We are all used to the name Mormons, or Mormon Church. The prophet has recently reminded us to use the correct and full name of the Church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. President Russell M. Nelson said, “It is not a name change…. Instead, it is a correction. It is a command of the Lord.” In 3 Nephi 27:7, Jesus Christ said, “…ye shall call the church in my name…”. President Russell M. Nelson said, ” To remove the Lord’s name from the Lord’s Church is a major victory for Satan.” President Nelson also said, “Every Sunday as we worthily partake of the sacrament, we make anew our sacred promise to our Heavenly Father that we are willing to take upon us the name of His Son, Jesus Christ. We promise to follow Him, repent, keep His commandments, and always remember Him. When we omit His name from His Church, we are inadvertently removing Him as the central focus of our lives.” We need to use the full name of the church, not a nick name. It disappoints the lord when we use nick names, so we use the full name of the church, The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day-saints. President Nelson said, Through these excruciating experiences and His subsequent Resurrection—His infinite Atonement—He granted immortality to all and ransomed each one of us from the effects of sin on condition of our repentance.” He is the one who atoned for our sins. That is why it is his church, and so we should use his name. President Nelson also said, “For much of the world, the Lord’s Church is presently disguised as the “Mormon Church.” But we as members of the Lord’s Church know who stands at its head: Jesus Christ Himself. Unfortunately, many who hear the term Mormon may think that we worship Mormon. Not so! We honor and respect that great ancient American prophet. But we are not Mormon’s disciples. We are the Lord’s disciples.In the early days of the restored Church, terms such as Mormon Church and Mormons were often used as epithets—as cruel terms, abusive terms—designed to obliterate God’s hand in restoring the Church of Jesus Christ in these latter days.” President Nelson said, “If someone should ask, “Are you a Mormon?” you could reply, “If you are asking if I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, yes, I am! If someone asks, “Are you a Latter-day Saint?”¹⁶ you might respond, “Yes, I am. I believe in Jesus Christ and am a member of His restored Church.” I testify that if we use the correct name of the Church that we will be blessed. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

_By Kylie (8 years old)