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Originally Posted by rayliotta
You described a slow, prolonged atrophy of saints, constantly pinging at Benson's consciousness over 30 years. All I'm saying is, aren't you really talking about what went down in the 80's? That's a little bit different. That was a generation ago.
Instead of going back to 1977, I could probably have come forward to 1997, what about the 14 years that Mr. Phillips has shared the top of the LRC totem pole? What sinking ship?
How can your conclusions be relevant, when your context is so narrow?
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Unless you know the earlier events, you cannot understand the key players involved. Without the earlier events, the major quarantines of the 00's could never have happened.
Brother
RL, each one of us has unique perspectives based on times and locations. I have repeatedly found that these diverse viewpoints, upon closer examination, do not necessarily conflict with one another.
For example, those at LSM constantly involved with the young people, whether at Anaheim or Austin, saw a somewhat steady stream of young faces. Hence, they got the impression that the recovery was fairly fruitful. Actually, it was some of the best young people from all the LC's that provided that perspective. The LC's, on the other hand, watched as most of our yp either went to the world or to the ministry, and their churches had little increase.