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Name and legal entities

The church teaches that it is a continuation of the Church of Christ established in 1830 by Joseph Smith, Jr. This original church underwent several name changes during the 1830s, being called the Church of Jesus Christ, the Church of God,[87] and then in 1834, the name was officially changed to the Church of the Latter Day Saints.[88] In April 1838, the name was officially changed to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.[89] After Smith died, Brigham Young and the largest body of Smith's followers incorporated the LDS Church in 1851 by legislation of the State of Deseret[90] under the name The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which included a hyphenated "Latter-day" and a lower-case "d".[91]
In 1887, the LDS Church was legally dissolved in the United States by the Edmunds–Tucker Act because of the church's practice (now abandoned) of polygamy. The Edmunds-Tucker Act was repealed in 1978. The church has continued to operate under what remains its formal name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Accepted informal names include the LDS Church, the Latter-day Saints, and the Mormons. The term Mormon Church is in common use,[92] but the church began discouraging its use in the late 20th century, though takes no issue with the term Mormon itself. The church requests that the official name be used when possible or, if necessary, shortened to "the Church" or "the Church of Jesus Christ".[93]
The church has organized several tax-exempt corporations to assist with the transfer of money and capital. These include the Corporation of the Presiding Bishop of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, organized in 1916 under the laws of the state of Utah to acquire, hold, and dispose of real property. In 1923, the church incorporated the Corporation of the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Utah to receive and manage money and church donations. In 1997, the church incorporated Intellectual Reserve, Inc. to hold all the church's copyrights, trademarks, and other intellectual property. The church also holds several non-tax-exempt corporations, such as Bonneville International and the Deseret News.
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Mittens wrote:
1 Tim 3:15
the church of the living God,
NKJV

zeezrom wrote:Sort of off topic but this got me to thinking about the significance of a LIVING God. God is living and breathing right now. Do we realize what this means? It means there is drama in heaven! Let us finally get to the story telling of God's living drama. What is going on with him right now? Forget about the second coming. That is like a thief in the night. No. We don't want to learn more about the acts of thiefs. We want to know about God's passions in the sky. Tell us how it goes down, ye prophets! Who is God secretly wooing? What secret plot is he engineering? What is the status of Heavenly Mother's Coup d'état?