Amboy Conference
The Amboy Conference was the setting of the official "re-organization" of the
President of the Church
.
Elder
plural marriage, stating that it was in opposition to the doctrine contained in the Book of Mormon. He affirmed his allegiance to the constitution
and laws of the United States and he said that the church must act in accordance with those laws that there be no antagonism between church and state.
Both Smith and his mother
rebaptism, as their original baptisms were considered to remain valid. After the conference, Smith and his mother returned to their homes in Nauvoo, Illinois
, from where he began to preside over the affairs of the newly reorganized church. In 1872, the church was renamed the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which was a reference to the reorganization which occurred at the Amboy Conference.
References
- Richard P. Howard, The Church Through the Years, Herald House: 1992.
- Roger D. Launius, Joseph III: Pragmatic Prophet, University of Illinois Press: 1995.