Original sentence: Although Smith's early Christian restorationist teachings were similar in many ways to other movements of his time, Smith was and remains a controversial and polarizing figure, both because of his collection of religious and social innovations, and as a result of his large, devoted, and politically powerful following, which has continued to grow to the present day.At about the same time, according to Smith's later recollections, he experienced a dramatic theophany
Edited sentence: Although Smith's early Christian restorationist teachings were similar in many ways to other movements of his time, Smith was and remains a controversial and polarizing figure, both because of his collection of religious and social innovations, and as a result of his large, devoted, and morally powerful following, which has continued to grow to the present day.At about the same time, according to Smith's later recollections, he experienced a dramatic manifestation