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The Mormon Church - LDS - Rich and Powerful - Worldwide Presence - a strong Missionary Volunteer Force - Impressive and Captivating - I was just drawn to it


I took everything too serious and at face value for far too long - but life is not a nice fairytale and I paid a heavy price for it ...
When life is gray and you are promised a more meaningful higher life (it costs you 10 Percent of your total monthly income) be a part of a higher purpose - marriages and sealings for all eternity ...
The General Authorities are living a comfortable life ! - the Missionaries have to save for their mission ...


Always a special time when meeting Pres.Hunter
at HDQ in Salt Lake City or BYU Jerusalem





I saw myself as "Watchman in Zion" beholding the signs of the times, the winds of war, something big in the making ....
Jerusalem - Salt Lake City - LDS Headquarters - VIP - a deep connection to President Hunter and the Holy Land .... it was overwhelming while it lastet but I was never a devout Mormon and chore teachings never made really sense to me ! My biggest mistake was to take everything too serious and at face value for far too long - and I payed a heavy price for it ! .....
From my personal notes - while still in "Mormon Mode from 1975"
  • Conflict and domestic difficulties mark the coming years due to my church involvement

  • Aug 1984 - turning point - a visit to Germany and death of my father make me kneel again and pray - I remain a loner, LDS life in Israel just goes on without me, except for the ..... - wonderful friends, that also includes the ......
  • 1985-1988 - BYU Center construction - supervised by my good friend Fred A. Schwendiman
  • May 1989 - Pres Howard W Hunter dedicates the new BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies
  • Oct 1989 - Finally - the long dreamed of trip to UTAH takes place. we have a wonderful time with our friends
  • Apr 1991 - General Conference - Salt Lake City
  • Feb 1992 - Another special and important visit to Salt Lake City - celebrating my 44th birthday, visiting my good friends, meet with Pres Hunter and Spencer J. Palmer the author of Mormons & Muslims, he presents me with his book "Religions of the World" and writes : Happy Birthday - May the Lord be with you in your commendable work - Spencer Palmer - Feb 1992.

       



  • 1993-1995 - further visits follow, the saddest being April 1995, my good friends had passed away, LeRoy on 18.Feb and Eva on 22 Mar. , also Pres Howard W. Hunter had died just weeks before on 3 March 1995. It was a sad, although spiritually uplifting conference, still in the Tabernacle Building.

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    Sunday, January 31, 2021

    The Fighter : Enough - Enough oh Dearest Lord !



    **** The Fighter ****

    ENOUGH - ENOUGH OH DEAREST LORD !
    I TURNED SO WEAK WHERE I WAS STRONG
    THE URGENT MESSAGE I HAVE TAUGHT
    FOR FAR TOO LONG , FOR FAR TOO LONG ...



    I CARRIED ON WHERE OTHERS FALTERED
    HAVE I NOW LOST , WAS ALL IN VAIN ?
    THE BLOWING WINDS MY COURSE HAVE ALTERED
    TOO DEEP THE SORES , TOO GREAT THE PAIN



    ALONE , ALONE AMIDST THE STORM
    THE HEAVENS BLACK AND SILENT
    THE ARMOR BROKEN, BEATEN , TORN
    THE WAIVES SO HUGE AND VIOLENT



    I CAN'T GIVE UP , JUST CAN'T DENY
    THE SIGNS TURN CLEAR AND CLEARER
    THE TIME IS SHORT , THE HARVEST NIGH
    THE JUDGMENT NEAR AND NEARER



    AND BREAKING THROUGH THE THICKEST WALLS
    MY TREMBLING LIPS MUST UTTER
    THE URGENT , NEVER ENDING CALLS :
    TO CHOOSE THE LIGHT AND NOT THE GUTTER !



    THE FOOLS WILL PLAY THEIR CRUEL GAME
    WILL SEEK TO STOP THE WARNING VOICES
    WILL SCORN AND MAKE THIS SEEM IN VAIN
    WILL FAIL AND MAKE THE WORSER CHOICES



    YET FOR AS LONG AS I SHALL BREATHE
    OH LORD , I SHALL REMAIN A FIGHTER
    I'LL CRY AND PRAY AND ON MY KNEES
    MY ACING YOKE TURNS LIGHT AND LIGHTER ...




    hgp - Pali - Nov 1975




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