Rigdonite

Rigdonite is a name given to members of the Latter Day Saint movement who accept Sidney Rigdon as the sucessesor in the church presidency to movement founder, Joseph Smith, Jr.. The early history of the Rigdonite movement is shared with the History of the Latter Day Saint movement, but as of the 1844 succession crisis becomes distinct. Sidney Rigdon and other church leaders including Brigham Young and James J. Strang presented themselves as leaders of the movement and established rival church organizations. Rigdon's group was initially headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and Rigdonites are sometimes referred to as "Pennsylvania Latter Day Saints" or "Pennsylvania Mormons." The primary surviving Rigdonite organization is the Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite).

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Sidney Rigdon: Sidney Rigdon (19 February 1793–14 July 1876) was an important figure in the early history of the Latter Day Saint movement. Rigdon's influence over the movement is considered by many historians to have been nearly as strong as that of church founder Joseph Smith Jr.....

History of the Latter Day Saint movement: The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement within Christian Restorationism beginning in the early 19th century that led to the set of doctrines, practices, and cultures called Mormonism and to the existence of numerous Latter Day Saint churches. Its history has been characterized by inten...

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