We exist as his Church because we believe that a true knowledge of Christ, the purity of his doctrines, and the authority to act in his name were restored to the earth through the instrumentality of the Prophet Joseph Smith … Ours is the message of the Restoration … As Latter-day Saints we make no profession to any priesthood, keys, powers, authority, ordinances, or doctrines that we borrowed from another people. We stand independent. Our testimony is of a universal apostasy from the faith known to the ancient Saints. All was lost, and all requires restoring; ours is the story of that restoration.