re lds birth of a church in article c x x ea acsu buffalo edu psyrobtw ubvmsb cc buffalo edu robert weiss writes no church will admit that i am right except the one with which i am associated this makes them witnesses against each other and how can i decide in such a case as this seeing they are all unlike the church of christ as it existed in former days p the idea of an apostacy did not originate with lucy smith or joseph smith or the mormons the idea of a restoration was quite common in the early th century usa alexander campbell founder of the group that now survives with the name disciples of christ preached that the primitive church had been lost and was attempting to restore it although not be revelations many cambellites subsequently became mormons including co founder sidney rigdon actually you can find such sentiments in many of the early protestants of the reformation such as martin luther gordon banks n jxp skepticism is the chastity of the intellect and geb cadre dsl pitt edu it is shameful to surrender it too soon
