Whats up with that- is that part of correlation now? Mothers day was all about Mothers in the ward I attended with many heartfelt tributes from Children. Today in Zion on fathers Day after a brief mention from the counselor on wishing all the fathers a Happy Fathers day... Nothing about Dad's Day from the pulpit... Zero A Missionary and Stake guy talked yet again how we are not doing enough. They handed out a candy bar after the closing prayer. A neighbor near me said $10k in tithing and all I get is a Hershey Bar?
Fathers don't need a special day since they have the power of the penishood every day. The church makes a big deal on mother's day because women are 2nd class church members every other day.
It had a little ribbon and a note attached. I imagine all the fathers at a church got one so he made sure I got mine. I'm sure the little bag of candy was the highlight of the 3 hour block for most men. I'm also glad I didn't have to sit through the borefest for that little treat.
My son didn't say anything about it, just put it in my hand and said "this is for you".
... imagine if he had opted for "net" instead of "gross" blessings.
Tombo Monson's A8 Security ain't gonna buy itself! Work harder, Morgbots! Eff your Father's Day! Get in there and earn Tommy a new water rights deal in New Zealand!
I told my wife i'd go to church on father's day so when my kids go up with the primary to sing to the fathers they'd have someone to sign to. They've done that for every mother's and father's day for the past ten years in every ward we've been in. But this year, nothing. No primary choir in sacrament meeting. Not the usual candy bars or cookies, not even the father's day card made in primary.
Our son and daughter-in-law were asked to speak in SM - he was to talk on the family, some on fathers, and patriarchal blah-blah-blah. She was asked to speak on...mothers. The motherly role in the home. The maternal instinct, etc. ??
Maybe they realize most of the little primary kids don't know who their dads are because they're at the church in their spare time. Wouldn't want the kids getting all emotional about someone the church has taken ownership of.
Either that or dad's left the church and mom's still dragging the kids there to prove her point. The last thing the leaders want is mom explaining to the kids why dad no longer believes.
The role of fatherhood is not important to the mission of the church.
Men are known by their callings as a rank of their value. Fatherhood is not one of them and this really shows it.
Family oriented church, my sweet behind. Except for children adding to the ranks at baptism, they could care less. Just keep 'em in the pews on Sunday, make sure they show up for their baptisms and ordination, send them on a mission that you pay for...
and give us their inheritance before you die.
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PS. Family strengthening, like honoring fathers, or having fun together, or fun as a ward, all has been correlated away. Being part of the community effort to alleviate suffering has been correlated away, however there's plenty of money to block gay marriage. Sorry--couldn't resist throwing that in.
Ours was a typical Father's Day program. Forgettable at best, but the kids were cute singing, as always. One cool thing that the women in the ward did was bring treats and cold cut sandwiches for the men to eat during the last hour. Funny part was, it was supposed to be a surprise. But say thirty women baking treats and taking a plate to church, and then when questioned by husband, says, "oh, its a surprise, don't tell the other guys".......uh, don't you think they all know by now since the other 29 couples just had the same conversation? Lol.