ComeUntoChrist.org, formerly known as Mormon.org, is a
religious website maintained by
the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Restorationism, restorationist Christianity, Christian Christian denomination, denomination and the ...
(LDS Church) that serves as a visitor site for people not of the faith. Mormon.org was changed to ComeUntoChrist.org in 2019.
[Weaver, Sarah Jane]
"LDS.org, Mormon.org, other Church sites and social channels make changes to reflect full name of Church"
''Church News
The ''Church News'' (formerly ''LDS Church News'') is a multi-platform supplement and subdivision of the ''Deseret News'', a Salt Lake City, Utah newspaper owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (informally, the LDS Church). ...
'', 5 March 2019. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.
History
The first LDS Church website was LDSchurchnews.com in 1995 followed later by the official LDS Church website LDS.org in December 1996.
[Baker, Sherry Pack]
"Mormon Media History Timeline 1827-2007"
''BYU Studies
''BYU Studies'' is a multidisciplinary academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon studies). It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University. The journal is abs ...
'', Winter 2008. Retrieved on 28 March 2020. In 2001, Mormon.org was launched to "allow visitors to receive answers to their questions about the Church‘s beliefs".
In 2010, the LDS Church launched an update to Mormon.org that they called 'Mormon.org 4.0' that included new tools to create profiles for "explaining why they live their faith and why they are a Mormon". This website updated coincided with multimillion-dollar television, billboard and Internet advertising campaign, called
I'm a Mormon, that launched in 2010.
On October 7, 2018,
Russell M. Nelson directed the church in a
general conference address to replace the terms "Mormon" and "LDS" with the official name of the church. As a result, Mormon.org was transitioned to ComeUntoChrist.org on March 5, 2019.
Similarly, the domain for the LDS Church's main website changed from LDS.org to ChurchofJesusChrist.org at the same time. The LDS Church's
First Presidency
Among many churches in the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency (also known as the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is the highest presiding or governing body. Present-day denominations of the movement led by a First Presidency ...
explained that the change is a "complex effort in numerous global languages and much work remains. We encourage all to be patient and courteous as we work together to use and share the proper name of the church." It was also announced that ComeUntoChrist.org will eventually be merged with the member-focused ChurchofJesusChrist.org at some future date.
[Riess, Jana]
"Why journalists will keep using the word 'Mormon'"
''Religion News Service
Religion News Service, branded as RNS, is a news agency founded in 1934. It covers religion, ethics, spirituality and moral issues, and publishes news, information, and commentaries on faiths and religious movements to newspapers, magazines, bro ...
'', 7 March 2019. Retrieved on 1 April 2020.
References
External links
ComeUntoChrist.orgOfficial site
ComeUntoChrist.orgYouTube Channel
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsOfficial site
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2001 establishments in the United States
Media of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Christian websites