The official logo of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is now available in 100 languages. The most recent logos in Bosnian, Macedonian, Montenegrin, Persian, Tshiluba, and Yapese pushed the number over 100 languages.

The First Presidency approves the translation of the name of the Church in languages and the preparation of an official logotype. The graphic below shows the logo in 9 languages.

The current 3-line logo was introduced in December 1995 by President Gordon B. Hinckley. The logo was designed so that the name of the Savior was the most prominent feature in the Church’s official name.

Use of the Church Logo

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

Stakes, districts, wards, branches, and missions may use the written name of the Church (but 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, in 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 published by 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, such as on t-shirts or buttons.

These guidelines can be found in Handbook 2. Questions may be directed to the Church’s Intellectual Property Office.

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