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class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender; line-height: normal; padding: 0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Prophet-President" class="mw-redirect" title="Prophet-President">Prophet-President</a> of the Church</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data">June 6, 1860<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1860-06-06</span>)</span> – December 10, 1914<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1914-12-10</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Predecessor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Smith Jr.">Joseph Smith Jr.</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Successor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_M._Smith" title="Frederick M. Smith">Frederick M. Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Reason</th><td class="infobox-data">Doctrine of <a href="/wiki/Lineal_succession_(Latter_Day_Saints)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lineal succession (Latter Day Saints)">Lineal succession</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: lavender;">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1832-11-06</span>)</span>November 6, 1832<br /><a href="/wiki/Kirtland,_Ohio" title="Kirtland, Ohio">Kirtland, Ohio</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">December 10, 1914<span style="display:none">(1914-12-10)</span> (aged 82)<br /><a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence, Missouri</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap">Resting place</span></th><td class="infobox-data label">Mound Grove Cemetery<br /><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Joseph_Smith_III&params=39_6_41.20_N_94_25_34.78_W_type:landmark_region:US-MO"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">39°6′41.20″N</span> <span class="longitude">94°25′34.78″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">39.1114444°N 94.4263278°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">39.1114444; -94.4263278</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse(s)</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Emmeline Griswold</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1856; died 1869)<wbr /></div><sup id="cite_ref-Jones_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;margin-top:1px;white-space:normal;">Bertha Madison</div> <div class="marriage-line-margin2px"></div> <div style="display:inline-block;margin-bottom:1px;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1869; died 1896)<wbr /></div> <sup id="cite_ref-Jones_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1151524712"> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Ada R. Clark</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1898)<wbr /></div><sup id="cite_ref-Jones_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">15<sup id="cite_ref-Jones_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /> 5 by Emmeline<br /> 7 by Bertha including<br />  <a href="/wiki/Frederick_M._Smith" title="Frederick M. Smith">Frederick M. Smith</a><br />  <a href="/wiki/Israel_Alexander_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Israel Alexander Smith">Israel Alexander Smith</a><br /> 3 by Ada including<br />  <a href="/wiki/W._Wallace_Smith" title="W. Wallace Smith">William Wallace</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parents</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Smith Jr.">Joseph Smith Jr.</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Emma_Hale_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Hale Smith">Emma Hale Smith</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Signature</th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_Smith_III_signature.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Signature of Joseph Smith III"><img alt="Signature of Joseph Smith III" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Joseph_Smith_III_signature.jpg" decoding="async" width="155" height="53" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="155" data-file-height="53" /></a><figcaption>Signature of Joseph Smith III</figcaption></figure></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 0 #aaaaaa; 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Joseph Smith III was the <a href="/wiki/Prophet-President" class="mw-redirect" title="Prophet-President">Prophet-President</a> of what became the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church), renamed <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ" title="Community of Christ">Community of Christ</a> in 2001, which considers itself a continuation of the church established by Smith's father in 1830.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For fifty-four years until his own death, Smith presided over the church.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Smith's moderate ideas and nature set much of the tone for the church's development, earning him the <a href="/wiki/Sobriquet" title="Sobriquet">sobriquet</a> of "the pragmatic prophet". </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Biography">Biography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Biography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Childhood">Childhood</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Childhood"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1273380762/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti 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data-file-height="231" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Joseph Smith III</div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:88px;max-width:88px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:138px;overflow:hidden"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Emmeline_Griswold.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emmeline_Griswold.jpg/86px-Emmeline_Griswold.jpg" decoding="async" width="86" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emmeline_Griswold.jpg/129px-Emmeline_Griswold.