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Milton V. Backman, Jr., “‘The Keys are Right Here’: Succession in the Presidency,” in Susan Easton Black and Larry C. Porter, eds., Lion of the Lord: Essays on the Life and Service of Brigham Young (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1995), 107–128. ISBN 1573451126. ISBN 978-1573451123.
