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This [[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Wikipedia Manual of Style]] supplement has been created through the efforts and broad consensus of contributors to ''[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement|WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement]]''. Please follow these conventions when you contribute to [[Latter Day Saint]]s articles so that they are [[Wikipedia:NPOV|neutral]] and stylistically consistent for better and easier reader comprehension.

==Full name of denomination in first reference==
The first reference for any Latter Day Saints movement church (in the sense of "organization and congregation", not "building") should use the full name of that church rather than a shortened version such as "LDS Church" or "FLDS Church". The first reference should also contain a wikilink to that church's article. If you will later use a shortened name, add the shortened version in parenthesis after the first reference, e.g. "the [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] (FLDS Church)" or "[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (LDS Church)." (When a Latter Day Saints ''church'' is ''not'' being directly referenced, such as when an adherent's religious beliefs are given passing reference, the full denominational name can often be omitted.)

Avoid linking the alternate names. The first reference will already contain the alternate names, as well as a link to that church's article. Thus, a second link is unnecessary.

{{see also|Wikipedia:Manual of Style#Acronyms and abbreviations}}

== {{Anchor|Morm}} Basic gloss ==

Generally, members of a Latter Day Saint denomination may be referred to as ''members'', ''adherents'', or ''followers'' of a particular church or organization.

'''''Latter-day Saint'''''

: (And its variants.) The terms ''LDS'', ''LDS Church'', and ''[[Latter-day Saint]]'' (''Latter-day'' hyphenated, with lower-case "d") generally refer only to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. The term ''[[Latter Day Saint]]'' (note the capitalization and lack of a hyphen) refers to adherents during the lifetime of Joseph Smith.

: Thus, in order to avoid ambiguity, do not use the form of the term with an upper-case ''D'' to designate generic adherents across the pan-denominations; instead use a term appropriate to an individual's distinctive denomination or group: for example, ''Latter-day Saint'' for a member of the LDS Church. ''Latter Day Saint'' in a collective meaning used as an adjective is acceptable but consider recasting. Illustration:<blockquote>''The couple were raised devout members of local '''Latter Day Saint churches''' and although subsequently they became quite secular, worshipped at hers on occasion.''</blockquote>
: – note the accepted use of the bolded phraseology above; however, recasting for more clarity might produce:<blockquote>''The couple were raised devoutly within Mormonism locally, she Latter-day Saint and he fundamentalist Mormon; and although both subsequently became quite secular, they worshipped with her LDS congregation on occasion.''</blockquote>

: And so, also reserve the abbreviation ''LDS'' for the meaning of "Latter-day Saint" and not "Latter Day Saint."

{{shortcut|WP:MORMON|MOS:MORMON}}
'''''Mormon'''''

: Several denominations, notably the two largest, the [[Community of Christ]], and, as of 2018, [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], oppose the use of the word ''Mormon'' or its derivatives in reference to its members or theology. Nevertheless, the word ''Mormon'' can be used to refer to Latter Day Saint movement adherents in the following situations:

:* In reference to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, the informal appellation ''Mormon church'' should never be used outside of directly quoted material. Members of the LDS Church may accurately be referred to as ''Latter-day Saints'' or as ''Mormons.'' It is usually best to follow the predominant form found in the sources used for a particular Wikipedia article.

:* In reference to the culture of Latter Day Saint movement organizations originating in [[Utah]]. For example, one may refer to ''[[Mormon fundamentalism]]'', ''[[Mormon pioneer]]'', or ''[[ex-Mormon]]''.

:* When referring to common parlance before the death of [[Joseph Smith]], when the Latter Day Saint movement was widely referred to as ''[[Mormonism]]''. For example, one may refer to ''[[anti-Mormon]]ism'' or the ''[[1838 Mormon War|Mormon War]]''.

:* In reference to the [[Book of Mormon]] or the various people and places in the book named "Mormon".