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Emmeline_Griswold.jpg/172px-Emmeline_Griswold.jpg 2x" data-file-width="264" data-file-height="426" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Emmeline Griswold</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Joseph Smith III was born in <a href="/wiki/Kirtland,_Ohio" title="Kirtland, Ohio">Kirtland, Ohio</a>, on November 6, 1832, to Joseph Smith Jr, and Emma Hale Smith. He moved with his parents to <a href="/wiki/Far_West,_Missouri" title="Far West, Missouri">Far West</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, in 1838, where his father was arrested partially as a result of the events in the <a href="/wiki/1838_Mormon_War" title="1838 Mormon War">1838 Mormon War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Young Joseph was able to stay overnight with his father in prison on several occasions. It was later alleged by fellow prisoner and church <a href="/wiki/Apostle_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostle (Mormonism)">apostle</a> <a href="/wiki/Lyman_Wight" title="Lyman Wight">Lyman Wight</a> that during one of these visits, his father laid his hands upon Joseph III's head and said, "You are my successor when I depart."<sup id="cite_ref-Wight_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wight-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While his father was still imprisoned in 1839, Joseph III left Missouri with his mother and siblings and moved to <a href="/wiki/Quincy,_Illinois" title="Quincy, Illinois">Quincy, Illinois</a>, and later to the new settlement of <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo,_Illinois" title="Nauvoo, Illinois">Nauvoo</a>. The elder Smith escaped custody later that year and rejoined the family. </p><p>At Nauvoo, the <a href="/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint" class="mw-redirect" title="Latter Day Saint">Latter Day Saints</a> created a militia known as the <a href="/wiki/Nauvoo_Legion" title="Nauvoo Legion">Nauvoo Legion</a> and soon afterward, 500 of the town's boys created their own junior version of the militia. Joseph III became general of the junior militia whose motto was, "our fathers we respect, our mothers we'll protect." </p><p>According to later reminiscences, Joseph III was blessed by his father at a special council meeting of church officials held on the second floor of the Smith family's <a href="/wiki/Red_Brick_Store" title="Red Brick Store">Red Brick Store</a> in Nauvoo. By some accounts, participants also included <a href="/wiki/Hyrum_Smith" title="Hyrum Smith">Hyrum Smith</a>, <a href="/wiki/John_Taylor_(Mormon)" title="John Taylor (Mormon)">John Taylor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Willard_Richards" title="Willard Richards">Willard Richards</a>, <a href="/wiki/Newel_K._Whitney" title="Newel K. Whitney">Newel K. Whitney</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reynolds_Cahoon" title="Reynolds Cahoon">Reynolds Cahoon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Cutler" title="Alpheus Cutler">Alpheus Cutler</a>, Ebenezer Robinson, <a href="/wiki/George_J._Adams" title="George J. Adams">George J. Adams</a>, <a href="/wiki/William_Wines_Phelps" class="mw-redirect" title="William Wines Phelps">W. W. Phelps</a>, and <a href="/wiki/John_Milton_Bernhisel" title="John Milton Bernhisel">John M. Bernhisel</a>. Joseph III's father reportedly seated him in a chair and Whitney anointed his head with oil. Then the elder Smith reportedly pronounced a special blessing upon his son's head that suggested that Joseph III would succeed him as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church" title="President of the Church">church president</a> if he lived righteously.<sup id="cite_ref-Wight_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Wight-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Joseph_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Death of Joseph Smith">Joseph Smith died</a> at <a href="/wiki/Carthage,_Illinois" title="Carthage, Illinois">Carthage, Illinois</a>, when Joseph III was 11 years old. Although many Latter Day Saints believed that Joseph III should succeed his father, his young age in 1844 made that impractical. A <a href="/wiki/Succession_crisis_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Succession crisis (Mormonism)">succession crisis</a> ensued which resulted in <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Brigham Young</a> taking lead of the majority of church members as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Quorum_of_the_Twelve_Apostles" class="mw-redirect" title="President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles">president of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles</a>. Three years later Young became the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church_(LDS_Church)" title="President of the Church (LDS Church)">president</a> of <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a>. Relations between Young and the Smith family were strained and many of the Smiths chose to recognize <a href="/wiki/James_J._Strang" class="mw-redirect" title="James J. Strang">James J. Strang</a> as church president. Young and the majority of the Latter Day Saints departed Nauvoo in 1846, leaving the Smith family in a mostly empty city. Smith's mother, Emma, attempted to make a living renting out rooms in the family home; in 1847, Emma married a second husband named <a href="/wiki/Lewis_Bidamon" class="mw-redirect" title="Lewis Bidamon">Lewis Bidamon</a>. </p><p>Joseph III began to study and eventually <a href="/wiki/Practice_law" class="mw-redirect" title="Practice law">practice law</a>. In 1856, he married Emmeline Griswold and the couple moved into a house that was his parents' first residence in Nauvoo. They had five children: Rebecca, Emma, Carrie, Zaide, and Joseph Arthur. After Emmeline died of probable tuberculosis, he married their housekeeper, Bertha Madison, on November 12, 1869. They had seven children: David Carlos, Mary Audentia, Frederick Madison, Israel "Dutch" Alexander, Kenneth, Bertha Azuba, and Hale. Bertha Madison Smith died from injuries sustained in a carriage accident in 1895. On January 12, 1898 Joseph Smith III wed Ada Rachel Clark of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They had three sons, William Wallace, Richard Clark, and Reginald Archer.