OK, I’m Convinced: We’re Not Taking Christ’s Name Seriously Enough

[Third Hour]

Well, if there was any doubt before, General Conference pounded it into dust. President Nelson is dead serious about using Christ's name when referring to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members. He called the name of the Church "nonnegotiable," and promised blessings which he re-emphasized on social media: https://twitter.com/NelsonRussellM/status/1048996912039309313 Many Latter-day Saints were more than confused by the initial name-correction announcement from a month or two ago, especially in the wake of the Church-wide "I'm a Mormon" campaign. Some members even scoffed at the admonition. Some will continue to do so. But to those who may still have questions about the importance of this "course correction," I leave these scriptural examples for you to ponder: The longest three hours of the brother of Jared's life You remember the story of Jared and his brother. They lived during the era of the Tower of Babel. They prayed to retain their own language as "the Lord confounded the language" of others. The pre-mortal Christ led their party through the wilderness...

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