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
! style="background:#B0C4DE" colspan="4"| Internal links
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! Term linked !! Page redirect, if any !! Definition !! Note / Style recommendation
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| style="background: #grey" colspan="4" |
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! colspan="4" |Latter Day Saint vs. Latter-day Saint
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! ''[[Latter Day Saint]]''
| rowspan="2" style=white-space:nowrap | <center>[[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement|List of LDS denominations]] || "Member of any [[Latter Day Saint]] denomination" || rowspan="2" valign="top" | Mainly use ''Latter Day Saint'' to refer to members during Joseph Smith's lifetime (prior the movement's 1844 schism).In other contexts, consider using form(s) appropriate to distinct denomination being referenced.(See [[#Recommended short forms|denomination table, below]].)
|-
! ''[[Latter-day Saint]]''
| "Member of the principal [[Latter Day Saint]] denomination"  ([[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]])
|-


| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
|-
! colspan="4" | LDS / Mormon
|-
! ''[[LDS]]''
| <center>— a disambiguation page — || <center>Abbreviation of  " ''L'' atter-''d'' ay ''S'' aint " || rowspan="3" valign="top" | Use ''LDS'' only to reference association with the ''LDS Church,'' to avoid ambiguity. The general practice on Wikipedia is to avoid the informal phrase ''Mormon church'' except in direct quotations.
|-
! ''[[LDS Church]]''
| rowspan="2" colspan="2" | <center>[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"]]
|-
! ''[[Mormon church]]''
|-


| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="4" |
|-
! ''[[Mormon]]'' / ''[[Mormonism]]''
| <center>— themselves — || [[LDS movement#Latter Day Saint vs. Mormon|"Adherent connected with Mormonism"]][[Mormonism|"Religion/traditions of Latter Day Saint denominations whose developments trace through 19th-century Utah / Brigham Young]]" || valign="top" | ''Mormon'' or ''Mormonism'' generally refer to the movement's primary denomination, the LDS Church, unless context indicates otherwise.''Mormon'' may also be used for any Latter Day Saints adherent before 1844.For the more inclusive definition of ''Mormon,'' occasionally ''[[Rocky Mountain Saint]]'' (or ''Brighamite'') are used; and, within such a scheme, the adherent - ''not'' - a Rocky Mountain Saint would be termed [U.S. MId-Western] ''[[Prairie Saint]]'' (or, generally, ''[[Josephite (Latter Day Saints)|Josephite]];'' however, for additional Movement ''‑Ite'' designations, see [[#Recommended short forms|denomination table below]]).
|-


| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="4" |
|-
! colspan="4" | Reorganized
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! ''[[RLDS]]''
| <center>— a disambiguation page — || rowspan="2" valign="top" | <center>"[[Community of Christ]] member or a [[RLDS (disambiguation)|''R'' estorationist ''L'' atter ''D'' ay ''S'' aint"]] || rowspan = "2" valign="top" | {{Anchor|RLDS}}Use ''RLDS'' to reference the Community of Christ before its 2001 name change from the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.A ''Restoration Branch'' member may be referred to as ''conservative Restorationist'' or as ''independent RLDS'' to distinguish from a generally more ''liberal Restorationist'' sibling remaining in the ''Community of Christ'' after this 21st-century schism.
|-
! ''[[RLDS Church]]''
| <center>[[Community of Christ]] ( Wikipedia article )
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="4" |
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! colspan="4" | Fundamentalist
|-
! ''[[Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints|Fundamentalist Latter‑Day Saints]]''
| colspan="2" | <center>"[[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]]"  (a smallish Latter Day Saint denomination headquartered in Hildale, Utah) || rowspan="3" valign="top" | Within ''fundamentalist Mormonism,'' in addition to ''FLDS'' (or the ''Woolley group'') are the ''[[Allred group]],'' the ''[[Kingston clan|Kingston group]],'' the ''[[Centennial Park group]],'' the ''[[LeBaron group]],'' the ''[[Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc.|Blackmore group]],'' [[list of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement#Mormon fundamentalist|and so on]].
|-
! ''[[FLDS]]'' / ''[[FLDS Church]]''
| <center>— same as above — || <center>"[[Fundamentalist Latter-Day Saints|''F'' undamentalist ''L'' atter-''D'' ay ''S'' aints]]" (same as the above)
|-
! ''[[Fundamentalist Mormon]]''
| <center>— itself — || [[Fundamentalist Mormon|"A "Rocky Mountain Saint" believing in present-day practice of polygamy"]]  includes FLDS and some other smallish denominations
|-
|}

