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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
Thanks Jane - envelop 2 (March 1978 - December 1978) is now visible on the website. Envelop 1 must be just before that, and is still not visible. Reading some of these (there is a lot) brings back a lot of memories!
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There are still two thread/topics that are not showing up for unregistered users: Envelope #1 and Book #26. I don't know why. I will work on this as soon as I get some more time.
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Originally Posted by Sons to Glory!
So his notes presented from the 70's are many times more detailed than his ones from the late 80s. Did he change his style during that time, or thought it was not needed to be so detailed, or . . . . ?
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Possibly because in the 70s, he was still in the LC and was simply doing his job of serving. He was a detailed notetaker, as you can see. In the late 80s, he was in a different environment, one where he was trying to survive both spiritually and physically. He was under a great deal of stress as his eyes were being opened to the reality of the situation with the LSM at home and abroad. A lot was going on and his somewhat cryptic notes appear to be his way of keeping tabs on what was happening real-time. Maybe the style change is like the difference between a war correspondent in the field with pen and paper in hand while bullets are flying overhead, and a copy editor sitting at home in a safe cubicle.
It ultimately came down to choosing between his conscience and walk with the Lord or his livelihood. He took the way of the cross, which is always the right way, but definitely not the easy way. I think a good number of his notes in the 80s were related to finding possible employment at his more advanced age, so they could have food on the table and a place to put the table.