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If it means anything to this specific forum, shortly after JS started the church, a Campbellite minister (Sidney Rigdon) read the Book of Mormon and believed it and converted and brought his whole congregation with him into the early church. And his beliefs were what became the beliefs of the church, and indeed, they are what became the beliefs of the RLDS church (along with the Book of Mormon.)
Interesting. I wasn't aware he had connections to the Campbellite movement.
You learn something new everyday!
The RLDS/Community of Christ has gone through several splits. As the church leadership took the church towards a more modern, liberal position, they first silenced those priesthood that remained conservative and true to Joseph Smith. Soon after that, feeling that they were no longer welcome, the majority of the conservative members left, splintering the church. They became known as Restorationists. That left the church to mostly leave Joseph Smith behind though there are 4 conservative, Joseph Smith believing congregations left in the church and because the church is almost destitute at this point in time, they tolerate it. When they made the decision that they didn’t want or need the conservatives they signed their own death warrant.
