PASTOR GENERAL'S TO THE MINISTRY OF THE * REPORT WORLDWIDE CHURCH OF GOD

Occasionally a baby w i l l have symptoms from t e e t h i n g that re- semble those of a co ld but are not-such as a runny nose, s l i g h t rever or diarrhea. Parents i n God's Church should no t assume their baby is only tee th ing and t h e r e f o r e allow other ch i ld ren t o be exposed t o him a t s e r v i c e s o r Church ac- t i v i t i e s . Babies exh ib i t i ng

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VOL.7, N0.38 PASADENA, CALIFORNIA SEPTEMBER 20, 1985 .

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From Church Administration . 1 Festival announcement. . . 3 Gues t speaker assignments. . 4 Media Purchasing update. . . 5 From E d i t o r i a l Services. . . 5 Publishing Serv ices update . 7 Mail Processing update . . 8

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FROM CHURCH ADMINISTRATION

MR. ARMSTRONG'S SERMON; ILLNESS, PREGNANCY AND FEAST ATTENDANCE; TAX DEDUCTIONS; AFRICA; PRAYER; EARTHQUAKE

Mr. Herbert Armstrong de l ive red the af te rnoon sermon i n t h e Ambassador Auditorium on the Feast of Trumpets t h i s past Monday, September 16. Mr. Armstrong was i n h i s u s u a l form, speaking powerfully about t h e momentous events j u s t ahead of u s when Jesus C h r i s t w i l l r e t u r n i n great glory t o t a k e the helm of r u l e r s h i p of a l l nat ions. The sermon w i l l be mailed o u t for a l l p a s t o r s t o p l ay i n their congregations. As with t h e t a p e s mentioned i n t h e l a s t "Pastor General ' s Report," you should plan t o p lay this one after the Feast. It would a l s o be appropr ia te t o u s e this one before t h e other two, even though it is a more recent message.

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A s Mr. Armstrong h a s expla ined (see "Pastor Genera l ' s Report," August 17, 19841, i f a person who has a contagious i l l n e s s is anointed, he

. should y a i t u n t i l a l l symptoms a re gone and h e is t o t a l l y w e l l before coming back t o se rv i ces . L e t him be healed on t h e s t r e n g t h of h i s f a i t h , b u t h e should not r e t u r n t o s e r v i c e s u n t i l every phys ica l symptom is gone, and t h e h e a l i n g is complete. Otherwise he could poss ib ly expose others.

God's law is a law of love. I t is based upon t r u e c o n c u f o r t h e good and well-being of o the r s . God H i m s e l f au thored t h e laws of qua ran t ine i n t h e a n c i e n t n a t i o n of Israel. Those laws are based on love f o r fellowman. A s God's s p i r i t u a l Israeli tes today, w e do n o t want t o become incons ide ra t e o r s e l f i sh by a t t e n d i n g s e r v i c e s or a c t i v i t i e s when w e have i l l n e s s e s t h a t can be spread t o o the r s .

A l s o , regarding pregnant women a t t e n d i n g t h e Feast, w e r e p r i n t t h e fol lowing e x c e r p t from a le t te r dated September 1 4 , 1962, by Mr. Herbert Armstrong.

I n past y e a r s some pregnant women have journeyed t o t h e Festi- v a l and had their baby d e l i v e r e d a t t h e F e s t i v a l . This is very DANGEROUS t o such a woman and her unborn ch i ld .

Therefore, NO WOMAN who is t o be as much a s e i g h t months along by t h e end of t h e Feast should a t t end .

Also, any woman j u s t a f e w months along i n pregnancy should be very CAUTIOUS about whether she a t t e n d s t h e Feast a t a l l ! The pe r iod from two t o f i v e months pregnancy is t h e time when most miscarriages occur. The h ighe r a l t i t u d e s and colder climate a t Squaw Valley [a Feast s i t e i n 19621 migh t be t o o much f o r some during t h i s period. Big Sandy is oppres s ive ly hot , w i t h sudden change i n temperature i f a "nor ther" should blow i n . DON'T RISK MISCARRIAGE OF A PRECIOUS LIFE! REMEMBER, God does - n o t l a y t h e same stress on a t t endance of women a s H e does men. USE W I S D O M ! Check up wi th t h e doctor who is t o d e l i v e r your baby.

