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Originally Posted by Terry
Another very interesting event transpired shortly before Br. Lee’s death. Two announcements were made after a meeting. First, a letter was read by Gene Gruhler which reinstated Phillip Lee into the church fellowship. Second, Gene announced his moving to Denver. To most this was coincidental.
After GG was gone you began to hear, behind the scenes, the joy from some of the blended speakers that he was finally gone. Ed Marks spoke some of the strongest words. There was no love lost.
Eventually after Br. Lee’s departure there was a reassigning of the regions of the work to brothers. GG had always taken care of the Mountain States. Now, even though he was living in Denver, Mel Porter was the new worker to oversee that region.
Four years ago, while in the Denver area doing research for a book, I visited Br. Gene, not related to the book. He did not speak about the things that transpired in Anaheim. He has very high standards for himself before the Lord. There was only one little sentence of three words spoken at the very end when I was leaving. I realized from them he had been maneuvered out of Anaheim with the view to purge him out."
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It sounds to me like GG was against the reinstatement of Philip Lee, however, maybe he read the letter to demonstrate loyalty to the ministry.
I don't know if this is fair to say, but I get the idea that maybe GG might realized he got the short end of the stick. He stayed loyal to Lee/LSM in the 80's, but nonetheless, eventually moved away from Anaheim which is the center of all things LSM.