“We realized adding six words to our name would not be ideal
for the media, but, as President Nelson foretold, ‘responsible media will be
sympathetic in responding to our request.’ Thank you for extending to us the
same consideration given cultural, athletic, political, or community
organizations by using our preferred name. There will be a few who, hoping to diminish
the seriousness of our mission, will continue to call us ‘the Mormon Church.’
With courtesy, we again ask the fair-minded of the media to honor our desire to
be called by our name of nearly 200 years. The name of the Church is not
negotiable. Let us go forward in faith. When we willingly follow the counsel of
the Lord as revealed through His living prophet, especially if it runs counter
to our initial thinking, requiring humility and sacrifice, the Lord blesses us
with additional spiritual power and sends His angels to support us and stand by
us.” – Elder Neil L. Andersen
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