We appreciate your sensitivity. Thanks. I'm a lifetime member and have pioneer ancestors. We are called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Our persecutors called us that after our book of Scriptures, the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. We don't worship Mormon, but he was a good man.
As a member of the restored Church of Jesus Christ, I appreciate your willingness to link arms with us and preach Jesus Christ. What a world we would have if all Christians joined forces in following Him…
LDS convert in the UK here. TH-cam just put this on my feed. It's so refreshing to hear Evangelical Christians speak kindly of us. Thanks 👍 I think someone else has already answered the question about why we don't refer to ourselves as Mormons. But very simply, our Prophet challenged the worldwide membership a few years back to refer to the full name of the church in our dialogue and interactions with others. Whilst we believe in both the Book of Mormon and the Bible, people really need to know that ultimately we believe in and follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 🙂
Thank you for this video. Such a hand of fellowship is appreciated among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It shows so much Christ-like love, humility, and compassion to reach out like that. Instead of Mormons or even LDS, we go by members of The Church of Jesus Christ because many people do not think that we believe in Jesus Christ, even though that is the name of our church. We are Christians and believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. I have friends of all faiths and love learning of their beliefs in a supportive and friendly way. I love that y’all do the same. It is how God would want us to treat each other!
This video has a very positive vibe to it, which being LDS myself i greatly appreciate. You asked about our views on Christ so as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints i would love to share my own viewpoint. Jesus Christ is the Son of God and came into the world to redeem mankind, based on faith in Christ, true repentance and baptism along with being born again of changing our natures from carnal and devilish to one of being filled with the Spirit of God. Mankind must repent. Jesus Christ is the only name by which we can be saved! Christ was known in the Old Testament as Jehovah, and he led the children of Israel as recorded in the Bible. Christ created this earth and the universe as we know it. Jesus Christ was born of Mary, walked among men and taught His gospel. He was crucified and was ressurected from the dead and he sits on the right hand of God!
I’m glad you had the humility to apologize. Not many people have that kind of mentality, much less are willing to say sorry for misleading, intentionally or not, people about our faith and what kind of people we are. In fact this is probably the first apology I’ve ever seen from another Christian influencer.
As a Latter-day Saint, I am very impressed with this video. As this is the first video that I've ever seen from your channel, I'm not sure what misrepresentations you may or may not have inadvertently made before; but the kindness, love, and humility that you've shown here is both refreshing and exemplary. I hope that all y'all are doing well.
I think there are many other podcasts that better reflect the actual values of beliefs of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than Ward Radio.
His health challenges might prevent him from being in person for the podcast. But there are others they could bring on like Jonah Barns up above in the comments section :)
I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints since I joined back in 1978. It has helped me to find joy, meaning, purpose and comfort. I continue to embrace the precious gift of repentance and forgiveness that Christ offers and the deliverance it brings Like you guys, I am a child of our Father in Heaven and am trying to be a better disciple of His beloved Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you for your outreach. As Christians, we need to join forces to fight against evil and darkness by sharing the Light of Christ with the world!🩷
Thank you so much for reaching out and being willing to discuss. It's honestly a miracle to find people who are willing to talk and hold a discussion. We love this
This is soo touching. Thank you! We get so much hostility but in these troubling times, none of us have time for infighting. We should all be working together as Christian’s. Yes, we have differences but mostly we are all striving to serve and be like Jesus.
"We love ya'all!" "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." This is what members of any faith or no faith should be able to expect from the true sheep of Christ. Sadly, it is often not so. So thanks for that. We love you right back!
So many people think that we aren't Christians because of our nicknames (The full name being The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). Mormon is the name of an ancient prophet who compiled and abridged a book of spiritual and historical records which became known as The Book of Mormon after it was translated by a modern prophet Joseph Smith. The subtitle on The Book of Mormon is literally "Another Testament of Jesus Christ" so when people call us Mormons or LDS I find it a little sad because one of the foremost principals of our gospel is being Disciples of Jesus Christ (plus our prophet has asked us to not remove the name of our Savior when we speak of the church and ourselves). Thank you for just asking questions and being open to learning more, I just stumbled upon this video but it was great! Thank you!
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most accurate term. Because it's a mouthful, people revert LDS short for Latter day Saint (even though technically thats still not perfect though it is a step closer in our minds) The reasoning behind this preference away from Mormon is because our prophet Russell M. Nelson instructed us about 5 years ago to remember the name of our Church having Jesus Christ in it. "Mormon" was always a 3rd party term that was used by those who only knew us by the special Book we had, The Book of Mormon and it inadvertently took our name away from the name of Jesus Christ over time. We are trying to repent from that as well. Appreciate your apology, though to be honest I don't know what it was for.
Hi Alex and Ashley, As a born and raised member of the Mormon/LDS church all my life in the OKC area, I appreciate your great love for others and for business/prosperity. I take interest in business aspects with an emphasis on faith and purpose. I am an open book and have heard most every argument or question about my faith. So nothing offends me when asked in good nature to simply understand more of my relationship with God. I’ll share this: growing up in OK I referred to many of my friends as “Indians”. At one point my HS coach asked us to not say “Indian” but instead “Native American” when around his wife. At first I thought it was odd and thought she’s just being too anal. I can relate to her now as our President Russell M. Nelson asked media and others to please reference us/the church other than Mormon. The label “Indian” (India) really has nothing to do with Native Americans- a mistaken identity. It’s not quite the same but the word Mormon doesn’t truly represent who we actually are. I mean it was a guy’s name back in ancient days. It’s not an offense to refer to Mormon but yes Latter-Day Saints (LDS) or “members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints even reminds myself of who I represent. I’d love to support you both in the cause for bridging our gaps for understanding and find commonalities to further Christian values in our communities. I’m not too far from north Texas and would be happy to learn from you as well. No egg shells around me. I can even make fun of my own thoughts beliefs but for me I know them to be true and it’s a joy to share as well as learn more from others. Thank you, Jason
It is The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints. That has been the name of the church since April of 1838. The name was given by Christ Himself to the church. The reason the true name is being re-emphasized today is because other names leave out the name of The Lord and that is not pleasing to Him. Mormon was a great man, but it is not his church. The Latter-Day Saints is just another name for the members, but it is not our church.
@@KingdomBusinessFellowshipyes, it was actually even a rebuke by the Lord Himself that we weren’t using His name when we referred to ourselves as members and as a whole church. Our prophet received the revelation from Jesus Christ Himself and was told that us not using His name was a “victory for Satan” and we definitely don’t want that!! I’ve always made sure since to call myself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
I just viewed your first video. Congratulations on accepting Jesus and overcoming your addictions. You should look at the videos from David Alexander. He left the hippie drug culture to accept Christ when he was 21 and spent 47 years trying to serve God. After multiple disappointment s, he finally decided to find out what the 'Mormons', believe. His experience could be valuable for you.
As a member of the LDS church, thank you. Just want peace and love with everyone else. We are all just trying to do our best to live by God and spread some joy.
Thanks. One thing to understand about Latter-day Saints is that we do consider ourselves Christians. We follow Jesus Christ and He is the center of our faith.
@@blue-planet-cinema I would never deny you your right to be a follower of Christ. I'm sorry that you can not do the same for me. But that is your issue, not mine. I know who I serve.
