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  • Moliere
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    Originally posted by falafel View Post
    So you wouldn't call President Macron president because he's not your president?
    My relationship with my bishop is not at the same level as my relationship with President Macron. Try again.

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  • falafel
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    Originally posted by Moliere View Post
    If my EQP is not a close friend then I can see calling him President, but I’d still probably just use his first name. For other offices/callings, why would I use president? I don’t call other males “dad” just because they are a dad, I call my father “dad” because he’s my dad. I don’t call the RSP “president” because she’s not my president. I don’t call the DQP “president” because he’s not my president and because he’s 12 years old and can’t keep his shoes tied and his calling consists of parroting whatever his advisor tells him and calling on someone to pray.

    Frankly, I think we should just stick to brother and sister as titles as it promotes equality among all and signifies the spiritual family bond that should be magnified between us all.
    So you wouldn't call President Macron president because he's not your president?

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  • Bo Diddley
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    I see the same thing at work. When someone gets promoted and placed in a leadership position over their peers, or when someone is made an officer, people who were formerly on first name basis have a hard time giving it up for various reasons.

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  • beefytee
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    Originally posted by Moliere View Post
    If my EQP is not a close friend then I can see calling him President, but I’d still probably just use his first name. For other offices/callings, why would I use president? I don’t call other males “dad” just because they are a dad, I call my father “dad” because he’s my dad. I don’t call the RSP “president” because she’s not my president. I don’t call the DQP “president” because he’s not my president and because he’s 12 years old and can’t keep his shoes tied and his calling consists of parroting whatever his advisor tells him and calling on someone to pray.

    Frankly, I think we should just stick to brother and sister as titles as it promotes equality among all and signifies the spiritual family bond that should be magnified between us all.
    Oh you're one of THOSE guys!

    not-my-president.jpg

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  • Moliere
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    Originally posted by SCcoug View Post
    What would you call this guy?

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]9917[/ATTACH]
    Not Holy Father

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  • wapiti
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    Originally posted by Moliere View Post
    If my EQP is not a close friend then I can see calling him President, but I’d still probably just use his first name. For other offices/callings, why would I use president? I don’t call other males “dad” just because they are a dad, I call my father “dad” because he’s my dad. I don’t call the RSP “president” because she’s not my president. I don’t call the DQP “president” because he’s not my president and because he’s 12 years old and can’t keep his shoes tied and his calling consists of parroting whatever his advisor tells him and calling on someone to pray.

    Frankly, I think we should just stick to brother and sister as titles as it promotes equality among all and signifies the spiritual family bond that should be magnified between us all.
    My EQP is a good friend and I call him President mostly because I know it bugs him.

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  • MartyFunkhouser
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    I think there are a lot of weird things about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the insistence on using titles when referring to people in those offices is not one of them.

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  • Jeff Lebowski
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    Originally posted by SCcoug View Post
    What would you call this guy?

    [ATTACH=CONFIG]9917[/ATTACH]
    Frank.

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  • SCcoug
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    Originally posted by Moliere View Post
    If my EQP is not a close friend then I can see calling him President, but I’d still probably just use his first name. For other offices/callings, why would I use president? I don’t call other males “dad” just because they are a dad, I call my father “dad” because he’s my dad. I don’t call the RSP “president” because she’s not my president. I don’t call the DQP “president” because he’s not my president and because he’s 12 years old and can’t keep his shoes tied and his calling consists of parroting whatever his advisor tells him and calling on someone to pray.

    Frankly, I think we should just stick to brother and sister as titles as it promotes equality among all and signifies the spiritual family bond that should be magnified between us all.
    What would you call this guy?

    webRNS-Pope-Francis1-091719.jpg

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  • Moliere
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    Originally posted by wapiti View Post
    Why is that weird?
    If my EQP is not a close friend then I can see calling him President, but I’d still probably just use his first name. For other offices/callings, why would I use president? I don’t call other males “dad” just because they are a dad, I call my father “dad” because he’s my dad. I don’t call the RSP “president” because she’s not my president. I don’t call the DQP “president” because he’s not my president and because he’s 12 years old and can’t keep his shoes tied and his calling consists of parroting whatever his advisor tells him and calling on someone to pray.

    Frankly, I think we should just stick to brother and sister as titles as it promotes equality among all and signifies the spiritual family bond that should be magnified between us all.

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  • Moliere
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    Originally posted by Katy Lied View Post
    I will honor the Elder's Q presidency with the title whenever they get around to honoring their office by actually showing up.
    ::screech:::
    Ha, apparently in this ward the old EQ still had not made ministering assignments and they just barely released the young men’s presidency. I’ll give them props for actually trying to sing the hymns of Zion.

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  • Pelado
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    Originally posted by creekster View Post
    I like titles because then I don’t need to remember first names.
    Amen.

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  • Katy Lied
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    I will honor the Elder's Q presidency with the title whenever they get around to honoring their office by actually showing up.
    ::screech:::

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  • happyone
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    Originally posted by creekster View Post
    I like titles because then I don’t need to remember first names.
    YES!

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  • creekster
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    Originally posted by imanihonjin View Post
    I think the whole title thing is weird. Brother, sister, President, etc. I don't call the CFO of my company, Chief, or the President and CEO, President. I just prefer to be called by name and feel odd calling others by anything but their name.
    I like titles because then I don’t need to remember first names.

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