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. Additional information about this important matter will be made available in the coming months.”
Official Church Statement, August 6, 2018
“Thus, 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. And if we allow nicknames to be used or adopted or even sponsor those nicknames ourselves, He is offended.
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 Lord’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.”
Pres. Russell M. Nelson, October 2018
“After all He has endured—and after all He has done for humankind—I realized with profound regret that we have unwittingly acquiesced in the Lord’s restored Church being called by other names, each of which expunges the sacred name of Jesus Christ!
Taking the Savior’s name upon us includes declaring and witnessing to others—through our actions and our words—that Jesus is the Christ. Have we been so afraid to offend someone who called us ‘Mormons’ that we have failed to defend the Savior Himself, to stand up for Him even in the name by which His Church is called?”
Pres. Russell M. Nelson, October 2018
PRESIDENT NELSON’S 7 PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
“The labels that had divided the people for hundreds of years receded before a more enduring and ennobling identity. They viewed themselves—and everyone else—according to their relationship with Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Diversity and difference can be good and significant to us. But our most important identities are those related to our divine origin and purpose.
First and foremost, each of us is a child of God. Second, as a member of the Church each of us is a child of the covenant. And third, each of us is a disciple of Jesus Christ. I urge all of us not to allow any other identifier to displace, replace or take priority over these three enduring designations.”
President Russell M. Nelson, Liahona, October 2024
PRESIDENT NELSON’S 7 PRINCIPLES OF UNITY
1. Covenants
2. Conversion
3. Fairness, equality and helping the poor
4. Obedience
5. Meeting together
6. Love
7. Divine Identity
“surely there could not be a happier people among all the people who had been created by the hand of God.”
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