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Old 05-09-2007, 10:30 PM   #1
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what status in Mormon aristocrasy does that convey to you, as his progeny?
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:27 AM   #2
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what status in Mormon aristocrasy does that convey to you, as his progeny?
What in the heck is this question supposed to mean? My dad has served as a stake president in the past.
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Old 05-10-2007, 12:33 AM   #3
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what status in Mormon aristocrasy does that convey to you, as his progeny?
I think that for many it gives you instant respect. When my dad was mission president people we suddenly got an upgrade in respect from some members.
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I just noticed the children of GAs and Stake Presidents seem to take others for granted, as if we will all recognize their righteousness.
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I just noticed the children of GAs and Stake Presidents seem to take others for granted, as if we will all recognize their righteousness.
I grew up with Vaughn J. Featherstone's youngest son and daughter. Both were great kids and neither thought nothing that their dad was a GA.

The son never changed and is the same today as he was growing up. The daughter, however, all of a sudden became some sort of elitist when she enrolled at BYU. (Maybe that had something to do with it, eh? ) Anyway, she ended up marrying Brian Taylor and it's always been my belief that they married the other for status: he was a basketball player and she was a GA's daughter.

What's my point? I really don't have one other than GA kids are no different than anybody else's kids.
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I just noticed the children of GAs and Stake Presidents seem to take others for granted, as if we will all recognize their righteousness.
I still don't understand what you mean.
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Old 05-10-2007, 02:18 AM   #7
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Just another thing about the church for Archaea to bitch about.

I don't know what church he lives in, but where I come from, the children of stake presidents aren't seen any differently from those who are the children of Primary teachers. In my stake, the president's family was a good one before he was called. They're still good people. I don't see people asking them for autographs.
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Just another thing about the church for Archaea to bitch about.

I don't know what church he lives in, but where I come from, the children of stake presidents aren't seen any differently from those who are the children of Primary teachers. In my stake, the president's family was a good one before he was called. They're still good people. I don't see people asking them for autographs.
I'm pretty sure people think when they see me something along the lines of "man, he really didn't take after his dad..."
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What in the heck is this question supposed to mean? My dad has served as a stake president in the past.
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In my experience, everyone of these people I've known has had at least one son what was a complete a-hole.
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