President Nelson changing the name of the church was inconvenient and difficult. It was a long time coming. What can I learn from it? Are there habits I've had for 30 year that I need to change? At President's Nelson's death, editor, Luke Lyman wrote a tribute about Russell M. Nelson's Style Directive. https://www.wsj.com/opinion/russell-m-nelsons-style-directive-018ea97e?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqeQowN5UbT1RUpNeOx9yNITYy05klcBjj2oXCX5oqX18VfFa76Pj94xA9bWv0w%3D&gaa_ts=68f13173&gaa_sig=66T_UbMx0FVJYg_KQYkMnfFFweMUSzCmv15nJWDjhkNflUjLA1rpbzmPerV3JT_FpDJI2_E_x3pFUXVaFX3Clw%3D%3D
He wrote, "It was all so inconvenient. Then I realized the inconvenience was the point. Nelson was no dope. He knew it was unrealistic to expect everyone to make the change, and he knew how irksome it would be. He insisted on it anyway....I suspected Nelson wanted people to trip over the name--knowing that some would be force to reckon with the words in the middle and the quesion of what it means to call yourself a follower of Jesus Christ's gospel. Was Nelson's request practical? No, but Christianity isn't mean to be. It's namesake didn't live a pragmatic life, and he made al sorts of impractical demands; Resist no evil, let the dead bury the dead...Love God. Mourn with those who mourn. Love your neighbor and your enemy; pray for both...No faith worth is salt is rote. The unwieldiness of "the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" remnds us of that.
