Were the Christian Creeds in 1830 Really Abominable, as Joseph Smith Claimed?
The RLDS church believes they were. F. Henry Edwards, former member of the first presidency has stated, “The Restoration Movement began in an affirmation that existing creeds were wrong. During the years which have elapsed since that time the various protestant churches have agreed with this judgment and have shown their agreement by making changes in their fundamental statements of belief. “[9] (emphasis added) Evan Fry wrote, “Joseph Smith came back from his first vision in the woods with a declaration that God had told him that the creeds of the popular churches of his day were all wrong…A very interesting study…would be the study of the changes which have come about in those creeds since 1823, and the changes and modifications and innovations in doctrinal belief which have come to every church in Christendom since Joseph Smith’s day. There is hardly a church today which has not radically changed its creeds or doctrinal beliefs in the last hundred and thirty years!”[10] (emphasis ad
