Posted by:
PapaKen
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Date: February 10, 2014 10:57AM
I heard a knock at the door, about 6:30 Friday night. I was staying at my daughter's house (in So Cal), taking care of my 2 grandkids. We were just about to sit down to dinner when the knock came.
I went to the door and opened it. There were THREE male missionaires standing in a row, shoulder to shoulder. They had their name tags clearly visible, so I knew right away who they were.
This was the first time since I left the LD$ church more than 25 years ago, when I personally answered the door to missionaries.
They were all dressed alike, white shirts & ties, dark slacks, but the very unusual thing was that they had no suit coats. Instead, they were all three wearing identical sweater vests. They were all the same height, dark-haired, and smiling brightly. They could have been triplets.
I thought they looked nice, but the idea that they were all dressed exactly alike was a bit silly to me. I asked them if the church had changed the dress requirments for missionaires. One said, "Nope. We just all 3 got Christmas money, and we went to K-Mart and bought these on sale."
They wanted to know if I was "Brother ____'s father," to which I replied, "No, I'm SISTER ____'s father. That was strange, to refer to my daughter as "Sister _____."
The "spokesman" asked me if the ______s were at home, and I said, "No, they're out of town on a cruise."
This was followed by an awkward pause for some reason.
Finally, I said, "We're about to sit down to dinner." The spokesman said, "Okay, thanks anyway." And they turned to go.
I WISH I had said, "Next time, call before you come by, you social mis-fits! And by the way, your church is a fraud."
But they were just too damned cute to be angry with them.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 02/10/2014 10:58AM by PapaKen.