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763: 1256: 183:, recorded in the D&C, he was promised his lineage would have the priesthood: "Therefore, thus saith the Lord unto you, with whom the priesthood hath continued through the lineage of your fathers—For ye are lawful heirs, according to the flesh, and have been hid from the world with Christ in God—Therefore your life and the priesthood have remained, and must needs remain through you and your lineage until the restoration of all things spoken by the mouths of all the holy prophets since the world began." 1439: 915: 947: 898: 1053: 626: 1115: 968: 649: 33: 1136: 1074: 805: 742: 786: 338:(a son of Hyrum Smith) became Presiding Patriarch of the LDS Church. Thereafter, the majority of the Presiding Patriarchs of the LDS Church were descendants of Hyrum, in keeping with the tradition of lineal succession. The LDS Church ceased to include Presiding Patriarchs in its hierarchy after 1979, when 295:, was the father of the founding prophet. On his death bed, Joseph Sr. appointed his eldest living son, Hyrum Smith, Presiding Patriarch "by right" of inheritance. When Hyrum was killed in 1844, his youngest brother, William, became Presiding Patriarch. William broke with Brigham Young, 1714: 322:
to the office. Thereafter, the office of Presiding Patriarch in the RLDS Church remained within the Smith family and was passed by lineal succession until 1958. In that year, W. Wallace Smith ended the tradition by calling
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have legal right to the priesthood: "And if they be literal descendants of Aaron, they have a legal right to the bishopric, if they are the firstborn among the sons of Aaron." In a revelation recorded by
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Other Latter Day Saints living in the Midwest United States continued to support lineal succession and in 1860, they invited Joseph Smith III to become president of what would later be called the
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as one that may be transmitted by lineal succession, though such a practice has never been formalized in the church. The following father–son apostle combinations have existed in the LDS Church:
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As a result, many leaders arose who either argued against lineal succession or suggested that the church would have to wait for Joseph Smith III to mature. This created what is known as the
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One who has the right and calling to hold these positions through lineage must still be ordained by the church hierarchy before officiating in the office.
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Latter Day Saint scripture teaches that a person may also be called through their lineage, so that they have a legal right to a priesthood office. The
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Many Latter Day Saints believed that a son of Joseph Smith should be the successor to the church presidency. Several prominent leaders asserted that a
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of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond a mere trivial mention. If notability cannot be shown, the article is likely to be
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as Presiding Patriarch. Today, Presiding Patriarchs of what is now the Community of Christ are known as "Presiding Evangelists."
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would succeed to the church presidency, absent any lineal succession. This system of apostolic succession continues in
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the Church." William was later excommunicated by Young's faction, which became the LDS Church. William joined with
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After William's death, Joseph Smith III reinstituted the office of Presiding Patriarch, appointing his brother
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Brigham Young selected and ordained three of his sons to be apostles at relatively young ages:
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of the church should be transmitted by lineal succession. The first Presiding Patriarch,
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Additionally, the following grandfather–grandson apostle combinations have existed:
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Several relations of Joseph Smith have become LDS Church president: (
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After William Smith was excommunicated by Brigham Young, "Uncle"
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in 1844, most Latter Day Saints agreed that his older brother,
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In the LDS Church, some leaders have regarded the office of
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the Church" and Young argued for the less grand "Patriarch
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through his daughter Lois) as its Prophet–President.
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was released from official duties and designated as
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Most Latter Day Saints originally believed that the
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