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                      These
                      are my personal notes taken from participating in this Way
                      Corps only class on two separate occasions. While
                      these notes will not necessarily represent with 100
                      percent accuracy all that was said in this class (they are
                      highly accurate though), they will give the non Way Corps
                      reader their closest look into what Martindale wrote in
                      his never published tribute book to Victor Paul Wierwille. The
                      book was presented to Dr. Wierwille on Oct 3rd 1982 at the
                      40th anniversary. Please
                      forgive the inevitable spelling and punctuation errors
                      that are throughout this document. In-residence Corps
                      training (where these notes were taken) is not a place
                      where one can spend much time on personal projects like
                      cleaning up spelling errors in personal notes. This
                      class is about 17 hours long, and consists of Martindale
                      (on video tape) reading the entire VP and Me book and
                      adding his personal comments to it. Each section of the
                      book is read at a different and significant location on
                      the grounds of The Way International Headquarters. Each
                      Way Corps student will sit through this class (in its
                      entirety) at least two times. The
                      class is a requirement for Way Corps in training. It
                      clearly demonstrates to the in-training Corps person, that
                      LCM (L. Craig Martindale) had a unique relationship with
                      the founding president Victor Paul Wierwille, one of the
                      Master Teacher and the Master Student. This class plays an
                      important role in molding a Way Corps trainee and
                      formulating his mindset to one of devotion and
                      unquestioning obedience to Martindale. This
                      class plays a large part in establishing for the Corps
                      trainee the legitimacy of Martindale's  accession to
                      the Way throne and his right to dictate every minute
                      detail in the lives of the Way Corps. VP
                    and MeLocation
                    - Under tree beside the porch of the Wierwille home.Spring
                    of '81 the book got started on after a number of years
                    filing notes and incidents. Rhoda
                    Wierwille did the typing. Her statement of encouragement to
                    LCM on reading his notes is the real catalyst for the book
                    going ahead full steam. LCM
                    spent 10 days on LEAD dictating notes and gathering his
                    thoughts. Meg
                    Kish did the cover. It depicts LCM's head over Dr. W heart.
                    Both their heads in the Word (background). Depicting -
                    followers of us and then of the Word. Donna
                    got LCM to stick with the title of the book - V.P. and me. The
                    book was presented to Dr. W on Oct 3rd 1982 at the 40th
                    anniversary. Dr.
                    read the book 3 times. Donna
                    wrote the foreword to the book. The
                    book shows the greatness of the teacher - student
                    relationship. Dr. as the master teacher, and Rev. Martindale
                    as the master student. Preface
                    of the book -2
                    Tim 3:10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of
                    life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience, 2
                    Tim 3:11 Persecutions, afflictions, which came unto me at
                    Antioch, at Iconium, at Lystra; what persecutions I endured:
                    but out of them all the Lord delivered me.
 2 Tim 3:14 But continue thou in the things which thou hast
                    learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast
                    learned them;
 
 LCM's heart in writing the book. - V.10 & V.14.
 The
                    book was written so that Dr. could hear it. Most
                    of the inidents were not written down at the time of
                    occurence in diaries etc. The book was written mainly from
                    recollection.
 INTRODUCTION:
The
                    art of the teacher and the student are exemplified here. Dr.
                    helped LCM see the spiritual undestanding of the principles
                    and morals that his (LCM's) father taught him in athletics.
 The dedication verse for the book.
 Col
                    1:6 Which is come unto you, as it is in all the world; and
                    bringeth forth fruit, as it doth also in you, since the day
                    ye heard of it, and knew the grace of God in truth: 1970
                    - 1971The
                    first time that LCm saw Dr. was when he was a senior at the
                    university of Kansas. LCm
                    went to twig first and found the teahing to be tremendous
                    (electrifying). Donny Fugit taught. On
                    Dec 8th 1970, Dr. Wierwille came to Laurence Kansas to the
                    fraternity house of Joe Coulter to teach twig. LCM
                    immediately recognised him as a "great man". The
                    first verse of Dr's teaching was 3rd John 2
 3 John 1:2 Beloved, I wish above all things that thou mayest
                    prosper and be in health, even as thy soul prospereth.
 
