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Key sources	Historical introduction to and document of "Appendix 3: Orson Hyde, Statement about Quorum of the Twelve, circa Late March 1845," josephsmithpapers.org. Lynne Watkins Jorgenson, "The Mantle of the Prophet Joseph Passes to Brigham Young: A Collective Spiritual Witness," Brigham Young University Studies 36 no. 4 (1996-1997), 125–204. PDF link Lynne watkins Jorgenson, "Documents of Testimonies of the Mantle Experience," in John W. Welch, ed., Opening the Heavens: Accounts of Divine Manifestations, 1820–1844 (Second Edition) (Provo, Utah: Brigham Young University Press). D. Michael Quinn, "[The Mormon Succession Crisis of 1844," Brigham Young University Studies 16 no. 2. "Succession of Church Leadership," Church History Topics in Gospel Library.
Online	The section "Before his death, Joseph Smith conferred upon the Twelve Apostles every priesthood key and power that the Lord had sealed upon him", in "Chapter 46: The Martyrdom: The Prophet Seals His Testimony with His Blood," Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith. Eugene England, "Review of George Laub’s Nauvoo Journal," Brigham Young University Studies 18 no. 2 (1978), 151. PDF link Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, "All Things Move in Order in the City: The Nauvoo Diary of Zina Diantha Huntington Jacobs," Brigham Young University Studies 19 no. 3 (1979), 285. PDF link Ronald K. Esplin, "Joseph, Brigham and the Twelve: A Succession of Continuity," Brigham Young University Studies 21 no. 3 (1981), 301. PDF link Brent L. Top and Lawrence R. Flake, "‘The Kingdom Will Roll On’: Succession in the Presidency," Ensign (August 1996): 22.off-site Gordon B. Hinckley, "The Joseph Smith III Document and the Keys of the Kingdom," Ensign (May 1981): 20.off-site Caution: this article was published before Mark Hofmann's forgeries were discovered. It may treat fraudulent documents as genuine. Click for list of known forged documents. "Special Meeting," Times and Seasons 5:16 (September 2, 1844). "Trial of Elder Rigdon," Times and Seaons 5:17 (September 15, 1844) and "Continuation of Elder Rigdon's Trial," Times and Seasons 5:18 (October 1, 1844). Ronald W. Walker, "Six Days in August: Brigham Young and the Succession Crisis of 1844," in David J. Whittaker and Arnold K. Garr, eds., A Firm Foundation: Church Organization and Administration (Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2011).
Video	Video by The Interpreter Foundation. Video published by Saints Unscripted.
Print	Andrew F. Ehat, "Joseph Smith's Introduction of Temple Ordinances and the 1844 Mormon Succession Question," M.A. Thesis, Brigham Young University, 1981. Milton V. Backman, Jr., “‘The Keys are Right Here’: Succession in the Presidency,” in Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, eds., Lion of the Lord: Essays on the Life and Service of Brigham Young (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995), 107–128. ISBN 1573451126. ISBN 978-1573451123.
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