ComeUntoChrist.org, formerly known as Mormon.org, is a religious website maintained by

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a Nontrinitarianism, nontrinitarian Christianity, Christian church that considers itself to be the Restorationism, restoration of the ...

(LDS Church) that serves as a visitor site for people not of the faith. Mormon.org was changed to ComeUntoChrist.org in 2019.Weaver, Sarah Jane
"LDS.org, Mormon.org, other Church sites and social channels make changes to reflect full name of Church"
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Church News The ''Church News'' (or ''LDS Church News'') is a weekly tabloid-sized supplement to the ''Deseret News'' and the ''MormonTimes'', a Salt Lake City, Utah newspaper owned by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). It is ...

'', 5 March 2019. Retrieved on 28 March 2020.

History

The first LDS Church website was LDSchurchnews.com in 1995 followed later by the official LDS Church website LDS.org in December 1996.Baker, Sherry Pack
"Mormon Media History Timeline 1827-2007"
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BYU Studies ''BYU Studies Quarterly'' is an academic journal covering a broad array of topics related to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormon studies). It is published by the church-owned Brigham Young University. The journal is abstracted ...

'', Winter 2008. Retrieved on 28 March 2020. In 2001, Mormon.org was launched to "allow visitors to receive answers to their questions about the Church‘s beliefs". In 2010, the LDS Church launched an update to Mormon.org that they called 'Mormon.org 4.0' that included new tools to create profiles for "explaining why they live their faith and why they are a Mormon". This website updated coincided with multimillion-dollar television, billboard and Internet advertising campaign, called

I'm a Mormon ''I'm a Mormon'' was an advertising and outreach campaign by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 2010 to 2018 that aimed to combat stereotypes and misconceptions about the church by featuring short profiles from church members (al ...

, that launched in 2010. On October 7, 2018,

Russell M. Nelson Russell Marion Nelson Sr. (born September 9, 1924) is an American religious leader and retired surgeon who is the 17th and current president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). Nelson was a member of the LDS Church ...

directed the church in a general conference address to replace the terms "Mormon" and "LDS" with the official name of the church. As a result, Mormon.org was transitioned to ComeUntoChrist.org on March 5, 2019. Simarliy, the domain for the LDS Church's main website changed from LDS.org to ChurchofJesusChrist.org at the same time. The LDS Church's

First Presidency Among many churches in the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency (also known as the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is the highest presiding or governing body. Present-day denominations of the movement led by a First Presidency ...

explained that the change is a "complex effort in numerous global languages and much work remains. We encourage all to be patient and courteous as we work together to use and share the proper name of the church." It was also announced that ComeUntoChrist.org will eventually be merged with the member-focused ChurchofJesusChrist.org at some future date.Riess, Jana
"Why journalists will keep using the word 'Mormon'"
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Religion News Service Religion News Service (RNS) is a news agency covering religion, ethics, spirituality and moral issues. It publishes news, information, and commentaries on faiths and religious movements to newspapers, magazines, broadcast organizations and religio ...

'', 7 March 2019. Retrieved on 1 April 2020.

Content

As primarily an information site, much of the content is geared towards educating about the faith with articles such as 'What Are Temples?', 'God’s Plan for Us', and '4 Things You Should Know about the Book of Mormon'. The LDS Church maintains a number of content-specific websites such as

familysearch.org FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization and website offering genealogical records, education, and software. It is operated by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and is closely connected with the church's Family Histo ...

(family history research), latterdaysaintcharities.org (humanitarian work), and byupathway.org (online higher education). A YouTube Channel tied to ComeUntoChrist.org has 300,000 subscribers as of 2020.

References

External links

ComeUntoChrist.org
Official site
ComeUntoChrist.org
YouTube Channel
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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