User talk:LogicalFacts

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Hello,. I wanted to reach out and welcome you to Wikipedia, but more than that, I wanted to discuss your recent comment on the talk page for the article about Joseph Smith. Full disclosure: I am a lifelong active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. As such, I believe the 2018 directive of Russell M. Nelson to use the correct name of the Church is inspired. At the same time, there are multiple layers at play here on Wikipedia. The long and the short of it is that Wikipedia's definitions are determined by reliable sourcing, verifiability, not truth. Therefore, here's a quick crash course on Wikipedia definitions: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest sect in what is known as the Latter Day Saint movement, which refers to all sects that trace their origins back to the Church established by Smith (per Wikipedia definitions) or through Smith (by the definition of members of the Church). And Mormonism refers to the collective set of shared beliefs that are held by anyone affiliated with the Latter Day Saint movement. These are the terms we use, based on reliable sourcing, and in accordance with Wikipedia policies. Please feel free to reach out to me on my talk page or by replying to my comment here with any other questions you have. I hope you enjoy Wikipedia and decide to stick around. Happy editing ahead! --Jgstokes (talk) 08:28, 21 February 2022 (UTC)