On another s u b j e c t , t h e q u e s t i o n has been asked whether every church member is au tomat i ca l ly appointed as an " o f f i c i a l des igna ted r ep resen ta t ive" t o a t t e n d t h e Feast of Tabernacles. The answer is no. Hence, un le s s s p e c i f i c a l l y appointed by Headquarters, t h e l a y church members are n o t au thor ized t o deduct, on t he i r income t a x , t h e i r expenses incu r red i n a t t e n d i n g t h e Feast of Tabernacles on t h e theory of being a n o f f i c i a l l y des igna ted r e p r e s e n t a t i v e .

Mr, Frank Brown re tu rned r e c e n t l y from a t r i p t o East Africa, and reported t h a t t h e morale of God's people t h e r e remains high d e s p i t e t h e i r many problems. H e r e q u e s t s that w e a l l cont inue t o pray f o r our b re th ren i n Africa. H e e x p l a i n e d - t h a t they 'need t o know they are no t a lone i n a world t h a t can appear very h o s t i l e . "

Turmoi l from guer r i l l a a c t i v i t y con t inues t o affect t h e whole country of Uganda. Sad t o say, it looks a s though t h e Feast w i l l have t o be canceled t h e r e t h i s year . Not only would i t be dangerous t o conduct

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the Feast, b u t w e w i l l n o t be able t o g e t m i n i s t e r s i n t o conduct s e rv i ces . There is a l so t h e l i ke l ihood t h a t t h e Feast s i te w i l l be commandeered by t h e m i l i t a r y f o r the i r own use. Mr. Brown wrote, "This is a great p i t y as w e had a n t i c i p a t e d a n a t tendance of about 85 and it would have been t h e f i r s t time a f u l l eight-day Feast had been h e l d there." W e look forward with g r e a t z e a l t o t h e day when t h e government of God w i l l r u l e t h e earth and everyone w i l l be able t o keep t h e Feast i n p e r f e c t peace! More de t a i l s of Mr. Brown's t r i p w i l l appear i n t h e next i s s u e of "The Worldwide News."

The r e c e n t coup i n Niger ia occurred without a f f e c t i n g our members there . Mr. David S t i r k , who assists Mr. Brown i n overseeing the Afr ican churches, reported: "Nigeria has been going through a pe r iod of a u s t e r i t y , which h a s brought cons ide rab le distress t o i t s i n h a b i t a n t s . This i n t u r n has s e r i o u s l y damaged t h e income of t h e work i n Nigeria . I t is hoped tha t t h i s new government w i l l ease t h e burden of i ts peoples a l i t t l e , t h u s enabl ing i ts economy t o r ev ive somewhat and w i t h it, God w i l l i n g , t h e w o r k ' s income."

W e need t o be praying for God's work i n Nigeria, as t h e f i n a n c i a l s i t u a t i o n is s t i l l bleak. Mr. .Sti..lt a lso r epor t ed t h a t Mr. E l i j a h Chukwudi seems t o be s t e a d i l y recupera t ing . Mr. Chukwudi is g ra t e fu l for our p raye r s and a s k s t h a t w e cont inue t o remember him.

I ' d a l so l i k e t o r eques t t h a t you pray f o r Mrs. Robin Hulme. Though she has been s r a v e l y ill for s e v e r a l w e e k s , her s p i r i t s are high as she remains f a i t h f u l and steadfast, r e l y i n g on God f o r H i s promise of heal ing. Please j o i n a l l of u s a t Headquarters i n a sk ing God f o r H i s i n t e rven t ion .

I hope and pray t h a t a l l of you have a wonderful Feast of Tabernacles! Please cont inue praying for those who w i l l be speaking, as w e l l as f o r t h e s a f e t y and p r o t e c t i o n of God's people a t t h e 93 Feast sites i n 51 count r ies . Remember t o pray f o r Mr. Armstrong's l i v e message on t h e f i r s t Holy Day, both f o r him and for t h e success fu l t ransmiss ion of h i s message t o a l l r ece iv ing sites.