 Rom 8:37 Nay, in all these things we are more than
                    conquerors through him that loved us.
 
 LCM wanted to be right. Wanted to be convinced.
 The
                    next time LCM saw Dr was at Witchita Kansas when he visited
                    with Claudettee Royal. When
                    he was first introduced to Dr. Wierwille, Dr said to him
                    "Hello, - Well I have to go and eat this piece of
                    cake." Dr
                    W would meet with all the believers from each city at a time
                    in a room in the basement. All the lImb was there, but he'd
                    meet with everyone branch by branch. Dr asked for help
                    whenever he needed it. He asked Donny Fugit a question about
                    something. LCM was very impressed and shocked that so great
                    a man would ask for help in front of others. The
                    intimacy and candor of a man with God and his relationship
                    with God. One
                    day LCM received a copy of a letter that had been sent to
                    his home address ( he was on a job elsewhere at the time).
                    The letter had been in response to his leter about coming
                    into the Way Corps. It was a couple of weeks old! Across the
                    top of the copy was written " Either call Dr. Wierwille
                    or forget it!" - Howard Allen. Lcm
                    ran to teh phone and called Dr. Wierwille. Dr asked him if
                    he would come to summer school to see how he shaped up for
                    acceptance into the corps. LCM said he'd be there with all
                    his money together etc. LCm
                    had always planned on going into the Christian ministry with
                    his church, but after taking PFAL, he realised that he and
                    his denomination no longer saw eye to eye on issues. He
                    wanted now to go Corps! June 71 > Heading to HQ.
LCM
                    showed up without all of his money together for summer
                    school. Walter Cummings led the meeting at LCMs first SNS at
                    HQ. Dr taught on "Arise and Go!". After
                    the service LCM went to Dr at the advice of Mrs. Owens, and
                    informed him that he did not have all of his money together
                    for summer school. Dr looked at him and then said " You
                    can stay as long as your money holds!". LCM really
                    looked upon this as grace upon grace and resolved never to
                    go behind in his financial responsibilities. If he ever went
                    a day behind, he decided, he would leave. MAny times it
                    would come down to the last day, but then another few days
                    worth of money would come in. LCM
                    was stunned to see Dr. mowing the lawn at HQ. HE was in his
                    shorts! Surely a man of God as important as Dr should not
                    have to do meanial work like this. He should be inside
                    studying the Word! LCM
                    began to reallise that there was a lot more in life to being
                    God's man. He began to see the attention to detail in life
                    that Dr had. He began to realise that you've got to see the
                    floweres in life. The
                    freedom and joy that a man can have when he is immersed in
                    service. That
                    summer Dr. taught the "Athletes of the Spirit"
                    analogy for the first time. Closing
                    night of summer school.  
 1971 - Rock of Ages
Hippy
                    movement. - Dr spent a lot of time greeting people and
                    shaking hands. Last
                    night of the ROA, the lights went out. Dr's voice was heard
                    " I'm still here". Fall of '71
-
                    start of Corps training. "Welcome home son!" Dr
                    says to LCM after he gets back from a trip to Oklahoma to
                    see his folks. It was right then that LCM realised and
                    decided that HQ as now his home. The
                    very first corps night that LCM was ever at Dr. showed
                    everyone how to manage a 3 X 5 card file to help keep track
                    of peoples names etc. LCM had expected a big heavy teaching
                    and was amazed once again at the stuff that Dr came up with.
                    The practicallity of it. Being
                    on the inside of things really thrilled LCM. His first job
                    was in the printing shop (trailer). One
                    night a few months later, LCM was asked to drive Dr and Mrs.
                    W to the restaurant where the holiday party was happening
                    that year. He drove at 35 very nervously. He had the man of
                    God in the car! Dr finally told him to speed up a bit! Dr
                    asked him while driving would he like to be the WOW
                    coordinator. He said "Sure" (gulp). LCM
                    realised that God had prepared him for that only a month
                    previously by telling him that. Commission
                    the second wave of WOWs that year, LCm now being the
                    coordinator, was asked if he wanted to have breakfast for
                    the WOWs before they left to go on the field. Not being a
                    morning breakfast type of person, and thinking that the
                    ministry could save some money instead, he choose to not
                    have breakfast prepared for the departing WOWs that day. The
                    WOWs left before 7am that day with no food. When
                    Dr heard that he was very hurt. He asked at lunch who had
                    made the decision to sent the WOWs away on an empty stomach.
                    LCM put up his hand and admitted it was he. The
                    learning he got was that finances are not the sole variable
                    in moving the Word. There are times to spend and times not
