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In 1984, formal contact with a group of persons began in [[New Zealand TeaM|New Zealand]] where the biblical personality known as [[Abraham]] began acting as a group teacher. By the late 1980’s, additional celestial teachers were found contacting groups in the United States who, unlike the New Zealand group, were all [[Urantia Book]] readers.

In 1984, formal contact with a group of persons began in [[New Zealand TeaM|New Zealand]] where the biblical personality known as [[Abraham]] began acting as a group teacher. By the late 1980’s, additional celestial teachers were found contacting groups in the United States who, unlike the New Zealand group, were all [[Urantia Book]] readers.

The record suggests that the contact with a [[Woods Cross TeaM|group in Utah]] by the teacher [[Ham]] was among the first, and afterwards grew into a network of small groups in the United States and eventually throughout the world. Typically, these were characterized by the study of The Urantia Book as a basic text.

The record suggests that the contact with a [[Woods Cross TeaM|group in Utah]] by the teacher [[Ham]] was among the first, and afterwards grew into a network of small groups in the United States and eventually throughout the world. Typically, these were characterized by the study of The [[Urantia Book]] as a basic text.

In early 1992, the teacher Ham made [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1992-02-01-Ham_To_General_Council#Announcement an announcement] to the General Council of the Urantia Brotherhood, then the only organization sponsoring study of the Urantia text. In this meeting on February 1, 1992 in Los Angeles, California in advance of a general conference of the Urantia Brotherhood, Ham described the Teaching Mission as follows:

In early 1992, the teacher Ham made [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1992-02-01-Ham_To_General_Council#Announcement an announcement] to the General Council of the Urantia Brotherhood, then the only organization sponsoring study of the Urantia text. In this meeting on February 1, 1992 in Los Angeles, California in advance of a general conference of the Urantia Brotherhood, Ham described the Teaching Mission as occurring in three phases:

1) The initiation and expansion of the Teacher Corps to as many would desire to receive personal instruction. The mortals brought under their teaching and guidance will become teachers themselves, as themselves, not in an intermediary position as is the ‘transmitter’ tonight. Spiritual enlightenment on individual, group, national, and planetary scale is anticipated.

1) The initiation and expansion of the [[Teacher Corps]] to as many would [[desire]] to receive personal instruction. The mortals brought under their teaching and [[guidance]] will become teachers themselves, as themselves, not in an intermediary position as is the ‘transmitter’ tonight. Spiritual [[enlightenment]] on individual, group, national, and planetary scale is [[anticipated]].

2) Along with the spiritual uplifting, we anticipate and desire cooperation in other areas of human life endeavor as well, chiefly economic, political, social, environmental, and technical changes.  

2) Along with the spiritual uplifting, we anticipate and desire [[cooperation]] in other areas of human life endeavor as well, chiefly economic, political, social, environmental, and technical changes.  

3) The third aspect of our Teaching Mission is preparation for an even greater Teacher. [[Michael]] has prepared the way. We are expanding the way. A [[Teacher Son]] will complete the way toward Light and Life on Urantia.  

3) The third aspect of our Teaching Mission is [[preparation]] for an even greater Teacher. [[Michael]] has prepared the way. We are expanding the way. A [[Teacher Son]] will complete the way toward [[Light and Life]] on Urantia.  

While this announcement was [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1992-02-01-Ham_To_General_Council#Dialogue met with skepticism]  it was described by Teaching Mission participants who were present as a “great success”. Nearly another decade of lessons were received before [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2000-09-15-The_Magisterial_Son_Is_Here#Magisterial_Mission.2C_Attunement further announcements] of the inauguration of what the Urantia text describes as a [[Magisterial Mission]] was to occur that may correspond to the second phase cited in Ham’s announcement and alluded to in one of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1991-Ham,_Complete_Archives,_Part_1#Magisterial_Mission early lessons].

While this announcement was [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1992-02-01-Ham_To_General_Council#Dialogue met with skepticism]  it was described by Teaching Mission participants who were present as a “great success”. Nearly another decade of lessons were received before [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=2000-09-15-The_Magisterial_Son_Is_Here#Magisterial_Mission.2C_Attunement further announcements] of the inauguration of what the Urantia text describes as a [[Magisterial Mission]] was to occur that may correspond to the second phase cited in Ham’s announcement and alluded to in one of his [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1991-Ham,_Complete_Archives,_Part_1#Magisterial_Mission early lessons].