Posted on 08/16/2018 1:38:27 PM PDT by Zakeet
Complete Headline: President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints issued the following statement Thursday afternoon regarding the name of the church
"The Lord has impressed upon my mind the importance of the name He has revealed for His Church, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We have work before us to bring ourselves in harmony with his will. In recent weeks, various Church leaders and departments have initiated the necessary steps to do so."
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The term "Mormonism" is inaccurate and should not be used. When describing the combination of doctrine, culture and lifestyle unique to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the term "the restored gospel of Jesus Christ" is accurate and preferred.
(Excerpt) Read more at deseretnews.com ...
Two words “Mountain Meadows”...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mountain_Meadows_Massacre
This announcement by the First Presidency will disappear like dandelion seeds in the wind, and everyone will continue to call them Mormons.
The LDS church will change. As soon as the older apostles leave this world, the new guys will fully embrace Political Correctness and Social Justice. In 20 years they will be in bed with the old liberal ‘Christian’ denominations.
Sidebar moderator you locked the following thread
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3679782/posts
and linked to this one, which is in fact a completely different article about a completely different subject
Willard Rino of everyday peckerwoods?
Lot’s of Mormons in the FBI.
Well, it's NOT accurate even if it is preferred.
Galatians 1:6-9 I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel— not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be accursed.
One of his 40+ wives was only 12 the first time Joey tried to rape her...she was able to fight him off...
He “married” her when she was 15...
Actually, I think their new name is klutzy but the whole point is that they want to be thought of as Christians and not as followers of some flake from Upstate New York.
So they insist that you use the full name, which consist of eight words, every time you refer to the church? Reminds me of the story of Tikki Tikki Tembo-no Sa Rembo-chari Bari Ruchi-pip Peri Pembo, the Chinese boy who insisted on being called by his full name.
PING THE FLYING INMANS!
The gospel of Jesus Christ is not in need of being “restored.” It’s fine just the way it is.
Guess it’ll be The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Tabernacle Choir from now on.
I guess GOD revealed a CHANGE to the Living Prophet®!
*The following is a letter from Elder Lance B. Wickman, General Counsel of the Church to publishers of major newspapers, TV stations and magazines. It was sent out on Tuesday, June 24, 2008.
Recent events have focused the media spotlight on a polygamous sect near San Angelo, Texas, calling itself the “Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.” As you probably know, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has absolutely no affiliation with this polygamous sect. Decades ago, the founders of that sect rejected the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, were excommunicated, and then started their own religion. To the best of our knowledge, no one at the Texas compound has ever been a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Unfortunately, however, some of the media coverage of the recent events in Texas has caused members of the public to confuse the doctrines and members of that group and our church. We have received numerous inquiries from confused members of the public who, by listening to less than careful media reports, have come to a grave misunderstanding about our respective doctrines and faith. Based on these media reports many have erroneously concluded that there is some affiliation between the two – or even worse, that they are one and the same.
Over the years, in a careful effort to distinguish itself, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has gone to significant lengths to protect its rights in the name of the church and related matters. Specifically, we have obtained registrations for the names “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints,” “Mormon,” “Book of Mormon” and related trade and service marks from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and corresponding agencies in a significant number of foreign countries.
We are confident that you are committed to avoiding misleading statements that cause unwarranted confusion and that may disparage or infringe the intellectual property rights discussed above. Accordingly, we respectfully request the following:
Stated simply, we would like to be known and recognized for whom we are and what we believe, and not be inaccurately associated with beliefs and practices that we condemn in the strongest terms. We would be grateful if you could circulate or copy this letter to your editorial staff and to your legal counsel.
We thank you for your consideration of these important matters.
Sincerely,
Lance B. Wickman
General Counsel
I assume there is a press release that clarifies THIS new change?
Well; do a Google© search and you'll find that the ladies have some new styles.
I guess the Mormon GODMOTHER heard the pleas of how ugly and restrictive the old ones were.
Or sooner...
Responses showed significant emotional distress, dramatic loss of trust in Church leaders,
and a dramatic decline in Church Activity as a result of the policy.
Individual stories help us to understand where and how different LGBT Mormons find hope,
and why discussion about the Church can be so polarizing.
They have a LOT invested in their 'name'.
Brigham Young convinced a LOT of MORMONs that the folks in Missouri were out to EXTERMINATE them all; and managed to put enough fear into a bunch of them that they walked all the way to Utah pulling a handcart.
Too bad the Living Prophet did NOT foresee how many of the faithful would DIE on these treks!
Oh; the ones left behind; how did THEY escape being killed?
GOD only knows, but they received all the property that was left behind by the others: homes, goods, the Inspired Version; etc...
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