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05-21-2010, 02:52 PM
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Demiurge
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Is Mortensen a common LDS name?
If you meet someone born and raised in Arizona, and his last name is Mortensen, any idea of how likely he is LDS or has LDS heritage?
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05-21-2010, 06:28 PM
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I must not tell lies
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Does he have a trampoline?
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05-21-2010, 07:34 PM
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Then there was another young lady who was a Mortensen in Flagstaff, AZ (while attending NAU) who was actively LDS. In my experience, I would have to say yes.
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05-22-2010, 12:00 AM
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Demiurge
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The only reason I ask, is because this guy, like me, did not drink any etoh. But he didn't give off any other vibes that made me think he was LDS. I doubt he is active LDS. But who knows.
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05-24-2010, 11:47 PM
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Formerly known as MudPhudCoug
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05-25-2010, 03:54 PM
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-sen is a common last name ending among old LDS families. They must have baptized a lot of Scandinavians in the early days. I go to the Nordic Museum here in Seattle and see all kinds of stuff, depictions of Christ, the food they sell in the lobby, the furnishings comprising part of the sets, etc., photos of churches, and it feels like Utah.
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