12 March 2019

"Mormon" No More > The Latter-Day Saints Call Out The Thought-Police

It's more than "getting the name right", or semantics - that's what the living prophets,The Council of Elders, are telling everyone - Mormon, Mormonism and LDS are not acceptable. No more "nicknames" . . . Get that, folks!
That's definitely a shift-in-thinking ordered last year by church President Russell M. Nelson. Nelson, 94.
We are so blessed! Re-Branding a Man-Made Religion? NO
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It’s hard work to undo nearly 189 years of history, culture and practice.
But with God the impossible is possible.
Watch the announcement of YouTube if you want if you don't want to read more of this post  > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b8lNf4dHqw
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In a speech at the religion’s last conference in October, Nelson said the shift is necessary to reflect that church members are disciples of the Lord, not Mormon.
“If this were a discussion about branding a man-made organization, those arguments might prevail,” Nelson said. “But in this crucial matter, we look to him whose church this is and acknowledge that the Lord’s ways are not, and never will be, man’s ways.”
No more of this!
It will become “Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.”
Latter-day Saint websites renamed in push to end use of nicknames             
BRADY McCOMBS Associated Press
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday it will rename websites, social media accounts and employee email addresses to get rid of “Mormon” and “LDS” as the faith continues a push to be known by the religion’s full name and not shorthand nicknames it previously embraced and promoted.
The changes mark the latest step to implement a shift ordered last year by church President Russell M. Nelson. Nelson, 94, has said the Lord impressed upon the importance of the full name and that removing the name from titles is “a major victory for Satan.”
The faith’s presidents are considered prophets who lead through revelations from God. Nelson ascended to the post in early 2018. The faith believes that the full church name was given by revelation from God to founder Joseph Smith in 1838.
The Utah-based faith of 16 million worldwide members said in the news release Tuesday that the website “LDS.org” will become “ChurchofJesusChrist.org.” The website designed for media and outsiders known as “MormonNewsroom.org” will become “Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org.” The website created for church missionaries will change from “Mormon.org” to “ComeUntoChrist.org.”
The Twitter account known before as “@MormonNewsroom” is now “@ChurchNewsroom.”
https://magicvalley.com/lifestyles/faith-and-values
“More than getting the name right as an institution, the invitation to use the full name of the church is an opportunity for Latter-day Saints to refocus their lives on the living Christ,” the faith said in the news release.
No more Mormon Moments
for Mitt!
The term Mormon comes from the church’s signature scripture, the Book of Mormon, which followers believe is based on the record keeping of an ancient prophet named Mormon.
FACTOIDS from Brady McCombs piece:
  • The faith tried once before to insist on the use of its full name — in 2001 ahead of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City — but that push fizzled out.
  • The faith previously promoted the term Mormon, including with a 2014 documentary about its members called “Meet the Mormons.”
  • The church ran a series of “I’m a Mormon” ads on TV and billboards starting in 2010, aiming to dispel stereotypes by telling the stories of individual members
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No more of this either, although it's not included in McComb's report from Magic Valley. . .
That's the image frequently used here on this blog site to refer to "The New Zion" and the so-called Promised Land - words lifted from The Bible and appropriated by Mormons - to expand their Kingdom of Deseret here in Arizona.

However, it's "fair game" and what can be called artistic license or freedom of the press or even "Freedom from Religion".
Your MesaZona blogger simply does not take orders from the President of a man-made religion.
No doubts about that!

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Here's a link to the press release from last Tuesday .They had not corrected the name yet!
 https://www.mormonnewsroom.org/article/church-name-alignment 
05 March 2019 | Salt Lake City | News Release      
Changes to Emphasize the Correct Name of the Church of Jesus Christ
. . . The Church is now making changes to many of its communication channels to reflect the faith’s full name and better convey commitment to follow Jesus Christ. More than getting the name right as an institution, the invitation to use the full name of the Church is an opportunity for Latter-day Saints to refocus their lives on the living Christ.
“Every day we should ask ourselves, ‘How can we better live as Jesus Christ taught and lived?’” President Nelson said. “This mindset will help fill our lives, our homes, our neighborhoods, and our churches with more of Christ’s light and power.”
The changes the Church is making apply to many aspects of Church communications. Four areas are of note for Latter-day Saints and the general public:
Websites: The Church’s official website will become ChurchofJesusChrist.org. This change is effective today, March 5, 2019, when the domain name ChurchofJesusChrist.org begins pointing to the LDS.org home page. In the coming months, the ChurchofJesusChrist.org domain name will replace what were the following:
  • LDS.org (ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
  • MormonNewsroom.org (Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org)
Eventually, Mormon.org will be incorporated into the new domain as well. However, because its primary audience is those outside the Church, merging it with the Church member-focused ChurchofJesusChrist.org will take more time.
Work is underway to unify and restructure all these websites into a new, more cohesive and personalized experience under the ChurchofJesusChrist.org domain. Until that time, Mormon.org will change to ComeuntoChrist.org.
Social media: Several Church social media accounts will consolidate and give greater emphasis to the name of the Savior’s Church. These social media channels will publish content more focused on living and sharing the gospel of Jesus Christ.
  • A new Facebook group has been established to build community and better inform individuals about Church news and updates. This group is called “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—Inspiration and News.” This group is designed to be a place of community and connection for Latter-day Saints.
  • The Church’s Twitter account display name will continue to be called “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” with the username of @ChurchNewsroom and will be the primary source on social media for news from the Church.
  • Mobile Apps: Many of the Church’s mobile apps will be renamed to align with recent direction from Church leaders regarding the naming of Church products.LDS Music becomes “Sacred Music”
  • Email Domain: The email addresses of all Church employees, general Church leaders and many volunteers will begin using the @ChurchofJesusChrist.org domain instead of the current @ldschurch.org. Like other changes, this adjustment is intended to help keep the name of Jesus Christ prominent in all the Church does.
Much work remains, particularly as the Church make changes to products in numerous languages throughout the world. The First Presidency asks Latter-day Saints and others “to be patient and courteous as changes are made.”
Read the First Presidency letter.
Since the first year of the Church’s founding, critics and others have sought to call the Church and its followers by other names — names Latter-day Saints used out of convenience at first but then came to embrace themselves. It’s hard work to undo nearly 189 years of history, culture and practice. But with God the impossible is possible. As President Nelson made clear in August 2018, “we have work before us to bring ourselves in harmony with [God’s] will.” Church leaders understand that this is a complex, multifaceted effort.
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