@peace_and_rest Yes, the Utah group was only one of several that formed under different leaders after Smith's death and went in various directions. My ancestors joined the "reorganization" that formed un 1860 under Smith's son (based in Missouri).
@ChristineBrejc1 Testimonies of suffering / spiritual attack unnerve many. Easier to believe there's something wrong with you & attack, than to face the truth that faith in Christ doesn't guarantee comfort but brings trial & refinement. Believing its your fault creates a false sense of safety.
@peace_and_rest Try to sit with the physical sensation in your body that you are naming as 'sadness'.....but without giving it a name or attempting to change it. Just breathe, witness it, and invite the Holy Spirit into with you.
@theerealtao Faith is a perceptual faculty that allows you to sense and know the living substance and realities of a spiritual realm that your 5 senses cannot perceive. The evidence (or 'proof') that it provides is of a different nature than sense-derived, empirical evidence.