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Episode 12 of Apostates explores the chaotic succession crisis following Joseph Smith's 1844 martyrdom. We examine how multiple claimants—Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young's Twelve Apostles, James Strang, and the Smith family—competed for leadership. We trace the dramatic August 1844 Nauvoo meetings, including Young's transfiguration experience, and follow the resulting fragmentation into dozens of churches. We analyze how different groups preserved various aspects of Smith's legacy.
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- Essay_Six Days in August_BYU RSC
- Essay_Succession Crisis_LDS.org
- Video_8 Succession Paths_Church History Matters
- Video_Succession Cirisis Parts 1-2_Gospel Tangents
- Video_Succession Crisis Sydney v. Brigham_Church History Matters
- Video_Did Brigham Young Transform into Joseph Smith_1783_MS
- Essay_Mormon Succession Crisis 1844_BYU RSC
- Podcast_LDS Succession Crisis_116-117_MS
- Essay_Success & Splinter Groups_Scripture Central
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Explore the Mormon Succession Crisis and Schism after the death of Joseph Smith. Why was their a leadership crisis? Who were the key people? What were their claims to authority? How did Joseph Smith's words and actions contribute to the crisis? Examine the key events one by one in chronological order. What religoius sects came out of this schis
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