Restored Church of Jesus Christ

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The Restored Church of Jesus Christ is a small Latter Day Saint church headquartered in Independence, Missouri. The organization disavows the label "Mormon", but claims to be the original church established in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. The church disputes the authority of Brigham Young, who led the majority of Latter Day Saints to Utah after Smith's death. The group also disavows plural marriage and is unique in the Latter Day Saint movement in that it teaches the existence of a bipartite god (God the Father and Jesus Christ) as opposed to the usual tripartite godhead of Mormonism (God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit).

The Restored Church of Jesus Christ was founded in 1980 by Eugene O. Walton, who was previously a member of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite). Walton claims to be the "One Mighty and Strong" prophesied of in Mormon scripture.

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  • "Introducing the...Restored Church of Jesus Christ" (pamphlet available from The Restored Church of Jesus Christ, PO Box 1651, Independence MO 64055)
  • Melton, J. Gordon, ed. The Encyclopedia of American Religions:Religious Creeds. Detroit:Gale Research Company, 1988. ISBN 0-8103-2132-7.
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