M-Men and Gleaners — Young men and young women departments in the church's MIA program, for ages 17-23, that began in 1921.

Merrihands — Eleven-year-old girls in 1959 were called Merrihands.

Merry Misses — What 9-year-old Primary girls were once called.

Mi-kan—wees — Starting in 1929, this was the name for 12- and 13-year-old girls

Moonbeams —A past nickname for Sunbeams, the youngest Primary class.

Rainbows — A former name for 6-year-old Primary children.

Stars — What 4- and 5-year-old primary children were nicknamed.

Seagulls — Use of the name began in 1922 for 12-and 13-year-old girls. Later, the Seagulls were 11-year-old girls.

Targeteers — A past nickname for 8-year-olds in the Primary.

Trekkers — Previous name for 10-year-old Primary boys.

Vanguards — Part of the YMMIA program for boys, ages 15-16, from 1928 to 1933, until the Boy Scouts began an Explorers program and the church adopted that.

Ward teaching — Original title for today's home teaching, until 1964.

Zion's Boys and Zion's Girls — These were the 7- and 8-year-olds starting in 1928. They were also known as Zeebees and Zeegees for some 20 years.

SOURCES: www.lds.org/churchhistory; Deseret News Archives; 2008 Church Almanac; and Wikipedia

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