Silhouette Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 Just curious. No cities of course, but just the name of your ward.Sycamore Ward here. Quote
Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 Our stake just uses numbers. I kind of wish we had a pretty name. I was in a Sunnybrook Ward once. Quote
Silhouette Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Posted October 8, 2014 Our stake just uses numbers. I kind of wish we had a pretty name. I was in a Sunnybrook Ward once.That's very pretty. I didn't realize that numbers were still used in some areas. Wonder if this topic is going to backfire on me lol Quote
Guest Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 LOL Well it really varies from stake to stake. I'm in Idaho so it's pretty Mormon-dense. Some stakes still use numbers. It seems to be the newer ones that use names. Quote
Jenamarie Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 I think they're trying to move away from numbers. My current stake switched from numbers to names shortly before we moved here, and my previous stake just renamed their numbered wards a couple of months ago. Quote
beefche Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 I used to be in the Zionsville Ward. Never thought about the name of it until I got funny looks from friends in Utah when I mentioned my ward's name (that ward is not in the mountain west). Quote
Wingnut Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 I can't share the name of my ward without sharing the name of my city, and I suspect a fair number of people will be similar... Sunday21 1 Quote
pam Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 This is one of those threads for those that want to have some anonymity would probably be best not to answer. :) Sunday21 and Wingnut 2 Quote
Silhouette Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Posted October 8, 2014 This is one of those threads for those that want to have some anonymity would probably be best not to answer. :)Oh. I thought that just giving the name but not the city would be ok. I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that the same name could be used multiple times throughout the Church, but it would be the city that would distinguish it from other wards with the same name. That's why I said, "No city, of course," Sorry if I have made anyone uncomfortable. I'm in Sycamore ward, but I guess I thought there could be a hundred other wards by the same name. Quote
jerome1232 Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 Oh. I thought that just giving the name but not the city would be ok. I assumed (perhaps wrongly) that the same name could be used multiple times throughout the Church, but it would be the city that would distinguish it from other wards with the same name. That's why I said, "No city, of course,"Sorry if I have made anyone uncomfortable. I'm in Sycamore ward, but I guess I thought there could be a hundred other wards by the same name. There's 9, and many of them aren't just "sycamore ward". LDS.org has a feature that let's you search for wards. Mine shows like 111 results. I like 2nd ward! Quote
Silhouette Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Posted October 8, 2014 I can't share the name of my ward without sharing the name of my city, and I suspect a fair number of people will be similar...I didn't realize.... Gosh how embarrassing! Quote
Palerider Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 Farmington Ward and I carry and conceal....:) jerome1232, mirkwood and kapikui 3 Quote
Silhouette Posted October 8, 2014 Author Report Posted October 8, 2014 Farmington Ward and I carry and conceal....:)LOL Palerider 1 Quote
Maureen Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 Back in the 70s the LDS church in my city used numbers to identify the different wards but now I believe they use names. M. Quote
Pa Pa Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 (edited) Just curious. No cities of course, but just the name of your ward.Sycamore Ward here.Ensign Ward...retired cop, I too carry. :) Love for my fellow man. Edited October 8, 2014 by Pa Pa mirkwood 1 Quote
Backroads Posted October 8, 2014 Report Posted October 8, 2014 8th.Used to be in the Shadow Ridge before moving. First time I did not have a number. Quote
Palerider Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 Ensign Ward...retired cop, I too carry. :) Love for my fellow man.My son in law is a deputy and attends the other unit in our building. He is usually packing as well. No one knows this cause you can't see it with a suit on.....but I know it's there. mirkwood 1 Quote
PolarVortex Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 I'm still bouncing from one temporary address to another these days, but I'll end up somewhere in the "Green Valley" stake. I'm glad the Church picks pleasant geographical names for wards and doesn't use names from Scripture. I'd hate to belong to the Gadianton Ward. Backroads 1 Quote
Silhouette Posted October 9, 2014 Author Report Posted October 9, 2014 I'm still bouncing from one temporary address to another these days, but I'll end up somewhere in the "Green Valley" stake.I'm glad the Church picks pleasant geographical names for wards and doesn't use names from Scripture. I'd hate to belong to the Gadianton Ward.LOL another ward that meets in our building is the Hidden Lake ward. Beautiful names... Quote
PolarVortex Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 LOL another ward that meets in our building is the Hidden Lake ward. Beautiful names... You know, I think the Church has a process for picking new names for wards. They run down to Home Depot, grab some of those paint chips with color names like "Sunrise Meadow" and "Forest Glade," cut them up, and draw them from a hat. jerome1232 and Sunday21 2 Quote
classylady Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 The suburb I live in has three stakes. We've lived in the same house for over 25 years. We've been in three different numbered wards and two stakes while in this house. There's over 30 wards in our city. Most of them are numbered, a couple of them are named. Quote
Pa Pa Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 My son in law is a deputy and attends the other unit in our building. He is usually packing as well. No one knows this cause you can't see it with a suit on.....but I know it's there.We have a police officer who is still on duty. I leave mine in the car up until recently you could not carry in a Church unless you one duty. Now anyone can with a carry permit. Sadly there have been a number of Church shootings during my lifetime. mirkwood 1 Quote
bytor2112 Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 Lynn Haven Ward.....Panama City, Florida Stake of Zion!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote
Wingnut Posted October 9, 2014 Report Posted October 9, 2014 So, why are we talking about carrying guns at church in this thread? When I was 19 or so, my stake reorganized some boundaries, turning three wards into four. Previously they had been the Oregon City 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Wards. They were renamed for the local areas they encompassed -- nothing to do with scriptures: Newell Creek Ward, Willamette Falls Ward, etc. Now, though, they're back to numbers, and there are five wards in that city. Quote
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