Sure will be praying for all concerned here.  Having done some study with
that on John's side of family, I know too.  As a matter of fact, think I got
those study materials off your site.

Vicki

----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 3:08 PM
Subject: Confrontation with Mormonism


> Sandy and I would appreciate your prayers concerning a very difficult
> situation that has arisen just today.  Our former son in law, Chris, who
was
> married to our daughter, Gretchen, pulled a fast one on us concerning our
8
> year old grandson.  We have full and unlimited custody of little Everett.
> He was named after my youngest son so my son is big Everett and our
grandson
> is little Everett.  Anyhow, Sandy was gone for awhile today because one of
> our basset hounds has an ear infection and needed to be taken to the vet.
> While she was gone, the phone rang.  It was Chris.  He informed me that he
> would be picking up Taylor, his son whom we baby sit during the day, and
> little Everett, next week so they could be fitted for their tuxedos for
the
> wedding.  This was the first time I had heard little Everett was even
going
> to the wedding, let alone, being in the wedding.  When Sandy came home, I
> discussed it with her and then decided I better find out more from Chris.
I
> called him at work and asked if their wedding was going to be in a Mormon
> church facility and by a Mormon minister.  He said, yes.  It wouldn't be,
he
> said, in the Mormon temple itself because Chris is not a Mormon.  Not yet,
> anyhow, but it would be in one of the Mormon chapels and a Mormon Bishop
> would be performing the ceremony.  This young lady's father is a Mormon
> bishop.  I told Chris that this disturbed me a great deal because I had
not
> heard anything about this until today and that I have a big problem with
my
> grandson being involved.  Chris proceeded to tell me the same arguments I
> have heard from all Mormons when discussing Mormon doctrine.  Of course,
> what Chris didn't know, is all the hours of study I have put in to Mormon
> doctrine and all the articles and booklets I have on secret Mormon
> ceremonies and the like.  He insisted the only difference between what I
> believe and they believe is Joseph Smith.  I was then forced to tell him
of
> some of the things Mormons believe of which he was unaware.  There was no
> argument, no yelling, or anything of the kind.  He wasn't too happy,
> however, when he said, Well, I suppose this means he won't even be allowed
> to come to the wedding.  I said, yes, that's what it meant.  I did, by the
> way, call the home where Gretchen lives and talked to her about this twice
> so she was aware of what was going on behind her back.  Please pray for
all
> of us including Taylor, four years old, and little Everett.  Little
Everett
> will find it hard to understand because Chris had made him an usher and I
am
> sure he was looking forward to it.  I'm going to have to try and explain
it
> to little Everett now and that won't be easy.  Additionally, there is
little
> doubt in my mind that Chris will attempt to get back at us somehow by, for
> example, keeping Taylor from us, or any other numbers of things.  Of
course,
> the people who are only hurt when such things occur are the two brothers;
> Everett and Taylor.  Chris told the boys one weekend a couple of weeks ago
> that they were now going to have two moms.  Of course, that was his way of
> saying he was going to marry Tiffany.  Both boys were very upset by this.
> Little Everett probably was upset more than Taylor because of the
confusion
> it brought.  Here is something I will not, and cannot, forget.  Many
months
> ago, before Gretchen went into the church rehab home, we had one of our
> Friday night prayer meetings.  Little Everett happen to be here and stayed
> with us as we all prayed.  At the end, when it seemed nobody else had
> anything to pray, little Everett spoke up and said, Father, please bring
my
> dad and mom back together again so they can be married again.  Every time
I
> pray for my daughter and my former son in law, I remind my Heavenly Father
> of the prayer of a little 8 year old boy crying out for his mom and step
dad
> to be together.  So your prayers would be appreciated.  This situation is
no
> laughing matter, if you know anything about Mormonism at all.  I
personally
> know former Mormons who were born again and left the Mormon church and
were
> constantly harassed by the social services by anonymous callers reporting
> them for child abuse and kept having the government trying to take their
> children.