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1. news-pacific.churchofjesuschrist.org › articleCore Beliefs: Why and How Are Latter-day Saints Different?

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   Because Latter-day Saints believe that divine apostolic authority was lost from the earth after the death of the ancient apostles, a restoration of that authority was necessary. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that restoration began in the early 1800s with revelations to the young Joseph Smith. Trinity.

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2. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org › articleAuthority in the Church - Church Newsroom

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   The fact that the original church of Jesus Christ would eventually fall into a state of apostasy was foretold by ancient prophets and by the apostles in Christ’s day. Although Latter-day Saints believe that divine authority was lost in the ancient church after the death of the apostles and required a restoration by divine intervention, they ...

3. christianity.stackexchange.com › questions › 98030What is the significance of the LDS claim that apostolic ...

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   Dec 6, 2023 · I was recently in conversation with a lady who is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She said they are the "true" church because apostolic authority was lost after the death of Jesus' 12 disciples, and that authority was not regained until Joseph Smith met with Moroni (son of Mormon).

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5. www.churchofjesuschrist.org › study › manualApostasy - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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   Overview. When individuals or groups of people turn away from the principles of the gospel, they are in a state of apostasy. One example is the Great Apostasy, which occurred after the Savior established His Church. After the deaths of the Savior and His Apostles, men corrupted the principles of the gospel and made unauthorized changes in ...

6. rsc.byu.edu › vol-6-no-1-2005 › apostolic-fathersThe Apostolic Fathers as Witnesses to the Early Christian ...

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   The theme of apostate leadership in these and other texts, such as the Didache (a late first-century “handbook of church order”), has led one non–Latter-day Saint scholar to note, “as the . . . apostles disappeared and the directly inspired prophets lost their authority, other figures emerged to take command of the churches.”

7. rsc.byu.edu › latter-day-saint-essentials › ldsLDS Doctrine Compared with Other Christian Doctrines

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   Salt Lake City, 1884. As biblical scholar W. D. Davies once pointed out, LDS doctrine can be described as biblical Christianity separated from hellenized Christianity, a conjunction of first-century Judaism and Christianity. Latter-day Saints accept the Bible and its apostolic teachings as God’s word, but reject many later interpretations of ...

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   Why do Latter-day Saints believe that apostolic authority was lost?

   • Restoration Because Latter-day Saints believe that divine apostolic authority was lost from the earth after the death of the ancient apostles, a restoration of that authority was necessary. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that restoration began in the early 1800s with revelations to the young Joseph Smith.

   Core Beliefs: Why and How Are Latter-day Saints Different?

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   Do Latter-day Saints believe that divine authority was lost?

   • Although Latter-day Saints believe that divine authority was lost in the ancient church after the death of the apostles and required a restoration by divine intervention, they do not dismiss or diminish the validity of other people’s religious experiences. It is their belief that much of the true doctrine taught by Jesus Christ is found in churches today.

   Authority in the Church

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   How did Latter-day Saints restore priesthood authority?

   • For Latter-day Saints, the restoration of priesthood authority in the first half of the 19th century was a literal act through angelic visitations from those who held the authority anciently.

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   How was divine authority restored to the Church of Jesus Christ?

   • Divine authority was restored to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints through a visitation of the resurrected John the Baptist in 1829 near Harmony (now Oakland), Pennsylvania. Sometime afterwards, the appearance of the resurrected ancient apostles Peter, James and John also occurred.

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   What do Latter-day Saints believe?

   • Latter-day Saints believe that, through the priesthood conferred to Joseph Smith by the ministering of angels, the authority to act in God’s name was brought back to the earth. This is “restored,” not “reformed,” Christianity.

   Apostasy - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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   What are the 'Apostolic keys' of priesthood authority today?

   • The 'Apostolic keys' of priesthood authority in the Church today — by which is meant the right to direct the Church — are believed to be vested in the modern apostles in the same way that the ancient apostles had the authority to direct the early church.

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9. newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org › multimedia › fileCore Doctrines - Church Newsroom

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   DIVINE PRIESTHOOD AUTHORITY Latter-day Saints believe that divine authority was lost in the ancient church after the death of the apostles and required a restoration by divine intervention. They affirm the priesthood authority was restored to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the first half of the 19th century — a literal act