Russell M. Nelson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, pushed it away from ‘Mormon’ – a word that has courted controversy for 200 years
Russell Nelson, center, sits during the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints' biannual General Conference in Salt Lake City in 2019. (George Frey/Getty Images)
(The Conversation) — Russell M. Nelson pushed the church away from members’ longtime nickname, ‘Mormons’ – a term that has shaped other Americans’ view of the church for 200 years.
