Item Detail
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25948
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4
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English
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William Smith's Patriarchal Blessings and Contested Authority in the Post-Martyrdom Church
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Journal of Mormon History
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Summer 2013
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39
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3
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon History Association
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60-95
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[2014 John Whitmer Historical Association winner for Best Historical Article]
The May 1845 Times and Seasons announced the ordination of William Smith as the new presiding patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. After the assassination of his brothers, JOseph and Hyrum, in June 1844 and the stress-related death of his brother Samuel the next month, William Smith had delayed his return to Nauvoo from the eastern states where he was on a mission, fearing to become the next Smith martyr. However, assured of his probable safety, he brought his dying wife, Caroline, and their two young daughters back to Nauvoo, arriving May 4, 1845.
With his arrival in Nauvoo and the realization of his precarious standing in the Church hierarchy, William Smith began a focused campaign to negotiate for greater stature and authority by attempting to offer knowledge, as well as position, to the Nauvoo Saints. [From the article]
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