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Reorganization_of_the_church">Reorganization of the church</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Reorganization of the church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the late 1840s and early 1850s, the bulk of the Latter Day Saints either aligned themselves with Young and emigrated to <a href="/wiki/Utah" title="Utah">Utah</a> or they remained in the Midwest and looked to Strang as church president. Strang gave indications that he believed that a son of Joseph Smith would one day lead the church and made overtures to the Smith family. Emma and her sons, however, remained aloof. Many midwestern Latter Day Saints were adamantly opposed to <a href="/wiki/Plural_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Plural marriage">plural marriage</a> and when Strang began to openly practice the doctrine in 1849, several key leaders, including <a href="/wiki/Jason_W._Briggs" title="Jason W. Briggs">Jason W. Briggs</a> and <a href="/wiki/Zenas_H._Gurley,_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Zenas H. Gurley, Sr.">Zenas H. Gurley, Sr.</a> broke with his <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter_Day_Saints_(Strangite)" title="Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)">leadership</a>. Later, when Strang was mortally wounded by <a href="/wiki/Assassin" class="mw-redirect" title="Assassin">assassins</a>, he refused to name a successor, and when he died he left his church leaderless. </p><p>The midwestern Saints began to call for the need to establish a "New Organization" of the church and many believed that Joseph III should be its head. Latter Day Saints repeatedly visited Smith and asked him to take up his father's mantle, but his reply was that he would only assume the church presidency if he were inspired by God to do so. Finally, in 1860, Smith said that he had received this inspiration and at a <a href="/wiki/Amboy_Conference" title="Amboy Conference">conference</a> in <a href="/wiki/Amboy,_Illinois" title="Amboy, Illinois">Amboy, Illinois</a> on April 6, 1860, he was sustained as president of the <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ" title="Community of Christ">RLDS Church</a>. Smith III stated at the conference: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>I would say to you, brethren, as I hope you may be, and in faith I trust you are, as a people that God has promised his blessings upon, I came not here of myself, but by the influence of the Spirit. For some time past I have received manifestations pointing to the position which I am about to assume. I wish to say that I have come here not to be dictated by any men or set of men. I have come in obedience to a power not my own, and shall be dictated by the power that sent me.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote><p> At the time both this organization and Young's <a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Utah-based church</a> claimed to be the true <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)">Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="President_of_the_church">President of the church</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: President of the church"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As church president, Smith was what his biographer<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Words_to_watch#Unsupported_attributions" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Words to watch"><span title="The material near this tag possibly uses too-vague attribution or weasel words. (October 2024)">who?</span></a></i>]</sup> has called a "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pragmatic" class="extiw" title="wiktionary:pragmatic">pragmatic</a> prophet." Many of RLDS Church followers were dissidents from what they felt were the excesses of a <a href="/wiki/Theocracy" title="Theocracy">theocracy</a> established by Smith's father, and which they also felt were continued under Young in <a href="/wiki/Utah_Territory" title="Utah Territory">Utah Territory</a>. From the start, Smith attempted to steer a middle course. Rather than deny the later and more controversial teachings of Smith's father, such as <a href="/wiki/Baptism_for_the_dead" title="Baptism for the dead">baptism for the dead</a>, the divinity of the <a href="/wiki/Book_of_Abraham" title="Book of Abraham">Book of Abraham</a> and the concepts of "<a href="/wiki/Exaltation_(LDS_Church)" class="mw-redirect" title="Exaltation (LDS Church)">eternal progression</a>" and the "<a href="/wiki/Plurality_of_gods" class="mw-redirect" title="Plurality of gods">plurality of gods</a>," Smith taught that these doctrines either were never officially accepted, were misinterpreted, or should simply not be emphasized. However, Smith repeatedly taught that his father did not teach or practice <a href="/wiki/Plural_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Plural marriage">plural marriage</a> and that this practice was an invention of Young and his followers. Smith also resisted calls from his followers to announce a new gathering place or to quickly "redeem" and build up "<a href="/wiki/Zion_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Zion (Latter Day Saints)">Zion</a>" (<a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence, Missouri</a>). </p><p>In the 1860s and 1870s, Smith began to rebuild the structure of the church, establishing a new <a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(Community_of_Christ)" title="First Presidency (Community of Christ)">First Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/Council_of_Twelve_Apostles_(Community_of_Christ)" title="Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)">Council of Twelve Apostles</a>, seven quorums of the <a href="/wiki/Seventy_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Seventy (Latter Day Saints)">Seventy</a>, and a <a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishopric_(Community_of_Christ)" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding Bishopric (Community of Christ)">Presiding Bishopric</a>. Zenas H. Gurley, Sr. became President of the Council of Twelve. Smith presented a revelation which called <a href="/wiki/William_Marks_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Marks (Latter Day Saints)">William Marks</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Stake_president" class="mw-redirect" title="Stake president">presiding officer</a> of the church's central <a href="/wiki/Stake_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Stake (Latter Day Saints)">stake</a>, to be his first counselor in the reorganized First Presidency. After Marks died, Smith called <a href="/wiki/W._W._Blair" class="mw-redirect" title="W. W. Blair">W. W. Blair</a> and his brother, <a href="/wiki/David_Hyrum_Smith" title="David Hyrum Smith">David Hyrum