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Brigham Young, prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Brigham Young, prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The sects in the Latter Day Saint movement are sometimes collectively referred to as Mormonism, although some sects are opposed to the use of this term, as they consider it to be derogatory. Though a few minuscule factions broke with Joseph Smith, Jr.'s Latter Day Saint movement during his lifetime, he retained the allegiance of the vast majority of Latter Day Saints until his murder in June 1844. Following Smith's death, his movement experienced a profound leadership crisis which led to a schism within his church. The largest group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, followed Brigham Young (pictured), settling in what would become the Utah Territory. The second-largest faction, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, coalesced around Joseph Smith III, eldest son of Joseph Smith, Jr. Other would-be leaders included the senior surviving member of the First Presidency, Sidney Rigdon; the newly-baptized James Strang from Wisconsin; and Alpheus Cutler, one of the Council of Fifty. Each of these men still retains a following. (Full list...)