Jeff Talks Mormon Name Change

LDS Name Change as Public Relations Damage Control

You got a sharp edge. Yeah, he did he did so I hang on we're gonna play more of this right now. Just got word of dr. White just messaged me. While we're live here on the show. He messaged me an article from LDS living calm.

It says president Nelson issues statement regarding name of the church dropping terms LDS and Mormon in most uses. So this is pretty significant little thing right now live on the show getting word about this.

What date is today? Today's the is 16 16. Yeah, I just dropped today from by Mormon newsroom president Nelson is president of the Mormon Church. Issues this statement and this is president Russell M Nelson of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has made the following statement regarding the name of the church.

Quote. 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 worked 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. Additional information about this important matter will be made available in the coming months. It says the updated newsroom style guide provides direction on how to properly refer to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The guidelines read the official name of the Church of is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The full name was given by revelation from God to Joseph Smith in 1838. In the first reference the full name of the church is preferred.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints when a shortened reference is needed. The terms the church or the Church of Jesus Christ are encouraged. The Restored Church of Jesus Christ is also accurate and encouraged.

While the term Mormon Church has long been publicly applied to the church as a Nickname, it is not an authorized title and the church discourages its use. Thus please avoid using the abbreviation LDS or the nickname Mormon as Substitutes for the name of the church as in Mormon Church LDS Church or the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints we're referring to the church members the member the terms members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints or Latter-day Saints are preferred.

We ask that the term Mormons not be used. It's a powerful thing because there is a PR nightmare now for the Mormon Church in terms of The history of the Mormon Church all the Mormon documentaries that have done to expose the origins of Mormon.

So when people see that they're associating it with all of the things that have come to light.

You know when people talk about Mormonism and talk about that strange Mormon underwear South Park episodes on Mormonism polygamy probably. Yeah, so believe me we can call this a revelation from God. But really in reality what we're talking about is PR damage control damage control public relations LDS Mormon.

Let's not use those anymore. Let's use terms that are be more comfortable for Christians. Church of Jesus Christ rich store. Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints. Okay, so we're getting away from the terminology of Mormon LDS because I believe the baggage that's associated with those.

It's it's just I think it's a PR move. Very intriguing. It's a PR move.