Smith</a>, to be his counselors in the First Presidency. </p><p>In 1866, Smith moved from Nauvoo to <a href="/wiki/Plano,_Illinois" title="Plano, Illinois">Plano, Illinois</a>, where the church's printing house had been established. He personally took over the editorship of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Saint%27s_Herald" class="mw-redirect" title="The Saint's Herald">The Saint's Herald</a></i>, and Plano became the headquarters of the church. Meanwhile, Latter Day Saints adhering to the reorganization established a colony in <a href="/wiki/Lamoni,_Iowa" title="Lamoni, Iowa">Lamoni, Iowa</a>, where they attempted to practice the "<a href="/wiki/Law_of_Consecration_(Mormonism)" class="mw-redirect" title="Law of Consecration (Mormonism)">Law of Consecration</a>" or "Order of Enoch." In 1881, Smith decided to move to Lamoni which became the new headquarters of the church. Although the practice of the Order of Enoch proved a failure, the town of Lamoni continued to grow.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The church established a college there which became <a href="/wiki/Graceland_University" title="Graceland University">Graceland University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Under Smith's presidency, the RLDS Church gained clear legal title to the <a href="/wiki/Kirtland_Temple" title="Kirtland Temple">Kirtland Temple</a> in the 1880 <i><a href="/wiki/Kirtland_Temple_Suit" title="Kirtland Temple Suit">Kirtland Temple Suit</a></i>. However, the RLDS Church failed in its bid to acquire legal title to the <a href="/wiki/Temple_Lot" title="Temple Lot">Temple Lot</a> in the <i><a href="/wiki/Temple_Lot_Case" title="Temple Lot Case">Temple Lot Case</a></i> of the late 1890s. The trial court in both cases declared that the RLDS Church was the legal rightful successor to the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)">original Latter Day Saint church</a> founded in 1830 by Smith's father (it failed to gain the Temple Lot because the owners at the time appealed on the grounds that the RLDS Church waited too long to act, but the earlier rightful successor decision was upheld). Rather than focusing on the practical ownership results of the cases, Smith emphasized these court judgements for the remainder of his life as legal validation of the RLDS Church's claims.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Redemption_of_Zion">Redemption of Zion</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Redemption of Zion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Smith's final years, members of the church began to move to <a href="/wiki/Independence,_Missouri" title="Independence, Missouri">Independence, Missouri</a>, which Joseph Smith had designated as the "center place" of the "<a href="/wiki/Zion_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Zion (Latter Day Saints)">City of Zion</a>." Many Latter Day Saints had wanted to return to this theologically important ground since their expulsion in 1839. In 1906, at the age of 73, Smith moved to Independence and entered a state of semi-retirement. His eldest son, <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Madison_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Madison Smith">Frederick Madison Smith</a>, remained in Lamoni and took over active leadership of the church. Finally, on December 10, 1914, at the age of 82, Smith suffered a heart seizure in his home and died. He had been president of the church for more than fifty years and he was admired and mourned by thousands.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Teachings_on_plural_marriage">Teachings on plural marriage</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Teachings on plural marriage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Origin_of_Latter_Day_Saint_polygamy" title="Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy">Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy</a></div> <p>Joseph Smith III was an ardent opponent of the practice of <a href="/wiki/Plural_marriage" class="mw-redirect" title="Plural marriage">plural marriage</a> throughout his life. For most of his career, Smith denied that his father had been involved in the practice and insisted that it had originated with <a href="/wiki/Brigham_Young" title="Brigham Young">Young</a>. Smith served many missions to the western United States where he met with and interviewed associates and women claiming to be widows of his father, who attempted to present him with evidence to the contrary. In the end, Smith concluded that he was "not positive nor sure that [his father] was innocent"<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and that if, indeed, the elder Smith had been involved, it was still a false practice. However, many members of the <a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ" title="Community of Christ">Community of Christ</a>, and some of the groups that were formerly associated with it are still not convinced that Joseph Smith III's father did indeed engage in plural marriage, and feel that the evidence that he did so is largely flawed.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Family_chart">Family chart</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Family chart"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="width: 710px; border: 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solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hyrumsmith.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Hyrumsmith.gif/50px-Hyrumsmith.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="70" class="mw-file-element" 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decoding="async" width="50" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/EmmaSmith.jpg/75px-EmmaSmith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/EmmaSmith.jpg/100px-EmmaSmith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="500" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Emma_Hale_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Emma Hale Smith">Emma Hale Smith</a><br /><small>1804–1879<br />Elect Lady</small></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Williamsmith.gif" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Williamsmith.gif/50px-Williamsmith.gif" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Williamsmith.gif/75px-Williamsmith.gif 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b9/Williamsmith.gif/100px-Williamsmith.gif 2x" data-file-width="179" data-file-height="240" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/William_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Smith (Latter Day Saints)">William B. Smith</a><br /><small>1811–1893<br />Presiding Patriarch<br />(1845)</small></div></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg/50px-Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="72" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg/75px-Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg/100px-Bertha_Madison_Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="316" data-file-height="457" /></a></span><br />Bertha Madison<br /><small>1843–1896</small></div></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joseph_Smith_III(2).