The PO comes to see me and talks round the houses trying to find out what my problem is.
So I tell him "look its something I have to sort out for myself and I dont want to destroy your faith and make You start questioning so Id rather not tell you"
He already knew cos the first elder went to his house the second he left mine and told him about [what I thought was A private conversation between Mates,] my issues.
So he proceeds to tell me a story of a Brother he knows who was always very studious and knowledgable about all prophecies and the details of our beliefs.
Well the guy suddenly stopped attending meetings last year, dont know why but the PO seemed pretty upset about it as he was an old friend.
So he says " I said to him, but John, Where will you go now on Sunday afternoons,! and really Wary where else will you go?"
Not really a good enough reason to allow your kids to die is it.
I felt like saying down the flaming Pub.
And that was my encouagment to stay.
Youd think his studious old friend leaving would be enough to make him wonder about why after all these years of faithfull sevice, he just gave it all up!
Where else will you go? I can think of a million things I would rather be doing. Ive been thinking about it for the last forty years while sitting in the friggin Hall on another boring Sunday afternoon.
wary.