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English
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The Apostolic Succession of Joseph F. Smith
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Joseph F. Smith : Reflections on the Man and His Times
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Provo, UT
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Religious Studies Center, BYU ; Deseret Book Company
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249-264
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The ordination to the office of Apostle and his subsequent placement as a counselor in the First Presidency would set Joseph F. Smith on a path as the longest-serving Apostle in the First Presidency. (See appendix A for a timeline of his service.) However, because of his ordination as an Apostle and placement in the First Presidency before he was placed in the Quorum of the Twelve, many questions have been raised about Joseph F. Smith’s seniority in the presiding quorums of the Church. A sequential narrative studying these questions—including ordination to Apostle, call to the Twelve, service in the First Presidency, call as President, and sustaining in a special general conference—will guide this paper. The decisions reached during Joseph F. Smith’s lifetime regarding seniority have solidified the Church’s policies regarding succession to the presidency. [From the text]