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Whats in a Name?
The Lds church is trying to get away from the nicknames it’s been called for the past 170 years – “Mormons” and “LDS.”
Latter-Day Saints want to be called by the proper name given by the Lord to Joseph Smith – “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”
In a recent Church General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson said, “the name of the Church is not negotiable. When the Savior clearly states what the name of His Church should be and even precedes His declaration with, ‘Thus shall my church be called,’ He is serious.” Then President Nelson warned, “And if we allow nicknames to be used or adopt or even sponsor those nicknames ourselves, He (meaning God) is offended.”
But every Church President since Joseph Smith has freely used “Mormonism” when describing the religion. The Church founder Joseph Smith said,
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“One of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’ is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.” (History of the Church 5:499)
Now, suddenly God has revealed to Russell Nelson that He is offended by the reference to “Mormons” and “Mormonism?”
President Nelson went on to state, “What’s in a name or, in this case, a nickname? When it comes to nicknames of the Church, such as the ‘LDS Church,’ the ‘Mormon Church,’ or the ‘Church of the Latter-day Saints,’ the most important thing in those names is the absence of the Savior’s name. To remove the Savior’s name from the Lord’s Church is a major victory for Satan. When we discard the Savior’s name, we are subtly disregarding all that Jesus Christ did for us – even His Atonement.”
I’m quite surprised by that remark! Because in 2010, the LDS Church launched a public campaign, “I’m a Mormon,” featuring biographical sketches of Church members throughout the world. In 2014, the LDS Church released a full-length film, “Meet the Mormons.”
Thomas Monson was
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The Lds church is trying to get away from the nicknames it’s been called for the past 170 years – “Mormons” and “LDS.”
Latter-Day Saints want to be called by the proper name given by the Lord to Joseph Smith – “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.”
In a recent Church General Conference, President Russell M. Nelson said, “the name of the Church is not negotiable. When the Savior clearly states what the name of His Church should be and even precedes His declaration with, ‘Thus shall my church be called,’ He is serious.” Then President Nelson warned, “And if we allow nicknames to be used or adopt or even sponsor those nicknames ourselves, He (meaning God) is offended.”
But every Church President since Joseph Smith has freely used “Mormonism” when describing the religion. The Church founder Joseph Smith said,
Read More
“One of the grand fundamental principles of ‘Mormonism’ is to receive truth, let it come from whence it may.” (History of the Church 5:499)
Now, suddenly God has revealed to Russell Nelson that He is offended by the reference to “Mormons” and “Mormonism?”
President Nelson went on to state, “What’s in a name or, in this case, a nickname? When it comes to nicknames of the Church, such as the ‘LDS Church,’ the ‘Mormon Church,’ or the ‘Church of the Latter-day Saints,’ the most important thing in those names is the absence of the Savior’s name. To remove the Savior’s name from the Lord’s Church is a major victory for Satan. When we discard the Savior’s name, we are subtly disregarding all that Jesus Christ did for us – even His Atonement.”
I’m quite surprised by that remark! Because in 2010, the LDS Church launched a public campaign, “I’m a Mormon,” featuring biographical sketches of Church members throughout the world. In 2014, the LDS Church released a full-length film, “Meet the Mormons.”
Thomas Monson was