Mr. Armstrong and a l l of u s here a t Headquarters deeply a p p r e c i a t e your continued f a i t h f u l suppor t and hard work a s you y i e l d yourse lves t o God i n H i s s e rv i ce .

P.S. As w e go t o press, t h e l a tes t word w e have rece ived about t h e massive earthquake off t h e west c o a s t of c e n t r a l Mexico is t h a t Acapulco was spared major damage and t h a t t h e Feast s i t e there is s t i l l "go." A l s o , our o f f i c e manager i n Mexico C i ty , Mr. Tom T u r k , is safe. We do no t y e t have word on how our members i n t h e affected areas have fared. Please pray f o r God's p r o t e c t i o n and s a f e t y f o r them.

To B e Announced I n A l l Churches

Because of sho r t ages of B i b l e hymnals a t some F e s t i v a l sites, t h e F e s t i v a l Office reminds us t h a t a l l b re th ren should t a k e t h e i r p e r s o n a l l y owned hymnals wi th them t o the Feast. W e a p p r e c i a t e your cooperat ion i n t h i s matter.

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Following are g u e s t speaker assignments f o r United States and I n t e r n a t i o n a l Feast sites f o r 1985.

Canada Victoria and Pen t i c ton Regina and Niagara Pr ince Edward I s l a n d

Caribbean England Bonndor f C r acow Brno Jerusalem

Ghana, Nigeria Uganda, Malawi South Africa Ind ia , S r i Lanka Ma1 ay s i a China A u s t r a1 i a New Zealand Ph il ippine s

United States Anchor age B i g Sandy B i lox i Corpus C h r i s t i Dayton Eugene J e k y l l I s l a n d Johnson C i t y L a k e of t h e Ozarks Lihue, Hawaii Mount Pocono Norf o l k Pasadena Pensacola Rapid C i t y Sa cr amen t o St . Pe te rsburg Saratoga Spr ings Spokane Tucson Va il Wisconsin D e l l s

Leroy N e f f John Bald Arthur Docken

Raymond McNair Rod Meredith, James Chapman Gzorge Meeker, Richard Pa ige Vic tor Kubik, Vince Szymkowiak Tom Root Roger Fos t e r , Frank McCrady Jr . ,

Glen White Harold Jackson Abner Washington Les McCullough : s x t e r Faulkner Robert League John Halford, H a l Baird dean B l a c k w e l l J red Kellers Herman Hoeh

Greg Albrecht Richard R i c e E l l i s L a Ravia, Gerald Waterhouse Ron Kel ly J i m Fr iddle , Selmer Hegvold Donald Ward David A l b e r t Ctiarles Bryce Michael Feaze11 Gary Antion F ranc i s Bergin Lar ry Sa lyer Joseph Tkach, David Hulme Gerald Waterhouse, E l l i s L a Ravia Dennis L u k e r , Arthur Suck1 ing C l i n t Zimmerman Richard Ames Ncxman Smith Richard Thompson Dean Wilson David Wainwright, Don Lawson Robert Fahey L

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I BLESSIIS OF CHILDREII MTB

A s most of you remember, s e v e r a l y e a r s ago Mr. Armstrong set t h e second sabbath af ter t h e Feast as a perpetual date f o r t h e Bless ing of Children ceremony. Therefore , t h e Bless ing of Children ceremony w i l l be h e l d on Sabbath, October 19, i n a l l churches.

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MEDIA PURCHASING UPDATE ,

HONG KONG TELEVISION RESPONSE

The f i r s t responses are now beginning t o come i n f o r The World Tomorrow program i n Hong Kong, which began a i r i n g there i n August.

