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The succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the killing of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, on June 27, 1844. For roughly six months after Smith's death, several people competed to take over his role, the leading contenders being Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, and James Strang. [1]
- Succession crisis
A succession crisis is a crisis that arises when an order of...
- Succession crisis
Apostolic succession in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is the process of transition to a new church president when the preceding one has died.
Every Latter-day Saint knows the importance of the six days in August 1844 when Brigham Young and the Twelve Apostles were sustained at Nauvoo as Joseph Smith’s successors.
Establishing a Pattern for Succession. After the deaths of subsequent Church Presidents, the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles met in council to determine when and how to reorganize the First Presidency.
The death of Joseph Smith created a rift in the leadership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that some have termed the succession crisis. However, the succession process that was achieved through prayer, revelation, and common consent could be called a succession of continuity.
Succession Crisis of 1844 D. Michael Quinn As President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since its establishment in 1830, Joseph Smith, Jr., had been the apex of a pyramid of ecclesiastical leadership, but to many people he was viewed as though he were the keystone of the existence of Mor-monism.
