Use of Church Logo on Sacrament Meeting Program

Hrm — I am working on creating a fill-in-the-blank style program, and discovered this information in the new handbook:

The Church’s name and logotype are key Church identifiers. They are registered as trademarks or are otherwise legally protected worldwide. They should be used only according to the following guidelines.

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

1. 1. The activity or function with which the name is associated is officially sponsored by the unit (for example, a sacrament meeting program).
2. 2. The name of the local unit is used as a prelude to the name of the Church (for example, Canyon View Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints).
3. 3. The typeface does not imitate or resemble the official Church logotype. …

The Church’s official logotype (see the front cover of this handbook) is to be used only for items approved by the Correlation Department at Church headquarters. …

The logotype may not be used as a decorative element or a computer screen saver. Nor may it be used in any personal, commercial, or promotional way, such as on family history books, T-shirts, buttons, or banners. Questions may be directed to:

Intellectual Property Office
50 East North Temple Street, Room 1888
Salt Lake City, UT 84150-0018
Telephone: 1-801-240-3959 or
1-800-453-3860, extension 2-3959
Fax: 1-801-240-1187
E-mail: [email protected]
(Source: Church Handbook of Instructions Book 2, Section 21.1.10

Thought I’d throw it out there for all of you who are looking for the font the LDS church uses in its logo — you’re not supposed to use it. So now you can stop looking :) .

As a matter of interest, the font the Church uses is called HTF Deseret, a custom font created for their branding.