The responses, f o r now anyway, must come i n a rather unusual manner. The World Tomorrow was t h e f i r s t r e l i g i o u s program t o be accepted on Hong Kong's English-language channel , TVB Pearl. But there was one catch. Hong Kong's S e c r e t a r y of t h e Te lev i s ion and Enter ta inment Licensing Authori ty , Pritam Singh, accepted t h e conten t of t h e program b u t refused permission t o offer f ree l i t e ra ture on t h e a i r . So ads were taken o u t i n t h e TV s e c t i o n of The South China Morning Pos t and i n Hong Kong's TV & Enter ta inment Times magazine. The ads s e r v e a two- f o l d purpose: 1) i n v i t e viewers t o t u n e i n t o t h e program, and 2) o f f e r f ree l i t e r a tu re related t o t h e program.

The f i r s t such ad i n The South China Mornina Pos t brouaht i n 176 re- q u e s t s f o r "The P l a i n T r u t h " and two booklet;, "The Uni'ted States and B r i t a i n i n Prophecy" and @'Revelation Unveiled a t L a s t . " I t is i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e - t h a t t h e f i r s t i s s u e of TV & Enter ta inment Timeu t h a t carried one of our ads a lso carried an a r t ic le announcing Mr. Singh 's r e s i g n a t i o n from h i s p o s i t i o n as head of t h e Licensing Authority. Perhaps h i s successdr w i l l g r a n t u s permission t o o f f e r free l i terature over t h e a i r . U n t i l then, t h e p r e s e n t system seems t o be working f i n e .

--David Hulme, Media Purchasing

FROM EDITORIAL SERVICES

DECEMBER GN; GN CIRCULATION; G N INTRODUCTORY ISSUE; YES UPDATE; WN FEAST COVERAGE

Greet ings from E d i t o r i a l . Time never goes so f a s t as it does when you work w i t h pub l i ca t ions . Actua l ly , t h e s taff is experiencing Feast fever for t h e second t i m e . W e w o r k so f a r i n advance on t h e F e s t i v a l e d i t i o n s t h a t w e g e t e x c i t e d about t h e Feast of Tabernacles i n t h e middle of t h e summer. By t h e way, j . t was t h e best Feast ever .

I t is d i f f i c u l t t o be l i eve , b u t t h e December "Good N e w s " marks. t h e completion of t h e seventh year s i n c e Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong restarted t h e magazine i n i ts c u r r e n t format. This i s s u e f e a t u r e s t h e annual index of both "The P l a i n Truth" and "The Good N e w s , " a long w i t h h e l p f u l a r t ic les on t h e Sabbath and Christmas.

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I n f u t u r e issues w e p l an t o run more ar t ic les of a prophet ic , news- o r i e n t e d na ture . The focus w i l l be on looking forward t o t h e p o s i t i v e s o l u t i o n s j u s t ahead of us . Mr. Armstrong's new booklet "Who or What Is t h e Prophet ic Beast?" w i l l be running s e r i a l l y beginning w i t h t h e October-November e d i t i o n through February.

C i r c u l a t i o n of "The Good N e w s ' has grown t o more than 700,000, which has generated i n "GN" mail a heavy new-reader t rend--requests for basic ar t ic les .

A l s o , because of our rapid growth Mr. Armstrong has e n t h u s i a s t i c a l l y approved t h e product ion of a n i n t r o d u c t o r y i s s u e of "The Good N e w s . " The in t roduc to ry i s s u e w i l l be a special undated i s s u e s e n t o u t immedi- a t e l y t o new s u b s c r i b e r s , a l lowing them t o e n t e r t h e magazine's normal mai l ing c y c l e as q u i c k l y and as smoothly as possible.

This magazine w i l l be made up of art icles previous ly run i n "The Good News. ' Bible i n s t r u c t i o n , prophecy, family, C h r i s t i a n l i v i n g w i l l a l l be covered. An ad f o r t h e Correspondence Course and an ad f o r "GNU s u b s c r i p t i o n s w i l l a lso be included. W e have been using a n introduc- t o r y "Plain Truth" for q u i t e a whi le , and it has proved t o be very successful . Some of you i n t h e f i e l d have mentioned t h a t you f e l t an in t roduc to ry issue of "The Good N e w s " would be a good g i f t and pub l i c r e l a t i o n s p iece f o r u s e when you v i s i t p rospec t ive members. I f you a re i n t e r - ested i n us ing t h e in t roduc to ry i s s u e i n t h i s way, l e t us know and we w i l l check on sending you t h i s e d i t i o n i n b u l k . W e a re shoot ing f o r a January production date.

