[Shawn]

Hi Toledo,

I wanted to recognize my distance from California and Texas concerning any participation in the quarantining of the brothers in that locality, but your mentioning of how you practiced in your locality the long suffering of ones who were disorderly was also how I observed the care for these ones in Pittsburgh.

The disruptions usually resulted in their decision to distance themselves from what they saw as problems with Witness Lee and any who would continue to receive his ministry, but I never witnessed a disfellowshipping or removal from mettings; with an open door offered to return if they so desired.

I only began to meet with the saints around this time, so my position was more of an observer than in any decision making process.

Shawn