Was James Strang the rightful successor of Joseph Smith? Ep. 56

After Joseph Smith died, the question of who should succeed him became paramount. Joseph hadn’t left clear instructions, and several break-off sects emerged. The majority of Latter-day Saints (sometimes called Mormons) supported the leadership of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. But some people followed a charismatic new convert by the name of James Strang. In this episode, Dave talks about the Strangite break-off sect and what happened to it in the decades to come.


More info on this subject from our website: https://bit.ly/2EaZI3M

A Strangite denomination website: http://strangite.org/Welcome.htm
Fun fact: You’ll notice that our faith’s name, “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” always has a lower-case ‘d’ in ‘day.’ This is because by capitalizing the ‘d’ you’re technically referring to a different church altogether. I believe the link above takes you to that church’s website, “Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.”
Another Strangite denomination website: https://bit.ly/2NP3B2G
A blog of some Strangite beliefs: https://bit.ly/2Q3dtsL
The Mormon Succession Crisis of 1844, by Michael Quinn: https://bit.ly/2WOY8x3
Podcast from our church on this subject: https://bit.ly/2Ckt8eU
From the Encyclopedia of Mormonism: https://bit.ly/2qpV8Lw
Is this segment scripted? Yes! Here’s why: https://bit.ly/2Gf3pIS
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NOTE: This episode deals specifically with James Strang’s role in the Latter-day Saint succession crisis. Those interested in other events from Strang’s life, such as the purported translation of the Record of Rajah Manchou of Vorito (the Vorhee plates), will have to wait until a future episode.

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