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While I was on a break from my [[evidence]] exam on Wednesday morning, Will criticized me for injecting error [[into]] a discussion that she had had with Soldette, and then turned this [[criticism]] into a lesson on the importance of "[[point of view]]" as a [[necessary]] [[asset]] for [[work]] in [[law]] or [[spiritual]] [[ministry]].

While I was on a break from my [[evidence]] exam on Wednesday morning, Will criticized me for injecting error [[into]] a discussion that she had had with Soldette, and then turned this [[criticism]] into a lesson on the importance of "[[point of view]]" as a [[necessary]] [[asset]] for [[work]] in [[law]] or [[spiritual]] [[ministry]].

On Thursday afternoon, Will [[criticized]] me for breaking off [[contact]] without [[observing]] any [[formalities]] of manners, for example, losing [[attention]] or [[concentration]] while I was driving. She asked if I wish to stop the contacts. I replied, "No", and in a [[spontaneous]] message, Will later said, "If your own [[words]] and [[thoughts]] are sufficient to answer a question, there is no reason not to use them. We are not in the [[business]] of fostering [[dependence]] upon our words or [[terminology]]. The goal is for you to [[think]] with [[God]]-like [[mind]]. If you can do this, there is not [[essential]] difference between you thinking the thought, or another." "There are always additional [[dimensions]] to [[explore]] in any answer." So, on Thursday night, when I found that the name that I had quoted to David was incorrect, I began to [[experience]] this cascade of [[doubt]].  

On Thursday afternoon, Will [[criticized]] me for breaking off [[contact]] without [[observing]] any [[formalities]] of manners, for example, losing [[attention]] or [[concentration]] while I was driving. She asked if I wish to stop the contacts. I replied, "No", and in a [[spontaneous]] message, Will later said, "If your own [[words]] and [[thoughts]] are sufficient to answer a question, there is no reason not to use them. We are not in the [[business]] of fostering dependence upon our words or [[terminology]]. The goal is for you to [[think]] with [[God]]-like [[mind]]. If you can do this, there is not [[essential]] difference between you thinking the thought, or another." "There are always additional [[dimensions]] to [[explore]] in any answer." So, on Thursday night, when I found that the name that I had quoted to David was incorrect, I began to [[experience]] this cascade of [[doubt]].  

I came to the [[conclusion]], with a number of things all rushing on me at once, that I was "presenting my own unguided [[thoughts]] and falsely attributing them as the [[guidance]] of another, higher spiritual teacher." So I stayed up Thursday night [[writing]] this letter composing it, took it to David on Friday morning at the crack of dawn. He [[read]] it. I [[suppose]] the only solace was that David felt worse than I did. But we [[discussed]] it all, and we came to the [[conclusion]] that if we are going to do this, we cannot be held personally [[responsible]] for the [[message]]. There is just no way for us to personally vouch for the [[accuracy]] of everything in this. I felt much better.

I came to the [[conclusion]], with a number of things all rushing on me at once, that I was "presenting my own unguided [[thoughts]] and falsely attributing them as the [[guidance]] of another, higher spiritual teacher." So I stayed up Thursday night [[writing]] this letter composing it, took it to David on Friday morning at the crack of dawn. He [[read]] it. I [[suppose]] the only solace was that David felt worse than I did. But we [[discussed]] it all, and we came to the [[conclusion]] that if we are going to do this, we cannot be held personally [[responsible]] for the [[message]]. There is just no way for us to personally vouch for the [[accuracy]] of everything in this. I felt much better.

I did not know whether David felt better or not, the but as I left, I wrote a couple of [[questions]] on my notepad on the pickup seat. My first question was a great [[lawyer]] question. I said, "What parts of our last-Sunday [[group]] [[meeting]] answers did I properly convey?" I thought this was pretty tricky because it would shift the burden onto [[Will]] to point out exactly the things that were accurately conveyed. But after [[thinking]] about it for a while, I wrote an additional question on my pad. This is hard to read because my writing is all over the page. "What [[explanation]] is there for the [[existence]] of [[error]] in the transmission of these contact products? And, how can we [[root]] out error and stay on the true [[path]]?" In response to these questions, later Friday morning, December 6th, I got this [[material]]. I will read only the part that David has not previously covered. [transcript of Dec. 6 then read]

I did not know whether David felt better or not, the but as I left, I wrote a couple of [[questions]] on my notepad on the pickup seat. My first question was a great [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawyer lawyer] question. I said, "What parts of our last-Sunday [[group]] [[meeting]] answers did I properly convey?" I thought this was pretty tricky because it would shift the burden onto [[Will]] to point out exactly the things that were accurately conveyed. But after [[thinking]] about it for a while, I wrote an additional question on my pad. This is hard to read because my writing is all over the page. "What [[explanation]] is there for the [[existence]] of [[error]] in the transmission of these contact products? And, how can we [[root]] out error and stay on the true [[path]]?" In response to these questions, later Friday morning, December 6th, I got this [[material]]. I will read only the part that David has not previously covered. [transcript of Dec. 6 then read]

MELISSA: Most of what I have down, David has already gone over, so I will just continue. I had some questions that I had asked her. There were some [[personal]] [[things]] that she gave me and then some questions that I asked. I asked Will where she was from. I did this on Tuesday and she answered,

MELISSA: Most of what I have down, David has already gone over, so I will just continue. I had some questions that I had asked her. There were some [[personal]] [[things]] that she gave me and then some questions that I asked. I asked Will where she was from. I did this on Tuesday and she answered,

