25941

Journal Article

English

Jensen, Robin Scott, Park, Benjamin E.

Debating Succession, March 1846 : John E. Page, Orson Hyde, and the Trajectories of Joseph Smith's Legacy

Journal of Mormon History

Winter 2013

39

1

Salt Lake City, UT

Mormon History Association

2013

181-205

The debates over Church leadership that followed Joseph Smith' death in 1844, commonly referred to as the "Succession Crisis," have received much attention in Mormon historiography. This article traces various strains and issues by focusing on a single moment of interaction: the March 1846 debates between John E. Page, representing charismatic leader James J. Strang, and Orson Hyde, advocating the Quorum of the Twelve.

http://www.jstor.org/stable/24243747

Ecclesiastical offices, Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
Hyde, Orson
Page, John E.
Strang, James J.
Succession, LDS Presidency, historiography

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