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On November 11, 1831, a revelation to Smith stated that "it must needs be that one be appointed of the high priesthood to preside over the Priesthood and he shall be called President of the high priesthood of the Church ... and again the duty of the President of the high priesthood is to preside over
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Some sects in the Latter Day Saint movement do not accept the office of President of the Church as a valid office in the priesthood; these groups often maintain that because Jesus' original church was led by twelve apostles, not by a president or a three-man presidency, the latter-day church should
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as sacred text. In the church, only the Prophet-President is considered to be a prophet, seer, and revelator, and so far, each person to hold this position has presented additional revelations or spiritual writings to the church, which have been added to the Doctrine and Covenants.
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as his successor. In November 2004, McMurray resigned from the office of Prophet-President without naming a successor, citing medical and personal issues. The First Presidency, composed of McMurray's two counselors, continued to function as the church's chief executive council. A
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for the church, a revelation to Smith stated that "no one shall be appointed to receive commandments and revelations in this church excepting my servant Joseph Smith, Jun., for he receiveth them even as Moses." This established Smith's exclusive right to lead the church.
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would have a single presiding officer arose in late 1831. Initially, after the church's formation on April 6, 1830, Joseph Smith referred to himself as merely "an apostle of Jesus Christ, and elder of the church." However, there was one other
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Generally, the Prophet-President will name or ordain a successor prior to his death or retirement. The office was traditionally referred to as President of the High Priesthood. Prior to 1995, these successors had been chosen consistent with
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of the church. The 1835 revision also added a verse referring to the office of "president of the high priesthood (or presiding elder)", which had since been added to the church hierarchy.
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Though there has never been a popular movement in the church to have a president removed or punished, he could theoretically be removed from his position or otherwise disciplined by the
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authority on earth, with the exclusive right to receive revelations from God on behalf of the entire church or the entire world. The President of the Church serves as the head of the
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This article is about the position of President of the Church in the wider Latter Day Saint movement. For information about this position specific to the LDS Church, see
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in 1834. The Council determined that Joseph Smith had "acted in every respect in an honorable and proper manner with all monies and properties entrusted to his charge."
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In early June 1831, Smith was ordained to the "high priesthood", along with twenty-two other men, including prominent figures in the Latter Day Saint movement such as
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were revised, changing the phrase "an ... elder of the church" to "the first elder of this Church." Thus, subsequent to 1835, Smith was sometimes referred to as the
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in which various groups followed leaders with succession claims. Years later, the office of President was reorganized in many of the resulting
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and four other men "to the high priesthood", and Wight in turn ordains eighteen other men, including Smith, "to the high priesthood".
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the whole church." Smith was ordained to this position and sustained by the church on January 25, 1832, at a conference in
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in 1844 without having indisputably established who was to be his successor. Therefore, his death was followed by a
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as President of the Church's corporate assets, most FLDS members continue to regard Jeffs as a prophet.
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in 1918. Thus, they generally valued Church direction less than direct pronouncements from their own
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of the church approved Veazey and he was ordained as the Prophet–President on June 3, 2005.
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is generally considered to be the highest office of the church. It was the office held by
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of the church. However, it was still unclear whether Smith and Cowdery's calling as
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President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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The President of the LDS Church is the church's leader and the head of the
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Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Different accounts of this meeting give the date as June 3, 4, or 6.
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leader of the church. The position is composed of several roles: (1)
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List of presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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of the church, making the formal hierarchy of the church unclear.
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Leadership positions in the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
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would be Prophet-President designate. Veazey had been serving as
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List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
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gave them superior authority than that of other high priests.
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Criticism of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Eyewitness accounts associated with the Joseph Smith Papyri
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and other "crowning ordinances" of the Gospel, such as the
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Note that in the Minute Book 2 entry, Smith first ordains
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continued to believe in the lineal succession through the
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Latter Day Saint sects without a President of the Church
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broke with the precedent of lineal succession by naming
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President of The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
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considers June 3 to be the "best guess" for the date.
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and other early LDS leaders, the fundamentalists in
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President of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
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Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
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Index

President of the RLDS Church
President of the Church (LDS Church)
Latter Day Saint movement
Joseph Smith
Brigham Young
Joseph Smith III
Sidney Rigdon
James Strang
Smith died
succession crisis
Latter Day Saint denominations
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Community of Christ
The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
Church of Christ (Temple Lot)

Joseph Smith
Latter-day Saint movement
Church of Christ
apostle
Oliver Cowdery
elders
Hiram Page
revelations
Hyrum Smith
Parley P. Pratt
Martin Harris
high priests
elders
apostles

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