In t h e Youth Educational Se rv ices l e s s o n product ion, Mr, Kevin Dean has approved a r e v i s i n g and updat ing of t h e Fa l l F e s t i v a l l e s s o n s dur ing t h i s coming year . Also, Lesson 1 0 is t e n t a t i v e l y scheduled f o r mai l ing i n May, 1986, and Lesson 11 i n June.

W e w i l l cont inue mail ing t o you your sets of Youth Lessons throughout t h e res t of t h i s academic year , as a d d i t i o n a l changes i n t e x t and B ib le memory are made.

So much is happening i n t h e Church t h a t w e a re having a d i f f i c u l t time g e t t i n g a l l t h e information i n t o t h e s t anda rd 12-page format of "The Worldwide N e w s . " W e m e t w i t h e v a n g e l i s t s Joseph Tkach Sr. an3 E l l i s L a Ravia, and Mark McCulley, Fes t iva l -p lanning coord ina tor , Sept , 4 t o d i scuss coverage of t h e Feast. The f i r s t issue a f te r t h e Feast is scheduled t o be p r i n t e d Nov. 4.

We are spreading o u t around t h e globe for t h e Feast t h i s year . "The Worldwide N e w s " w i l l be r ep resen ted by s taff members i n Ind ia , S r i Lanka, West Germany, Scot land, South Africa, H a w a i i , Vai l , Cola. , Eugene, Ore., Pent ic ton , B.C., and Johnson Ci ty , Tenn. W e look forward t o see ing and working wi th some of you i n t h e s e areas. Have a j o y f u l and p r o f i t a b l e Feast!

--Dexter Faulkner, E d i t o r i a l Se rv ices

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PUBLISHING SERVICES UPDATE

MASSIVE AD CAMPAIGN TO INTRODUCE "MYSTERY OF THE AGES"

A massive n a t i o n a l a d v e r t i s i n g and p u b l i c i t y campaign is now under way promoting Mr. Armstrong's "Mystery of t h e Ages" book i n l ead ing trade jou rna l s , major met ropol i tan newspapers and weekly suburban papers. A d s and press coverage w i l l run through the end of November, 1985.

This campaign r e p r e s e n t s t h e b i g g e s t media b l i t z i n t h i s era of God's work promoting one of Mr. Armstrong's books.

The campaign began wi th t h e Augus t 30 e d i t i o n of P u b l i s h e r ' s Weekly f e a t u r i n g a two-color, two-page ad promoting t h e book t o bookse l l e r s , wholesalers , l ib rar ies and o t h e r key pub l i sh ing people. Pub l i she r 's Weekly is considered " t h e j o u r n a l of t h e book indus t ry , " reaching more than 39,000 key "opinion-makers" i n the pub l i sh ing f i e l d . I t is d i s t r i b u t e d i n t o 97 coun t r i e s .

In a d d i t i o n t o ads i n P u b l i s h e r ' s Weekly and o t h e r l ead ing trade jou rna l s , we are now d i s t r i b u t i n g 1 ,000 press k i t s and 400 review cop ies of t h e book t o l ead ing major met ropol i tan newspapers, book review edi tors and magazine editors. This k i t con ta ins a feature ar t ic le about t h e book, and a biography and photograph of Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong. Four thousand suburban weekly newspapers w i l l a l s o be rece iv ing a feature a r t i c l e about Mr. Herbert W. Armstrong and t h e book

We expect most of t h e press coverage t o be i n t h e weekly newspapers. W e could r e c e i v e u p t o 400 newspaper a r t ic les a s a r e su l t of t h i s campaign.

