Mormon is a respectful but overused nickname for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Mormon is the name of a prophet like Moses that lived on the American continent about 300 AD. Mormon was directed to take sacred records or journals made by previous prophets, abridge them then add his own words. Because of his role in abridging the records and keeping them safe, the translated record is now called “The Book of Mormon” and the church he belonged to and that I belong to is nicknamed Mormon. The church is really “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints” and is the church that Jesus Christ established when He was on the earth. The formal name is long so it is understandable that a nickname is used.
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