In our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we're apparently huge fans of acronyms. If you're a Mormon, you'll recognize these. If not, here's a 101:
BYC = Bishop's Youth Council
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D&C = Doctrine & Covenants
EFY = Especially for Youth
YM/YW = Young Men/Young Women
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CTR = Choose the Right
EFY = Especially for Youth
LDS = Latter-day Saint
MTC = Missionary Training Center
RM = Return Missionary
VT = Visiting Teacher
YM/YW = Young Men/Young Women
YSA = Young Single Adult
It seems every English-speaking Mormon kid, from the time they recognize letters is taught that "CTR" stands for "Choose the Right."
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This year, we're teaching a group of rowdy (but adorable) 4-5 year olds in Primary, and started off the new year giving them CTR rings. They were a hit, and a better enticement to sit still than anything else we could come up with. It will be interesting to see how many of them actually still have their rings a week later...
In our home, there's an extra meaning for "CTR." Ryan told me when we were dating it stands for CHOOSE THE RYAN. Obviously, I believed him.
I remember when I was in elementary a lot of my friends wore CTR rings. I had no idea what it meant, but I wanted one to not be different.
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