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Ray said something on a thread in the Intro section, and rather than threadjack it, I’ll toss it over here. He said: Quote:I also find it interesting that Joseph said “Mormonism” encompasses all truth, not that the LDS Church does so at any given time.
I’m sure others have thought of this, but it just hit me like a ton of bricks. There is a difference between being a Mormon and being a Latter-Day Saint. In reverse order, I’d say a Latter-Day Saint is a member of the CJCLDS, believes its claims regarding its origins, scripture, access to continuing revelation, etc. A Mormon, on the other hand, is a much broader, wider set of individuals than just the LDS. I’d say that a Mormon is …. A Mormon is a …. I’m having a real hard time defining “Mormon” as opposed to LDS. Maybe a “truth-seeker.” Maybe an acolyte of the Gospel of JC, as interpreted by JS. I don’t know. Something like that, though.
I love so many of the princples of the Restoration. I’m much less enthusiastic about most of the historical claims. I guess I’d say I’m a great Mormon, but a backsliding Latter-Day Saint.
I suggest checking out the following resources: In attempting to define pure Mormonism, my spirit resonates with the Sunstone article by Don Bradley in April 2006 titled “the Grand Fundamental Principles of Mormonism.”
https://www.sunstonemagazine.com/pdf/141-32-41.pdf What Are the Principles of Pure Mormonism?
http://forum.staylds.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=1798&hilit=fundamental I stole this last part from Ray’s signature line:
Quote:“Even if people view many things differently, the core Gospel principles (LOVE; belief in the unseen but hoped; self-reflective change; symbolic cleansing; striving to recognize the will of the divine; never giving up) are universal. Living by those simple principles, according to the dictates of our own individual consciences, is the key to internal peace and joy.”
Kumahito wrote:A Mormon is a …. I’m having a real hard time defining “Mormon” as opposed to LDS. Maybe a “truth-seeker.”
:clap: :thumbup: I like that!
I tend to see “Mormon” as the cultural construct, but Latter-day Saint as the person we are striving to be. wayfarer wrote:I tend to see “Mormon” as the cultural construct, but Latter-day Saint as the person we are striving to be.
IMO…Maybe just saint… but “latter day” to me seems incorrect, at least from a “saintly” perspective.
God is NOW, not yesterday, nor tomorrow. “I AM THAT I AM” not I was, nor I will be.
When Jesus was asked when the kingdom of God would come, he said, “The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, lo here, or lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.”
I know for me personally, I’ve spent a lot of time looking outside myself and to the past or future for what only could be experienced within me in the present moment.
To me, the term, “latter day” is misleading, but it might be a little strange instead of saying, “I’m LDS” to say, “I’m S.”
🙂 And, since the ego/shadow self/unsaintly aspects of us tend to be brought out by others, it might be better to ask others that are closest to us, “Am I a S?”
:angel: I think people are trying to find meaning in the meaningless. LDS is the official name and Mormon is the nickname. To me it’s like arguing if wiener and hot dog have separate and deeper meanings.
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