In a pamphlet, entitled, "The Strength of the Mormon Position", the late Orson F. Whitney, member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, related the following incident under the heading, "A Catholic Utterance."
 

'Many years ago, a learned man, a member of  the Roman Catholic Church came to Utah and spoke from the stand of the Salt Lake Tabernacle.  I became well acquainted with him, and we conversed freely and frankly.  A great scholar, with perhaps a dozen languages at his tongue's end, he seemed to know all about theology, law, literature, science and philosophy.  One day, he said to me, "You Mormons are ignoramuses.  You don't even know the strength of your position.  It is strong....so strong that there is only one other tenable in the whole Christian world, and that is the position of the Catholic church.  The issue is between the Catholics and the Mormons.  If we are right, you are wrong; if you are right; then we are wrong; and that is all there is to it.  The Protestants haven't a leg to stand on.  For, if we are wrong, they are wrong with us....since they are a part of us and went out from us; while if we are right, they are apostates whom we cut off long ago.  If we have the apostolic succession from Saint Peter, as we claim, there is no need for a Joseph Smith and Mormonism, but if we have not that succession, then such a man as Joseph Smith was necessary and Mormonism's attitude about the apostasy and the restoration is the only consistent one.  It is either the perpetuation of the gospel from ancient times, or the restoration of the gospel in later-days."
 

So, you see, my brothers and sisters, the Church is called The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints as both a warning and a promise fulfilled...that He would restore all things!  (Matthew 17:11-13).
 

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