From the time of Jesus' death until the start of the local churches it was all just degraded christianity, standing on nothing. Thank goodness for the LC because now we can be the right kind of Christians from the right kind of church the Bible talks about.
Oh wait....
It's really kind of mind boggling and once you are out, or on your way out, you wonder how you held tight to some of these beliefs that now seem ludicrous. It's a bit jarring.