The Banquet of the Rich Glutton name "Epulone" has been attached in Italy to the rich man, but also generically refers to a "feaster" (with pejorative gluttonous suggestion). The etymology of the word comes from a banquet sometime prepared in honor of the gods. The painting depicts a rich man after completion of his meal, with empty plates, surrounded by servants, while in the background, is the beggar Lazarus. The painting was purchased in 1895 from a Monte di Pietà, where such a painting would have resonated as both a "memento mori" and counsel towards charity. The painting would have been thematically antithetical to the still
Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the United States had laid claim to it." Jan Shipps, an expert on the LDS Church, suggested that the continuing efforts of the church to emphasize its full name reflects the long-standing desire of members of the church that their beliefs "be understood as a Christian tradition." In general, media have not implemented the suggestion to use "Church of Jesus Christ" as a shorthand name for the LDS Church. Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints The name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is derived from an 1838 revelation received