What is or was the restoration?

Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon

He received priesthood keys, the church was organized.

Those are the basics, over time all things were restored and we have all that we need to move forward. We have temples and endowments, ordinances, organizations, we are done, right?

Article of Faith #9

9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

So what we learn from that is that the restoration is ongoing! It may well go on until the return of Christ

It is a living church, we are led by a living prophet.

The story of Rip Van Winkle

He was a very unambitious man who was very