Saul

I felt slighted that God specifically assigned me a villain's name. The two Saul's in the Bible are asses, and even when Saul (Hebrew word) changed his name to Paul (to fit in with the Romans), he was still a douche!

Yeah, so MoGod never liked me.

Which I thought at the time was awesome because of its meaning in freemasonry, that is until I found out that every guy that went that day got the same name. Weak...

chulotc--didn't it go through your mind at the time, "Dan is such a common name, how did it end up being mine?"

I thought my name would be some special God language name--whatever that is. Lucy blew my mind--and my ex said, "WHAT?!?!?" when I gave my name at the veil. We have a lot of fun with my oh so "special" name. His sister's dog is named Lucy.

I'm sure it crossed my mind and I justified it by saying my "sacred name" had been defiled by the gentiles and I shouldn't let that bother me. I was all in at that point.

I expected to have a vision the first time I went through the temple. When we got to the celestial lounge area and my escort asked me if I had any questions I was like, "that's it?"

Super duper weak...

Or at least to be completely overwhelmed with something mystical or transcendant. Instead, everybody just seemed to be pretending to enjoy themselves to impress the person next to them.

Roger, that's actually a fairly good summary of Mormon behavior in general - it's all about keeping up appearances, they could safely rename it the 'Church of Going Through The Motions' and they wouldn't have to change anything.

I thought it would be in the Adamic language that I had heard so much about and would be transcendently beautiful. My name is RUTH. My husband in Hiram. Along with thousands and thousands of others...

Of course, I'm kidding. LOL! I got a hick name like everyone else:

AMOS

Yeah Todd, and mine was "LaKisha"

And mine was Numnuts.

I was pretty disappointed because she was the ugly one Jacob didn't want. He only took her for her pretty sister, Rachel.

I was hoping for something more in line with church history, like Emma or Eliza. I like those names.

I still don't know my husband's new name, but I think it would be pretty funny if it turned out to be Jacob.

I'm Leah as well and disappointed for the same reasons…

When and when and where did you go through?

I was in Chicago, April 2000. I can't remember the exact date, but it was the first half of the month. I was 19.

To make all the Leah's feel better. My cousin married a twin named Laura ( her twin was named Leah). Laura was a very plain jane with bad teeth but Leah was the prettiest girl I had ever met in my life.

I fell in love with that name because of her shocking beauty, and years later gave my youngest daughter the middle name of Leah, and she as well could be a model, simply stunning with long med. brown hair with natural golden highlights and beautiful blue eyes, and great body to boot. Everywhere I go with her men do double takes. It's actually pretty funny to watch. I later wished I had made that her first name.

She could have had any guy in this world she wanted, dated well over 100 before marrying, and married an extremely handsome very successful, well established atty eight years her senior. But the BEST part is that she is not only a stunning beauty, but she is sweet and kind, always, even to her Apostate mom here. I love her dearly.
True story, and I only wish my name were Leah!



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based on the dates you went to the temple. I was pretty dissapointed when my "awesome" new name turned out to be generic and everyone that day got "my" name. Dammnit.

So, I think a database would be cool. I know the name given on in the SJ Temple on September 21, 1983. I also know my wife's name on our wedding date in the SL Temple.

Just think we could cross reference everyone's name and then after finding out their temple date call em up and be like: "Hey Solomon, this is god calling" They would fill their pants it would be great.

onendagus Wrote:
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> based on the dates you went to the temple. I was
> pretty dissapointed when my "awesome" new name
> turned out to be generic and everyone that day got
> "my" name. Dammnit.
>
> So, I think a database would be cool. I know the
> name given on in the SJ Temple on September 21,
> 1983. I also know my wife's name on our wedding
> date in the SL Temple.
>
> Just think we could cross reference everyone's
> name and then after finding out their temple date
> call em up and be like: "Hey Solomon, this is god
> calling" They would fill their pants it would be
> great.


You guys keep getting funnier! Love this!

If you cross link me it would be DC Temple, June (I think, sorry not at my office) 1980, and the name is Peter.

The re-used temple name threads always remind of the old 'West Side Story' joke: "Tony calls out the name Maria in a catholic Puerto Rican neighborhood--and only ONE girl sticks her head out!?"

+1

It's like a kid shouting "dad!" at Disneyland, 10 guys look up and go "what?"

