So you’re saying that the LDS teach that there was not one whit of gospel truth left on the earth at the time of Joseph Smith’s vision?
That it was all 100% lost?
Your argument is with SLC, that’s what they’ve said from the beginning.
“Complete apostasy”.
Now you are attempting to segue into “...not one whit of gospel truth...”. That’s mormon doubletalk, backing off of their original assertion. Not buying it.
B.H. Roberts, an LDS Seventy and LDS Church historian, in his introduction to the History of the Church, stated that the LDS Church is founded upon this very premise. He wrote, “Nothing less than a complete apostasy from the Christian religion would warrant the establishment of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” (vol. 1:XL).
How could there have been a total apostasy of the church since Jesus promised that “the gates of hell shall not prevail against it”? (Matt. 16:18) Jesus also promised, “lo, I am with you always, even unto the end of the world.” (Matt. 28:20) There couldn’t have been unless Jesus lied.
Another problem with the LDS claim of a total apostasy is their own teaching that John, one of Christ’s twelve apostles, did not die (see D&C 7:1-3) but was to remain on the earth to “prophesy before nations.” Besides John, three of the twelve disciples in the Book of Mormon were granted their desire to remain on earth, to “bring the souls of men unto me,” until Christ’s return (Book of Mormon, 3 Nephi 28:6-9).
With four apostles remaining on the earth, how could there have been a total apostasy? The only obvious answer, is there wasn’t one.
SLC perpetuates a lie of their own making.