“There is no regularly constituted church of Christ on earth, nor any person qualified to administer any church ordinances; nor can there be until new apostles are sent by the Great Head of the Church for whose coming I am seeking.”

It is interesting that he was officially exiled in this the great land of religious freedom and tolerance. It shows that consensus is the worst way to run a religion. The only true religion operates by inspiration. If a person recommends a litmus test for a true or false religion, you might first apply it to his own.