== Denominations and recommended short forms ==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" colspan="7"| Latter Day Saints denominations
|-
! scope="col" | Home !! scope="col" | Formal name (use on first reference)!! scope="col" | Membership* !! As of !! scope="col" | Church abbreviation !! colspan="2" scope="col" width="22%" | Adherent short name
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| style="background: #grey" colspan="7" |
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| <center>Utah || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] || 16.3 million† (approximately 98% of the Latter Day Saint movement) || valign="top" | <center>2011 || ''LDS Church'' (Note: only use its nickname ''Mormon church'' within direct quotations.) || colspan="2" | ''[[Latter Day Saint movement#Latter Day Saint vs. Latter-day Saint|Latter-day Saint]]'' (note the lower-case ''d'')''LDS member'' (''individual, adherent,'' etc.) or ''LDS Church member''''[[Latter Day Saint movement#Latter Day Saint vs. Mormon|Mormon]]''
|-

| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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| <center>Missouri || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[Community of Christ]] (prior to 2001: [[Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]) || 250,000 (approximately 2% of the Latter Day Saint movement) || valign="top" | 2011 || ''CofChrist'' or ''CofC''''RLDS Church'' or ''Saints''  in context of events prior to the 2001 name change (Note: do not follow ''Community of Christ'' with ''church.'') || colspan="2" | ''Community member''  in context of events after the 2001 name change''RLDS member'', ''RLDS Church member'', or ''Saint''  in context of events prior to the 2001 name change
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| style="background: #grey" colspan="7" |
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! colspan="7" | Smaller denominations
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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| <center>Pennsylvania || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)]] ||12,136 || 2007 || ''Bickertonite Church'' ||colspan="2" | ''[[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement#Followers of Sidney Rigdon or William Bickerton ("Bickertonites")|Bickertonite]]''
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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| rowspan="3" valign="top" | <center>Utah || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[Apostolic United Brethren]] || c. 10,000 || 1998 || ''AUB'' || ''AUB member'' || rowspan ="4" | ''[[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement#Mormon fundamentalist|fundamentalist Mormon]]''
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints]] || Approximately 10,000 || 2011 || ''FLDS Church'' || ''FLDS Church member'' or ''FLDS member''
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| style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days]] || 300–500 || 2004 || ''TLC'' || ''TLC member''
|-
| colspan="4" | <center>— ''Additional denominations within fundamentalist Mormonism'' — ||  — ||  —
|-

| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
|-
| <center>Missouri || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[Joint Conference of Restoration Branches]] || 6,000–7,000 || 2010 || rowspan="2" | ''[[RLDS (disambiguation)|Restoration Branch]]'' / ''Restorationists''''[[RLDS (disambiguation)|independent RLDS church]]'' || rowspan="2" colspan="2" valign="top" | (Note: see entry [[#RLDS|"RLDS"]] in the section above.)
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| colspan="4" | <center>— ''Additional denominations in Restoration Branch movement'' —
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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| <center>Missouri || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[Church of Christ (Temple Lot)]] || 2,400 || 1998 || ''Temple Lot church'' ||colspan="2" | ''Temple Lot church member''''[[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement#Followers of Granville Hedrick ("Hedrickites")|Hedrickite]]''  Latter term is generally in context of 19th-century and early-20th-century adherents.
|-
| colspan="4" | <center>— ''Additional denominations lineaged through Temple Lot church'' — || colspan="3" |  —
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| style="background: #grey" colspan="7" |
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! colspan="7" | Minuscule denominations founded in the 19th century‡‡
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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| <center>Wisconsin || style="white-space:nowrap;" | [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)]] || 300 || 1998 || ''Strangite Church'' ||colspan="2" | ''[[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement#Followers of James J. Strang ("Strangites")|Strangite]]''
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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| <center>Missouri || [[Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)]] || Approximately 12 || 2010 || ''Cutlerite Church'' ||colspan="2" | ''[[List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement#Followers of Alpheus Cutler ("Cutlerites")|Cutlerite]]''
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| style="background: #grey" colspan="7" |
|-
! style="background:#B0C4DE" colspan="7"| Contexts across denominations
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| scope="col" colspan="3" |<center>— ''Inclusive of all the movement's denominations'' — || scope="col" colspan="1" | <center>Primary schism to present || ''[[Latter Day Saint movement]]'' (or, ''denominations,'' ''religion,'' etc.)''[[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints|denominations of the Latter Day Saints]]''''[[Mormonism]]''  last term for all eras; not appropriate in reference to the so-called [[Prairie Saints]] (with the exception of the Strangites), except in a historical contexts, however || colspan="2" valign="bottom" | <center>— Select appropriate term from column above. —</center> Note: in general, avoid ''Latter Day Saint,'' with the upper-case ''D,'' to refer to an adherent collectively (that is, in a ''movement'' context).
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| style="background: #grey" colspan="7" |
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! style="background:#B0C4DE" colspan="7"| Historical, before founder Joseph Smith's death in 1844
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| scope="col" colspan="1" | <center>Missouri to Illinois || style=white-space:nowrap colspan="2" | [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] (1838–1844) || rowspan="3" | <center>1830 to primary schism || rowspan="3" valign="top" |  When in doubt:''Latter Day Saint church'' || rowspan="3" colspan="2" valign="top" | ''[[Latter Day Saint movement#Latter Day Saint vs. Latter-day Saint|Latter Day Saint]]''  Note the upper-case ''D.''  Do not abbreviate as ''LDS'' (to avoid its confusion with abbreviation for "Latter-day Saint," with the lower-case ''d'').''Saint''''[[Latter Day Saint movement#Latter Day Saint vs. Mormon|Mormon]]''
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| scope="col" colspan="1" | <center>Ohio to Missouri || style=white-space:nowrap colspan="2" | [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of the Latter Day Saints]] (1834–1838)
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| scope="col" colspan="1" | <center>New York to Ohio || style=white-space:nowrap colspan="2" | [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)|Church of Christ]] (1830–1834)
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| style="background: #lightgrey" colspan="7" |
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! colspan="7" |*''Worldwide.''  †''Church-reported; fewer per public surveys.''  ‡''Once greater in size''
|}

