Is Mormon a Bad Name?
Keywords
church naming, Mormon terminology, revealed name
Abstract
In August 2018 President Nelson declared, “We have to be careful to protect the name Mormon. He will think that we are tossing it out. We aren’t. We just want to be accurate. Mormon was a man. He was a prophet; he was a writer, a record-keeper. We honor him and treasure the book that bears his name. But we’re talking about the name of the Church.”
Is Mormon a bad name?
With recent emphasis on using the revealed name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, instead of popular nicknames like LDS and Mormon, many have wondered if the word Mormon is a bad word. Should the name Mormon be dropped from our speech, thought, and writing? Is God offended if the word Mormon slips from our tongue? Is Mormon a new swearword?
Original Publication Citation
Is Mormon a Bad Name? October 18, 2018.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Halverson, Taylor, "Is Mormon a Bad Name?" (2018). Faculty Publications. 10035.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/10035
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2018
Language
English
College
Marriott School of Business
Department
Marketing
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