As someone who didn't come from a Mormon background, I found it interesting to find out that there were more divisions among Mormons than just Fundamentalist and Mainstream Mormons. For example, there was a man by the name of
His sect was only prominent for 8 years on Beaver Island and ended with Strang making himself King and being killed by his followers. However, he did have electoral success as he was elected as a Congressman in the Michigan House of Representatives. But, with more liberal practices than mainstream Mormonism and a dominant sect in the Midwest, how would the Mormon religion be affected?
who had founded a competing sect of Mormonism that appeared to be a lot more liberal than the other sects. For instance:
Strang allowed women to hold the Priesthood offices of Priest and Teacher, unique among all Latter Day Saint factions during his lifetime.[56] He welcomed African Americans into his church, and ordained at least two to the eldership.[57] Strang also mandated conservation of land and resources, requiring the building of parks and retention of large forests in his kingdom.[58] He wrote an eloquent refutation of the "Solomon Spalding theory" of the Book of Mormon's authorship,[59] and defended the ministry and teachings of Joseph Smith–as he understood them.
His sect was only prominent for 8 years on Beaver Island and ended with Strang making himself King and being killed by his followers. However, he did have electoral success as he was elected as a Congressman in the Michigan House of Representatives. But, with more liberal practices than mainstream Mormonism and a dominant sect in the Midwest, how would the Mormon religion be affected?
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