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In the aftermath of the Mormon succession crisis, the most viable challenge to the organization of Brigham Young and the Twelve came not from Sidney Rigdon (ths sole surviving member of the First Presidency), from William Smith (the sole surviving brother of the prophet), or from David Whitmer (who had been ordained successor by Joseph Smith in 1834). Rather, it was the a relatively new Mormon convert, James J. Strang, who succeeded in welding together a rival Mormon organization with thousands of members, including some of the movement's most prominent early leaders.
Strang's story has been told in numerous biographies. The story of his church organization and the stories of the individual Strangite faithful, however, have long been ignored. In this edited volume, John C. Hamer and Vickie Cleverley Speek have assembled a collection of critical articles on the Strangite people and their church, from 1844 to the present.
Publisher: John Whitmer Books
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