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Chinese: 摩爾門經: Taiwan, Hong Kong, Southeast Asia [3] [12] Retranslated in 2007 and changed name from 摩門經 to 摩爾門經. 1.2 billion (The spoken varieties of Chinese other than Mandarin are not closely related and are sometimes treated as separate languages.) 25 1965 Rarotongan (Cook Islands Māori) Te Puka a Momoni: Cook Islands ...
The LDS edition of the Bible is a version of the Bible published by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) in English, Spanish, and Portuguese. The text of the LDS Church's English-language Bible is the King James Version, its Spanish-language Bible is a revised Reina-Valera translation, and its Portuguese-language edition is based on the Almeida translation.
The name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is derived from an 1838 revelation church founder Joseph Smith said he received. Church leaders have long emphasized the church's full name (though more especially since 2018), [1] [2] and have resisted the application of informal or shortened names, especially those which omit "Jesus Christ".
According to Riess and Tickle, early Mormons rarely quoted from the Book of Mormon in their speeches and writings. It was not until the 1980s that it was cited regularly in speeches given by LDS Church leaders at the biannual general conferences. In 1982, the LDS Church subtitled the Book of Mormon "Another Testament of Jesus Christ."
Common informal names for the church include the LDS Church, the Mormon Church, and the Latter-day Saints Church. [198] The church requests that the official name be used when possible or, if necessary, shortened to "the Church" or "the Church of Jesus Christ". [194]
A simplified Chinese Bible along with Pinyin, text rendered in the Roman alphabet, was published in 2004. On July 5, 2019 Jehovah's Witnesses released the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in Chinese Traditional and Simplified at a regional convention at the National Taiwan Sport University Stadium in Taoyuan City, Taiwan.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, known widely as the Mormon church, issued a slew of new policies this week expanding its restrictions on transgender members.
April 1: The name extraction program is announced for local members to identify deceased persons from vital records and prepare their names for proxy temple ordinances. [68] [69] June 1: Spencer W. Kimball receives confirmation and revelation after supplicating the Lord regarding blacks and the priesthood.