith, III ("Joseph III"), the son of Joseph Smith, by then age 27, was the first President. Other churches were splinters of splinter groups, including one formed by Joseph Morris (the Morrisites or Church of the First Born) in Utah. Strang (the Strangites) in Wisconsin, Lyman Wight (Wightites) in Texas, Sidney Rigdon (the Rigdonites) in Pennsylvania, and Alpheus Cutler (the Cutlerites) in Iowa. However, a number of splinter groups went other directions, including groups led by James J. The majority of church members followed Brigham Young (often referred to by the CofC as the Brighamites) and ended up in the Salt Lake Valley, today's Mormons.

Following the death of Joseph Smith, a number of leaders claimed the right to continue to lead the church. ("Joseph Smith") at Fayette, New York and continuing until the assassination of Joseph Smith on Jat Carthage, Illinois. However, they consider themselves to be a continuation of the same church that the Mormons claim to be a continuation of, organized on Apby Joseph Smith, Jr. The CofC started out as the Reorganized Church ("Reorganized Church") of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Apin Amboy, Illinois.