The "Mormon Moment" is officially over.

Stop using the word "Mormon" unless you're talking about the Book of Mormon, a person named Mormon, or historical expressions like "Mormon Trail".



https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/name-of-the-church



Knew this was coming once Elder Nelson became President Nelson. Here's his conference talk from 20 years ago on the same topic:



https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1990/04/thus-shall-my-church-be-called?lang=eng



I guess Mormon.org will start redirecting to membersofthechurchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints.org and Desert Book will run a recall to repackage DVDs with the new title "Meet the Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints".

I, for one, am excited about the rebranding of The Church Tabernacle Choir.



Also, I laughed that this info was tweeted out by Mormon Newsroom.

This is a big whatever from me.

A big whatever from me as well but if I have to sit through an hour+ of stake training this Sat about using the new terms I'm gonna be a little upset. They've already chastised us about using the word "challenge" so now we have to say "I exhort you to do your ministering."



I seriously never had such focus on such small things in the Church (of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint) before moving to Utah...

byufan4ever wrote:

A big whatever from me as well but if I have to sit through an hour+ of stake training this Sat about using the new terms I'm gonna be a little upset. They've already chastised us about using the word "challenge" so now we have to say "I exhort you to do your ministering."



I seriously never had such focus on such small things in the Church (of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint) before moving to Utah...

I find the church in Utah to be the most untrue of all churches I've attended. ;)

Seriously tho, I don't like attending church in Utah.

I guess I have a different view on it. I like the changes. It is a reminder for me to be a little bolder, and recognize that it is Jesus Christ's restored Church. I shouldn't shy away from that fact when talking about it with others, but I realize others have a different feeling about it.

The best part of the announcement are the counter culture people in Utah making such a big deal over it, and refusing to call the church what is requested to be called. I've seen gay people get upset at members of the church who call them "same-sex attracted" rather than gay, and make a big deal about it. I'm interested to see if these folks call the church whatever they want to and ignore the churches wishes.



I'm also thinking of the SLTrib also and how they will utterly refused the churches wish. It'd be like the black community requesting to the Trib "we no longer want to be called black - but be called African Americans" and the Trib says - "we're gonna call you whatever we want - so there!"

ABYUFAN wrote:

The best part of the announcement are the counter culture people in Utah making such a big deal over it, and refusing to call the church what is requested to be called. I've seen gay people get upset at members of the church who call them "same-sex attracted" rather than gay, and make a big deal about it. I'm interested to see if these folks call the church whatever they want to and ignore the churches wishes.



I'm also thinking of the SLTrib also and how they will utterly refused the churches wish. It'd be like the black community requesting to the Trib "we no longer want to be called black - but be called African Americans" and the Trib says - "we're gonna call you whatever we want - so there!"

I have got to give the Trib some props, they tweeted this today:



https://twitter.com/sltrib/status/1032690973392994304



Used the full form of the name.

When people ask me what I am, I say Mormon. I don't want to be called a member of a mouthful of words. I know, I'm a heretic and I'm good with that. I am Mormon for good and for bad. The older I get the less I like stupid little things like this when the church is facing real problems of millennials and older generations jumping ship. I am sure we all have seen friends, family, and ward members leave more often than in the past.



As to the whole prop 2 issue, I am against it because I live in Colorado. I want everyone in Utah who comes to purchase medical and recreational marijuana to pay our state taxes on it. If Utah legalizes it, then we will have to make up the shortfall. As far as usage, if you need herbs to medicate for legitimate and illegitimate reasons "And again, verily I say unto you, all wholesome herbs God hath ordained for the constitution, nature, and use of man".



BTW, I don't post much and am not a troll. I just am that far out Mormon who accepts all and could care less what others think of him. I have found that once I decided it was easier to be me vs what I thought the Church wanted me to be then I stopped being depressed. I am always find it funny when people realize you can be a happy Mormon Liberal who is also Straight Edge.

In regards to the name of the Church:

I like this name that was given as an alternative for use - "The Restored Church of Jesus Christ". There is a lot of meaning there, and for me it doesn't feel as cumbersome.



Also, when referencing the actual name of the church, it makes a lot of sense to ensure Christ's name is still in there.



In regards to members of the Church:

I think a lot of people may not have fully read the full reference guide that the church put out there. This is a direct quote:

"When referring to Church members, 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."



So if people ask you about your religion/faith, a great answer is to say you are a Latter-day Saint. That is really not that cumbersome to say. It may take some explanation to whoever you are talking to, but that would actually be a good opportunity to talk about the faith.

uncoug wrote:
I am always find it funny when people realize you can be a happy Mormon Liberal who is also Straight Edge.

But not a consistent one.