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As LDS leader Russell Nelson approaches 100, a look back at a word that will define his legacy

The Conversation: The faith has long had a love-hate relationship with the now frowned-upon “Mormon” term.

(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) President Russell M. Nelson of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints looks at birthday cards sent to him for his 99th birthday in his office at the Church Administration Building in Salt Lake City on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023. He will turn 100 on Sept. 9, 2024.

By Konden Smith Hansen | Lecturer of Religious Studies, University of Arizona, The Conversation