Lost Legacy : The Mormon Office of Presiding Patriarch / Irene M. Bates and E. Gary Smith.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bates, Irene M., 1921-2015, author.

Smith, E. Gary, 1938- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints--Biography.

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Smith, Eldred G. (Eldred Gee), 1907-2013.

Smith, Eldred G.

Smith, Joseph F. (Joseph Fielding), 1899-1964.

Smith, Joseph F.

Smith, Hyrum Gibbs, 1879-1932.

Smith, Hyrum Gibbs.

Smith, John, 1832-1911.

Smith, John.

Smith, John, 1781-1854.

Smith, William, 1811-1893.

Smith, William.

Smith, Hyrum, 1800-1844.

Smith, Hyrum.

Smith, Joseph, Sr., 1771-1840.

Smith, Joseph.

Latter Day Saint churches--United States--Biography.

Latter Day Saint churches.

Patriarchs (Latter Day Saint churches)--History of doctrines.

Patriarchs (Latter Day Saint churches).

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 276 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

[Urbana, Illinois] : [University of Illinois Press], [2017]

Summary:

Joseph Smith's father, Joseph Smith Sr., first occupied the hereditary office of Presiding Patriarch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Thereafter, it became a focal point for struggle between those appointed and those born to leadership positions. This new edition of Lost Legacy updates the award-winning history of the office. Irene M. Bates and E. Gary Smith chronicle the ongoing tensions around the existence of a Presiding Patriarch as a source of conflict between the Smith family and the rest of the leadership. Their narrative continues through the dawning realization that familial authority was incompatible with the LDS's structured leadership and the decision to abolish the office of Patriarch in 1979. This second edition, revised and supplemented by author E. Gary Smith, includes a new chapter on Eldred G. Smith, the General Authority Emeritus who was the final Presiding Patriarch. It also corrects the text and provides a new preface by E. Gary Smith.

Contents:

Charisma and authority : the crucible for the office of Patriarch

"Like the patriarchs of old" : Joseph Smith, Sr., first patriarch, 1883-40

"By blessing and also by right" : Hyrum Smith, second patriarch, 1841-44

Office in crisis : William Smith, third patriarch, May 1845-October 1845

Patriarchal bridge : interregnum, 1845-47, and Uncle John Smith, fourth patriarch, 1847-54

Continuing the tradition : John Smith, fifth patriarch, 1855-1911

A question of primacy : Hyrum G. Smith, sixth patriarch, 1912-32

Decade of uncertainty, 1932-42, and the compromise : Joseph F. Smith II, seventh patriarch, 1942-46

The end of the line : Eldred G. Smith, eighth patriarch, 1947-79

Unique emeritus : Eldred G. Smith, patriarch/general authority emeritus, 1979-2013

Appendix A. presiding patriarchs and presidents of the Mormon Church

Appendix B. Mormon presiding patriarchs.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [255]-267) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780252050138

0252050134

OCLC:

988087402