I can tell, by their words, whether Kyle Lieb or "blue-planet-cinema" is more likely to be a follower of the true Jesus Christ. It's pretty easy to tell: "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
@@blue-planet-cinema if your test for being a Christian is whether a person accepts a creed, then you are saying that Jesus' disciples were not Christians, because the creeds were decided hundreds of years after they all died.
Oh that's it! That is IT! You guys mess with us mormons? I'm gonna find you and bring you a plate of cookies! That's what happens when you mess with us! ;)
Most of us don't mind "mormon" as a term, member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the most accurate. That has always been the case, but we've been more insistent on using the proper name. I think this is because we at least, believe we follow Jesus, and we believe His church should be called in His name. It's a bit of a mouthful, though. You seem like great people. Most of us don't mind push back on our religion or beliefs either. I'm grateful when other people are concerned for my soul, truly.
This is such a refreshingly beautiful video! This is what kingdom building looks like; building bridges and having respectful interfaith discussions. You just gained a new LDS follower.
As a Latter-day Saint from Australia I really saw Jesus in your words. Thank you for your respect and I will definitely come back more often to watch videos on your channel. Thank you
Thank you for the kind words! You're navigating a mine field, sorting out what we believe vs what some evangelicals claim we believe. I'd be happy to chat if you're looking for random saints to interview!
This sort of humility is a rare occurance from personal experience. Thank you for living this Christ-like attribute. I know it's been 6 days at this point, and others have explained, but yes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" is the full and proper name. What you might not know is, with a Modern-day Prophet and Apostles, the Church is a very living thing. So, despite being able to find many wonderful talks and things embracing the nickname "Mormon", the Lord has found it expedient (fit for a purpose), that we embrace and properly utilize the Full-and-Proper name for the Church. From personal experiences, I've found that as I follow the Lord's guidance through a Modern-day Prophet, I receive blessings. Good choices for people to talk with are: Ward Radio Thoughtful Faith Cwic Media Christian Homestead For All The Saints With Ben Hancock
This was so beautiful! I’m a Latter-day Saint and disciple of Christ, and this brought me so much joy!! A little bit of positivity that I didn’t know I needed today :) Feel free to include us in the term “Christian”, we love and worship Jesus too! Mormon was a prophet and compiler of the Book of Mormon, and while we revere him, we are disciples of Christ first and foremost. That’s why when referring to our church, we encourage the full use of the name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We consider ourselves latter-day saints, so that’s an acceptable term to call us too :) God bless you!!
Thanks for your kind words! I think we ALL (on both sides) can do better in striving for more accuracy in our understanding of others' beliefs. Making a video about trying to correct some of those is very mature and Christlike you both. Thanks for leading by example!
I've never seen your channel before, but this just came up on my feed. I have to say, this is one of the most respectful, humble, mature, and Christlike responses I've ever seen from a TH-camr or influencer who found out they may have been wrong about another religion. Way to go, & I hope you find some great Latter-Day Saints to talk with! My husband & I would be happy to chat, but we're definitely not in Texas.
Mark 9: 38-40 is one of my favorite verses because we may disagree on some things but we all have one thing in common, that is we believe in Christ and want to share his love with everyone we can.
Appreciate yall for taking the time to clarify and say something about this. Sadly most people in this world aren’t humble enough to publicly apologize on misunderstandings. We love all of our fellow Christian brothers and sisters. We are subbing now 🙏🏾
This is exactly what believers must do; open up, talk, and support what is good. We must stand together as the great polarization continues more rapidly.
Hi! The reason we prefer to be called Latter-Day Saints, is because we don't want people to think that we worship Mormon. We worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is why the name of the church is the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, so when talking about the Church, we like to at least say the church of Jesus Christ, that way we don't leave out his name. When referring to the members we are happy to be called latter-day saints. Saints because that was a word used in Psalms and the New testament to refer to believers of Christ. Latter-day, because we believe we are in the last days. Hope that helps.
As to why I preffer Latterday Saint, and Not Mormon its because the Book of Mormon Testifies of Jesus Christ not Mormon. When I used to be an Evangelical I didn't like being called a Bible Thumper. The Title of Christian was not taken away from me for becoming a Member of This Church rather it was The Holy Ghost that prompted me to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints yet in the past people have said basicly the same thing I just did, and were accused of being deceived by Satan for their Trouble...Oh Well....I cant change my Family, but I hope you guys are sincere, and not just trying to promote your Channel by getting a Bunch of Subs from Latterday Saint Viewers. Take Care.
Hi- I know this may feel like nit picking- but actually we do NOT prefer to be called LDS or The Church of Latter Day Saints. Deleting Jesus Christ from the name of our church is actually pretty offensive, as I’m sure you would feel if someone did that about your church or beliefs. The easiest short hand is The Church of Jesus Christ. Or you can use the full name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 😊
I just want to point out how freaking RARE it is for ANY Christian group especially smaller ones, to withdrawal hurtful statements like this. Too many will build their platform on misinformation and lies about us, that are very hurtful and biggoted. This is huge my dudes. Holy cow! You just earned basically all of the respect from us LDS (Mormon) friends over here! Very well done!
Since you’re making the point to be respectful, I just want to help reiterate, that if you refer to it as “The Church of Latter-day Saints” that moots the whole point and feels very hard to hear. Our point in the first place in using the correct name of this particular church is to not erase the name of Jesus Christ. :)
I am really impressed impressed with your bravery to offer this apology, I am a lifelong member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and live in central Texas. I would be happy to share my belief in and about Jesus Christ with you.
I love this! Thank you. It takes a big person to say “sorry”. I just want to add to what has been said- I love Jesus with my whole heart. He is the foundation of all we do in our religion. He is the cornerstone of our faith. My teenage daughter loves Him and calls Him her best friend. I have the same feelings. We, as Christians, all have so much more in common than anyone would imagine! I always tell my kids this- even regarding the Christian church up the street that’s teaching their people to hate us. Makes me sad. We all love Jesus! What an amazing thing that is.
Truly no offense is taken, especially when it is apparent that you are both sincere in your ministry. We prefer to be called members of the Church of Jesus Christ or, if you want to say a mouthful, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am sure someone would be happy to discuss our beliefs in the Savior of the world via Zoom or in studio. Thanks for your kindness!
