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The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite) of these terms are discouraged by the church as detracting from Jesus Christ. Although the church acknowledges the Book of Mormon to be scripture, it does not consider itself to be a "Mormon church" as it views itself distinct from the largest Latter-day Saint church based in Utah, which has trademarked the term, "Mormon." The Church of Jesus Christ sees itself as a continuation of the Church of Christ, which was the original church organization established by Joseph Smith informally in 1829 and then as a legal entity on April 6, 1830 in northwestern New York. On April 6, 1830,