==Avoidance of anachronistic terminology==
In writing about historical matters, editors should avoid [[anachronism|anachronistic terminology]] that would be out-of-place or meaningless in the time period being discussed. The following are common examples:
#When referring to the church established by Joseph Smith, Jr., it is generally inappropriate to refer to it as [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], since that particular name with its particular formatting was not adopted until after Smith's death. Smith's church had the following names during his lifetime: "Church of Christ" (1830–34); "Church of the Latter Day Saints" (1834–38); "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" (1838–44). It is appropriate to use the name of the church that existed at the time being referred to. If in doubt, you can always simply refer to the "Latter Day Saint church" as a [[Noun#Proper nouns and common nouns|common (non-proper) noun]]. In each case, the name of the church should be [[Wikipedia:Piped link|pipe linked]] to [[Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)]] when it first occurs in the article.
#When referring to the Community of Christ prior to 2001, it is appropriate to refer to it as the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints", and it may be abbreviated "RLDS Church". However, that name should be [[Wikipedia:Piped link|pipe linked]] to [[Community of Christ]] when it first occurs in an article.
#In most contexts, it is appropriate to refer to [[Joseph Smith]] simply as the "founder of the [[Latter Day Saint movement]]" or, in Mormon contexts, the "founder of [[Mormonism]]". However, this practice may be departed from if an article or [[WP:Templates|template]] deals exclusively with an issue in a specific church. In such cases, it may be appropriate to refer to Smith as the founder or first president of that particular church. For example, it would be appropriate in [[Russell M. Nelson]] to state that Nelson is Smith's modern successor as president of the LDS Church. Similarly, it is appropriate to list Smith in [[Template:CofCpresidents]] as the first president of the Community of Christ. Smith and other early church leaders may appropriately appear in categories of leaders of both the LDS Church and the Community of Christ.
#From 1850 to 1896, the LDS Church was based in [[Utah Territory]]; [[Utah]] did not exist until 1896.

Any time these guidelines are violated when being used as parts of quotations from church leaders or members and the context is clear, they [[WP:MOSQUOTE|should not be altered]]. It may be best for reduction of both confusion and potential inter-faith strife to follow these guidelines on talk pages as well.

== Article naming conventions ==
{{main|WP:NCLDS}}

Summary of naming conventions:
* Articles wholly pertaining to the Latter Day Saint movement should be parenthesized "(Latter Day Saints)", unless the article name is unambiguous without the parenthetical.
* Articles should not be limited to a single Latter Day Saint denomination, unless including the entire Latter Day Saint movement is impractical or awkward. For example, instead naming an article "Restoration (Community of Christ)" or "Restoration (LDS Church)", the article should be called ''[[Restoration (Latter Day Saints)]]''.
* In article names, references to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints should capitalize the initial ''The'' and include a hyphen and a lower-case "d".
* When a leader of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] has the same name as people outside the [[Latter Day Saint movement]], the person may be disambiguated with the parenthetical ''(Mormon)''. See, for example, [[John W. Taylor (Mormon)]] and [[George Reynolds (Mormon)]].

