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Strang's and wife
Strang's first wife was Mary Perce, whom he married on November 20, 1836, when she was eighteen and he was twenty-three.
His second wife, married on July 13, 1849, was nineteen-year old Elvira Eliza Field ( who disguised herself at first as " Charlie J. Douglas ," Strang's purported nephew, before revealing her true identity in 1850 ).
Strang's last wife was eighteen-year-old Phoebe Wright, cousin to Sarah, whom he wed on October 27, 1855, less than one year before his murder.

Strang's and was
It was sold under the trading name Strang's Coffee citing the patented " Dry Hot-Air " process.
Strang's claim was bolstered by his discovery of the Voree Plates, purporting to contain the last testament of an ancient Native American, one " Rajah Manchou of Vorito ".
Since Strang refused to appoint a successor, and insisted that the next Strangite prophet must be ordained by angels just as he and Joseph Smith had been, Strang's church was left leaderless and vulnerable.
Animal sacrifice was instituted in the Strangite church under Strang's leadership, for forgiveness of sins and as a part of Strangite celebration rituals.
Strang's defense of polygamy was rather novel.
* Though construction on a temple was started at this site, it was never completed, due to the poverty and divisions among Strang's followers.
After Joseph Smith was assassinated, Cowdery's brother Lyman recognized James J. Strang as Smith's successor to the church presidency, and in 1847, Oliver moved to Elkhorn, Wisconsin near Strang's headquarters in Voree and entered law practice with his brother.
Although his long-term doctrinal influence on the Latter Day Saint movement was minimal, several early members of Strang's organization helped to establish the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which became ( and remains ) the second-largest Mormon sect.
Strang's church was originally centered in Voree, Wisconsin, just outside present-day Burlington, which his " Letter of Appointment " named as the new " gathering place " for the Latter Day Saints.
As a youth, Strang kept a rather profound personal diary, written partly in a secret code that was not deciphered until over one hundred years after it was authored ( by Strang's own grandson Mark Strang, a banker in Long Beach, California ).
Shortly after Strang's departure, Joseph Smith was murdered by an anti-Mormon mob in Carthage, Illinois.
One former Strangite claimed that Strang's law partner conspired with Strang to fabricate his Letter of Appointment and the Voree Plates, though no proof of this was ever produced.
However, not all of these followed him to Beaver Island in Lake Michigan, where Strang's headquarters was moved in 1848.
The Book of the Law of the Lord was published in two separate editions during James Strang's lifetime.
In fact, the 1856 edition was not bound at all until after Strang's death, as he was assassinated before this was completed.

Strang's and year
Both editions of the Book of the Law are dated according to the year of James Strang's reign: the 1851 edition is annotated " A. R. I ," while the 1856 edition carries the date " A. R.

Strang's and married
They were separated in May 1851, though they remained legally married until Strang's death.

Strang's and on
Neither The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints nor the Community of Christ, the two largest Latter Day Saint factions, ever accepted Strang's teachings on this ( or any other ) subject.
Many of these defections were due to Strang's seemingly abrupt " about-face " on the turbulent subject of polygamy.
Although dealing with controverted matters and colored by Strang's indignation at the outrages he and his people had to endure, the pamphlet is a responsible source on the events of which it treats, and is also interesting for the considerable measure of learning it reveals in Strang ".
This could come through dreams, angelic appearances, or other means listed within Strang's revelation on the subject.
1856 daguerreotype of James Strang, taken on Beaver Island by J. Atkyn, itinerant photographer who later became one of Strang's assassins
The Strangite tabernacle and Strang's modest house are both long gone, as are the Strangite royal regalia, but a print shop built by his disciples remains — the only Strangite building left on Beaver.
While most of Strang's followers eventually disavowed him, a small but devout remnant continues to carry on his teachings and organization today.
This journal contains Strang's musings on a variety of topics, including his desire to " rival Caesar or Napoleon " and his regret that by age nineteen, he had not yet become a general or member of the state legislature, which he saw as being essential by that point in his life to his quest for fame.
Most defections, however, were due to Strang's seemingly abrupt " about-face " on the turbulent subject of polygamy.
Sholes offered no opinion on Strang's find, but described the would-be prophet as " honest and earnest " and opined that his followers ranked " among the most honest and intelligent men in the neighborhood.
Greatly expanded and republished in 1856, this book served as the constitution for Strang's spiritual kingdom on Beaver Island, and is still accepted as scripture by Strangites.
One of these, Thomas Bedford, had been flogged for adultery on Strang's orders, and felt considerable resentment toward the " king.
Rather, Strang's book comprises a rather elaborate constitution for a Mormon kingdom, in which the Prophet-leader of the Latter Day Saint church equally rules as king over God's kingdom on earth.
1856 daguerreotype of James Strang, taken on Beaver Island ( Lake Michigan ) | Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, by J. Atkyn, itinerant photographer and later one of Strang's assassins.
1856 daguerreotype of James Strang, taken on Beaver Island ( Lake Michigan ) | Beaver Island, Lake Michigan, by J. Atkyn, itinerant photographer and later one of Strang's assassins.
Sholes offered no opinion on the plates, but he described Strang as " honest and earnest " and opined that Strang's followers ranked " among the most honest and intelligent men in the neighborhood.
Comparison of the script used in the coded portions of Strang's diary and the script used on the Voree Plates shows remarkable similarities between the two.
Keith Thompson, of Manchester, England, alleges that the text on the plates matches Strang's published translation.

Strang's and January
" H. V. Reed, who had visited Strang and read his translation, published a possible addition to Strang's text in the Chicago Illustrated Journal in January 1873:

Strang's and 19
Sent from Nauvoo, Illinois on June 19, 1844 to Strang in Burlington, Wisconsin, this missive served as the cornerstone of Strang's claims, which were ultimately rejected by the majority of Latter Day Saints.

Strang's and ;
Proofs from these plates have been much valued ; in fact, Strang's portrait etchings began a new form of reproductive portraiture.
Strang's disciples today are divided into two main factions ; one is led by a Presiding High Priest, who does not claim to have the authority or office possessed by Joseph Smith or James Strang.
Strang's Book of the Law of the Lord is accepted as scripture in its expanded 1856 form ; it is believed to be the same Book of the Law of the Lord mentioned in the Bible, and Strang claimed to have translated it from the Plates of Laban mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
* Book of the Law of the Lord, Edition of 1856 Second Edition of this work ; contains Strang's commentary and notes, also considered to be scripture by Strangites.
* Teachers were not merely to instruct in spiritual matters, but secular ones as well ; they were to staff schools throughout Strang's kingdom.

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