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Joseph_Smith_III%282%29.jpg/50px-Joseph_Smith_III%282%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Joseph_Smith_III%282%29.jpg/75px-Joseph_Smith_III%282%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e4/Joseph_Smith_III%282%29.jpg/100px-Joseph_Smith_III%282%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="378" data-file-height="504" /></a></span><br /><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joseph Smith III</a><br /><small>1832–1914<br />Prophet-President<br />(1860–1914)</small></div></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px dashed;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Ada Clark<br /><small>1871–1914</small></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg/50px-Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg/75px-Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg/100px-Alexander_Hale_Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="455" data-file-height="613" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Alexander_Hale_Smith" title="Alexander Hale Smith">Alexander Hale Smith</a><br /><small>1838–1909<br />Presiding Patriarch<br />(1897–1902)</small></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg/50px-David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg/75px-David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg/100px-David_Hyrum_Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="857" data-file-height="1289" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/David_Hyrum_Smith" title="David Hyrum Smith">David Hyrum Smith</a><br /><small>1844–1904</small></div></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;border-bottom:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;border-bottom:1px solid;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="border-right:1px solid;height:2em;width:1em"></td><td rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:1em"></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td><td style="height:1em;width:1em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" style="height:1em;width:2em"></td><td style="border-right:1px solid;height:1em;width:1em"></td></tr> <tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg/50px-Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="70" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg/75px-Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg/100px-Frederick_M._Smith2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="292" data-file-height="409" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Frederick_M._Smith" title="Frederick M. Smith">Frederick M. Smith</a><br /><small>1874–1946<br />Prophet–President<br />(1914–1946)</small></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Israel_A._Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Israel_A._Smith.jpg/50px-Israel_A._Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="83" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Israel_A._Smith.jpg/75px-Israel_A._Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Israel_A._Smith.jpg/100px-Israel_A._Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="214" data-file-height="356" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Israel_A._Smith" title="Israel A. Smith">Israel A. Smith</a><br /><small>1876–1958<br />Prophet–President<br />(1946–1958)</small></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><br /><a href="/wiki/W._Wallace_Smith" title="W. Wallace Smith">W. Wallace Smith</a><br /><small>1900–1989<br />Prophet–President<br />(1958–1978)</small></div></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="2" rowspan="2" style="height:2em;width:2em"></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Frederick_A._Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Frederick_A._Smith.jpg/50px-Frederick_A._Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Frederick_A._Smith.jpg/75px-Frederick_A._Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Frederick_A._Smith.jpg/100px-Frederick_A._Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="393" data-file-height="524" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Frederick_A._Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick A. Smith">Frederick A. Smith</a><br /><small>1862–1954<br />Presiding Patriarch<br />(1913–1938)</small></div></td><td colspan="6" rowspan="2" style="border:0px solid;padding:0.2em"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Elbert_A._Smith.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Elbert_A._Smith.jpg/50px-Elbert_A._Smith.jpg" decoding="async" width="50" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Elbert_A._Smith.jpg/75px-Elbert_A._Smith.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Elbert_A._Smith.jpg/100px-Elbert_A._Smith.jpg 2x" data-file-width="453" data-file-height="603" /></a></span><br /><a href="/wiki/Elbert_A._Smith" title="Elbert A. Smith">Elbert A. Smith</a><br /><small>1871–1959<br />Presiding Patriarch<br />(1938–1958)</small></div></td></tr><tr style="height:1px;text-align:center"></tr> </tbody></table></div> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Joseph_Smith_III&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-Jones-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Jones_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jones_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jones_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Jones_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFJones" class="citation web cs1">Jones, Gracia. