[DOC] [TLE] Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints) - Wikipedia [PAR] In addition, he was with Smith at all the important events of the early church. Like 
Hyrum later, Joseph Smith had ordained Cowdery as the Assistant President of... [DOC] [TLE] Death of Joseph Smith - Wikipedia [PAR] The death of Joseph Smith on June 27, 1844, marked a turning point for the 
Latter Day Saint movement, of which Smith was the founder and leader. When he 
was attacked and killed by a mob, Smith was the mayor of Nauvoo, Illinois, and 
running for President ... Violent threats were made against Smith and the Mormon 
community. [DOC] [TLE] Church History In The Fulness Of Times Student Manual Chapter ... [PAR] With the death of the Prophet Joseph Smith, the First Presidency of the Church ... 
Mourning their slain leader, the Saints wondered who would now lead the 
Church. ... in 1844, reappeared in the city on 3 August and asserted that he 
should be .... and many passengers taunted him, asking what the Mormons 
would do now. [DOC] [TLE] Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Study Guide for Home ... [PAR] How to Share the Gospel  Mormon.org  Referrals for Missionaries  Missionary ... 
After the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith on June 27, 1844, many ... 
Brigham Young states that he holds the keys and wants to do the Lord's will in the 
matter. .... and that no man could succeed Joseph Smith as President of the 
Church. [DOC] [TLE] Succession in the Presidency - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter ... [PAR] Through the Prophet Joseph Smith (180544), God declared that He will give 
unto ... he would have succeeded as President of the Church by virtue of this 
divine calling ... This meant that the three witnesses to the Book of Mormon, 
under the ... 1844, he solemnly told the Twelve that he could now leave them 
because his... [DOC] [TLE] Doctrine and Covenants and Church History Student Study Guide ... [PAR] When the Prophet Joseph Smith was martyred, many members wondered about 
... in the First Presidency, arrived from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on 3 August 
1844. ... He refused to meet with the three members of the Twelve already in 
Nauvoo and ... chosen Brigham Young to succeed Joseph Smith as leader of the 
Church. [DOC] [TLE] The Prophet's Final Charge to the Twelve, 1844 | Religious Studies ... [PAR] The Book of Mormon, published in March 1830, outlined the fulness of the ... [8] It 
is impossible to know whether Joseph Smith actually believed that he ... 
Beginning in early March 1844, Joseph Smith organized the kingdom of God, 
with a leadership ..... the second elder of the Church, could have succeeded 
Joseph Smith. [DOC] [TLE] Succession in the Presidency - The Encyclopedia of Mormonism [PAR] He argued that Joseph Smith's death did not disorganize the presidency or the ... 
which leaders reviewed the options, on August 8, 1844, thousands of Church... [DOC] [TLE] Mormon leader killed by mob - Jun 27, 1844 - HISTORY.com [PAR] On this day in History, Mormon leader killed by mob on Jun 27, 1844. ... Joseph 
Smith, the founder and leader of the Mormon religion, is murdered along with his 
... In the same year, Smith founded the Church of Christlater known as the 
Church of ... He was charged with treason and conspiracy by Illinois authorities 
and... [DOC] [TLE] Joseph Smith Ill's 1844 Blessing Ana The Mormons of Utah [PAR] prophet to this church, which was on condition that he [Joseph Smith, Jr.] did not 
live to ... Even though Joseph had ordained four other men before 1844 to 
succeed him and ... Joseph Smith III to one day become president of the LDS 
Church. [DOC] [TLE] LDS Mormon presidentical prophetic succession crisis 1844 [PAR] Since James Strang was murdered like Joseph Smith, it kind of nullified the ... 
The most liberal claim is that one third of the church followed James Strang, out 
of ... For James Strang to rise up and be leader independent of the Twelve would 
be .... priests' quorum was Don Carlos Smith, until he died

Question: In 1844 he succeeded Joseph Smith as leader of the Mormon Church
Answer: Brigham Young