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While an apostasy of the Church is not the same as an apostasy of individuals from the Church, the former cannot occur without the latter. Individual members of Christ’s Church may reject its teachings and ordinances without affecting the authority and integrity of the Church. When, however, a sufficient number of persuasive individuals apostatize, and in the process the official Church doctrines and ordinances become perverted, then, inevitably, the priesthood or divine power that sustains and sets the Church apart from all other worldly organizations is lost. That constitutes an apostasy of the Church … Elder Boyd K. Packer described the apostasy in the meridian of time as follows: “The Apostles were martyred, and in time, an apostasy took place. The doctrines of the Church were corrupted and the ordinances changed. The keys of the priesthood authority were lost.” As unthinkable as that proposition may be to some, the evidence of its occurrence is overwhelming.Share
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