What's with the middle initial?

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Exiled wrote:Yet another silly tradition in Mormon corporate land, just like the white shirt and tie.

Exiled O. Mainstreet


They need to quit trying to look like funeral directors.

Go with watermelon colored shirts and Purple and orange striped Ascots.
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Jesus Herold Christ! What is the world coming to?

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A General Authority called Elder Mel A. Tonin might be problematic at General Conference...
...with Sister May I. Trump leading the MOTAB.
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Only when Elder L. Der Elder becomes a 70 at 70, and is welcomed by Apostle A. Post Lee will the Catch-22 become complete.

"[Heller's character from Catch-22, the unfortunately named and ranked] Major Major Major Major... was 'born too late and too mediocre'... [his name] is an empty repetition of 'the name of authority'." -wiki
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Lemmie wrote:Only when Elder L. Der Elder becomes a 70 at 70, and is welcomed by Apostle A. Post Lee will the Catch-22 become complete.

"[Heller's character from Catch-22, the unfortunately named and ranked] Major Major Major Major... was 'born too late and too mediocre'... [his name] is an empty repetition of 'the name of authority'." -wiki


I actually had a companion on my mission whose last name was 'Elder".
"Any over-ritualized religion since the dawn of time can make its priests say yes, we know, it is rotten, and hard luck, but just do as we say, keep at the ritual, stick it out, give us your money and you'll end up with the angels in heaven for evermore."
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Fence Sitter wrote:
Lemmie wrote:Only when Elder L. Der Elder becomes a 70 at 70, and is welcomed by Apostle A. Post Lee will the Catch-22 become complete.

"[Heller's character from Catch-22, the unfortunately named and ranked] Major Major Major Major... was 'born too late and too mediocre'... [his name] is an empty repetition of 'the name of authority'." -wiki


I actually had a companion on my mission whose last name was 'Elder".

:lol: Did he have an initial for a first or middle name?
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Lemmie wrote: :lol: Did he have an initial for a first or middle name?


I don't remember, his name tag just said "Elder Elder".

It did take a bit of explaining whenever we met someone new.
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Fence Sitter wrote:
Lemmie wrote: :lol: Did he have an initial for a first or middle name?


I don't remember, his name tag just said "Elder Elder".

It did take a bit of explaining whenever we met someone new.

:lol: I'll bet it did! Darn. I was hoping for Berry.
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If women get the priesthood they can call them box elders.
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Gadianton wrote:Gadianton P. Robbers


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