The succession crisis in the Latter Day Saint movement occurred after the killing of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, on June 27, 1844.
An illustration depicting the assassinations of Joseph and Hyrum Smith in Carthage, Illinois on June 27, 1844
Joseph Smith, Jr. portrait owned by Joseph Smith III
Alpheus Cutler
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John Alpheus Cutler was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement who founded the Church of Jesus Christ in 1853. He had previously served in several church positions under Joseph Smith, founde
Photo of Alpheus Cutler
Lois Lathrop Cutler, wife
The Nauvoo Temple, which Cutler helped to design and build.
Cutler's Park, founded by Alpheus Cutler, in the late 1840s.