Mormonism or LDS?
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Mormon was a person, (they named the book after him), and the LDS church does not follow a person, they follow God (And Jesus).
Mormon is a nickname that was given to them because of the name of the extra book they had called "Book of Mormon" the name of their church is precise "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints"
while in my experience they haven't taken any offense to being called Mormon, I always try to use the term LDS, I believe that it is more correct than Mormon.
Mormonism implies Cult, which is a touchy subject.
I as a non-denominational Christian would say that they are not a Cult, because I believe we would have to classify other religions as Cults as well.
I wouldn't use the term Mormonism because right away someone who doesn't know anything about the religion would instantly think "Cult", and I prefer not to help other people judge a large group of people.
If I were still Mormon/LDS I would prefer to be called an LDS Member or Latter-day Saint. Mormon wouldn't bother me, but I would prefer something more formal.
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In his comment, fredsbend linked to the exact duplicate on the main site, but unfortunately we can't mark duplicates across meta/main sites. As such, I'll just paste my comment from an answer on the main site here to help answer the question:
An additional resource about the use of the name of the Church is the the Church's official policy about it: mormonnewsroom.org/style-guide -- which basically says: "While the term 'Mormon Church' has long been publicly applied to the Church as a nickname, it is not an authorized title, and the Church discourages its use ... 'Mormon' is correctly used in proper names such as the Book of Mormon, Mormon Tabernacle Choir ... or when used as an adjective ... The term 'Mormonism' is acceptable in describing the combination of doctrine, culture and lifestyle unique to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints."
While The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is commonly known as the Mormon Church (hence the outreach site, mormon.org, designed for those who are unfamiliar with the Church), the Church's full name is preferred.
So basically:
- Mormon - okay in "Book of Mormon" and "Mormon Tabernacle Choir" or as an adjective in some cases
- Mormonism - okay for describing the attributes of an LDS lifestyle
Granted, the style guide is mainly for media and other published works, and in practice, I don't think typical Latter-day Saints will be offended if you call them Mormons. (As with any group, though, it depends on the context.)
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