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I will [[revert]] to a circular procedure so that all may struggle with this [[imaginary]], but very realistic situation. I will begin with Virginia and conclude with Bill. I will stay in [[touch]] with Bill while others are answering and then release him for his own reply. Again, if you are totally unable to respond to my [[question]], you do not get an "F" for the day. You do not get any [[negative]] consequences. I would merely ask you to make an [[effort]] to answer.

I will [[revert]] to a circular procedure so that all may struggle with this [[imaginary]], but very realistic situation. I will begin with Virginia and conclude with Bill. I will stay in [[touch]] with Bill while others are answering and then release him for his own reply. Again, if you are totally unable to respond to my [[question]], you do not get an "F" for the day. You do not get any [[negative]] consequences. I would merely ask you to make an [[effort]] to answer.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Virginia: Well teachers, when you first said that [[question]] I thought of Gwen's question to Ken tonight, when she said, "what do these [[three concentric circles]] mean?" And it really is very similar because the circles are a [[symbol]] of what it means to have God in our life. I'm not sure that this year someone would come up to me and say, "why are you [[happy]]; why are you [[positive]]?" (Laughter.) But it has certainly been my [[experience]] in the [[past]]. In fact my [[reputation]] at Bonneville School has been until recently that I was a [[naive]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Anna Polly Anna]. And I guess that if someone were to say something to me now, and certainly there are individuals that do, I would point to the fact that, what ever happens, God loves me. That's a pretty powerful influence in one's life. So I think that's what I would say.

Virginia: Well teachers, when you first said that [[question]] I thought of Gwen's question to Ken tonight, when she said, "what do these [[three concentric circles]] mean?" And it really is very similar because the circles are a [[symbol]] of what it means to have God in our life. I'm not sure that this year someone would come up to me and say, "why are you [[happy]]; why are you [[positive]]?" (Laughter.) But it has certainly been my [[experience]] in the [[past]]. In fact my [[reputation]] at Bonneville School has been until recently that I was a [[naive]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polly_Anna Polly Anna]. And I guess that if someone were to say something to me now, and certainly there are individuals that do, I would point to the fact that, what ever happens, God loves me. That's a pretty powerful influence in one's life. So I think that's what I would say.

Aaron (Bill): So Letah, my dear, you would refer to your own [[experience]]?

Aaron (Bill): So Letah, my dear, you would refer to your own [[experience]]?

Virginia: Absolutely. No one can [[divorce]] themselves from their own [[experience]]. Whatever your [[experience]] is, is your [[reality]]. So [[joy]] and [[peace]] and [[happiness]] and [[love]] and positive positions on [[this planet]] have to be the result of my experience, which is that God has been the most powerful, loving experience in my life for a long, long time.

Virginia: Absolutely. No one can [[divorce]] themselves from their own [[experience]]. Whatever your [[experience]] is, is your [[reality]]. So [[joy]] and [[peace]] and [[happiness]] and [[love]] and positive positions on [[this planet]] have to be the result of my experience, which is that God has been the most powerful, loving experience in my life for a long, long time.

Aaron (Bill): Thank you for your forthright answer. And truly no one can [[argue]] with someone else's [[experience]]. Had you referred to a [[religion]], a [[belief]] taught to you by a [[church]], or even possibly had you referred to your [[understanding]] as it has been enhanced by the [[Urantia Boo]]k, that in itself would not have the power of your own [[experience]]. So, again my dear, I appreciate your clear and effective answer.

Aaron (Bill): Thank you for your forthright answer. And truly no one can [[argue]] with someone else's [[experience]]. Had you referred to a [[religion]], a [[belief]] taught to you by a [[church]], or even possibly had you referred to your [[understanding]] as it has been enhanced by the [[Urantia Book]], that in itself would not have the power of your own [[experience]]. So, again my dear, I appreciate your clear and effective answer.

Gwen, you may feel the question is inappropriate for you, for you have been recently in [[depression]], but still how would you try to reply to such an [[inquiry]]?

Gwen, you may feel the question is inappropriate for you, for you have been recently in [[depression]], but still how would you try to reply to such an [[inquiry]]?

Bill and I have had lots of [[experience]] promoting the [[Urantia Book]] in schools we have been at. We've talked to people on occasion at times we thought were appropriate, and we got no where. ([[Laughter]].) We've struck out, but that is a [[question]] that I think I need to deal with and one which I plan to give some thought to over next few days/weeks/months, with the [[hope]] that someday, in the not too distant [[future]] somebody is going to ask me. (Laughter.) And will have a halfway [[literate]] answer to give them. (More laughter.) But as of tonight I haven't.

Bill and I have had lots of [[experience]] promoting the [[Urantia Book]] in schools we have been at. We've talked to people on occasion at times we thought were appropriate, and we got no where. ([[Laughter]].) We've struck out, but that is a [[question]] that I think I need to deal with and one which I plan to give some thought to over next few days/weeks/months, with the [[hope]] that someday, in the not too distant [[future]] somebody is going to ask me. (Laughter.) And will have a halfway [[literate]] answer to give them. (More laughter.) But as of tonight I haven't.

