Church Logo Published in 100 Languages

With the recent releases of the Church logo in Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Persian, Tshiluba, and Yapese, the Church identifier has now been published in more than 100 languages.

The project began in December 1995, when President Gordon B. Hinckley (1910–2008) directed that a new Church logo be adopted. The logo was designed so that the name of the Savior was the most prominent feature in the Church's official name, and it has been translated and typeset into various languages since.

Because the Church's name and logotype are important identifiers—and because they are registered trademarks or otherwise protected worldwide—the Church has created guidelines for appropriately using the name and logotype of the Church.

Local units may use the written name of the Church (not the logotype) when all of the following conditions are met:

The activity or function with which the name is associated is officially sponsored by the unit—for example, a sacrament meeting program.

The name of the local unit is used as a prelude to the name of the Church.

The typeface does not imitate or resemble that of the official Church logotype.

The Church's official logotype is to be used only for items approved by the Correlation Department at Church headquarters, such as the following:

Official Church publications and stationery

Missionary name tags

Meetinghouse exterior signs

The logotype may not be used as a decorative element or a computer screensaver. It also cannot be used in any personal, commercial, or promotional way.

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