I keep posting in these threads, but have yet to see anyone else with this one. Maybe it is mine?!?

Are you sure it wasn't Barabas?

I was Mosiah, man was I proud of that. My ex was Eve.

Nop, I haven't spoken to her in almost 10 years, that's the best part. She stopped going to church during the divorce, same as me. She was a convert, and never really bought into it at all.

I wonder if they ever do Adam and Eve on the same day, maybe April 6th.

Eunice. Who the hell is Eunice anyway?

They really dig deep when it comes to sister's names.



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No kidding, that seriously is some deeeeeeeeeep diggin' there. So sorry Eunice.

Barbara Streisand and Ryan O'Neal (spelling?)--Ryan O'Neal's fiance's name is Eunice. That is who I think of every time I hear Eunice. Can't remember the actress' name, but she was great in that movie. (Old movie.)

For founddoubt, your wife's real name was the actual temple name for the day and that is why her name was Eve.

I am Isaac, wife is Eunice. I would have thought that Eunice would have been enough to run here out, guess not.

I don't remember the date, but Sam. Every time I think about it, I think about the Summer of Sam. My wife got my mother's middle name, Miriam. She felt cheated from the start.

You know, I do have one question, what happens when they call Sam and about 5 million Sams stand up. Then all 5 million Sams give the hand shakes and secret code words. Then what happens. Do we have to divide up the wives, cuz that could cut into my share of celestial polygamy. And think how easy it will for one of the women to back out and say, oh, I don't think I'm the Bernice your looking for, it's that Bernice......

Just saying......

Yes, it was!!! But cannot remember which one.

I was at the Chicago temple in June 1988. Two sessions, one for my endowments and one for a dead person. I believe her new name was "Abigail."
I've never been back.
Susan

I'm bummed. As a nevermo, I never got a name from God.

Guess I'll have to make up my own: Lucky

I'll give you one - of course, I don't technically have the "authority" but I am technically Mormon.

How about Brooke?

It's a very pretty name, but I can't swim. Honest.

Lostinutah, in the anglicized version of a greek form of a hebrew name, I give you a new name, which you should always keep sacred and never reveal, except at a certain place which will be shown to you by other creepy guys who look at you weird: the name is

MyNewName.

Carry on. This shouldn't cause too much confusion at the veil!

Bwahahahahahaha!

Roger, I LIKE it.

<scene: Heaven>

And who stands before me?

MyNewName

Are you being sarcastic?

No, it's my new name, MyNewName.

And what was your old name?

MyOldName

<sound of lightning bolt and thunder>



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The "place" where you use the new name in the temple is at the veil, talking to a man who is holding your hand in the second token of the aaronic priesthood. There is a curtain between you, and he is trying to hurry you through it so he can get back to sleeping in a corner.

Even before you get to heaven, this name will be very useful to you.

The scenario goes something like this:

Veil worker: What is that?

you: the second token of the aaronic priesthood

w: has it a name?

you: it has

w: will you give it to me?

you: I will through the veil. MyNewName

w: what?

you: MyNewName.

w: yes, what is it?

you: MyNewName

w: what is your new name?!

you: MyNewName

well, you get the idea.



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LOL!!! Hilarious.

Now I am really cracking up here, obviously this person went through before 1990 and was in mortal fear there of being disemboweled for telling what is NOT secret, but just very very sacred, as in "NO WAY, I'm NEVER telling NO one! Not even you, Mr. Man in the sky!" haha!

Okay, Donny O, NOT SECRET, whatever you say! haha , still laughin'



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May 8, 1978 Sarah

Once again, another temple name "shout out" and I'm still the only one with the name of:

ASA

WTF?

I guess they had a revelation of what I was to become:

Another
Sinful
Apostate

I think you must not have heard the P on the end, as you were obviously in such a hurry to get outta there!

Just kidding. These always remind me of the Mickey Mouse Club roll-call sound-off.

I'm Rachel. I guess I was one of the lucky ones.
August 1989.

Does anyone know about the names given in foreign temples? Are non-Anglo names such as Keiko, Aaquib, or Farukh allowed in the Mormon God's heaven?

I am Nimrod. LOL My wife had been calling me that for years before finding out later that it was my new name.

OMH, that is way too funny!!!

Dear Nimrod, Do not feel too badly about your name, I was just telling Col. Moroni about your name and he says his was "numbnuts"

So, it really could be MUCH worse!