26149

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Journal Article

English

Vlahos, Clare D.

Ecstasy and Orthodoxy : Zenas H. Gurley Sr. and the Formation of the Early Reorganization

John Whitmer Historical Association Journal

2011

31

2

Independence, MO

John Whitmer Historical Association

2011

42-69

[2012 John Whitmer Historical Association winner for Best Historical Article]

A biography of Zenas H. Gurley, a former leader of the Reorganization of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is presented. He was born on May 29, 1801, in Bridgewater, New York. He was raised as a Presbyterian and later joined the Methodist Church. He married Margaret Hickey in 1825. He was baptized into the Church of Latter Day Saints (LDS) on April 1, 1838. He became an executive leader in the RLDS and served as president of the apostolic quorum. He died in 1872.

http://connection.ebscohost.com/c/biographies/66961713/ecstasy-orthodoxy-zenas-h-gurley-sr-formation-early-reorganization

Comparative religion, RLDS
Briggs, Jason W.
Award Winner
Schisms, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Strangites)
Schisms, RLDS
Gurley, Zenos H.

From Monogamy to Polygamy and Back Again
: Changing Marriage Practices Among the Strangites
National Culture, Personality, and Theocracy in the Early Mormon Culture of Violence

Father Figure : Joseph Smith III and the Creation of the Reorganized Church
History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1805-1890
The Church Through the Years, Vol II : The Reorganization Comes of Age, 1860-1992
The Church Through the Years Volume 1 : RLDS Beginnings, to 1860
The Memoirs of Joseph Smith III (1832-1914)