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110811155054/http://www.josephsmithjr.org/history/children/70-joseph-smith-iii">"Joseph Smith III"</a>. <i>The Joseph Smith Jr. and Emma Hale Smith Historical Society</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">April 19,</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=www.sos.mo.gov&rft.atitle=The+Missouri+Mormon+War&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sos.mo.gov%2Farchives%2Fresources%2Fmormon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AJoseph+Smith+III" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Wight-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Wight_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Wight_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Wight, Lyman: letter to "The Northern Islander.", July 1855; reprinted in Saints Advocate, Vol. 7 (September 1884), p. 478. also quoted in <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.centerplace.org/history/ch/v2ch35.htm">"Chapter 35"</a>. <i>The History of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints</i>, Vol. 2<i><span></span></i>. p. 789<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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font-size:small;clear:both;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="3" style="border-top: 5px solid #FABE60;"><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ" title="Community of Christ">Community of Christ titles</a> </th></tr> <tr style="text-align:center;"> <td style="width:30%;" rowspan="1">Preceded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Joseph Smith Jr.">Joseph Smith Jr.</a></div><i><b>as <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church" title="President of the Church">President</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Church_of_Christ_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)">Church of<br />Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints</a> </b></i> </td> <td style="width: 40%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1"><b> <a href="/wiki/Prophet%E2%80%93President" class="mw-redirect" title="Prophet–President">Prophet–President</a> </b><br />June 6, 1860<span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated itvstart">1860-06-06</span>)</span>–December 10, 1914<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1914-12-10</span>)</span> </td> <td style="width: 30%; text-align: center;" rowspan="1">Succeeded by<div style="font-weight: bold"><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Madison_Smith" class="mw-redirect" title="Frederick Madison Smith">Frederick M. 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Smith Jr.</a> (1830–44)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Community_of_Christ" title="History of the Community of Christ">Post reorganization</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="Prophet-Presidents61" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(Community_of_Christ)" title="First Presidency (Community of Christ)">Prophet-Presidents</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">J. Smith III</a> (1860–1914)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_M._Smith" title="Frederick M. Smith">F.M. Smith</a> (1915–46)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_A._Smith" title="Israel A. Smith">I.A. Smith</a> (1946–58)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Wallace_Smith" title="W. Wallace Smith">W.W. Smith</a> (1958–78)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallace_B._Smith" title="Wallace B. Smith">W.B. Smith</a> (1978–96)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Grant_McMurray" title="W. Grant McMurray">McMurray</a> (1996–2005)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_M._Veazey" title="Stephen M. Veazey">Veazey</a> (2005–)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Community_of_Christ299" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Community_of_Christ" title="Template:Community of Christ"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Community_of_Christ" title="Template talk:Community of Christ"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Community_of_Christ" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Community of Christ"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Community_of_Christ299" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ" title="Community of Christ">Community of Christ</a></div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Major people</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith" title="Joseph Smith">Joseph Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Smith" title="Emma Smith">Emma Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Whitmer" title="David Whitmer">David Whitmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Cutler" title="Alpheus Cutler">Alpheus Cutler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Smith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="William Smith (Latter Day Saints)">William Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lyman_Wight" title="Lyman Wight">Lyman Wight</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Joseph Smith III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frederick_M._Smith" title="Frederick M. Smith">Frederick M. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Israel_A._Smith" title="Israel A. Smith">Israel A. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_D._Neff" title="Charles D. Neff">Charles D. Neff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Wallace_Smith" title="W. Wallace Smith">W. Wallace Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wallace_B._Smith" title="Wallace B. Smith">Wallace B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/W._Grant_McMurray" title="W. Grant McMurray">W. Grant McMurray</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_M._Veazey" title="Stephen M. Veazey">Stephen M. Veazey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sidney_Rigdon" title="Sidney Rigdon">Sidney Rigdon</a></li></ul> </div></td><td class="noviewer navbox-image" rowspan="9" style="width:1px;padding:0 0 0 2px"><div><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg/100px-USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="100" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg/150px-USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/af/USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg/200px-USVA_headstone_emb-20.