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Kyle.
She is literally allergic to you.
We're almost there, Shay.
It'll be over soon.
Sorry.
Cell phones.
Dad, no.
I turned mine off too.
Hand them over.
Traitor.
Hey, don't be difficult, Jo.
Kyle, my friend, it is good to see you.
Good to see you, Pastor.
- How you doing, my man? - Oh, very good, sir.
Ladies, allow me to be
your welcoming committee.
Jo, look at you, all grown up.
How many is this now?
Number five.
- Praise the Lord. - And who is this?
This is Shay.
My other daughter.
Well, it is wonderful to have you, Shay.
I am Pastor Seth.
Nice to meet you.
This is Shay's first time,
and she got a little carsick on the way up.
Listen, don't worry,
we will tell you what to do.
But I do have a question: Do you pray, Shay?
I haven't much.
Well, that's okay.
I'm sure that Jo can help show you how.
Yes, I have been known
to get on my knees every now and then.
- Jo. - To pray.
You are very brave, Shay, for being here.
This is not an easy path to walk in.
Many have stumbled along the way,
but do not worry.
We will not let you fall.
You're in God's hands now.
Thank you.
Shay!
Hurry up.
Jo, you're here!
Yeah, cabin 4 for life.
My dad's freaking out.
Literally every year, he's a nervous wreck
until we get up here.
Hi, Jo.
Oh.
Hi, I'm Lacey.
KellyAnn.
Guys, this is Shay.
We're sisters.
Do you think the pastor will do the speech?
Probably.
What speech?
Lilith.
Jo loves the Lilith speech.
I feel like you might be missing the point.
You're not supposed to love that story.
Please tell me you're not gonna wear that veil on Sunday.
Came with the dress.
No! Definitely no.
I bought two dresses for the ball.
- Why? - Well,
my dad picks out my dress for me, and every year,
it's like he picks out the exact same one.
Boring.
So this year I was at the mall
and I saw the perfect one and...
I couldn't help myself.
You'll never wear it.
Daddy's little angel.
What are you wearing, Shay?
Oh, that's gorgeous.
Did your dad pick it out?
I tried on a bunch that I liked, but yeah.
Kyle said this one was the best.
You call your dad Kyle?
She only met him two months ago.
Every year on Daughter's Day,
we gather together here
to talk about the two most important relationships
in a young girl's life:
Her relationship with her Heavenly Father, amen...
- Amen. - And her relationship
with her earthly father, amen.
- Amen. - Amen.
My own daughter, Lacey,
this is her 10th ball.
This is her 10th pledge of purity.
Woo, thank you, Lord!
You fathers know what I'm talking about, I bet.
Man, am I blessed.
When I started bringing fathers and daughters together
a decade ago, I built this church,
and I had these windows made
because I felt compelled
to tell a story that is not often told
but is vitally important nowadays.
You see, ladies and gentlemen, Eve was not the first woman.
No, no, she was not, I bet you didn't know that.
When God bent down and made Adam
out of the dust of this earth,
he also made a woman out of that same clay,
and her name was Lilith.
Now, Lilith was independent.
She was strong-willed,
but she was lustful.
Lilith was caught fornicating
with a member of the heavenly host.
You might say she was kissed by an angel, yes, she was,
but when Lord, our God and Father, found out,
his punishment was swift and it was severe.
You see, because our Lord, God above,
sent Lilith straight to hell.
Amen.
To hell.
Then, our Father set out to create another woman
for Adam, but this time,
he did so by using a rib from Adam's own body.
Yes, he did.
He said she was a better woman,
and yes, she was better,
but she was also fragile.
She needed guidance.
Our Lord God tells us
that without a strong man to offer guidance,
our daughters may end up just like Lilith!
She may end up in hell.
See, folks, this is life or death
we are talking about here.
This is life or death.
And that is why we are here this week.
Let us pray.
Dear Heavenly Father...
And we're gonna take one of these this week.
Are there any of you and Jo?
Well, her first year she was 12,
so she probably found it and burned it.
I bring her every year hoping, but, uh,
she just doesn't seem to like it very much.
Make me a promise?
This weekend,
it's really important to me.
Give this a shot, Shay.
A real shot.
I promise.
Shay, want a hit?
- Yeah, sure. - What?
Wait, so, what's the deal?
Half-sisters?
Uh, same dad, different moms.
But you're the same age?
Yeah.
Kyle didn't even know I existed
until, like, this summer,
but he's trying to do the right thing now,
so that's why I'm here.
See?
This is why we can't invite her tonight.
She is so far up his ass, she'll just tell him.
Tell him what?
Get dressed.
But it's bedtime.
We're going on a little adventure.
Oh, no, thank you.
No, you're a liability.
Seriously, you could use
a little fun in your life, come on.
Adventure isn't really my thing, guys,
so I'm gonna stay back here.
You really think we're just gonna leave you here
so you can just run and tell Daddy?
Please, Lacey, this is KellyAnn and I's one time
to see each other all year.
Let us live!
- All right, fine. - Yeah?
I'm going with you.
Cool.
Where are we going?
The yearly ritual.
You do this every year?
Yeah, we're not usually rooming
with the pastor's daughter.
What's the ritual?
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