175 years ago today - Apr 26, 1838

A revelation changes the official name of the church, this time to "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Kirtland dissenters had claimed that Joseph Smith apostatized and became the anti-Christ in 1834 when he changed the church's name to delete reference to Jesus.

[Source: Advent Adam website (defunct) - based on http://amzn.to/originsofpower]

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