Succession Crisis (Latter Day Saints)
The succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the violent death of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, Jr., on June 27, 1844.
For roughly six months after Smith's death, several people competed to take over his role. The leading contenders were Sidney Rigdon, Brigham Young, and James Strang. The majority of Latter Day Saints elected to follow Young's leadership, but several smaller churches emerged from the succession crisis. This significant event in the History of the Latter Day Saint movement precipitated several permanent schisms.
Read more about Succession Crisis (Latter Day Saints): Background, The 1844 Succession, Campaigning After The Death of Joseph Smith, Aftermath and Reorganization
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