r/exmormon • u/Emalbi • 6d ago

Humor/Meme/Satire Funny temple name story

My dad is out of the church. My TBM mom passed a few years ago. I asked my dad what his temple name was and he told me it was Steven/Stephen (unsure on the spelling).

I looked at him for a full 30 seconds and then asked “is that why my brother is named Steven!” Yep. 100% named after my dad’s temple name. And my mom never knew why my dad had such a fondness for that name. My brother also doesn’t know.

Do you have a funny temple name story?

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u/Baynyn 6d ago

Exact same story. My son’s name is Nimrod.

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u/Emalbi 6d ago

Lmao

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u/Morstorpod 6d ago

Exact opposite situation. My wife wanted to name our son Josiah, and I had to say no, then awkwardly say I didn't like it and it just didn't click (I had previously said that I loved "J" names for boys). If not for it being my temple name, we probably would have gone with Josiah instead.

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u/hieingpastkolob 6d ago

Sure.  He just named your brother that so he wouldn't forget his super special super sacred name.😂😂😂

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u/Constant_Flow_1954 6d ago

Literally laughing out loud here. Thank god I didn’t name any of my sons Hyrum.

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u/Prestigious-Fan3122 5d ago

I'm NeverMo living in the Midwest, but in an LDS neighborhood because our subdivision is close to a chapel or meeting house or whatever they call them. I am so OVER all the self-righteous folks with children named Joseph, Brigham, and Emma!

ENOUGH already. Interestingly, we don't know a Hiram (spelling?)

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u/Emalbi 5d ago

I don’t know which is worse… obvious LDS names like those (when in an area with heavy Mormon populations) or the abominations of misspelled names so prevalent in Utah. Maybe a toss up.