[DOC] [TLE] Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia [PAR] Smith became President of the First Presidency, a title which became associated 
with the office of "President of the Church"; Sidney Rigdon and Jesse Gause... [DOC] [TLE] Primary 5: Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Lesson 38 ... [PAR] At a meeting of the Church on 8 August 1844, Sidney Rigdon gave an hour-and-
a-half-long speech on why he should be the leader of the Church. Brigham... [DOC] [TLE] Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide for Home ... [PAR] After the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith on June 27, 1844, many people 
... When Brigham Young, who was the President of the Quorum of the Twelve 
Apostles, ... Sidney Rigdon tells a group of Saints that he should be the guardian 
of the ... It appeared as though he tried to hold this meeting so Church members... [DOC] [TLE] Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual Chapter ... [PAR] Mourning their slain leader, the Saints wondered who would now lead the 
Church. Sidney Rigdon, who had left Nauvoo earlier in 1844, reappeared in the 
city on ... As a poet, he memorialized the Prophet in lines which later became a 
favorite Church ... Brigham recorded in his journal, The first thing which I thought 
of was,... [DOC] [TLE] Succession in the Presidency - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ... [PAR] After the Prophet's martyrdom, at a meeting held on August 8, 1844, many Saints 
... Ask two students to read aloud the handout sections titled Sidney Rigdon's 
Claim ... And even though James Strang's claims to the presidency were false, 
three of ... and he becomes the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-
day... [DOC] [TLE] Rigdon, Sidney - The Encyclopedia of Mormonism [PAR] He was also a renowned early convert to the Church, its most persuasive orator 
in the first decade, and First Counselor in the First Presidency from 1832 to 1844. 
Following the Prophet Joseph Smith's martyrdom, Rigdon became one of the 
Church's ... In the summer of 1831, Joseph, Sidney, and other leaders journeyed 
to... [DOC] [TLE] Sidney Rigdon | Search Results | - Denver Snuffer [PAR] [T]he minutes are published as part of The Joseph Smith Papers even though 
much ... of the meetings held on seventeen days from 10 March through 31 May 
1844. .... inexplicably dropped Lectures by a decision made by church leaders 
without any ..... When that view is challenged, their descendants rise up in their 
pride to... [DOC] [TLE] "The Keys Are Right Here" | Milton V. Backman, Jr. [PAR] The first thing he thought of was whether Joseph had taken the keys of the ... 
members of the Church in Nauvoo and vicinity became accustomed to being led 
by both ... The challenge of Sidney Rigdon to the leadership of the Twelve gave 
that ... On 7 August 1844, the morning after Brigham Young had returned, he and 
the... [DOC] [TLE] Sidney Rigdon - Mormonism, The Mormon Church, Beliefs ... [PAR] Sep 8, 2010 ... Sidney Rigdon was an influential leader in the early days of Mormonism and 
became a good friend of the Prophet Joseph Smith. He was a... [DOC] [TLE] Lesson 33: President Brigham Young Leads the Saints | Meridian ... [PAR] The first thing I thought of, says President Young, was whether Joseph had ... 
As the issue came up as to who was to lead the church the following events 
happened: ... The challenge of Sidney Rigdon to the leadership of the Twelve 
gave that ... On 7 August 1844, the morning after Brigham Young had returned, 
he and the... [DOC] [TLE] The Making of a Mormon Myth [PAR] the First Presidency, became entangled in an ecclesiastical dogfight for primacy. 
... events surrounding this tussle for church leadership metamorphosed into a ... it 
does a monumental disservice to Sidney Rigdon and others who challenged .... 
thoughts, President Rigdon related to the audience a vision he claimed to have... [DOC] [TLE] The second part, a four-chapter biographical essay on ... - jstor [PAR] Maurice's father

Question: Though challenged by Sidney Rigdon, he became leader of the church in 1844
Answer: Brigham Young