It appears that the Church will be changing the name of the Wi-Fi networks in meetinghouses from “LDSAccess” to “Liahona.” I assume this is part of President Nelson’s push to not use abbreviations for the name of the Church. Would it be too impertinent of me to point out that “Liahona” doesn’t contain Jesus’s name either?
In any case, I’m sure that the powers that be considered many possible names before settling on the one they chose. Here are some of my guesses for what some of their rejected candidates might have been.
LSD Access
No Doubter Router
Broad and Spacious Band
Strait and Narrow Band
Sweet Is the Network
The Promised LAN
WiFi #19
How Firmware a Foundation
In the Internet but not of the Internet
Holy Text Temple Protocol
Moroni’s Mesh
Helaman’s Hub
Router of Riplakish
Pillar of Firewall
Modest Is Hottest Spot
Wireless Local Area Network of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
SCMC Surveillance Van
If you have additions to the list, please don’t hesitate to share them in the comments!
NeFi
Pioneer47
Admin-ondi-Ahman
Rameumptom
I also find it interesting to see what non-obvious sites are blocked access to when using a Liahona connection whilst at church. Ya know, instead of listening to a recently returned missionary sharing her “interesting” story about how a curling iron burned her hair.
8 cow wifi
A House Full of Emails.
Tight Like Unto a Satellite Dish
The net on the right side
(see John 21:6)
LAN of Milk & Honey
BookOfEtherNet
GrossNotNet
Ladder-day Saints’ rack-mount server.
Even the Supernal WiFi Network
How did Gadianton’s Band miss the list?
1 Wifi 3:7
LehisTent
POPcornPOPping
I think it was not about including the name of the Saviour it was about not having the abbreviation LDS. ?
Fifth Nefi
Liahona and Family – so women can join the network too.
https://www.deseret.com/2015/8/19/20570502/in-a-significant-move-women-to-join-key-leading-lds-church-councils#presidents-of-the-auxiliary-organizations-of-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints-are-left-to-right-sister-rosemary-m-wixom-primary-general-president-sister-bonnie-l-oscarson-young-women-general-president-and-sister-linda-k-burton-relief-society-general-president
ItCameToPassword
Frankly, I’m surprised they didn’t give the password only to priesthood office holders, who can then enter it for women. Women enjoy all the blessings of the internet, just like men, but they access it through their husbands, brothers, sons, ministering brothers, etc. Women (and children) are now allowed to witness men entering the password, but they cannot enter it themselves. Women browse the internet with delegated passwords. In the past, women were able to use library cards, but only by the power of faith.