The purpose of t h i s campaign, as directed by Mr. Armstrong, was t o in t roduce h i s book t o "hardback book buyers" who would n o t normally be reached by e i ther t h e t e l e v i s i o n program or free o f f e r s i n t h e Church ' s publ ica t ions . There is a h igh ly educated group of bookbuyers i n America who normally would n o t respond t o a f ree book o f f e r nor have a keen i n t e r e s t i n r e l i g i o u s material. Mr. Armstrong f e l t t h a t the Gospel message contained i n h i s book is so v i t a l t h a t it should be made a v a i l a b l e t o a l l groups of people. These av id bookbuyers are p r imar i ly reached through consumer a d v e r t i s i n g and by making t h e book a v a i l a b l e i n bookstores.

A full-page Wall Street Journa l ad w i l l a lso run on October 1 5 promot- ing t h e book. I n add i t ion , ads w i l l a l s o appear i n t h e top 25 news- paper markets, inc luding t h e prest igious New York Times, t h e Chicago Sun Times, Chicago Tribune, t h e Los Angeles Times, t h e Washington Pos t and D e s Moines Regis ter .

I t is e n t i r e l y p o s s i b l e t h a t t h i s massive media exposure could be a spr ingboard t c open up a d d i t i o n a l doors for Mr. Armstrong t o preach t h e Gospel wi th in t h e United States. This campaign w i l l b e - r e a c h i n g t h e t o p people i n t h e pub l i sh ing and media indus t ry .

--Ray Wright, Publ i sh ing S e r v i c e s

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UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING

WATS IN-HOME PROGRAM; FEAST INQUIRIES i BIBLE STUDY VOLUME I V ; FEAST FEVER

More than 350 Southern C a l i f o r n i a b r e t h r e n have now been t r a i n e d t o take WATS ca l l s i n t h e i r homes. Another 400 are being i n s t r u c t e d i n C a l i f o r n i a and Arizona churches. By t h e Feast of Tabernacles, about 750 members w i l l have been thoroughly t r a i n e d t o take l i t e ra ture requests . In accomplishing t h i s t a s k , w e send teams of q u a l i f i e d personnel t o each l o c a l area. They p r e s e n t three separate lectures covering a l l aspects of p rope r ly answering ca l l s i n response t o t h e telecast. S l i d e shows, tapes of sample ca l l s and a detailed manual supplement these lectures.

In-home o p e r a t o r s answer calls on ly dur ing peak response per iods , immediately fo l lowing the telecast. Approximately 1 ,100 calls are now taken each weekend, or 8 pe rcen t of t h e t o t a l ca l l s received.

The out look f o r f u t u r e expansion of t h e in-home program is e x c e l l e n t . Recent tests have shown t h a t w e can t r a n s f e r calls s e v e r a l hundred miles, w i t h almost no l o s s i n volume. W e are a lso working w i t h t h e phone company t o g ive us t h e c a p a b i l i t y t o expand t h e WATS in-home program a c r o s s t h e na t ion . After these t e c h n i c a l i t i e s a re worked o u t r w e p lan t o begin t r a i n i n g members i n other states. With t h e h e l p of these vo lun tee r s , many more v iewers w i l l be able t o g e t through on our telephone l i n e s . Church members a re t h r i l l e d t o be par t of t h e phone- answering team.

We have rece ived a number of l e t t e r s from subscribers and co-workers ask ing about the Feast of Tabernacles. Most r e q u e s t s f o r information come from people who have read about t h e Feast i n "The Good N e w s " maga- zine. Some want t o know how t o proper ly keep t h i s F e s t i v a l . A few even asked how they can make reser-cations. Some of t h e q u e s t i o n s asked are:

Where ' s t h e c l o s e s t l o c a t i o n I can observe God's Holy Days?" "Is an unbaptized person permitted t o a t t end?" "Can I be bapt ized a t t h e Feast?"

These people are informed t h a t de ta i l s a b o u t a t t e n d i n g the Feast a r e a v a i l a b l e through t h e local min i s t e r . W e a l s o send a copy of Mr. Armstrong's bookle t a b o u t God's Holy Days i f t h e person does n o t a l ready have it.

