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==73:2. PLANNING FOR THE GARDEN==

==73:2. PLANNING FOR THE GARDEN==

73:2.1 For almost one hundred years prior to Tabamantia's inspection, Van and his associates, from their highland headquarters of world ethics and culture, had been preaching the advent of a promised Son of God, a racial uplifter, a teacher of truth, and the worthy successor of the traitorous Caligastia. Though the majority of the world's inhabitants of those days exhibited little or no interest in such a prediction, those who were in immediate contact with Van and Amadon took such teaching seriously and began to plan for the actual reception of the promised Son.

73:2.1 For almost one hundred years prior to [[Tabamantia]]'s inspection, [[Van]] and his associates, from their highland [[headquarters]] of world [[ethics]] and [[culture]], had been preaching the [[advent]] of a promised Son of God, a racial uplifter, a [[teacher]] of [[truth]], and the worthy successor of the traitorous [[Caligastia]]. Though the [[majority]] of the world's [[inhabitants]] of those days exhibited little or no interest in such a [[prediction]], those who were in [[immediate]] contact with [[Van]] and [[Amadon]] took such teaching seriously and began to plan for the [[actual]] [[reception]] of the promised Son.

73:2.2 Van told his nearest associates the story of the Material Sons on Jerusem; what he had known of them before ever he came to Urantia. He well knew that these Adamic Sons always lived in simple but charming garden homes and proposed, eighty-three years before the arrival of Adam and Eve, that they devote themselves to the proclamation of their advent and to the preparation of a garden home for their reception.

73:2.2 [[Van]] told his nearest associates the story of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_51 Material Sons] on [[Jerusem]]; what he had known of them before ever he came to [[Urantia]]. He well knew that these [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_51 Adamic Sons] always lived in [[simple]] but [[charming]] [[garden]] [[homes]] and proposed, eighty-three years before the arrival of [[Adam and Eve]], that they [[devote]] themselves to the [[proclamation]] of their [[advent]] and to the [[preparation]] of a [[garden]] [[home]] for their [[reception]].

73:2.3 From their highland headquarters and from sixty-one far-scattered settlements, Van and Amadon recruited a corps of over three thousand willing and enthusiastic workers who, in solemn assembly, dedicated themselves to this mission of preparing for the promised—at least expected—Son.

73:2.3 From their highland [[headquarters]] and from sixty-one far-scattered settlements, [[Van]] and [[Amadon]] recruited a corps of over three thousand willing and [[enthusiastic]] workers who, in [[solemn]] assembly, [[dedicated]] themselves to this mission of [[preparing]] for the promised—at least expected—Son.

73:2.4 Van divided his volunteers into one hundred companies with a captain over each and an associate who served on his personal staff as a liaison officer, keeping Amadon as his own associate. These commissions all began in earnest their preliminary work, and the committee on location for the Garden sallied forth in search of the ideal spot.

73:2.4 [[Van]] divided his [[volunteers]] into one hundred companies with a captain over each and an associate who served on his personal staff as a [[liaison]] officer, keeping [[Amadon]] as his own [[associate]]. These commissions all began in earnest their preliminary [[work]], and the committee on location for [[the Garden]] sallied forth in search of the [[ideal]] spot.

73:2.5 Although Caligastia and Daligastia had been deprived of much of their power for evil, they did everything possible to frustrate and hamper the work of preparing the Garden. But their evil machinations were largely offset by the faithful activities of the almost ten thousand loyal midway creatures who so tirelessly labored to advance the enterprise.

73:2.5 Although [[Caligastia]] and [[Daligastia]] had been deprived of much of their [[power]] for [[evil]], they did everything possible to frustrate and hamper the [[work]] of preparing [[the Garden]]. But their [[evil]] machinations were largely offset by the [[faithful]] [[activities]] of the almost ten thousand [[loyal]] [[midway creatures]] who so tirelessly labored to advance the [[enterprise]].

==73:3. THE GARDEN SITE==

==73:3. THE GARDEN SITE==