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FILE- In this Jan. 3, 2018, file photo, the angel Moroni statue, silhouetted against the sky, sits atop the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Temple Square in Salt Lake City. The Mormon church is renaming websites, social media handles and email addresses as the faith digs in deeper to its push to be known by the religion's full name and not shorthand names that have been used for generations by church members and others. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said Tuesday, March 5, 2019, in a news release that websites that used &quot;Mormon&quot; and &quot;LDS&quot; will be phased out. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon websites renamed in push to end use of nicknames

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press

FILE - In this April 2, 2016, file photo, The Mormon Tabernacle Choir performs during the opening session of the two-day Mormon church conference in Salt Lake City. The well-known Mormon Tabernacle Choir was renamed Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, to strip out the word Mormon in a move showing the faith's new president is serious about ending shorthand names for the religion that have been used for generations by church members and previously promoted by the church. The gospel singing group will now be called &quot;The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square,&quot; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said in a statement. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)

Mormon no more: Tabernacle Choir renamed in big church shift

By BRADY McCOMBS - Associated Press