Mormonism Research Ministry

Tag: church name

  • Mormon Prophets and Their “Trivial” Errors

    Sharon Lindbloom

    “Can a Prophet or an Apostle Be Mistaken?” This is the question LDS authors Duane Boyce and Kimberly White tackle in a July 2 (2023) article by the same name. Published online by Meridian Magazine, an independent magazine of interest to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the article begins by…

  • Mormonism and the “True Church”

    Sharon Lindbloom

    15 October 2018 The September Ensign magazine included an article meant to explain what it means when people say that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “is the true Church.” In discussing the purpose of the LDS Church (i.e., “for the perfecting of the Saints”), the article noted that past leaders “could grow toward…

  • Something Crucial is Missing from the Mormon Church’s Official Name

    Sharon Lindbloom

    In August the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints alerted the world to a revelation he received regarding the name of his church. Commonly referred to as the Mormon Church or the LDS Church, President Nelson explained that the use of these nicknames was incorrect and in order to conform to…

  • The Name of God’s Church

    Eric Johnson

    Most Mormons believe their church (the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)) should be considered Christian since it has Jesus’ name in its official title. In his book written in 1991, LDS author Stephen E. Robinson summed up this idea when he asserted: “…Is not the name of our church The Church of…