The Correct Name of the Church
It's long, but it's the official name
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Three-letter acronym that shortens the name A LOT
LDS
Every Sunday as we worthily partake of the sacrament, we promise to follow Him, repent, keep His commandments, and ______ remember Him.
ALWAYS
There were no robbers, nor murderers,
4 Nephi 1:17
It was the name of the church BEFORE the restoration.
Church of Jesus Christ
A group of people that don't believe in Christ
Not Christian
Have we been so afraid to offend someone who called us “Mormons” that we have failed to ______ the Savior Himself, to stand up for Him even in the name by which His Church is called?
DEFEND
And it came to pass that there was no contention among all the people,
4 Nephi 1:13
"When we ____ His name from His Church, we are inadvertently removing Him as the central focus of our lives."
Omit
In the early days of the restored Church, terms such as ______ Church and _______ were often used as cruel terms, abusive terms—designed to obliterate God’s hand in restoring the Church of Jesus Christ in these latter days.
Mormon
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: _____ ______ Himself.
JESUS CHRIST
And there were great and marvelous works wrought by the disciples of Jesus, insomuch that they did heal the sick, and raise the dead, and cause the lame to walk, and the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf to hear; and all manner of cmiracles did they work among the children of men
4 Nephi 1:5
A shortened, second reference to the full name
the Church
President Nelson said, "The most important thing in those names is the absence of the Savior’s name"
Church of the Latter-day Saints
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. Thus, the name of the Church is not __________.
NEGOTIABLE
And the Lord did prosper them exceedingly in the land
4 Nephi 1:7
The ‘restored Church of Jesus Christ’
They sing their hearts out in a building constructed by our great grandfather, Henry Grow.
Mormon Tabernacle Choir
"Therefore, whatsoever ye shall do, ye shall do it in my ____; therefore ye shall call the church in my ____; and ye shall call upon the Father in my ____ that he will bless the church for my sake." - 3 Nephi 27:7
NAME
And there were no envyings, nor strifes, nor tumults, nor whoredoms, nor lyings, nor murders, nor any manner of lasciviousness; and surely there could not be a happier people...
4 Nephi 1:16