Thank you for your clarifying note, which I appreciate. This is intersting to me.
So, would it be correct to say that the LDS believes that it posesses an apostolic succession which is “restored” (after a 1500 year hiatus) rather than “unbroken”?
~”So, would it be correct to say that the LDS believes that it posesses an apostolic succession which is restored (after a 1500 year hiatus) rather than unbroken?”~
That would be a reasonable interpretation of our beliefs.