Thank you guys so much for this video! It gives me hope that all who strive to follow Christ and believe on Him will come together and fight against the real evil in the world and stop fighting with each other 🙏
Caught covid and had to stay home from church today. Your video came up as I was looking for some church content to watch. So refreshing to actually receive a sincere and heartfelt apology instead of the usual slander and mockery that I'm used to seeing. Wow! First of all, thank you so much for your humility and sincerity. I think this is a mark of true discipleship to our Savior Jesus Christ! As an Latter-Day Saint myself, it always warms my heart to meet other sincere brothers and sisters in Christ. The official name of the Church is given by Jesus Christ Himself through His prophet Joseph Smith by revelation. Our Lord revealed to Joseph Smith to name His church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's funny that you had called our church, the Church of Latter-day Saints. I believe Historically that was one of the many names that it went by before this particular revelation. But once His Church was fully established and restored, the Lord Himself through put an end to all confusion and gave this name to His Church. Because it is His church, the Lord counseled us that it must bear His name. And why ...of Latter-Day Saints ? Because we are taught that this is the last dispensation and we are living in the latter days. We are no longer as the Saints of the ancient biblical times. And therefore we are distinguished as Latter-Day Saints. And so we choose to call ourselves "LDS", or "Latter-Day Saints" sometimes because calling ourselves "members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" every time we need to refer to ourselves might not be efficient in every case. Since one of the distinguishing features of the Church is the Book of Mormon, the name Mormon was applied to the members of the Church. The nickname "Mormon" was actually placed on us by those who reviled against us historically, and was almost always used in a derogatory spirit. It was never the name of the Lord's Church. "Mormon" is actually the name of the ancient prophet and historian who put together the Book of Mormon with all the different sacred records that were collected and preserved in the ancient Americas. However, over time, even members started accepting being referred to as the Mormons. It has become part of our culture, but was never our doctrine. However, in recent years, the Lord stepped in and through our beloved prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, we were admonished and reminded in no unclear terms of what He had revealed His Church's name is to be and what His people are to be referred to. And therefore, we have this recent emphasis on referring to ourselves as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or, Latter-Day Saints or LDS... depending on context and purpose of use. Hope this helps you to understand this emphasis, what might some people feel to be an idiosyncrasy, of ours. Like you, we love our Savior Jesus Christ. He is our Brother, our Advocate to the Father, our Redeemer, our only way back to our Heavenly home. We see ourselves as His disciples, and we strive to follow Him and become more like Him. We also believe in repentance, just like you. And it is only through His infinite atonement that repentance is made possible for us. We are counseled to repent every day so that we can recalibrate our hearts and minds to Him every day. This is what Jesus Christ means to us. Once again, I rejoice in finding you, my brother and sister in Christ, through finding this video. I admire your zeal and your love for our Savior Jesus Christ and for sincerely practicing what He has thought. Just by producing this video, shows that you are so in tune with the Holy Spirit! Keep following the Spirit as you keep doing what you're doing in building the Lord's Kingdom. You are an example to me. And I will strive to continue my labor in my corner of the Lord's vineyard, encouraged and strengthened in the knowledge that we are friends.
Very well said!! I love all of this explanation, perfect! If I may just clarify one this as I know some Christians of other denominations have issue with us referring to Christ as our brother and I do understand why. Though it’s not false to refer to Him as our brother because He is the firstborn of the Father and therefore our most eldest brother. We do also believe He is our Father. He is called the Father because when we are baptized and born again, taking His name upon us…we become spiritually begotten sons and daughters of Christ. He becomes our spiritually begotten Father. Who Jesus refers to as His Father is the Father of all of our spirits, our Heavenly Father. Christ is the spiritually begotten Father to all those who covenant with Him in baptism. Why Jesus is referred to as our Eternal Father sometimes in scripture and why sometimes He refers to us as His children. I prefer calling Him my Father over Brother personally for this reason, but I do love thinking about Him being our eldest brother in heaven when we all lived together as spirits before the world was made. 😊
Very cool, thank you ❤ ... it was the prophet that asked us to start using the full name of the church a few years back, doing our best to follow his counsel 🙏
Yes! He actually said that “it’s a victory for Satan” to not use the correct name because it leaves out the name Jesus Christ and it is His church so we were rebuked by the Lord for not making sure we use His name!
Glad this came up on my feed. This apology video is amazing. Nobody does this. Apology accepted even though it was not expected. I’ve subscribed to your channel. Our 13th article of faith encourages us to follow the admonition of Paul, if there is anything virtuous, lovely, of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. I believe you have this same mindset. ❤️
This takes a lot of courage, thank you so very much for being sincere. I’m a Latter Day Saint and Priesthood holder so I love to see other faith leaders bridging gaps! ❤ I’m interested in a video chat to share about the faith if you’re interested.
I would love to be your friend and to understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints the most important part to understand is that it all about family. Family is the most signaificant aspect to life and in heaven.
Thank you for this. We prefer The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because we practice the Gospel as Christ taught it just in the Latter-Days. Calling us anything other than by the title takes Christ out of the picture and He is the cornerstone of our Church. Thank you again for being willing to learn the truth about who we, as Followers of Christ are and why we chose to live the way we do.
The Lord's prophet clarified our name is minimally The Church of Jesus Christ because it's His glory. AND THANK YOU! It's refreshing to hear your sincerity and forgiven.
This is so sweet of you guys. I didn't see your other video, but this is still so special to hear. Thank you. ❤️ To your question at the end- (people may have already said it in the other comments, but..) actually the most important part of our name we want to have emphasized more is where Jesus Christ is. He is the center of our church. So even rather than LDS, we and our prophet kindly ask people to not leave Jesus out of our name. You can even leave off the LDS part if it feels too long. We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Or you could say, the restored Church of Jesus Christ. We do not want to offend, disappoint, or sadden Jesus, by not remembering Him Whose name we bear. He is our Lord, Master, Savior, Redeemer, and everything. Even many members of our church still refer to themselves as Mormons or LDS because those are nicknames we've been given and adopted for so long. But our prophet has recently emphasized to us the importance of keeping Jesus Christ in our church name, as commanded by Jesus Himself, and not using those other nicknames. I love Jesus so so much, and I'm so honored to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, striving to take His name upon me more every day.
Very kind of you and sincere. I’m not sure if you’re still looking to talk to someone who is LDS but we’d be happy to do a virtual chat with you. I’m sure you’ve already received tons of offers already
We are members of the Church of JESUS CHRIST, not the church of the prophet Mormon or the book he compiled. Additionally, in the 1800s when we were being persecuted, our enemies called us Mormons as a derogatory term. I think we tried to reclaim it for a few generations and make it more positive. I think nowadays it is descriptive of culture but not religion.
@@cornfedlifeWell our "false" Prophets fulfill prophecies Jesus Christ himself gave as signs of his true followers that no other religious leaders on earth are. Namely "Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake." and "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." If your leaders don't have all manner of evil spoken falsely against them, only when they are caught embezzling church funds or sleeping with someone else's wife etc., then you have to wonder why Satan doesn't care what they teach or do. The Pew Poll has shown that while members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints loves members of other churches more than they love each other, they are the most hated by all other religions across the board. Truly members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints love their enemies, and bless those who curse them, and do good to those that hate them, and pray for those who persecute them and despitefully use them, just like Jesus Christ said to do.
