Wikipedia:Manual of Style (Latter Day Saints)
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This Manual of Style has been created through the efforts of contributors to the Latter Day Saint movement WikiProject. Please follow these conventions when you contribute in order to produce Latter Day Saint articles that are neutral and stylistically consistent.
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Naming Conventions
See Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Mormonism)
In summary:
- Articles wholly pertaining to the Latter Day Saint movement should be parenthesized "(Mormonism)", unless the article name is unambiguous without the parenthetical.
- Articles on denominational applications of cross-movement practices, e.g. "Elder (Latter-day Saint)", are generally discouraged.
- Reference The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints by full name first reference (there is currently a lack of consensus as to whether to capitalize The in the title), and "the church" or "LDS Church" thereafter. The format should be something like: "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon)". Avoid referring to the "Mormon Church".
- For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, "Latter-day Saints", "members of the church", "LDS Church members", or simply "church members" in context is preferred. Use "LDS" as a second reference.
- Use the terms Latter Day Saints or Latter-day Saints is preferred over use of the less-specific term "Mormons".
Article Title Conventions
Articles specific to Mormonism should use a (Mormonism) suffix, rather than a denominational suffix. Articles should define shared beliefs of Latter Day Saints first with specifics discuss specifcs afterward in order of size. For example, Priesthood (Latter-day Saint) should be Priesthood (Mormonism). Please note that this "policy" may change.
Defined Terms
For defined terms in the Latter Day Saint movement with different meanings among sects use the following guidelines:
- Indicate that it is terminology of the Latter Day Saint movement and briefly summarize differences.
- Create sections for different definitions.
- When needed, use
See Latter Day Saint movement for more information
Miscellaneous
- Do not use deadlinks (a.k.a "missing links" or "red links") as they tend to attract inferior material.
- When editing, remove all deadlinks, or create stub articles.
- For stubs, apply the {{LDS-stub}} boilerplate message at the end of the article so others may aid with content. Refrain from linking to articles you intend to write until after you've written them.
- Exception:
- Do not unlink LDS apostles because they are part of an ongoing project.
For more information or to contribute to the Manual of Style, please visit the Latter Day Saint movement WikiProject page.