                    to. Being frugal is not the same as being stingy! Revelation
                    will be there as you ove on a decision. Always
                    get both sides of the story. WOW incident involving two WOWs. A
                    leader must picture his people delivered. Receiving
                    revelation involved logic and horse sense with revelation. Dr.
                    Taught the returning WOWs on "My life as a
                    failure" in the context of teaching so many and so few
                    believing. Location - South Trustee Office.
LCM's
                    1st year in the way CorpsMeal
                    times are great times of learning. Dr
                    shared with them the example of two local business who
                    stayed their minds daily for one hour on their business to
                    try yo bring to pass the things they wanted to see happen.
                    That triggered LCM to start thinking about stayed mind and
                    to start thinking in terms of visual imagery. LCM
                    read the "blue book" - "Release from your
                    prisons" every morning for three weeks. Uncle
                    Harry and Dr W would sometimes argue with each other.
                    Sometimes in front of the corps. But they always resolved
                    the issue, and when the arguement was over, they walked away
                    with no resentment or bitterness etc. They would move on and
                    stick with the decision. One
                    meal time - Incident of the 30th anniversary banquet and Dr
                    wanted all the men to dress in tuxedos. Uncle Harry said
                    that that might not be the best utilization of the believers
                    money, having to rent tuxedos and buy them etc. Why couldn't
                    people just wear nice suits if they had them? Dr erupted and
                    said " That's cause you just want to wear that
                    calf-shit brown suit that you have and love to wear!",
                    everyone blurted out laughing. It
                    was finally decided to wear tuxedos. 1st
                    Cor 2: 9-16 > This was when LCM learned the great concept
                    of literals according to usage. A research project of Dr.
                    W's. Incident
                    when Dr.W didn't know what to do about a WOW who had gone
                    off her rocker. LCM on seeing how he handled the situation,
                    learned from it that you take help from people that you love
                    and trust. You may not have all the answers yourself. Dr had
                    said " I don't know what to do Howard, tell me what I
                    can do!". Dr later took the girl into his home for a
                    few weeks and got her back to health. LCM
                    learns about the athletes analogy of staying at your prime
                    physically and spiritually. LCM
                    takes over as 2nd corps coordinator.As
                    you are moving with your current responsibility, God is
                    training you for your next assignment. Being
                    a genuine student is an artform. Taking
                    the ball and running with it. LCM
                    learns the difference between Function and Position. LCM
                    would picure himself doing what Dr would do in certain
                    situations. The
                    challenge and desire to learn always leads to suerb
                    learning. A
                    leader has to live life, keep his abilities up front and
                    keep moving. When
                    to be flexible and change for the the better and when to
                    keep the tried and trusted method. Secong
                    guessing himself used to be a habit until he decided to stop
                    and get rid of it. Just because you go through a few
                    experiences does not mean that you have mastered it yet.  Location - Fountain & Garden of Living Waters.
LCM
                    wanted to share with the Corps things that he learned from
                    Dr W seeing that it is not available for us to spend time
                    with him. A
                    leader is always trying to maximize time spent. The
                    greatest learning takes place at the point of need. Just
                    like with kids. There's
                    nothing that can't be fixed. LCM had been working with a
                    broken rototiller all day. Every few minutes it would cut
                    out. He hadn't tried to fix it because he had een told that
                    it could not be fixed. Dr came by on his motorbike and asked
                    what was wrong with the tiller. Why was it cutting out all
                    the time? He got off his bike, took out some tools and fixed
                    it. "There's nothng that can't be fixed" he said
                    to LCM. Then he got on his bike again and rode off. How
                    quickly the mind must work in crisis situations. Incident of
                    the rototiller that caught fire as they filled it with gas.
                    Dr instantly began to throw soil and dirt on the flames and
                    put it out. His mind didn't flinch. Practice how you play!
                    You never will respond in a crisis if your mind is slovenly. If
                    a student is genuinely interested in learning, he will take
                    the admonition the first time. It doesn't have to take
                    multiple reproof sessions to get someone to change. Nor does
                    it have to take years of trial and error. Bible
                    lands tour.If
                    a person hangs around a hot fire, he's bound to pick up some
                    of the heat. Megeddo
                    -(Armageddon) - crossroads of the world. Dr
                    always had literature with him that he could leave behind. Attention
                    and respect - that's what a leader needs to have when
