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by Alatea on November 8th, 2005

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What is RLDS, or the Re-organized Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints?

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  • by Glenn Blaylock on November 12th, 2005

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    They were a sect formed some years after the death of Joseph Smith. There were a number of doctrines introduced during the Nauvoo period with which they disagreed. (Mostly they claim that they were actually instituted by Brigham Young after the main body of the saints settled in Utah.) They also believed that Joseph's true successor was Joseph's oldest surviving son, Joseph III. However, Joseph III was not old enough at the time of his father's death to lead. So, they had to wait for him to grow up.

    BTW, the now call themselves the Community of Christ.

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  • by Anonymous on November 11th, 2005

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    A break off of the True LDS.

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  • by RLDS Guy on January 9th, 2009

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    The RLDS is not a “split” from what is known today as the LDS Church. The testimony of William Marks explains it best:

    In a letter from William Marks:
    About the first of June, 1844, (situated as I was at that time, being Presiding Elder of the Stake at Nauvoo, and by appointment the presiding officer of the High Council,) I had a very good opportunity to know the affairs of the church; and my convictions at that time were, that the church in a great measure had departed from the pure principles and doctrines of Jesus Christ. I felt much troubled in mind about the condition of the church. I prayed earnestly to my heavenly Father to show me something in regard to it, when I was wrapped in vision, and it was shown me by the Spirit that the top or branches had overcome the root, in sin and wickedness, and the only way to cleanse and purify it was to disorganize it, and in due time the Lord would reorganize it again. There were many other things suggested to my mind, but the lapse of time has erased them from my memory.
    A few days after this occurrence I met with Brother Joseph. He said that he wanted to converse with me on the affairs of the church, and we retired by ourselves. I will give his words verbatim, for they are indelibly stamped upon my mind. He said he had desired for a long time to have a talk with me on the subject of polygamy. He said it eventually would prove the overthrow of the church, and we should soon be obliged to leave the United States, unless it could be speedily put down. He was satisfied that it was a cursed doctrine, and that there must be every exertion made to put it down. He said that he would go before the congregation and proclaim against it, and I must go into the High Council, and he would prefer charges against those in transgression, and I must sever them from the church, unless they made ample satisfaction. There was much more said, but this was the substance. The mob commenced to gather about Carthage in a few days, therefore there was nothing done concerning it.
    After the Prophet’s death, I made mention of this conversation [about speedily putting down polygamy] to several, hoping and believing that it would have good effect; but to my great disappointment, it was soon rumored about that Brother Marks was about to apostasize, and that all that he said about the conversation with the Prophet was a tissue of lies. From that time I was satisfied that the church would be disorganized, and the death of the Prophet and Patriarch tended to confirm me in that opinion. From that time I was looking for a reorganization of the church and kingdom of God.
    [History of the RLDS Church. Vol. II. pp 733-734]

    Read the full account:
    http://www.centerplace.org/history/ch/v2ch32.htm

    The RLDS Church began as a small group of members in 1853 who were eventually joined by Joseph Smith III, who came to their conference of a “spirit not my own.”

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  • by Anonymous on November 30th, 2007

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    the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day saints a.k.a Community of Christ is an international Christian tradition located in over 50 nations around the globe that strives to proclaim Jesus Christ while promoting communities of joy, hope, love and peace throughout the globe (the formation of the peaceable kingdom aka Zion / zionic living). It is one of 200 or so Latter Day Saint Traditions that trace themselves back to the Church of Christ Organized in upstate New York in 1830. Its international HQs is located in Independence Mo and have been since about 1920, prior to that they were in Lamoni, IA before that Plano IL, before that Nauvoo IL....

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