Your sincere humility is so touching ❤️ We're used to being picked on but strive to be Christlike in all our interactions. "Mormons" was a nickname given to church members in Joseph Smith's time by those who weren't friendly to our new developing religion. It came from the Book of Mormon. Mormon is actually the name of a prophet in the book. He was in charge of compiling all the different accounts and stories (from the time they left Jerusalem to hundreds of years later) from different prophets in the Book of Mormon, so it got his name. The nickname was used so much that the church ended up adopting it got in the habit of calling themselves Mormons, even though we have always been The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A few years ago our current prophet said we should stop referring to ourselves as "Mormons" because it takes away from the true mission and name of our church--Jesus Christ's church. We believe Joseph Smith restored Jesus Christ's true church on the earth and that when Jesus Christ comes back to reign on the earth, we will not be handing over "The Mormon church" but the church of JESUS CHRIST. Hope this explanation helps! ❤️
Thanks! Yeah the term “Mormon” was a nickname given by others and accepted by early members. It’s based on the name of an ancient prophet named Mormon who abridged the records that comprise the Book of Mormon. You can see why the name stuck. 😊 While it’s not offensive at all, it’s a name that we recognize is not representative of who we worship, that being Christ. So the name of the church is, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That name clarifies whose church it is (Christs) who we worship and who we are as Latter Day (last days) Saints (anyone who follows Christ). I’m a lifelong member and live in New Jersey. I’d be happy to join your podcast, though it’d have to be a zoom call. Anyway, thanks for the unnecessary, but appreciated apology.❤
This made me happy to see. It's far too common where mainstream Christians will make a video about Latter-Day Saints, and then when Latter-Day Saints say, "no actually, that's not what we think." they just double down and tell us that actually yes we do believe whatever straw man they heard. So thank you for being so respectful and acting in good faith, you're setting a good example for Christ-like behavior, and it's refreshing. It's honestly to be expected that you would have some misconceptions, just because there's so much stuff in the zeitgeist that are half truths, and what's commendable is that you actually believe us when you're told that you have some misconceptions, rather than just doubling down, which is what many people do.
Amen! My thoughts exactly! Thank you guys so much for this video! It gives me hope that all who strive to follow Christ and believe on Him will come together and fight against real evil in the world and stop fighting with each other 🙏
I'm about as random and average as they come, but I'd be happy to come on and discuss beliefs, theology, core doctrine and sit in your shoes as you sit in ours. I love the interfaith dialogue and see much good coming of it!
GOD BLESS YOU!! This is genuinely amazing to see true Christ like love!! Frist video ove seen but yall seem like amazing and outstanding people for even just this small video. Definitely need to watch more of yalls videos.
Tears of joy fill my eyes when I see Christians acting like Christians. Kudos for not casting judgment and I don’t think you’ll have to work very hard to find someone that will come and at least explain the base doctrines that we believe. Which you will probably discover is not what you’ve heard reach out to the shattering triangles, podcast on, TH-cam and see if one of those gentlemen would come on.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Jesus Christ part is the most important to us. We take very seriously taking on His name. But we won't hold it against you. That's for sure. We love our fellow Christians even when they don't like us as much back. Not that I'm saying you don't like us, but we love ALL OF YOU!!! ❤❤❤
I live just outside of Salt Lake City and, if you all can connect via Zoom, I'd love to help answer and clarify some points for you. Lifelong member of the church, and I took no offense to your effort to fellowship with us!
Love the reply’s/ comments. The original source of calling the LDS Mormons was during the early church. It was a derogatory term kinda like calling the blacks some of the things they have been called in derogatory terms. I’m sure you won’t find one member who is offended or bothered by being referred to as a Mormon, we called ourselves that for familiarity reasons when others have asked what church we go to for as long as I can remember. It is recently that the error of how we and others thoughtlessly identify us or ourselves has been brought to light. We are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Our religion is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We belong to the Church of Jesus Christ.
"There are some things we can take away from everybody." That's our (Latter-day Saint) 13th article of faith. If we can set aside our differences (not abandon them, just set them aside) and focus on 1) commonality and 2) what good perspective do you have that I can come to appreciate and perhaps add to my perspective, then we can have the same spirit Christ has when He goes and hangs out with the sinners and hanging out with some of the Pharisees who obviously have some misunderstandings. The folks He gives a hard time are those who use their religion to criticize others rather than lift them up. May God bless you both.
Thank you for your kind thoughts. “Mormon” is a nick name given to us because we have the Book of Mormon, which is another testament of Jesus Christ. Mormon was a prophet in the Book of Mormon who abridged the ancient writings of the prophets in the Americas. However even in the Book of Mormon it says that the church shall be called The Church of Christ. I believe that the term, “ of Latter-day Saints” was added to distinguish it from the ancient church. The name was given by revelation to the prophet Joseph Smith in 1838. I hope this helps explain why we have this name. Thanks again for listening.😇
Life long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints here. Love your respect for others not of your faith. I personally don't have a problem with being called a Mormon. Mormon literally means "more good", so I'll take that as a compliment, thank you. However, our prophet is right - we need the world to know that we worship Jesus Christ, and being called Mormon or the church of the latter-day saints deflects the world's view away from our belief in and worship of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and our hope in Him. The Latter-day Saints part of our church's name differentiates us from the church He set up when He was here on the earth in the Meridian of time and was lost to the world until He restored His church in the latter days, to make ready for His Second Coming. This dispensation of time is the only one in the whole history of the world that will not end in apostasy, but will end with the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ when He will establish His Millennial reign for a thousand years. Thank you for your content; keep up the good work.
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It’s takes a humble heart to repent. I love other faiths. We have more in common than we have different. Apology accepted with a virtual hug!
We appreciate your sensitivity. Thanks. I'm a lifetime member and have pioneer ancestors. We are called the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Our persecutors called us that after our book of Scriptures, the Book of Mormon, another testament of Jesus Christ. We don't worship Mormon, but he was a good man.
As a member of the restored Church of Jesus Christ, I appreciate your willingness to link arms with us and preach Jesus Christ. What a world we would have if all Christians joined forces in following Him…
As a Latter-Day Saint, I'm honestly getting a little choked up watching this, this is very sweet of you, thank you! We are all children of God.
LDS convert in the UK here. TH-cam just put this on my feed. It's so refreshing to hear Evangelical Christians speak kindly of us. Thanks 👍
I think someone else has already answered the question about why we don't refer to ourselves as Mormons. But very simply, our Prophet challenged the worldwide membership a few years back to refer to the full name of the church in our dialogue and interactions with others. Whilst we believe in both the Book of Mormon and the Bible, people really need to know that ultimately we believe in and follow our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ 🙂
You're not Christians. LDS are the Antichrist.
Well said.
Thank you for this video. Such a hand of fellowship is appreciated among members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It shows so much Christ-like love, humility, and compassion to reach out like that.
Instead of Mormons or even LDS, we go by members of The Church of Jesus Christ because many people do not think that we believe in Jesus Christ, even though that is the name of our church. We are Christians and believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer.
I have friends of all faiths and love learning of their beliefs in a supportive and friendly way. I love that y’all do the same. It is how God would want us to treat each other!
This video has a very positive vibe to it, which being LDS myself i greatly appreciate. You asked about our views on Christ so as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints i would love to share my own viewpoint.
Jesus Christ is the Son of God and came into the world to redeem mankind, based on faith in Christ, true repentance and baptism along with being born again of changing our natures from carnal and devilish to one of being filled with the Spirit of God. Mankind must repent. Jesus Christ is the only name by which we can be saved! Christ was known in the Old Testament as Jehovah, and he led the children of Israel as recorded in the Bible. Christ created this earth and the universe as we know it. Jesus Christ was born of Mary, walked among men and taught His gospel. He was crucified and was ressurected from the dead and he sits on the right hand of God!
I’m glad you had the humility to apologize. Not many people have that kind of mentality, much less are willing to say sorry for misleading, intentionally or not, people about our faith and what kind of people we are. In fact this is probably the first apology I’ve ever seen from another Christian influencer.
As a Latter-day Saint, I am very impressed with this video.
As this is the first video that I've ever seen from your channel, I'm not sure what misrepresentations you may or may not have inadvertently made before; but the kindness, love, and humility that you've shown here is both refreshing and exemplary.
