Scions of Smith and Young enjoy a schismatic Mormon birthday
In the Finger Lakes region of New York, Spencer Kimball, 85, president of the Mormon Church, joined 400 worshipers in the tiny town of Fayette (pop. 250). There they dedicated an exact replica of the rude cabin where, 150 years ago last week, Prophet Joseph Smith Jr. and six followers founded a new church.
Smith started with the belief that true Christianity, corrupted for 18 centuries, would be restored by his "Latter Day Saints." The most substantial result is a 4.3 million-member church based in Salt Lake City, created by Smith's successor Brigham...
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