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="228" data-file-height="229" /></a></span></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Community_of_Christ" title="History of the Community of Christ">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/First_Vision" title="First Vision">First Vision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Amboy_Conference" title="Amboy Conference">Amboy Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lineal_succession" title="Lineal succession">Lineal succession</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Supreme_directional_control" title="Supreme directional control">Supreme Directional Control</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Major_beliefs" title="Community of Christ">Major beliefs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#All_are_called" title="Community of Christ">All are Called</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Concept_of_Zion" title="Community of Christ">Concept of Zion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#God.2C_Jesus_Christ_and_the_Holy_Spirit" title="Community of Christ">God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Peace" title="Community of Christ">Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Priesthood_(Community_of_Christ)" title="Priesthood (Community of Christ)">Priesthood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Revelation_and_prophetic_leadership" title="Community of Christ">Prophetic leadership</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Salvation" title="Community of Christ">Salvation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Worth_of_all_persons" title="Community of Christ">Worth of all persons</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Scripture" title="Community of Christ">Sacred texts</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bible" title="Bible">Bible</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/King_James_Version" title="King James Version">King James Version</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Translation_of_the_Bible" title="Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible">Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Book_of_Mormon" title="Book of Mormon">Book of Mormon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Doctrine_and_Covenants#Community_of_Christ_editions" title="Doctrine and Covenants">Doctrine and covenants</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Worship</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Auditorium_(Community_of_Christ)" title="Auditorium (Community of Christ)">Auditorium</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ_Sings" class="mw-redirect" title="Community of Christ Sings">Community of Christ Sings</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daily_Prayer_for_Peace" title="Daily Prayer for Peace">Daily Prayer for Peace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sacrament_(Community_of_Christ)" title="Sacrament (Community of Christ)">Sacraments</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Temple_(Latter_Day_Saints)#Community_of_Christ" title="Temple (Latter Day Saints)">Temples</a> (<a href="/wiki/Independence_Temple" title="Independence Temple">Independence</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kirtland_Temple" title="Kirtland Temple">Kirtland</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Organization</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Children%27s_Peace_Pavilion" class="mw-redirect" title="Children's Peace Pavilion">Children's Peace Pavilion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ_Seminary" title="Community of Christ Seminary">Seminary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Conference_(Community_of_Christ)" title="World Conference (Community of Christ)">World Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ_membership_and_field_organization" class="mw-redirect" title="Community of Christ membership and field organization">Field organization</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ#Organization_and_structure" title="Community of Christ">Leadership</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Church#Prophet-Presidents_of_the_Community_of_Christ" title="President of the Church">Prophet-President</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Prophet-Presidents_of_the_Community_of_Christ" title="List of Prophet-Presidents of the Community of Christ">List</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/First_Presidency_(Community_of_Christ)" title="First Presidency (Community of Christ)">First Presidency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Council_of_Twelve_Apostles_(Community_of_Christ)" title="Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)">Council of Twelve Apostles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Bishop#Community_of_Christ" class="mw-redirect" title="Presiding Bishop">Presiding Bishop</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Church_Leadership_Council" title="World Church Leadership Council">World Church Leadership Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Standing_High_Council" title="Standing High Council">Standing High Council</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presiding_Patriarch#The_Community_of_Christ" title="Presiding Patriarch">Presiding Evangelist</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Community_of_Christ" title="Category:Community of Christ">Other</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Comparison_of_the_Community_of_Christ_and_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Comparison of the Community of Christ and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">Comparison with Latter-day Saints</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Graceland_University" title="Graceland University">Graceland University</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmony_(organization)" title="Harmony (organization)">Harmony (organization)</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Herald_(Community_of_Christ)" title="Herald (Community of Christ)">Herald</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Herald_House" title="Herald House">Herald House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvest_Hills_Cooperative_Community" title="Harvest Hills Cooperative Community">Harvest Hills</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Community_of_Christ_International_Peace_Award" title="Community