Hi, this is Scott with Church History Matters.

We're excited to announce our next series beginning next week on Tuesday,

where we will be dealing with the history surrounding succession in church leadership,

beginning with the crisis of 1844, which grew out of the immediate aftermath

of the tragic murders of Joseph and Hiram Smith.

In next week's first episode, Casey and I will walk through no less than eight possible succession paths

that were either explicitly laid out by Joseph Smith or were viewed as entirely

plausible based on certain interpretations of statements Joseph made or actions he took.

It was a fun episode to record together and it really helps us to understand why succession

in the presidency wasn't immediately cut and dry in the minds of many church

members in 1844 and helps us see the basis on which several other branches of

the restoration exist even today outside of the one initially led by Brigham Young

and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles out to Utah. So we hope you'll join us next week as

we begin what promises to be a fascinating in in-depth series on succession in the presidency.

Thank you so much for being a part of this with us.