== {{anchor|Jargon}}Avoidance of Mormon jargon and additional recommendations ==

{{shortcut|WP:LDSJARGON|MOS:LDSJARGON}}
Editors should always avoid use of Mormon jargon, which includes any terms used by many adherents to the Latter Day Saint movement that the general public might not understand, might misinterpret, or might find offensive. For example:
* Never refer to the [[indigenous peoples of the Americas]] by the term ''[[Lamanites]]'', as this implies the controversial belief that such peoples have a historical connection to the nation of Lamanites described in the [[Book of Mormon]].
* Never use the term ''the Gospel'' or ''the Restored Gospel'' to refer to [[Latter Day Saint]] theology, because it implies agreement with Latter Day Saint principle of [[restoration (Latter Day Saints)|restoration]] and is inconsistent with a [[WP:NPOV|neutral point of view]]. Alternatives that may be used include ''Mormonism'', ''teachings of the church'', and ''Latter Day Saint teachings''.
* Avoid the use of controversial capitalizations such as "the Church" or "The Church" when referring to any specific Latter Day Saint church, since there is general disagreement concerning its appropriateness. For all such churches, "the church" is acceptable when the word ''church'' is an uncapitalized [[common noun]], but capitalized "Church" should be used only when it is part of a longer reference to a specific church (as in "LDS Church"). Use "The Church of Jesus Christ" only when it is the full name of a church (as in the case with the group commonly known as the "[[The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)|Bickertonites]]"). Also be aware that the full official name of other churches within the movement is the "Church of Jesus Christ" (omitting the article "The"). Though the LDS Church's [https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/style-guide style guide] recommends referring to it as the "Church of Jesus Christ" or the "restored Church of Jesus Christ", this usage is not appropriate due to the potential ambiguity and resultant confusion.
* Do not capitalize priesthood offices ([[Apostle (Latter Day Saints)|apostle]], [[Elder (Latter Day Saints)|elder]], [[Bishop (Latter Day Saints)|bishop]], [[High priest (Latter Day Saints)|high priest]], [[Seventy (Latter Day Saints)|seventy]], etc.) or leadership positions in the church ([[general authority]], [[mission president]], [[Regional representative of the Twelve|regional representative]], etc.), unless they are being used to specify a particular organizational group, such as the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] or the [[First Quorum of the Seventy]], or in front of a person's name ''(but see next item)''.
* Do not use ecclesiastical titles such as "Elder", "President", "Brother" or "Sister" when referring to leaders of a church, except in the [[WP:LEAD|lead section]] at first occurrence of the name. For example, write "McConkie published a book entitled ''Mormon Doctrine'' ..." not "Elder McConkie published a book entitled ''Mormon Doctrine'' ..." After first occurrence, the use of an article subject's surname is sufficient and conforms to general encyclopedic style.

These recommendations apply mainly to article text. When these terms are used as part of quotations from church leaders or members and the context is clear, they [[WP:MOSQUOTE|should not be altered]]. It may be best for reduction of both confusion and potential inter-faith strife to follow these guidelines on talk pages as well.

==See also==
*[[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Latter Day Saints)]]
*[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement|WikiProject Latter Day Saint movement]] – for more information or to contribute to this Manual of Style supplement

==References==
*{{citation |first= Gustav |last= Niebuhr |date= February 19, 2001 |title= Adapting 'Mormon' to Emphasize Christianity |url= http://www.nytimes.com/2001/02/19/national/19MORM.html |newspaper= [[The New York Times]] }}
*{{citation |first= Scott |last= Taylor |url= http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700123737/LDS-or-Mormon-It-depends.html |title= LDS or Mormon? It Depends: Church Prefers Full Name But Is Accepting More Mormon Uses |newspaper= [[Deseret News]] |date= April 2, 2011 |accessdate= 2012-11-29 }}
*{{citation |title= Style Guide — The Name of the Church |work= Newsroom |url= https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/style-guide |publisher= [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] |accessdate= 2021-12-01 }} — lists preferred naming conventions and word usages.
** Note that the Wikipedia style guide does not always coincide with these preferences.
*{{citation |url= http://web.archive.org/web/20120510141727/http://www.cofchrist.org/herald/PublishingStyleguide.pdf |title= Community of Christ Multimedia Publishing Style Guidelines |date= September 23, 2011 |publisher= [[Herald House]], [[Community of Christ]] |accessdate= 2012-11-29 }}

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