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Originally Posted by Igzy
If they said "our little kingdom" instead of "the body" they would be entirely accurate.
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Talking to a LC friend a while ago, I heard another variation on "quarantines." His adult daughter had been trying to invite her mother back to the LC meetings for some time. There was a special get together, so she decided to invite her mom, who finally agreed to go. The elders, however, were frantic, and called him numerous times. Eventually they got thru to his wife on the phone, and made it real clear, "before you attend any meetings, you
must sit down and talk with us."
Another time, his younger teenage daughter wanted to serve at one of the regional events in Cleveland. This was after all the
spiritual brothers like John Myer had departed, who used to oversee these events. The full-timer left in charge of the regional events said to his daughter "we don't need you." When her parent pressed the issue, the brother in charge said, "I'm busy, I don't have time for you."
Needless to say, my friend was a little upset. Having raised his children in the LC, he did not like the way his family was being so rudely treated. The local elders looked into the affair. Word went out that "Ole Brother Jim got offended by the brothers in Cleveland." Their next message on Sunday morning was on "Griping." It was directed right at him.
I could fill the forum with stories like this.