                    talking to people. The love of God is what gives a leader
                    the authority to give and serve. The
                    incident of Uncle Howard getting sick. "Keep your mind
                    moving, your mouth shut, and your prayers going
                    upward". Dr
                    had said " If God does not intervene with a special
                    miracle, Howard will die". Location
                    - BRCJune
                    71LCM
                    first SNS took place in the BRC. He wrote a poem called
                    "House of Heart". 2nd
                    year in residence. As
                    a teacher Dr took great joy in knowing that his students
                    were learning. You
                    don't look for negatives in people. However you can't be
                    blind to what's going on around you either. There s a
                    balance. Horse
                    Sense is probably the greatest part of CP1. Dr came to their
                    trailer and started pointing out all the details they were
                    missing. Broken door handles, window handles etc. Little
                    things that needed fixing. "Family
                    of God" - Dr first heard the song while fishing in
                    Wisconsin. Learn
                    to pre-think tings - example of log stumps. Don't pick them
                    up and move them until you know where there their
                    destination place will be. Dr
                    would often be more excited about the way his students
                    presented the Word than he would be about his own
                    presentations. Dr
                    was thinking about Word over the World and the fine arts
                    etc. Had a great artist in to train the corps people who had
                    shown talent and interest in the arts. The guy never really
                    tokk the ball and ran with it though. Dr
                    told LCM > "We trust you to coordinate anything in
                    the Way Ministry ". Decision
                    to send LCM on the field to expand his exposure to diferent
                    situations etc. 19
                    people in the 2nd corps.My
                    paycheck is the satisfaction of every night knowing you've
                    done your utmost for His Highest. _ Make sure you cash your
                    check today! Emotions
                    never dominate the practicallity of clear thinking and
                    moving. "You're
                    the best - Go get them!" - First time LCM heard Dr use
                    that expression was upon graduation from the corps and as he
                    was being assigned to go to Oklahoma. Dr
                    called LCm after 3 weeks on the field and asked him how come
                    he hadn't called since he arrived in Oklahoma? What kind of
                    ego trip are you on??? Never
                    was LCM confronted with an incident that he wasn't prepared
                    for while in residence. Dr.
                    had all the corps come back in after 4 months to regroup and
                    assess the impact of their activities. There were only about
                    29 corps on the field at this point and so having the
                    fellowship of fellow corps was a wonderful time for them
                    all. It really helped them keep on track and not get into
                    their own orbits. Dr
                    shared the 5 point family plan. Always
                    have your best foot forward when presenting the Word.
                    Incident of the tatty book cover of a book on display when
                    Dr came to a meeting of LCM's. He told him to change the
                    book. Dr
                    always put the ministry ahead of himself. Time
                    that Dr spent time with LCM's folks. 1974LCM
                    teaches the ROA for the first time. The rain comes pouring
                    down. Dr stickes his hand out from behind the curtain and
                    pushes him out into the rain. If the people are going to get
                    wet, so should you! Spontaneous song leading with Dr and
                    LCM. The rain stops and the teaching can resume a short
                    while later. LCM does a great job. This
                    is where LCM began to learn about being spontaneous and able
                    to do spur of the moment teacings. His
                    recollection of that time was a picture of "Man of God
                    on the loose".
 Part 2 - "Fellowlabourers in the Gospel"
 Location
                    - Under Mulberry Tree.1974-1975
 1st year of family in the Corps. The 5th Corps are in their
                    1st year of in-residence.
 LCM
                    begins to lead and frequently run the SNS at HQ. Really
                    worked the Word on the "Great mystery revealed".
                    He bagan to become a genuine teacher to the Way Corps. His
                    year on the fiels had helped him develop as a spiritual
                    leader. He
                    was developing his abilities to teach extemporaneously. Dr
                    stated that "never again would they mortgage the Way
                    International" - they had mortgaged HQ to pay for
                    Emporia. - Dr gave all of them a piece of the mortgage,
                    which LCM now keeps in one of his old bibles. Dr
                    allowed LCM plenty of room to grow but not too much where
                    he'd botch things up and set himself backwards. LCM
                    worked after spiritual goals. Linda
                    Mc Duffie was one of the first in the Corps with kids. She
                    had a couple.
 One time Dr saw a piano placed on a piece of cracked plywood
                    to protect the floor. Must have looked crap because he got
                    upset that people weren't taking care of the place
                    physically. It looked like crap. "You've got to fight
                    for this place" he'd said. Tenderness and
                    aggressiveness were exemplified.
 