I hope that all y'all are doing well.
Respect for doing this guys. You should talk with Ward Radio!
Nope. LDS is a false religion from the Antichrist.
I think there are many other podcasts that better reflect the actual values of beliefs of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints than Ward Radio.
@@kimberleegalaxyy it’s demonic regardless
David alexander would be better
@@blue-planet-cinema which is demonic?
Glen beck lives in Texas. See if he will have a chat with you. He,s LDS
I bet Glenn Beck would spend a few minutes and talk about his conversion story
His health challenges might prevent him from being in person for the podcast. But there are others they could bring on like Jonah Barns up above in the comments section :)
Mormon is a prophet in the Book of Mormon. We dont worship Mormon nor is it his church.
I have been a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints since I joined back in 1978. It has helped me to find joy, meaning, purpose and comfort. I continue to embrace the precious gift of repentance and forgiveness that Christ offers and the deliverance it brings
Like you guys, I am a child of our Father in Heaven and am trying to be a better disciple of His beloved Son, our Savior Jesus Christ. Thank you for your outreach. As Christians, we need to join forces to fight against evil and darkness by sharing the Light of Christ with the world!🩷
Thank you so much for reaching out and being willing to discuss. It's honestly a miracle to find people who are willing to talk and hold a discussion. We love this
Wow, you guys are awesome, thanks for the kindness!
This is soo touching. Thank you! We get so much hostility but in these troubling times, none of us have time for infighting. We should all be working together as Christian’s. Yes, we have differences but mostly we are all striving to serve and be like Jesus.
You guys should also reach out to Ward Radio to talk.
We will check them out!!
I concur.
yes!
@@KingdomBusinessFellowship Jacob Hansen at Thoughtful Faith would be another great person to reach out to.
I think david alexander would be the best person to talk to as he was evangelical so he has literally been in there place
"We love ya'all!" "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." This is what members of any faith or no faith should be able to expect from the true sheep of Christ. Sadly, it is often not so. So thanks for that. We love you right back!
You're not Christians. LDS are the Antichrist.
Amazing Fellowshipping. Thank you for having such open hearts and being incredible examples of the Savior and his love. :)
Nope. LDS is a false religion from the Antichrist.
So many people think that we aren't Christians because of our nicknames (The full name being The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints). Mormon is the name of an ancient prophet who compiled and abridged a book of spiritual and historical records which became known as The Book of Mormon after it was translated by a modern prophet Joseph Smith. The subtitle on The Book of Mormon is literally "Another Testament of Jesus Christ" so when people call us Mormons or LDS I find it a little sad because one of the foremost principals of our gospel is being Disciples of Jesus Christ (plus our prophet has asked us to not remove the name of our Savior when we speak of the church and ourselves).
Thank you for just asking questions and being open to learning more, I just stumbled upon this video but it was great! Thank you!
LDS is a false religion from Satan
This was PERFECTLY SAID!! From another Sister in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!! 😊❤🙏
@@sharenhansen7508 LDS is a deeply evil cult
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the most accurate term. Because it's a mouthful, people revert LDS short for Latter day Saint (even though technically thats still not perfect though it is a step closer in our minds) The reasoning behind this preference away from Mormon is because our prophet Russell M. Nelson instructed us about 5 years ago to remember the name of our Church having Jesus Christ in it. "Mormon" was always a 3rd party term that was used by those who only knew us by the special Book we had, The Book of Mormon and it inadvertently took our name away from the name of Jesus Christ over time. We are trying to repent from that as well. Appreciate your apology, though to be honest I don't know what it was for.
Mormon is still an appropriate term.
Nelson was trying to get that removed prior to his presidency while he was still deemed an apostle.
Hi Alex and Ashley,
As a born and raised member of the Mormon/LDS church all my life in the OKC area, I appreciate your great love for others and for business/prosperity. I take interest in business aspects with an emphasis on faith and purpose.
I am an open book and have heard most every argument or question about my faith. So nothing offends me when asked in good nature to simply understand more of my relationship with God.
I’ll share this: growing up in OK I referred to many of my friends as “Indians”. At one point my HS coach asked us to not say “Indian” but instead “Native American” when around his wife. At first I thought it was odd and thought she’s just being too anal. I can relate to her now as our President Russell M. Nelson asked media and others to please reference us/the church other than Mormon.
The label “Indian” (India) really has nothing to do with Native Americans- a mistaken identity. It’s not quite the same but the word Mormon doesn’t truly represent who we actually are. I mean it was a guy’s name back in ancient days. It’s not an offense to refer to Mormon but yes Latter-Day Saints (LDS) or “members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints even reminds myself of who I represent.
I’d love to support you both in the cause for bridging our gaps for understanding and find commonalities to further Christian values in our communities. I’m not too far from north Texas and would be happy to learn from you as well. No egg shells around me. I can even make fun of my own thoughts beliefs but for me I know them to be true and it’s a joy to share as well as learn more from others.
Thank you, Jason
It is The Church of Jesus Christ of Later-Day Saints. That has been the name of the church since April of 1838. The name was given by Christ Himself to the church. The reason the true name is being re-emphasized today is because other names leave out the name of The Lord and that is not pleasing to Him. Mormon was a great man, but it is not his church. The Latter-Day Saints is just another name for the members, but it is not our church.
Thanks for the information. Good to know the reasoning
@@KingdomBusinessFellowshipyes, it was actually even a rebuke by the Lord Himself that we weren’t using His name when we referred to ourselves as members and as a whole church. Our prophet received the revelation from Jesus Christ Himself and was told that us not using His name was a “victory for Satan” and we definitely don’t want that!! I’ve always made sure since to call myself a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Thank you for being so respectful. Myself and many other LDS members see a lot of hate against us, and so I again say thanks for showing respect.
I really appreciate that you were able to admit missteps and extend us the hand of fellowship. That’s awesome, we love ya back. Keep doin what you do.
I just viewed your first video. Congratulations on accepting Jesus and overcoming your addictions. You should look at the videos from David Alexander. He left the hippie drug culture to accept Christ when he was 21 and spent 47 years trying to serve God. After multiple disappointment s, he finally decided to find out what the 'Mormons', believe. His experience could be valuable for you.
yes^!
I’m LDS and I have to say, it is beautiful seeing you all act in such a beautiful Christian manner. This is the way forward
@@raulofmustachio3d LDS is satanic and truly truly truly evil
As a member of the LDS church, thank you. Just want peace and love with everyone else. We are all just trying to do our best to live by God and spread some joy.
Thanks. One thing to understand about Latter-day Saints is that we do consider ourselves Christians. We follow Jesus Christ and He is the center of our faith.
You're not Christians
@@blue-planet-cinema I would never deny you your right to be a follower of Christ. I'm sorry that you can not do the same for me. But that is your issue, not mine. I know who I serve.
@@kylelieb2977 you’re denying it yourself by following a false religion and false prophets that teach a false Christ.
I can tell, by their words, whether Kyle Lieb or "blue-planet-cinema" is more likely to be a follower of the true Jesus Christ.
It's pretty easy to tell: "Therefore by their fruits you will know them."
@@blue-planet-cinema if your test for being a Christian is whether a person accepts a creed, then you are saying that Jesus' disciples were not Christians, because the creeds were decided hundreds of years after they all died.
