ABC's Wife Swap Episode #314 MEEKS/HOOVER

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by freeatlast

He is a movie star Br Epley...you better run and hide your eyes..this is a TV thread.

Honestly in an airport once and in a resturant once I was asked if I was him so I found out. He must be one ugly short guy is all I can say.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Honestly in an airport once and in a resturant once I was asked if I was him so I found out. He must be one ugly short guy is all I can say.

Now now Br E...don't sell yourself short

hey is that hat on backwards in the avatar picture?

[MrsMcD]

Originally Posted by Stephen Hoover

Hmmm.....It's Kristin here, see how Steve is? He leaves the big questions for me!
I guess that I felt a little more at liberty and never thought of it in the way that you reference it as 'force it'. From the production side of it, the directors are constantly saying 'we want you to feel what it's like being in the other family.' When the tables were turned Tony was more than willing to experience what it was like being a Hoover (especially the food!). He would constantly ask, '"is this what Steve would wear? Does my hair look conservative enough? What would Steve be doing while you're doing this?" I truely felt he was open and wanting to experience our lives.
I personally did not want to home school (I liked the vacation), but little did I know the producers had another agenda and had even bought the materials ahead of time. So I continued school as I normally would.
If you have not read our interviews, please do. I think they enlighten the atmosphere in the Meeks home by the time rule change took place. (By day 3 Tony's heart was softening to God and we had in depth conversations about receiving the Holy Ghost). At times I would ask Tony, "what should I say?" and he'd reply "whatever God tells you to say!" As you can see there was much more liberty in Texas.
Also, the children have beautiful long nightly memorized prayers to Jesus. After observing this, I didn't think I was going against any of the parents wishes. They are trying hard to portray themselves as punk rockers, but there has always been little pebbles left along the way to lead them back home.
Hope this helps! Kristin

You all did a great job!!! God Bless both of you for being willing to go on tv and show the world true Christianity.

[Steve Epley]

Did y'all happen to explain to them the group you belong disapproves of it's members having televisions in their homes?????????? And a preacher if he is truthful can't own a television?????????????????? Just wondering?

[The Mrs]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Did y'all happen to explain to them the group you belong disapproves of it's members having televisions in their homes?????????? And a preacher if he is truthful can't own a television?????????????????? Just wondering?

Bro. Epley...I saw it reported somewhere that this show had the HIGHEST RATINGS EVER for this one episode...

How in the world could they possibly say something like that??? And if they HAD said something...how in the world could they explain the amount of viewers that tuned in???

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by The Mrs

Bro. Epley...I saw it reported somewhere that this show had the HIGHEST RATINGS EVER for this one episode...

How in the world could they possibly say something like that??? And if they HAD said something...how in the world could they explain the amount of viewers that tuned in???

Might have asked them what they were doing on there????? Could have been the question????????????????????????

However that is the official stand of the church. Looks like it would have come up.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Might have asked them what they were doing on there????? Could have been the question????????????????????????

However that is the official stand of the church. Looks like it would have come up.

"The church" is people.

These members of "the church" were on the show.

So this was apprently not the official stance of these members of "the church"

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

"The church" is people.

These members of "the church" were on the show.

So this was apprently not the official stance of these members of "the church"

Excuse me the organization their church is a member of states we wholeheartly disapprove of our members having televisions in their homes!!!!
And that group if a preacher is honest cannot have a television in his home and have license with that group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Name of the organization is The United Pentecostal CHURCH not ministerial group!

Most church have that on their CHURCH sign not my pastor holds license with the UPC ministerial group.

[Digging4Truth]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

Excuse me the organization their church is a member of states we wholeheartly disapprove of our members having televisions in their homes!!!!
And that group if a preacher is honest cannot have a television in his home and have license with that group!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The Name of the organization is The United Pentecostal CHURCH not ministerial group!

Most church have that on their CHURCH sign not my pastor holds license with the UPC ministerial group.

Thank you sir for the clarification. You have spoken your view above reproach.

[Steve Epley]

Originally Posted by Digging4Truth

Thank you sir for the clarification. You have spoken your view above reproach.

I am not condemning these good people the choice was theirs and they consulted their pastor which was admirable I was just wondering if it came up. Not to be nosy but do they own a television and if they don't how did they explain that to the producers???????? Just questions I am not throwing stones at these people. Did the saints they worship with watch the program if so then???????????? Do you understand??????? If you folks are reading this I am not trying to tar and feather you just trying to clear my mind?