WILL: A world much like your own. I had a [[Husband|mate]] and a [[family]] just as Eric told the [[group]]. I enjoyed the [[association]] of others and [[friendship]] and was a worker who helped my family [[economically]] just as you do. On my world, all people work who are able, unless they are ill. In that case, the [[government]] made provision for them. Our government was very much kinder to its [[citizens]], and we had reached the point where we didn't have any more [[wars]]. It had taken our world [[eons]] to reach that point. [[Disease]] was almost nonexistent because so much of our [[tax]] dollars had gone to [[medical]] [[research]]. We had long since eliminated [[plagues]] that your world still struggles with. We had learned through many years of hardship to [[focus]] our [[attention]] back onto the [[family]]. Gone are the days of [[materialism]]. We, too, had gone through [[difficult]] days before we came to the [[realization]] that the family [[structure]] is the most important unit [[necessary]] for [[survival]] of all [[mankind]]. We weep when we see so many families falling apart on your world. If only humans would work harder, trying to preserve the most precious [[commodities]] that they will ever truly [[possess]]. So many let it slide by. Too many people become involved in other [[activities]] which take their energies away from the most valuable [[source]] of [[strength]] they will ever have, their [[family]].

WILL: A world much like your own. I had a [[Husband|mate]] and a [[family]] just as Eric told the [[group]]. I enjoyed the [[association]] of others and [[friendship]] and was a worker who helped my family [[economically]] just as you do. On my world, all people work who are able, unless they are ill. In that case, the [[government]] made provision for them. Our government was very much kinder to its [[citizens]], and we had reached the point where we didn't have any more [[wars]]. It had taken our world [[eons]] to reach that point. [[Disease]] was almost nonexistent because so much of our [[tax]] dollars had gone to [[medical]] [[research]]. We had long since eliminated [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plague_%28disease%29 plagues] that your world still struggles with. We had learned through many years of hardship to [[focus]] our [[attention]] back onto the [[family]]. Gone are the days of [[materialism]]. We, too, had gone through [[difficult]] days before we came to the [[realization]] that the family [[structure]] is the most important unit [[necessary]] for [[survival]] of all [[mankind]]. We weep when we see so many families falling apart on your world. If only humans would work harder, trying to preserve the most precious [[commodities]] that they will ever truly [[possess]]. So many let it slide by. Too many people become involved in other [[activities]] which take their energies away from the most valuable [[source]] of [[strength]] they will ever have, their [[family]].

MELISSA: Then I asked, "How did you die on your world?. I do not mean to be morbid." Will said she died of [[natural]] causes. "We all lived a very long time because we had so few [[diseases]] and it was not unusual for many people to live to be over 100 years of age. We lived [[happy]], full lives and stayed [[active]] until the end." And I asked, "Do you keep in [[touch]] with your [[Husband|mate]] and [[children]] from your human days?" Will said, "My mate still [[Sleeping Survivors|sleeps]]. He was not at the point when he died that he could [[awaken]] in three days. I was very fortunate. My [[children]] also are sleeping.

MELISSA: Then I asked, "How did you die on your world?. I do not mean to be morbid." Will said she died of [[natural]] causes. "We all lived a very long time because we had so few [[diseases]] and it was not unusual for many people to live to be over 100 years of age. We lived [[happy]], full lives and stayed [[active]] until the end." And I asked, "Do you keep in [[touch]] with your [[Husband|mate]] and [[children]] from your human days?" Will said, "My mate still [[Sleeping Survivors|sleeps]]. He was not at the point when he died that he could [[awaken]] in three days. I was very fortunate. My [[children]] also are sleeping.

WILL: The [[love]] of God [[surrounds]] you. The love of God upholds you. The love of God enfolds you. Wherever you are, He is. I am Will.

WILL: The [[love]] of God [[surrounds]] you. The love of God upholds you. The love of God enfolds you. Wherever you are, He is. I am Will.

===='''''[[Guidance]]'''''====

===='''''[[Guidance]]'''''====

Tonight as you gather [[together]], I [[listen]] to you talk and all of you [[express]] your concerns. I ask that you be not concerned for the [[future]], for the future will take care of itself. Be only concerned with today, for that is as much as you can handle. There are many days when your concerns for the [[future]] are overwhelming, but they need not be. You must [[learn]] to [[relax]] and let [[the Father]]'s [[guidance]] be such that every aspect of your [[being]] is in tune with His will and He will guide you on the [[path]] that He would have you take. It is enough that you [[understand]] that whatever [[circumstances]] you find yourselves in, He is there to [[guide]] you, to bring you forth, to give you the [[knowledge]] that you will need to solve whatever [[problems]] you may face.

Tonight as you gather [[together]], I [[listen]] to you talk and all of you [[express]] your concerns. I ask that you be not concerned for the [[future]], for the future will take care of itself. Be only concerned with today, for that is as much as you can handle. There are many days when your concerns for the [[future]] are overwhelming, but they need not be. You must [[learn]] to [[relax]] and let [[the Father]]'s [[guidance]] be such that every aspect of your [[being]] is in tune with His will and He will guide you on the [[path]] that He would have you take. It is enough that you [[understand]] that whatever [[circumstances]] you find yourselves in, He is there to [[guide]] you, to bring you forth, to give you the [[knowledge]] that you will need to solve whatever [[problems]] you may face.