0:14 The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints is the correct name
You're not Christians. LDS are the Antichrist.
Oh that's it! That is IT! You guys mess with us mormons? I'm gonna find you and bring you a plate of cookies! That's what happens when you mess with us! ;)
Mormon mafia 😂
Jonah!! Love you man!
Wazzup Jonah! The professor of all things Apocryphal!
This is hilarious! White chocolate macadamia is my fave lol…. Thanks for the kind respond
LOL such sarcasm
Most of us don't mind "mormon" as a term, member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the most accurate. That has always been the case, but we've been more insistent on using the proper name. I think this is because we at least, believe we follow Jesus, and we believe His church should be called in His name. It's a bit of a mouthful, though.
You seem like great people. Most of us don't mind push back on our religion or beliefs either. I'm grateful when other people are concerned for my soul, truly.
This is such a refreshingly beautiful video! This is what kingdom building looks like; building bridges and having respectful interfaith discussions. You just gained a new LDS follower.
We are Christians. We love Jesus Christ.
Talk with Greg Matsen with Cwik Media
So much respect! We love the Savior! Jesus Christ is King! 👑
Such humility is Christlike! Much Love and Respect!
As a Latter-day Saint from Australia I really saw Jesus in your words. Thank you for your respect and I will definitely come back more often to watch videos on your channel. Thank you
Thank you for the kind words! You're navigating a mine field, sorting out what we believe vs what some evangelicals claim we believe. I'd be happy to chat if you're looking for random saints to interview!
@@cognitiveresonance339 LDS is a satanic cult sending people to hell
This sort of humility is a rare occurance from personal experience. Thank you for living this Christ-like attribute. I know it's been 6 days at this point, and others have explained, but yes, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" is the full and proper name. What you might not know is, with a Modern-day Prophet and Apostles, the Church is a very living thing. So, despite being able to find many wonderful talks and things embracing the nickname "Mormon", the Lord has found it expedient (fit for a purpose), that we embrace and properly utilize the Full-and-Proper name for the Church. From personal experiences, I've found that as I follow the Lord's guidance through a Modern-day Prophet, I receive blessings.
Good choices for people to talk with are:
Ward Radio
Thoughtful Faith
Cwic Media
Christian Homestead
For All The Saints With Ben Hancock
This was so beautiful! I’m a Latter-day Saint and disciple of Christ, and this brought me so much joy!! A little bit of positivity that I didn’t know I needed today :) Feel free to include us in the term “Christian”, we love and worship Jesus too!
Mormon was a prophet and compiler of the Book of Mormon, and while we revere him, we are disciples of Christ first and foremost. That’s why when referring to our church, we encourage the full use of the name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We consider ourselves latter-day saints, so that’s an acceptable term to call us too :)
God bless you!!
Thanks for your kind words! I think we ALL (on both sides) can do better in striving for more accuracy in our understanding of others' beliefs. Making a video about trying to correct some of those is very mature and Christlike you both. Thanks for leading by example!
Thank you. It's The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. We are Christians.
No you're not
This is amazing. This is an example of being Christ like. Thank you.
I've never seen your channel before, but this just came up on my feed.
I have to say, this is one of the most respectful, humble, mature, and Christlike responses I've ever seen from a TH-camr or influencer who found out they may have been wrong about another religion.
Way to go, & I hope you find some great Latter-Day Saints to talk with! My husband & I would be happy to chat, but we're definitely not in Texas.
Mark 9: 38-40 is one of my favorite verses because we may disagree on some things but we all have one thing in common, that is we believe in Christ and want to share his love with everyone we can.
Appreciate yall for taking the time to clarify and say something about this. Sadly most people in this world aren’t humble enough to publicly apologize on misunderstandings.
We love all of our fellow Christian brothers and sisters. We are subbing now 🙏🏾
This is exactly what believers must do; open up, talk, and support what is good. We must stand together as the great polarization continues more rapidly.
Hi! The reason we prefer to be called Latter-Day Saints, is because we don't want people to think that we worship Mormon. We worship our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. That is why the name of the church is the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, so when talking about the Church, we like to at least say the church of Jesus Christ, that way we don't leave out his name. When referring to the members we are happy to be called latter-day saints. Saints because that was a word used in Psalms and the New testament to refer to believers of Christ. Latter-day, because we believe we are in the last days. Hope that helps.
Also, super impressed with your apology. Repentance is one thing a true disciple of Christ must engage in. You have a new fan.
As to why I preffer Latterday Saint, and Not Mormon its because the Book of Mormon Testifies of Jesus Christ not Mormon. When I used to be an Evangelical I didn't like being called a Bible Thumper. The Title of Christian was not taken away from me for becoming a Member of This Church rather it was The Holy Ghost that prompted me to join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints yet in the past people have said basicly the same thing I just did, and were accused of being deceived by Satan for their Trouble...Oh Well....I cant change my Family, but I hope you guys are sincere, and not just trying to promote your Channel by getting a Bunch of Subs from Latterday Saint Viewers.
Take Care.
Hi- I know this may feel like nit picking- but actually we do NOT prefer to be called LDS or The Church of Latter Day Saints.
Deleting Jesus Christ from the name of our church is actually pretty offensive, as I’m sure you would feel if someone did that about your church or beliefs.
The easiest short hand is The Church of Jesus Christ.
Or you can use the full name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints 😊
New subscriber here. Not LDS Anglican. But enjoy making friends from all denominations.
Welcome aboard!
I just want to point out how freaking RARE it is for ANY Christian group especially smaller ones, to withdrawal hurtful statements like this. Too many will build their platform on misinformation and lies about us, that are very hurtful and biggoted.
This is huge my dudes. Holy cow! You just earned basically all of the respect from us LDS (Mormon) friends over here! Very well done!
Since you’re making the point to be respectful, I just want to help reiterate, that if you refer to it as “The Church of Latter-day Saints” that moots the whole point and feels very hard to hear.
Our point in the first place in using the correct name of this particular church is to not erase the name of Jesus Christ. :)
I am really impressed impressed with your bravery to offer this apology, I am a lifelong member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, and live in central Texas. I would be happy to share my belief in and about Jesus Christ with you.
I love this! Thank you. It takes a big person to say “sorry”. I just want to add to what has been said- I love Jesus with my whole heart. He is the foundation of all we do in our religion. He is the cornerstone of our faith. My teenage daughter loves Him and calls Him her best friend. I have the same feelings.
We, as Christians, all have so much more in common than anyone would imagine! I always tell my kids this- even regarding the Christian church up the street that’s teaching their people to hate us. Makes me sad. We all love Jesus! What an amazing thing that is.
Truly no offense is taken, especially when it is apparent that you are both sincere in your ministry. We prefer to be called members of the Church of Jesus Christ or, if you want to say a mouthful, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am sure someone would be happy to discuss our beliefs in the Savior of the world via Zoom or in studio. Thanks for your kindness!
Thanks guys! You are the first channel I have ever seen do this. We are in this together! God bless!
Thank you guys so much for this video! It gives me hope that all who strive to follow Christ and believe on Him will come together and fight against the real evil in the world and stop fighting with each other 🙏
A lot of the members of the LDS Church have been missionaries. We've had way worse things yelled, screamed and thrown at us! Lol
Ward Radio would be a perfect guest! That would be a banger collaboration!
yes
Caught covid and had to stay home from church today. Your video came up as I was looking for some church content to watch.
