strange mo group names

[elder_nomo]

i've been away from the morg for a really long time and pretty much out of touch.
[now, now, don't be jealous] ;)

do these names/groups still exist? and does anyone know why or how these names came about?

M-men [what's the M for?]
Gleaners [is that what it sounds like? those who pick up the leftovers? how very respectful]
Mia maids [ok, i got the mia part, but "maids"? as in "maidens"? or is it prep for future "proper" subservient female role? :Puking ]
speaking of which, is there still an MIA?
sunbeams? - are there also moonbeams?

any more?

[silverfox]

i've been away from the morg for a really long time and pretty much out of touch.
[now, now, don't be jealous] ;)

do these names/groups still exist? and does anyone know why or how these names came about?

M-men [what's the M for?]
Gleaners [is that what it sounds like? those who pick up the leftovers? how very respectful]
Mia maids [ok, i got the mia part, but "maids"? as in "maidens"? or is it prep for future "proper" subservient female role? :Puking ]
speaking of which, is there still an MIA?
sunbeams? - are there also moonbeams?

any more?

We must be the same age. :eek: I remember all those, too, and I've heard them used by the 'older' members. These days all the young women's is just called "Young Women's". They don't really differientiate much between the levels, ages. (at least not around here) Of course there are only like 5 Young Women in our ward...we live in a young ward.

Yeah there are also moonbeams...aren't they the Nursery aged kids?

There is a new group for girls (I think it's a few years old now) who turn 8 called Achievement Days. Was supposed to be more like the girl scouting program but they done screwed it up by throwing Mo crap into it. (studies of articles of faith, scripture reading, etc) :Puking

And it's not Homemaking Night in RS anymore...it's Family Enrichment Night or something like that.

[silverfox]

i've been away from the morg for a really long time and pretty much out of touch.
[now, now, don't be jealous] ;)

do these names/groups still exist? and does anyone know why or how these names came about?

M-men [what's the M for?]
Gleaners [is that what it sounds like? those who pick up the leftovers? how very respectful]


Okay I don't know these two. M-men? and Gleaners? How funny.

[tgio]

Okay I don't know these two. M-men? and Gleaners? How funny.

These were the names for the young men and young women in the 20-50's. My mother was the queen of the gold and green ball when she was 16 or 17. the group actually went to when you were 21, or married. as far as sunbeams and moonbeams, they are now group 2 and 3 in primary. they(the Morg) changed that a few years back when the did some major renovation of the the primary and sunday school.

[aether]

In my pretty big ward back at home, we still have Beehives (ages 12-13) Mia Maids (14-15) and Laurels (16-17). I've never understood the Mia thing though. What does Mia mean? And Beehives just kind of makes me laugh.

[elder_nomo]

In my pretty big ward back at home, we still have Beehives (ages 12-13) Mia Maids (14-15) and Laurels (16-17). I've never understood the Mia thing though. What does Mia mean? And Beehives just kind of makes me laugh.
Aether - MIA is the initials for Mutual Improvement Association, which I guess is now called Young Men and Young Women (?). So I assumed that's where the Mia in Mia Maid came from.
There was even a song "M.I.A., we hail thee".

Hi Tgio - thanks for the info and welcome to post-mo. The "gold and green ball" - I had forgotten that!

[hamar]

Hey Tgio, gladtahavya hope you enjoy it here. Don't forget to vote!

[flotsam]

Okay I don't know these two. M-men? and Gleaners? How funny.

Gleaners. Hmmm. Seems like a reference to Ruth. Seems she was out in a field gleaning some wheat when she saw a marriageable cousin.

So, when you're a gleaner, your after a man? Waiting for your chance to "uncover his feet?"

[why me]

Oh yea...now I remember these names. Strange, but I haven't thought about them in years. They completely slipped my mind.

I suppose that the names were to give a sense of togetherness to the church community. I don't see that much wrong with it for the simple reason that it is easier to call a group by a name. Also sunbeams sound like a sweet name for a children's age group.

In the old Soviet Union there were the Octobrists, Pioneers, and the Konsomol. Each organization catered to a certain age group. It gave the youth a sense of purpose and a shared destiny in advancing on the road to communism.

Today in Russia the youth have nothing to bring them together except alcohol and drugs. :(

[tgio]

In my pretty big ward back at home, we still have Beehives (ages 12-13) Mia Maids (14-15) and Laurels (16-17). I've never understood the Mia thing though. What does Mia mean? And Beehives just kind of makes me laugh.

MIA stands for Mutual Improvement Association