Posted by:
dogeatdog
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Date: July 14, 2012 05:36PM
This is an email that we received recently from my FIL. He does not know we feel the way we do about TSCC, but I think they have their suspicions about our feelings and activity level (non-existent). It was sent to all of their children (4). They recently went on a trip to "the holy land" through one of those church tours. Apparently this stems from that...
I am astounded at his audacity. He seems to fancy himself this great patriarch of the family, passing down these gems of wisdom. I did not grown up in the Church and my jaw pretty much dropped when I read this. Am I crazy to think this is way too over the top and he is way too full of himself? Is this normal LDS fatherly behavior? What do you think?
Here's the email:
"I now have in my possession the final copies of my Israel book, which I am very proud of. I had initially planned to give it to all of you for Christmas, but I don't feel like I want to wait until then. Here's what I would like all of you to do. I would like you to spend time just as husband and wife reading through all 32 lessons to mainly concentrate on how you might use the book. My hope would be to use it as a FHE tool when appropriate. Hopefully as time goes by to share specific lessons with my grand children. I know there are things in there for all of you right now, and certainly more and more as time goes by.
Please do me a favor and DON'T delay reading it. The sooner the better! The reason I'm suggesting this is because it becomes too easy not look at it again until you discover it under the couch or on a shelf years from now! I need you to at least humor me a bit by telling me you actually read it before Christmas.
It will be coming in the regular mail sometime very soon."
Clarification: this "Israel book" is something he put together
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2012 06:03PM by dogeatdog.