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An Okay Day

Today was an okay day for the most part. I can’t complain about it. It was a little strange feeling at times. I can’t really describe it. I’m not sure I want to understand. Not many kittens running around today. It was pretty overcast, maybe they went into hiding. Who knows! Maybe there are things in life which are meant to be confusing. Yeah well that doesn’t mean it will make sense. There’s a lot of things that don’t add up most days. Whatever happens in life will happen for a reason. There’s nothing I can do to change or fix it. It will take place as it always is meant to be. That is the secret behind it all. Such a confusing concept that of destiny. We all have a destiny. We want to believe we are in control of our own destiny. I don’t believe this to be the case. They say God has a plan for us. What if He knows the beginning to the end. How we will react to different situations. It doesn’t leave much room for agency now does it? Nothing feels like it’s up to chance anymore. Th...
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Can't Say Mormon

Just a timeline of events regarding the word “Mormon” and how it’s not allowed to be said anymore by members of the LDS Church. Some think President Nelson was inspired or had a revelation to cancel out the word Mormon. Others believe it was a pet peeve since the 90s and when he finally became president of the church he could do anything he wanted. His wife even made a statement about how he could do things he always wanted to do:

“I have seen him changing in the last ten months,” said Sister Nelson. “It is as though he’s been unleashed. He’s free to finally do what he came to earth to do. … And also, he’s free to follow through with things he’s been concerned about but could never do. Now that he’s president of [the Church], he can do those things.”1

Take of that as you will.

  • April 1990: Then Elder Russel M. Nelson gives a talk “Thus Shall My Church Be Called” emphasizing the full name of the LDS Church, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  • October 1990: President Gordon B. Hinckley states that it’s okay to use the term Mormon as it means More Good, in a talk titled “Mormon Should Mean ‘More Good’.”
  • 2001: Mormon.org launches.
  • July 2010: I’m a Mormon Campaign kicks off, where members of the LDS church are encouraged to create a profile on Mormon.org titled “I’m a Mormon.”
  • October 2014: Mormon Newsroom publishes an article titled “Mormonism 101: What is Mormonism?”
  • August 2018: Now President Russel M. Nelson reaffirms the name of the church saying it’s been impressed upon his mind to no longer use the term Mormon when referring to the church or members of the church as it is a victory for Satan.
  • March 2019: LDS Church changes domain names for mormong.org and lds.org to ComeUntoChrist.org and ChurchofJesusChrist.org respectively. Changes to mormonnewsroom.org and ldschurchnews.com also undergo changes.
  • January 2020: LDS Church changes Handbooks 1 and 2, discontinuing them and announcing a new handbook which combines both 1 and 2 together for all to read. The use of the word Mormon is discontinued in the handbook, as well as other wording changes throughout.
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