On another subject , a l l new l i t e r a t u r e is normally s e n t t o t h e m i n i s t r y f i r s t class. However, s i n c e postage rates are determined by weight, t h e c o s t of mai l ing "The B i b l e S tory" is cons iderable . Therefore, w e request that you pick up your personal copy a t the Feast site you'll be attending. You should have a l r e a d y rece ived a claim check f o r t h e book w i t h your Holy Day o f f e r i n g envelopes. Thanks f o r your understanding.

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F ina l ly , as t h e Feast of Tabernacles approaches, t h e r e a l i t y of God's Kingdom more c l e a r l y comes i n t o focus. Many members of t h e Church and their c h i l d r e n have w r i t t e n i n t o Mr. Armstrong over t h e past s e v e r a l w e e k s t o expres s t h e i r excitement and a n t i c i p a t i o n .

Here are a few r e c e n t letters:

Well, here w e are another month closer t o God's Holy Days and Feast days! W e are looking forward t o those days. Su re w i l l be wonderful when w e can keep them w i t h C h r i s t i n t h e world tomorrow. That is a t i m e t o r e a l l y look forward to.

Clarksvi l le , Arkansas

Keep u p the g r e a t work. I t won't be long now, and w e ' l l see t h i s world and i t s ways coming t o a n end, and t h e coming of that new age we a l l look forward t o begin t o unfold. It is t r u l y a g r e a t honor God h a s given us t o have a part i n t h e g r e a t e s t work on t h e face of the earth. (Know any cures for Feast f e v e r ? )

P ic0 Rivera, C a l i f o r n i a

I hope you a re f e e l i n g w e l l . I en joy watching t h e broadcas t each week. Espec ia l ly when you t a l k about t h e world tomor- row. I r e a l l y look forward t o t h a t time when we a l l can l i v e i n peace toge ther . You a re always i n my prayers . My family and I l o v e you very much.

Age 7 High Poin t , North Caro l ina

Please accept my o f f e r i n g t o your work f o r God. I hope and pray f o r t h e Kingdom of God t o be se t up on earth. I am looking forward t o a world of peace and harmony, and I know only God can b r ing t h a t t o us. Pray for us , and you have our s i n c e r e p raye r s for you and your work .

Odum, Georgia

I a m ahead i n my Bib le lessons . I ' m 8 y e a r s old. And I l i v e i n Texas. I c a n ' t wait till t h e Millennium. I t sounds more than wonderful. I ' m going t o have a pet monkey i n t h e Millennium. I l i k e monkeys. I love animals, b u t I l i k e monkeys t h e best. I n church my f a v o r i t e s t o r y is a b o u t Joseph. I l i k e church. Sometimes I wonder what t h e p l ace of s a f e t y w i l l be l i k e .

Age 8 A u l e s s , Texas

I want t o thank you f o r a l l t h e booklets and ar t ic les t h a t I have rece ived from you. I have them i n a f i l e so I can e a s i l y f i n d them for r e fe rence when I study. I am still s tudying a s much as possible, a s I would l i k e t o be a teacher i n t h e m i l - l e n n i a l r e i g n of C h r i s t i f I am worthy and acceptable when the time comes, and I do th ink it i s n ' t f a r away now.

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I don ' t write very w e l l any more as I am g e t t i n g old b u t would l i k e t o l i v e long enough t o see t h e coming of t h e Lord and t h e r e s t i t u t i o n of a l l th ings . So you can be looking f o r my donat ions as long a s I am l i v i n g .

Frankl in , Nebraska

I am o n l y 1 0 b u t I s t i l l read my brother 's "Youth 85" maga- z i n e s which he rece ives . I ' v e been i n t h e Church a l l my l i f e , and I p lan t o s t a y i n it. I hope your eyes g e t better soon. I ' m a lso looking forward t o t h e Kingdom where I ' l l have q u i t e a l o t of wild l i fe , e s p e c i a l l y budger igars [parakeets] l i k e this photograph of my budgerigar I have now. Her name is Sydney.

Age 1 0 Hobart, Aus t ra l ia

--Richard R i c e , Mail Processing Center