Neither Rain Nor Snow
I was visited this afternoon by a pair of earnest, clean-cut, young Mormon elders making their rounds of the neighborhood. They stood there on what passes for a porch for my house, drenched and dripping.
I was wearing my galabeyah (a long, caftan-like robe) from Egypt, which is now, after several years of steady use, looking definitely second-hand, and I had to go pick up my daughter from her school in just a few moments. Otherwise, I would have invited them in for a cup of hot herb tea out of sheer pity.
Nonetheless, we had a brief and interesting conversation, and they invited me to attend the local church, which I may very well do. I am just not sure what Mormons would think of someone saying that they not only talk with Jesus and God, but Jesus and God answer back. :-)
Mormons...now that took me back. When I was in high school, one of my closest friends, whom I will call Ron X., was a Mormon. He declared himself the Emperor of Un, and the rest of us, his friends, were his subjects. We all wore clothing of Un (I made for myself a flashy gold cape, for example), and, if I recall correctly, had various titles in the ministry of Un.
Some time I may write about the great purple patriarchal cross we constructed, and hauling it off to the beach...
But another time. This is about Mormons, and I want to keep it brief.
Later, I have had other friends as Mormons. Every one of them, to a person, was a decent human being who was willing to help out in any way possible. They always walked their talk, and truly did try to care for each other. If you want a community in which you are truly a member, Mormons wouldn't be the worst way to go.
This isn't to say that all Mormons are wonderful; they are a mix of people, good and bad, as with any group. But, at least with the ones I've met, the good seems to be at a higher proportion. Followers of other religious beliefs could well take note.
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Thank you for providing me with a venue for actualising my prayers and affirmations as in " Every house, castle, mansion, estate, manor and cottage and economic system is completely instantly destroyed and dead except for those belonging to me!!!!!" So wise have I become in creating my own destiny and dodging the "fires" which have been "prophecised" will destroy every plane of reality including the third dimension in which earth demonstrates its reality. I pray you too will attain that wisdom which will free you from every sequence and algorythm which enslaves mortals. Especially I pray you become so wise as to know you are not a "human" but the divine him/herself as am I and my immediate family!!!!! May the prosperity, enrichment and empowerment within the fifth dimension bless your household even as as every negative reality within the third dimension is destroyed!!!!!
Posted by: Divinest | October 18, 2003 08:37 AM