So refreshing to actually receive a sincere and heartfelt apology instead of the usual slander and mockery that I'm used to seeing. Wow! First of all, thank you so much for your humility and sincerity. I think this is a mark of true discipleship to our Savior Jesus Christ! As an Latter-Day Saint myself, it always warms my heart to meet other sincere brothers and sisters in Christ.
The official name of the Church is given by Jesus Christ Himself through His prophet Joseph Smith by revelation. Our Lord revealed to Joseph Smith to name His church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It's funny that you had called our church, the Church of Latter-day Saints. I believe Historically that was one of the many names that it went by before this particular revelation. But once His Church was fully established and restored, the Lord Himself through put an end to all confusion and gave this name to His Church.
Because it is His church, the Lord counseled us that it must bear His name. And why ...of Latter-Day Saints ? Because we are taught that this is the last dispensation and we are living in the latter days. We are no longer as the Saints of the ancient biblical times. And therefore we are distinguished as Latter-Day Saints. And so we choose to call ourselves "LDS", or "Latter-Day Saints" sometimes because calling ourselves "members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" every time we need to refer to ourselves might not be efficient in every case.
Since one of the distinguishing features of the Church is the Book of Mormon, the name Mormon was applied to the members of the Church. The nickname "Mormon" was actually placed on us by those who reviled against us historically, and was almost always used in a derogatory spirit. It was never the name of the Lord's Church. "Mormon" is actually the name of the ancient prophet and historian who put together the Book of Mormon with all the different sacred records that were collected and preserved in the ancient Americas.
However, over time, even members started accepting being referred to as the Mormons. It has become part of our culture, but was never our doctrine. However, in recent years, the Lord stepped in and through our beloved prophet, President Russell M. Nelson, we were admonished and reminded in no unclear terms of what He had revealed His Church's name is to be and what His people are to be referred to. And therefore, we have this recent emphasis on referring to ourselves as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or, Latter-Day Saints or LDS... depending on context and purpose of use.
Hope this helps you to understand this emphasis, what might some people feel to be an idiosyncrasy, of ours.
Like you, we love our Savior Jesus Christ. He is our Brother, our Advocate to the Father, our Redeemer, our only way back to our Heavenly home. We see ourselves as His disciples, and we strive to follow Him and become more like Him. We also believe in repentance, just like you. And it is only through His infinite atonement that repentance is made possible for us. We are counseled to repent every day so that we can recalibrate our hearts and minds to Him every day. This is what Jesus Christ means to us.
Once again, I rejoice in finding you, my brother and sister in Christ, through finding this video. I admire your zeal and your love for our Savior Jesus Christ and for sincerely practicing what He has thought. Just by producing this video, shows that you are so in tune with the Holy Spirit! Keep following the Spirit as you keep doing what you're doing in building the Lord's Kingdom. You are an example to me. And I will strive to continue my labor in my corner of the Lord's vineyard, encouraged and strengthened in the knowledge that we are friends.
Very well said!! I love all of this explanation, perfect! If I may just clarify one this as I know some Christians of other denominations have issue with us referring to Christ as our brother and I do understand why. Though it’s not false to refer to Him as our brother because He is the firstborn of the Father and therefore our most eldest brother. We do also believe He is our Father. He is called the Father because when we are baptized and born again, taking His name upon us…we become spiritually begotten sons and daughters of Christ. He becomes our spiritually begotten Father. Who Jesus refers to as His Father is the Father of all of our spirits, our Heavenly Father. Christ is the spiritually begotten Father to all those who covenant with Him in baptism. Why Jesus is referred to as our Eternal Father sometimes in scripture and why sometimes He refers to us as His children. I prefer calling Him my Father over Brother personally for this reason, but I do love thinking about Him being our eldest brother in heaven when we all lived together as spirits before the world was made. 😊
@@janeenburke Agreed! Thank you for the clarification!
Very cool, thank you ❤ ... it was the prophet that asked us to start using the full name of the church a few years back, doing our best to follow his counsel 🙏
Yes! He actually said that “it’s a victory for Satan” to not use the correct name because it leaves out the name Jesus Christ and it is His church so we were rebuked by the Lord for not making sure we use His name!
Wow. Big hugs to you my brothers and sisters. Very impressive video
Much respect to y'all for this video 🙏❤️
Thank you guys for this honesty. Subscribing to this channel
Glad this came up on my feed. This apology video is amazing. Nobody does this. Apology accepted even though it was not expected. I’ve subscribed to your channel. Our 13th article of faith encourages us to follow the admonition of Paul, if there is anything virtuous, lovely, of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. I believe you have this same mindset. ❤️
This takes a lot of courage, thank you so very much for being sincere.
I’m a Latter Day Saint and Priesthood holder so I love to see other faith leaders bridging gaps! ❤ I’m interested in a video chat to share about the faith if you’re interested.
You should have David Snell from Saints Unscripted come on your show.
Thank you so much.❤
Wow! This was a beautiful video. ❤❤❤❤
I would love to be your friend and to understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints the most important part to understand is that it all about family. Family is the most signaificant aspect to life and in heaven.
Thank you for this. We prefer The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints because we practice the Gospel as Christ taught it just in the Latter-Days. Calling us anything other than by the title takes Christ out of the picture and He is the cornerstone of our Church. Thank you again for being willing to learn the truth about who we, as Followers of Christ are and why we chose to live the way we do.
The Lord's prophet clarified our name is minimally The Church of Jesus Christ because it's His glory. AND THANK YOU! It's refreshing to hear your sincerity and forgiven.
This is so nice and unexpected. Much more Christlike than some other people. Can we be friends?
Much love, keep up the good work!
This is so sweet of you guys. I didn't see your other video, but this is still so special to hear. Thank you. ❤️ To your question at the end- (people may have already said it in the other comments, but..) actually the most important part of our name we want to have emphasized more is where Jesus Christ is. He is the center of our church. So even rather than LDS, we and our prophet kindly ask people to not leave Jesus out of our name. You can even leave off the LDS part if it feels too long. We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Or you could say, the restored Church of Jesus Christ. We do not want to offend, disappoint, or sadden Jesus, by not remembering Him Whose name we bear. He is our Lord, Master, Savior, Redeemer, and everything. Even many members of our church still refer to themselves as Mormons or LDS because those are nicknames we've been given and adopted for so long. But our prophet has recently emphasized to us the importance of keeping Jesus Christ in our church name, as commanded by Jesus Himself, and not using those other nicknames. I love Jesus so so much, and I'm so honored to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, striving to take His name upon me more every day.
Very kind of you and sincere.
I’m not sure if you’re still looking to talk to someone who is LDS but we’d be happy to do a virtual chat with you.
I’m sure you’ve already received tons of offers already
you guys are beautiful and awesome i will try to tune in when i can. even though im clueless when it come to businessy stuff.
I am a Latter-day Saints and i will support this channel. I subscribe, like and even share.
We are members of the Church of JESUS CHRIST, not the church of the prophet Mormon or the book he compiled. Additionally, in the 1800s when we were being persecuted, our enemies called us Mormons as a derogatory term. I think we tried to reclaim it for a few generations and make it more positive. I think nowadays it is descriptive of culture but not religion.
