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Show U1 home," he said. "They've even reprimanded our neighbors for associating and being friendly with us. They've banded together to deny us our water rights. Even our building permit has been hard to come by. And they want to refute our right-of-way to the new property. It's a damnable situation." I knew that he was speaking of the huge new home that had been planned in Taylorsville. His dream was to bring all his family together on that property, just as we had been at the white house. "Can you blame all those troubles on the Church? I mean, maybe some people are just prejudiced on their own." My father shrugged and swallowed. "But it-is-common knowledge that the Church is starting aAmovement against us. One of the girl's _ bishops told her "I'm thankful my name isn't Allred.1 And they've sent spies to 'the school' * - he spoke of the new building where meetings were held and where, they hoped someday to hold classes so that their children would be spared the humiliation and 'indoctrination' of public schools - "and they have taken down license plate numbers and checked hthem. If any worthy Church member is found among them, he is threatened with excommunication." My mouth tightened in disgust. "So much for free agency in the Church. ' It isn't as though you represent a direct threat to them. You haven't been doing missionary work or Putting down the Church, have you?" He smiled broadly, as though pleased that I had finally asked a good question. "We only answer questions that people ask us - we never reach out to them. It isn't our fault if they yearn to keep all the commandments." He cleared his |
