apostasy

during the great apostasy, many different churches were emerged,
false doctrines were taught, it's a darkness of the spiritual.

in matt 24:24, "For there shall arise false Christ, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect",
it shows how the chaos is.

in JS-H 1:19, "I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof",
It was absolutely a pity that they had the authority, but never made good uses of them.
I personally think i'm blessed, which i was born in church,
i didn't need to struggle in the wrong concepts or low standards in the common society.
However, it's so harmful to men's hearts,
that they are surrounded by the faults.

good that we've the restored church and gospel,
and we have the correct teachings and the living prophets.