Todd listened in frustration to his voicemail. Something had gone wrong with his recording machine, and all the messages were hopelessly . A irascible
B garbled
C cognizant
D lavish

“asleep in his bed” is personified.

the answer would be: it explains that at least one son must join the church

the expression ''as the tithe of his sons'' indicates how his father intended for at least one of his sons to serve the church. this phrase demonstrates that his father offered him as a last resort since none of his brothers chose to serve the church.

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