While living
in France, Italian, Dominico Bodrero, desired to hear the missionaries preach,
but for what purpose?
a.
To throw
rotten vegetables
b.
To introduce
his friends to the gospel
c.
To Bible
bash
d.
To be
baptized
Church of Christ (William McCary)
Church of Jesus Christ (Alpheus Cutler)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (William Smith)
Jehovah’s Presbytery of Zion (Charles B. Thompson)
Church of the Messiah (George J. Adams)
Church of Christ (Zadoc Brooks)
Church of Christ (William E. McLellin)
Church of Christ (James C. Brewster)
Church of Christ (David Whitmer)
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: James J. Strang: Almost immediately after the Martyrdom, Strang, a recent convert, was proclaiming an appointment by Joseph Smith as heir, an angelic ordination, and new scripture. Many members who wondered whom to follow saw similarities to Joseph, bolstered by Strang’s personal charisma and a dynamic missionary force. At one time, he may have drawn half of the U.S. members, but his Church gradually dissipated as he made doctrinal changes (such as practicing polygamy after initially rejecting it), declared himself king, and was eventually murdered. One or two hundred members remain loyal to this day, divided between an incorporate Church and independent adherents. 100-300? 2010
Church of
Christ: Granville Hedrick: Hedrick was an elder who led several branches in
central Illinois following the death of Joseph Smith. They considered
affiliation with various leaders but rejected them all. After attracting
Apostle John E. Page, the Church of Christ was formally reorganized in 1863
with Hedrick as “President of the High Priesthood.” The Church moved to
Independence in 1867 (the first to return to Missouri), purchasing the original
site of the temple (leading to their nickname
“the Temple Lot Church”). 9,000-2010
Church of
Christ (1844-47) Church of Jesus Christ of the Children of Zion (1863-84)
Sidney Rigdon: At the August 1844 conference, Sidney Rigdon, as the only
remaining member of the First Presidency, argued that he should be a caretaker
for the Church until a new prophet emerged. Rigdon organized his followers in
1844, headquartered at Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, adopting the original name,
Church of Christ. After a failed attempt to create a utopian community in 1847,
the Church fell apart but was revived in the early 1860s by the encouragement
of some of his loyal followers. After gathering to a new community in Canada
[Emerson, Manitoba] (without Rigdon), by 1884 most of the remaining members had
joined with the Community of Christ.
Church of
Jesus Christ (William Bickerton): Bickerton, an immigrant, was baptized in
Sidney Rigdon’s church in 1845. After its demise, he briefly joined Brigham
Young’s church, but left when plural marriage was publicly announced in 1852.
After a visionary experience, Bickerton was ordained as president and prophet
of the Church of Jesus Christ in 1861 in Pennsylvania. Eventually rejecting
most of the later teachings of Joseph Smith but believing strongly in the call
to preach to the Lamanites, he eventually founded a new community in Kansas to
be a base for missions to the Native Americans. The Church of Jesus Christ has
a presence in the United States and in dozens of nations around the world.
12,500-2010
Plewe,
Brandon S., et. at., Mapping Mormonism (Provo,
Utah: Brigham Young University Press, 2012) 64-65.
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