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by Anonymous on August 16th, 2005

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What is a Mormon?

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  • by Anonymous on September 19th, 2005

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    The word "Mormon," when used alone, is generally used to mean a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which was founded in 1830 and is now headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah USA.

    There are also a number of offshoot churches which use the Book of Mormon as scripture, and members of these may also be called "Mormons."

    Many Latter-day Saints object to the use of the term, which was originally used as a derogatory label; however, the Church itself has often used the word as a description, including in the name of the world-famous Mormon Tabernacle Choir and in public service announcements in the 1970s and '80s which were ". . .brought to you by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- the 'Mormons.'" An important book by a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles was titled simply "Mormon Doctrine." Thus, it is a legitimate term to use in describing a member of the Church.

    This parallels another derogatory label which was embraced and adopted by the group which it described -- "Yankee."

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    • I for one don't see what Mormons get so worked up about, I don't mind being compared to Mormon he was a great guy :)

      John Cox will be back April 6th 2013

      by John Cox will be back April 6th 2013 on October 23rd, 2005

    • Yeah, well. We preffer To Recognise the fact we are the church of 'Jesus Christ' Is that wrong?

      Anonymous

      by Anonymous on October 26th, 2005

    • Most of the answer is off-topic.

      pareto

      by pareto on December 10th, 2005

    • the church has come out and said there is nothing wrong with refering to us as mormons for short... just refering to the church itself as "the mormon church" is not acceptable. "the church", "the LDS church" are acceptable shortened forms.

      TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT

      by TAPriceCTR s son is wearing his COAT on January 21st, 2010

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