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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".
In Mainland China, the LDS Church holds separate church meetings for Chinese nationals and expatriates. Church members from Taiwan or Hong Kong attend expatriate meetings unless their place of residence is on the mainland. Foreign Latter-day Saints are not allowed to proselytize to those in China, whether in person or online.
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]
The Chinese New World Translation of the Christian Greek Scriptures was first published in 1995. The complete New World Translation in Chinese was released in 2001. A simplified Chinese Bible along with Pinyin, text rendered in the Roman alphabet, was published in 2004.
Petrey said the contradiction is a result of how the Mormon church and other religious groups “are adjusting to the changed landscape around LGBTQ issues over the last 20 to 25 years.”
Mormon 1:5 states, "And I, Mormon, being a descendant of Nephi, (and my father's name was Mormon)...", whereas 3 Nephi 5:12 states, "And behold, I am called Mormon, being called after the land of Mormon, the land in which Alma did establish the church among the people yea, the first church which was established among them after their ...