Third Hour Posted August 21, 2018 Report Share Posted August 21, 2018 As you already know, President Nelson recently urged members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to no longer refer to themselves using their popular nickname, "Mormons." The updated style guide for the name of the Church also discourages the press from using terms like "Mormonism," and "LDS." The public had mixed reactions to the announcement. Many people across social media (even members) mocked the news. Others took it in stride but comedically acknowledged the difficulty of breaking the habit. Here are 10 of the best memes we could find that are worth looking at: 1. It really is a made-up nickname https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmrp3uvjWl3/?tagged=mormonmemes 2. Twitter got pretty hostile when they heard the news https://twitter.com/Mormonger/status/1031318680427065346 3. When LDS Living found out... https://twitter.com/LDSLivingMag/status/1030220070771777536 4. Make sure your volume is on for this one https://www.facebook.com/TheSundayPews/videos/vb.1169526503160894/902125353318009/?type=2&theater¬if_t=page_post_reaction¬if_id=1534780793105018 5. I look forward to this day https://www.instagram.com/p/Bmj-h98AKUJ/?tagged=mormonmemes 6. It may be long, but it's important https://www.facebook.com/zandersturgill/videos/271093473705959/ 7. I see where this is going... https://twitter.com/Mormonger/status/1030488829776392193 8. That escalated quickly OK, this one is originally back from 2016 but seems to have coincidentally resurfaced after President Nelson's announcement. Hmm... https://www.instagram.com/p/BIV9wjahFHa/?hl=es&taken-by=mormon.dude 9. It is a... View the full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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