Elder

An elder is someone with a degree of seniority or authority. The term may refer to:

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Elder (given name)

Elder or Élder is a masculine given name which may refer to:

Elder (Latter Day Saints)

Elder is a priesthood office in the Melchizedek priesthood of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

In the LDS Church, "elder" is considered the introductory—or lowest—office of the Melchizedek priesthood. Every person who receives the Melchizedek priesthood is simultaneously ordained to the office of elder; this may be done to male members who are at least 18 years old. In order to be ordained, the member must be determined to be worthy by his local bishop and stake president. The consent of the priesthood holders of the stake is also required before the ordination is performed, and this is usually done at a semiannual stake conference or an annual general stake priesthood meeting.

According to Latter Day Saint scripture, the duty of an elder is to "teach, expound, exhort, baptize, and watch over the church." Elders have the authority to administer to and bless the sick and afflicted, to "confirm those who are baptized into the church, by the laying on of hands for the baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost", to baptize and give others the Aaronic or Melchizedek priesthood as directed by priesthood leaders, and to take the lead in all meetings as guided by the Holy Spirit. An elder may ordain others to the priesthood offices of deacon, teacher, priest, or elder.

Brenda

Brenda is a feminine given name in the English language.

Etymology

The origin of the name is uncertain, but it may be derived from a Scandinavian language, rather than a Celtic language like the similarly-spelt masculine given name Brendan. It is possible that Brenda may be derived in part from the Old Norse element brand, meaning "(flaming) sword".

Popularity

Prior to the 20th century, Brenda was primarily used in Ireland and Scotland, later it became popular in England. Its use in the Gaelic-speaking countries is attributed to the similar, although likely etymologically unrelated, masculine name Brendan.

"Brenda" is used as a nickname for Queen Elizabeth II by the satirical magazine Private Eye. The comedian Stanley Baxter played the "Duchess of Brenda", a character loosely based on the Queen.

People

Teamo Supremo

Teamo Supremo is an American animated television series created by Disney. Animated in the limited animation style pioneered by Jay Ward, predecessors which inspired its style, it tells of three superhero children: Captain Crandall, Skate Lad, and Rope Girl. These three protect their state from all sorts of supervillains, such as the evil Baron Blitz, and the shape-changing femme fatale known as Madame Snake.

The series debuted on ABC as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning block on January 19, 2002, where almost all of its first season aired. However, it started regularly airing on Toon Disney in September of that same year, where most of its second season premiered. During spring of 2004, about half of its third season premiered on ABC Kids. In September 2004, it was taken off ABC Kids to make room for Lilo & Stitch: The Series, leaving the rest of the episodes to premiere on Toon Disney. 39 episodes were made, with 75 total stories. No home media releases have been made since the series had been lost and forgotten.

1609 Brenda

1609 Brenda, provisional designation 1951 NL, is an eccentric, stony asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, about 30 kilometers in diameter. It was discovered by South African astronomer Ernest Johnson at the Union Observatory in Johannesburg on 10 July 1951.

The S-type asteroid orbits the Sun at a distance of 1.9–3.2 AU once every 4 years and 2 months (1,517 days). Its orbit shows an eccentricity of 0.25 and is tilted by 19 degrees to the plane of the ecliptic. It has a rotation period of 19 and 23 hours, depending on different observations. Based on the IRAS and Akari surveys, its albedo lies between 0.11 and 0.13.

The minor planet was named by the discoverer after his granddaughter, Brenda. Ernest Johnson also discovered the periodic comet 48P/Johnson using the Franklin-Adams Star Camera.

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