Origin of the 'Reorganized' Church and the Question of Succession

Origin of the 'Reorganized' Church and the Question of Succession, written by Joseph Fielding Smith and first published in 1907, examines the formation of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints after Joseph Smith's martyrdom. The book addresses the controversies and theological conflicts within the Latter-day Saint movement, particularly in response to aggressive missionary activities by Reorganite ministers in Salt Lake City and Ogden. Smith's work serves as a defense of the Church's historical and doctrinal positions against rising opposition and misrepresentation from the Reorganites during a tumultuous period.