God Has Made Us a Kingdom: James Strang and the Midwest M...
Speek, Vickie Cleverley
Brigham Young's chief rival in 1844 was James J. Strang, whose followers included former LDS apostles, witnesses to the Book of Mormon, a stake president, the former Presiding Bishop, and the entire Joseph Smith family. Whereas Young identified himself as the church's "caretaker" until a rightful heir stepped forward, Strang embodied the prophetic model, claiming personal visions, accounts of angelic visitations, revelations, and translations ...