Since the Handbook 2 is available to all members on the Church website, I read some of the new updates. Below is from the Church Policies and Guidelines. If I understand correctly, under the section 21.1.34, it sounds like it is still acceptable to call the members Mormons. Also, depending in what country you live in, it is also might be necessary to still call the Church, the Mormon Church.
In his conference talk last year, President Russell M. Nelson said the church’s name “is not negotiable.”
So, super confused. Because I sure don't want to offend God by using the term Mormon. Some Church Members consider it a 4 letter word (actually it is 6 letters, but whose counting) So, I am not sure if this is just a mistake, an oversight, and maybe the Handbook still needs to be updated. Or maybe this is soft back-peddling for us to be able to still use the term 'Mormon'. (a revelatory U-Turn?)
Sidenote:
A few weeks ago we just observed the 24th of July. Maybe the Church Leaders and members found hard if not confusing to not use the term 'Mormon Pioneers.' It is quite a mouthful to call them 'the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Pioneers', or just 'Latter-day Saint Pioneers' or even 'Saint Pioneers.' Maybe that is why this policy was changed back. Pluse, this is not the first time a policy/revelation has been reversed.
“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,” Nelson said. “And if we allow nicknames to be used and adopt or even sponsor those nicknames ourselves, he is offended.”
So, super confused. Because I sure don't want to offend God by using the term Mormon. Some Church Members consider it a 4 letter word (actually it is 6 letters, but whose counting) So, I am not sure if this is just a mistake, an oversight, and maybe the Handbook still needs to be updated. Or maybe this is soft back-peddling for us to be able to still use the term 'Mormon'. (a revelatory U-Turn?)
Sidenote:
A few weeks ago we just observed the 24th of July. Maybe the Church Leaders and members found hard if not confusing to not use the term 'Mormon Pioneers.' It is quite a mouthful to call them 'the members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint Pioneers', or just 'Latter-day Saint Pioneers' or even 'Saint Pioneers.' Maybe that is why this policy was changed back. Pluse, this is not the first time a policy/revelation has been reversed.