You're following a false prophet. That is what is important. I pray that God will open your eyes so you can find the truth!
@@cornfedlifeWell our "false" Prophets fulfill prophecies Jesus Christ himself gave as signs of his true followers that no other religious leaders on earth are. Namely "Ye shall be hated of all men for my name's sake." and "Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." If your leaders don't have all manner of evil spoken falsely against them, only when they are caught embezzling church funds or sleeping with someone else's wife etc., then you have to wonder why Satan doesn't care what they teach or do. The Pew Poll has shown that while members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints loves members of other churches more than they love each other, they are the most hated by all other religions across the board. Truly members of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints love their enemies, and bless those who curse them, and do good to those that hate them, and pray for those who persecute them and despitefully use them, just like Jesus Christ said to do.
Has anyone reached out to you yet to speak with you about beliefs of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Your sincere humility is so touching ❤️ We're used to being picked on but strive to be Christlike in all our interactions.
"Mormons" was a nickname given to church members in Joseph Smith's time by those who weren't friendly to our new developing religion. It came from the Book of Mormon. Mormon is actually the name of a prophet in the book. He was in charge of compiling all the different accounts and stories (from the time they left Jerusalem to hundreds of years later) from different prophets in the Book of Mormon, so it got his name. The nickname was used so much that the church ended up adopting it got in the habit of calling themselves Mormons, even though we have always been The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. A few years ago our current prophet said we should stop referring to ourselves as "Mormons" because it takes away from the true mission and name of our church--Jesus Christ's church. We believe Joseph Smith restored Jesus Christ's true church on the earth and that when Jesus Christ comes back to reign on the earth, we will not be handing over "The Mormon church" but the church of JESUS CHRIST. Hope this explanation helps! ❤️
Thanks! Yeah the term “Mormon” was a nickname given by others and accepted by early members. It’s based on the name of an ancient prophet named Mormon who abridged the records that comprise the Book of Mormon. You can see why the name stuck. 😊
While it’s not offensive at all, it’s a name that we recognize is not representative of who we worship, that being Christ.
So the name of the church is, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. That name clarifies whose church it is (Christs) who we worship and who we are as Latter Day (last days) Saints (anyone who follows Christ).
I’m a lifelong member and live in New Jersey. I’d be happy to join your podcast, though it’d have to be a zoom call.
Anyway, thanks for the unnecessary, but appreciated apology.❤
These are true Christian’s. Thank you for your kindness, it’s rare at time but I really appreciate your loving actions to make such a video
This made me happy to see. It's far too common where mainstream Christians will make a video about Latter-Day Saints, and then when Latter-Day Saints say, "no actually, that's not what we think." they just double down and tell us that actually yes we do believe whatever straw man they heard. So thank you for being so respectful and acting in good faith, you're setting a good example for Christ-like behavior, and it's refreshing. It's honestly to be expected that you would have some misconceptions, just because there's so much stuff in the zeitgeist that are half truths, and what's commendable is that you actually believe us when you're told that you have some misconceptions, rather than just doubling down, which is what many people do.
@@matthewsmith5967 LDS is demonic
Amen! My thoughts exactly! Thank you guys so much for this video! It gives me hope that all who strive to follow Christ and believe on Him will come together and fight against real evil in the world and stop fighting with each other 🙏
@@janeenburke LDS are NOT Christians We will NEVER COME TOGETHER. You are literally the ENEMY and ADVERSARY
@@janeenburke LDS are NOT Christians We will NEVER COME TOGETHER. You are literally the ENEMY and ADVERSARY
I'm about as random and average as they come, but I'd be happy to come on and discuss beliefs, theology, core doctrine and sit in your shoes as you sit in ours. I love the interfaith dialogue and see much good coming of it!
GOD BLESS YOU!! This is genuinely amazing to see true Christ like love!! Frist video ove seen but yall seem like amazing and outstanding people for even just this small video. Definitely need to watch more of yalls videos.
Thank you so much!!
You guys are great! Ward radio and/or Thoughtful Faith are good places to reach out to.
Reach out to Ward Radio, they would love to have a conversation with you!
David alexander would be the best out of all. Convert so he will speak there evangelical language
We love you guys.
Tears of joy fill my eyes when I see Christians acting like Christians. Kudos for not casting judgment and I don’t think you’ll have to work very hard to find someone that will come and at least explain the base doctrines that we believe. Which you will probably discover is not what you’ve heard reach out to the shattering triangles, podcast on, TH-cam and see if one of those gentlemen would come on.
We really, really believe in Jesus Christ, the only begotten Son of God.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The Jesus Christ part is the most important to us. We take very seriously taking on His name. But we won't hold it against you. That's for sure. We love our fellow Christians even when they don't like us as much back. Not that I'm saying you don't like us, but we love ALL OF YOU!!! ❤❤❤
False church from satan. Not a church of Jesus Christ
I live just outside of Salt Lake City and, if you all can connect via Zoom, I'd love to help answer and clarify some points for you. Lifelong member of the church, and I took no offense to your effort to fellowship with us!
Ward radio would be great to contact with.
Love the reply’s/ comments. The original source of calling the LDS Mormons was during the early church. It was a derogatory term kinda like calling the blacks some of the things they have been called in derogatory terms. I’m sure you won’t find one member who is offended or bothered by being referred to as a Mormon, we called ourselves that for familiarity reasons when others have asked what church we go to for as long as I can remember. It is recently that the error of how we and others thoughtlessly identify us or ourselves has been brought to light. We are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Our religion is the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We belong to the Church of Jesus Christ.
"There are some things we can take away from everybody." That's our (Latter-day Saint) 13th article of faith. If we can set aside our differences (not abandon them, just set them aside) and focus on 1) commonality and 2) what good perspective do you have that I can come to appreciate and perhaps add to my perspective, then we can have the same spirit Christ has when He goes and hangs out with the sinners and hanging out with some of the Pharisees who obviously have some misunderstandings. The folks He gives a hard time are those who use their religion to criticize others rather than lift them up.
May God bless you both.
Thank you for your kind thoughts. “Mormon” is a nick name given to us because we have the Book of Mormon, which is another testament of Jesus Christ. Mormon was a prophet in the Book of Mormon who abridged the ancient writings of the prophets in the Americas. However even in the Book of Mormon it says that the church shall be called The Church of Christ. I believe that the term, “ of Latter-day Saints” was added to distinguish it from the ancient church. The name was given by revelation to the prophet Joseph Smith in 1838. I hope this helps explain why we have this name. Thanks again for listening.😇
Life long member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints here. Love your respect for others not of your faith. I personally don't have a problem with being called a Mormon. Mormon literally means "more good", so I'll take that as a compliment, thank you. However, our prophet is right - we need the world to know that we worship Jesus Christ, and being called Mormon or the church of the latter-day saints deflects the world's view away from our belief in and worship of our Saviour Jesus Christ, and our hope in Him. The Latter-day Saints part of our church's name differentiates us from the church He set up when He was here on the earth in the Meridian of time and was lost to the world until He restored His church in the latter days, to make ready for His Second Coming. This dispensation of time is the only one in the whole history of the world that will not end in apostasy, but will end with the coming of the Lord Jesus Christ when He will establish His Millennial reign for a thousand years. Thank you for your content; keep up the good work.