of Christ International Peace Award">International Peace Award</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Historic Sites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Smith_Mansion_House" title="Joseph Smith Mansion House">Joseph Smith Mansion House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liberty_Hall_(Lamoni,_Iowa)" title="Liberty Hall (Lamoni, Iowa)">Liberty Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nauvoo_House" title="Nauvoo House">Nauvoo House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plano_Stone_Church" title="Plano Stone Church">Plano Stone Church</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_Brick_Store" title="Red Brick Store">Red Brick Store</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stone_Church_(Independence,_Missouri)" title="Stone Church (Independence, Missouri)">Stone Church</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="Mormon handcart pioneers">Mormon handcart pioneers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Battalion" title="Mormon Battalion">Mormon Battalion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_Reformation" title="Mormon Reformation">Mormon Reformation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Utah_War" title="Utah War">Utah War</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Community_of_Christ" title="History of the Community of Christ">Community of Christ history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Amboy_Conference" title="Amboy Conference">Amboy Conference</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Restoration_branches" title="Restoration branches">Restoration branches</a></li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_(Bickertonite)" title="History of the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)">Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) history</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Rigdonite" title="Rigdonite">Rigdonite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bickerton" title="William Bickerton">William 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III</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Strang" title="James Strang">James Strang</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Bickerton" title="William Bickerton">William Bickerton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granville_Hedrick" title="Granville Hedrick">Granville Hedrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alpheus_Cutler" title="Alpheus Cutler">Alpheus Cutler</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_denominations_in_the_Latter_Day_Saint_movement" title="List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement">LDS denominations</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints">The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Outline_of_the_Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints" title="Outline of the 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title="Adam–God doctrine">Adam–God doctrine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agency_in_Mormonism" title="Agency in Mormonism">Agency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Articles_of_Faith_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Articles of Faith (Latter Day Saints)">Articles of Faith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Confirmation_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)">Confirmation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_cosmology" title="Mormon cosmology">Cosmology</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Degrees_of_glory" title="Degrees of glory">Degrees of glory</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_in_19th-century_Mormonism" title="Death in 19th-century Mormonism">Early views on death</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exaltation_(Mormonism)" title="Exaltation (Mormonism)">Exaltation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gifts_of_the_Spirit_in_Mormonism" title="Gifts of the Spirit in Mormonism">Gifts of the Spirit</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_in_Mormonism" title="God in Mormonism">Views on God</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Parents" title="Heavenly Parents">Heavenly Parents</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavenly_Mother_(Mormonism)" title="Heavenly Mother (Mormonism)">Heavenly Mother</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islam_and_Mormonism" title="Islam and Mormonism">Islam and Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judaism_and_Mormonism" title="Judaism and Mormonism">Judaism and Mormonism</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_consecration" title="Law of consecration">Law of consecration</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melchizedek_priesthood_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)">Melchizedek priesthood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patriarchal_blessing" title="Patriarchal blessing">Patriarchal blessing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plan_of_salvation_in_Mormonism" title="Plan of salvation in Mormonism">Plan of salvation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Premortal_life_(Latter_Day_Saints)" title="Premortal life (Latter Day Saints)">Premortal life</a></li> <li><a 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title="Mormon foodways">Mormon foodways</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_literature" title="Mormon literature">Mormon literature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_poetry" title="Mormon poetry">Mormon poetry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_fiction" title="Mormon fiction">Mormon fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Association_for_Mormon_Letters" title="Association for Mormon Letters">Association for Mormon Letters</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_music" title="Mormon music">Mormon music</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_folk_music" title="Mormon folk music">Mormon folk music</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Placement_marriage" title="Placement marriage">Placement marriage</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">The Mormon Image</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mormon_studies" title="Mormon studies">Mormon 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