Aaron (Bill): My dear friend, before you seriously [[wound]] yourself with [[self]]-[[flagellation]], (Laughter.) let me say this. First of all, the [[fact]] that you are not normally worrying about this or [[practicing]] this in your mind is not to be taken as a [[negative]] quality. Rather you should be commended for your [[faith]] and [[trust]] that God will speak to you when those times should come. Secondly, you all suffer from the truism that "a [[prophet]] is without honor in his own country". [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_6] People have difficulty in changing their [[perceptions]] of others, or even of themselves, when true [[change]] has occurred. Sometimes it takes a long time for the change to be [[perceived]]. Others who know not their [[history]] and meet them can be much more [[accurate]] in their appraisals. So you may not find your tried and true acquaintances of many, many years asking this question of you, (and I speak now to you all), but rather a new-comer into your [[life]], when seeing your flavor and [[taste]] of [[divinity]] as [[contrasted]] with their [[usual]] experiences, bringing this question to the forefront. So [[rest]] at ease. Do not beat yourselves up, any of you. I am not bringing this question up to arouse any [[anxiety]] or cause you to feel [[guilty]]. Ultimately you must rely on the [[Spirit]] to speak, even as [[Jesus]] advised his original [[apostles]] not to worry about what they would say. I know we have three more yet to respond. So let us proceed. Ken, how would you reply to this question?

Aaron (Bill): My dear friend, before you seriously [[wound]] yourself with [[self]]-[[flagellation]], (Laughter.) let me say this. First of all, the [[fact]] that you are not normally worrying about this or [[practicing]] this in your mind is not to be taken as a [[negative]] quality. Rather you should be commended for your [[faith]] and [[trust]] that God will speak to you when those times should come. Secondly, you all suffer from the truism that "a [[prophet]] is without honor in his own country". [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Gospel_of_Mark#Chapter_6] People have difficulty in changing their [[perceptions]] of others, or even of themselves, when true [[change]] has occurred. Sometimes it takes a long time for the change to be [[perceived]]. Others who know not their [[history]] and meet them can be much more [[accurate]] in their appraisals. So you may not find your tried and true acquaintances of many, many years asking this question of you, (and I speak now to you all), but rather a new-comer into your [[life]], when seeing your flavor and [[taste]] of [[divinity]] as [[contrasted]] with their [[usual]] experiences, bringing this question to the forefront. So [[rest]] at ease. Do not beat yourselves up, any of you. I am not bringing this question up to arouse any [[anxiety]] or cause you to feel [[guilty]]. Ultimately you must rely on the [[Spirit]] to speak, even as [[Jesus]] advised his original [[apostles]] not to worry about what they would say. I know we have three more yet to respond. So let us proceed. Ken, how would you reply to this question?

Ken: You had mentioned before that we would be approached in this [[manner]]. And this question has rattled through my [[thought]] [[process]] several times on how to respond to somebody. If somebody should come up and ask me that question, I would be [[honored]]. But in [[reality]] the honor would be to [[the Father]] for giving me the [[understanding]] and helping me build my [[faith]] in Him that I may [[share]] the three main attributes that I have repeated many times, [[truth, beauty, and goodness]]. I have talked to people before about the [[Urantia Book]] and it has basically turned them off. But if you can talk to them about God, about [[faith]], about loving, about understanding, talk to them—talk to their [[Thought Adjuster]] from the [[heart]].

Ken: You had mentioned before that we would be approached in this [[manner]]. And this question has rattled through my [[thought]] [[process]] several times on how to respond to somebody. If somebody should come up and ask me that question, I would be [[honored]]. But in [[reality]] the honor would be to [[the Father]] for giving me the [[understanding]] and helping me build my [[faith]] in Him that I may [[share]] the three main attributes that I have repeated many times, [[truth, beauty, and goodness]]. I have talked to people before about the [[Urantia Book]] and it has basically turned them off. But if you can talk to them about God, about [[faith]], about loving, about understanding, talk to them—talk to their [[Thought Adjuster]] from the [[heart]].

Now in reply to his (Bill's) comment, I would say this. You have shown great [[bravery]], my friend, in finally uncovering and [[accepting]] the [[reality]] that your life was under the [[tyranny]] of the insanity that was [[alcoholism]]. But you are not at fault, for that is an inherited [[disease]]. Many do not [[brave]] the tempest of [[the soul]] to see where the ship of life is headed, and you have taken the other [[course]]. From your [[experience]] you will speak as you do, with [[power]] and with [[truth]].

Now in reply to his (Bill's) comment, I would say this. You have shown great [[bravery]], my friend, in finally uncovering and [[accepting]] the [[reality]] that your life was under the [[tyranny]] of the insanity that was [[alcoholism]]. But you are not at fault, for that is an inherited [[disease]]. Many do not [[brave]] the tempest of [[the soul]] to see where the ship of life is headed, and you have taken the other [[course]]. From your [[experience]] you will speak as you do, with [[power]] and with [[truth]].

===Closing===

===Closing===

And now to all of you, my friends, I say to you, you are [[wonderful]] people. You are God's children. You are my brothers and sisters. I am [[ecstatic]]! Let us all bend our knees to [[the Father]] of lights who has sent his only begotten Son of the universe of [[Nebadon]] to [[grace]] [[this planet]] with his love. In the name of the [[Universal Father]], the [[Eternal Son]] and the [[Infinite Spirit]], may [[grace]], [[mercy]] and [[peace]] be with you all. Good night.

And now to all of you, my friends, I say to you, you are [[wonderful]] people. You are God's children. You are my brothers and sisters. I am [[ecstatic]]! Let us all bend our knees to [[the Father]] of lights who has sent his only begotten Son of the universe of [[Nebadon]] to [[grace]] [[this planet]] with his love. In the name of the [[Universal Father]], the [[Eternal Son]] and the [[Infinite Spirit]], may [[grace]], [[mercy]] and [[peace]] be with you all. Good night.