[Mrs. Don-o]

"In fact, it is the apostasy of early Christianity which creates the very need for the restored Latter-day Saint faith: if there had not been an apostasy, there would have been no need for a restoration. Latter-day Saint theology asserts...the church of Jesus and his apostles came to an end...the doctrines which its inspired leaders taught were corrupted and changed."

All non-Catholic/Orthodox Christian churches teach this, do they not?

[Colofornian]

All non-Catholic/Orthodox Christian churches teach this, do they not?

No. In fact, most don't.

Even those that broke away directly from Catholicism (like Lutheranism) tried to reform the church -- vs. restore it from ground zero.

In fact, the Lutheran church got its start because the Catholic leadership ex-communicated Luther!