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Arcturus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:17 pm The other night, I shared my "new name" with my DW and a good friend who is a gentile, but who knows a lot about Mormonism including the endowment. My DW then shared her new name with our gentile friend (I of course knew it already), and then we just talked about how odd the whole endowment is, etc.

I didn't feel an ounce of regret, shame, anguish, despair, or what have you after sharing this information. For the most part, I live a very "Mormony" lifestyle, except for coffee consumption. So for all intents and purposes, my daily walk has not significantly changed since stepping way into inactivity, so if the gift of the Holy Ghost is a real thing, real to Mormonism, overall I don't think I've offended the spirit. I'm a happy person and I'm very fortunate.

Of all things that should offend the spirit, disclosing the new name should be pretty high on that list, right? Just an interesting observation after doing some self introspection and first-person observation that nothing really happened inside. And don't feel any regret. Interesting the power that an "unhealthy organization" has in instilling fear into a committed individual, into fearing something that isn't even real and from the outside looking in, is pretty silly to say it nicely.

On another note, I've always disliked my new name. Even on the first day I got it in the temple, and whenever I thought about it throughout my TBM days. Its common usage today, which you may hear from time to time, is akin to "idiot." I actually had a sense of relief being able to vent the frustration of my new name, having kept it to myself for almost 15 years, as a TBM should, or risk mocking God.

wtfluff wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:43 am 18th day of the month eh?

FWIW, I think its' a cool name...

2bizE wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 7:55 am

Arcturus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:17 pm The other night, I shared my "new name" with my DW and a good friend who is a gentile, but who knows a lot about Mormonism including the endowment. My DW then shared her new name with our gentile friend (I of course knew it already), and then we just talked about how odd the whole endowment is, etc.

I didn't feel an ounce of regret, shame, anguish, despair, or what have you after sharing this information. For the most part, I live a very "Mormony" lifestyle, except for coffee consumption. So for all intents and purposes, my daily walk has not significantly changed since stepping way into inactivity, so if the gift of the Holy Ghost is a real thing, real to Mormonism, overall I don't think I've offended the spirit. I'm a happy person and I'm very fortunate.

Of all things that should offend the spirit, disclosing the new name should be pretty high on that list, right? Just an interesting observation after doing some self introspection and first-person observation that nothing really happened inside. And don't feel any regret. Interesting the power that an "unhealthy organization" has in instilling fear into a committed individual, into fearing something that isn't even real and from the outside looking in, is pretty silly to say it nicely.

On another note, I've always disliked my new name. Even on the first day I got it in the temple, and whenever I thought about it throughout my TBM days. Its common usage today, which you may hear from time to time, is akin to "idiot." I actually had a sense of relief being able to vent the frustration of my new name, having kept it to myself for almost 15 years, as a TBM should, or risk mocking God.

Do you ever use your new name when you order coffee?

Red Ryder wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:10 am
If temple names were celebrities I would be named after a Super Bowl winning quarterback and the wife would be named after a Supermodel!

Yes, we have beautiful kids!

Anyone want to guess?

Red Ryder wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:10 am
Anyone want to guess?

Red Ryder wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 8:10 am That's evidence of your mental progress out. I couldn't seem to talk about it or tell anyone mine for quite some time. Not sure why? Fear wasn't necessarily a factor but perhaps maybe I felt like some sacred cows weren't ready for the BBQ.

If temple names were celebrities I would be named after a Super Bowl winning quarterback and the wife would be named after a Supermodel!

Yes, we have beautiful kids!

Anyone want to guess?

Hermey wrote: ↑Sun Oct 28, 2018 5:18 pmMoses.

Reuben wrote: ↑Sat Oct 27, 2018 2:18 pm My first act of rebellion was registering for StayLDS under my new name. I use the same one here.

My wife doesn't want to know it. So, because she read my posts there for about a year, she knows it, but she doesn't know she knows it. She probably suspects that she knows it, but doesn't want to know for sure.

I'm sure there's a parallel with some other churchy thing, but I just can't put my finger on it...

Arcturus wrote: ↑Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:17 pm On another note, I've always disliked my new name. Even on the first day I got it in the temple, and whenever I thought about it throughout my TBM days. Its common usage today, which you may hear from time to time, is akin to "idiot." I actually had a sense of relief being able to vent the frustration of my new name, having kept it to myself for almost 15 years, as a TBM should, or risk mocking God.

Now Laban had two daughters; the older was named Leah, and the younger was named Rachel. Leah had no sparkle in her eyes, but Rachel was shapely and beautiful.

RubinHighlander wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:28 amWho was the douche bag at the COB in charge of making up the list? You would think, in order to make TBMs feel special, they would have stuck to the names that were the awesome scriptural characters.

wtfluff wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 1:23 pm

RubinHighlander wrote: ↑Fri Nov 02, 2018 10:28 amWho was the douche bag at the COB in charge of making up the list? You would think, in order to make TBMs feel special, they would have stuck to the names that were the awesome scriptural characters.

Well... We are talking about the "scriptures" here. The pool of female names isn't exactly massive.

In fact, I'm surprised they actually found 31 female names at all.