Charisma and authority : "The Crucible for the office of patriarch -- "Like the patriarchs of old" : Joseph Smith, Sr. : First patriarch, 1833-40 -- "By blessing and also by right" : Hyrum Smith : Second patriarch, 1841-44 -- "Office in crisis : William Smith : Third patriarch, May 1845-October 1845 -- Patriarchal bridge : Interregnum, 1845- 47, and Uncle John Smith : Fourth patriarch, 1847-54 -- Continuing the tradition : John Smith : Fifth patriarch, 1855-1911 -- A Question of primacy : Hyrum G. Smith : Sixth patriarch, 1912-32 -- Decade of uncertainty, 1932-42, and the compromise : Joseph F. Smith II : Seventh patriarch, 1942-46 -- The End of the line : Eldred G. Smith : Eighth patriarch, 1947-79.
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