Leadership Instruction

Quick Start Leader Guide

Contents
Using the Church Communication Guide: Communicating as a Witness of Jesus Christ
Planning What to Say
Preparing For the Audience
Communicating God’s Love
Developing Messages That Help People Feel God’s Love
Considerations and Alternatives to Church-Specific Words
Using the Name of the Church
Creating Presentations That Represent the Savior’s Church

Using the Name of the Church

Using the Name of the Church

The formal name of the Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was given by the Savior (see Doctrine and Covenants 115:4).

Because each word in the name is significant, it can help people better understand what the Church is about.
After using the full name of the Church first, consider the shorter terms “the Church” or “the Church of Jesus Christ.”
Avoid using “Mormon Church,” “LDS Church,” or “Church of Latter-day Saints.”
Instead of “Mormon” or “LDS,” use “member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints” or “Latter-day Saint” as a shorter term.

Church Communication Guide, section 3.4

“If we will do our best to restore the correct name of the Lord’s Church, He whose Church this is will pour down His power and blessings upon [our] heads, the likes of which we have never seen.”

President Russell M. Nelson, “The Correct Name of the Church,” October 2018 general conference