 One time Dr took LCM to a basketball game. Dr bought the
                    program and for the first fifteen minutes, he spent the time
                    memorizing the program, looking at the players then back at
                    the program etc. Making sure he had all the details he
                    needed to see the game and enjoy it. Then he gave the
                    program to LCM and told him he could have it as he (Dr)
                    didn't need it anymore. - LCM was blown away, because it
                    demonstrated the aggressiveness and intensity that Dr always
                    had for whatever he did. Even play time. When he did
                    something, it was full speed ahead. Even when relaxing.
 
 Incident of the guy in the 5th Corps dying as a result of a
                    car wreck.- He had left grounds without permission with
                    another corps brother, and got involved in a wreck. Dr was
                    very involved in the funeral arrangements and in ensuring
                    the hearts of his parents were taken care of. He observed
                    protocol to the maximum with the arrangements. He provided
                    honour lines of Corps for the family as they left the
                    grounds, and again as they got on the plane to go home. The
                    guy was buried in the Way Woods after cremation. Dr thought
                    that cremation was a very practical way to be dealt with
                    when you die.
 
 Once Dr took LCM and a couple of others to a dinner where
                    Tennison Guyer, US House of Representatives would be
                    speaking at. There was an amazing lack of protocal displayed
                    at the dinner. No one stood when he entered the room. People
                    began eating as soon as the food was set in front of them.
                    They did not wait for the head table to begin, etc. On the
                    contrary, Dr and LCm and the others were the only ones to
                    stand etc. They displayed all appropriate protocol in the
                    situation. This respect they showed him lead to a private
                    meeting that they were invited to for about 30 minutes.
 
 Dr - You've got to enjoy this ministry or it'll drive you
                    crazy.
 Some
                    in-residence Corps had approached Dr and LCM about the need
                    to make adjustments in the In-residence Way Corps training.
                    They needed it to be easier as they had families. Dr thought
                    about it for awhile and then came back with his response
                    which was to back up LCM totally and tell the in residence
                    people that if they couldn't handle the heat, then leave.
                    LCM was very blessed to see that Dr had backed him up and
                    endorsed the way he was running the program.
 Total Fitness Institute - John Somerville. The pre cursor to
                    LEAD. On one session however, an experiment was carried out
                    in the training and many people were not blessed with it. Dr
                    when he heard about it was very upset.
 
 One time LCM dozed off in a meeting while an in-residence
                    corps person was sharing something. The in-residence person
                    saw him and in front of everyone asked "Are you
                    sleeping, Craig?". Dr was in the meeting also. LCM was
                    highly embarrased at the incident. - The next day Dr came to
                    LCM and with tears in his eyes apologised for not having
                    acted on the situation immediately. He informed LCm that he
                    had reprooved the guy for doing what he did and that it
                    would never happen again. LCM was blown away that the man of
                    God was so humble.
 
 CF&S class filmed that year. Some of the 4th Corps
                    helped. It was filmed in a studio in Michigan.
 
 One time a meeting was planned in the Way Woods and LCm was
                    thinking through getting Dr home after the meeting. He
                    wanted him to be able to use his golf cart to drive home. So
                    LCM told a corps guy to go and take the golf cart and bring
                    it to the meeting place. LCM said that he would get the
                    necessary clearance from Dr. Wierwille. He forgot to get the
                    clearance, and the next time he saw Dr. he was chewed out.
                    Dr stuck his finger into his chest and said "Keep your
                    hands off my stuff". LCM apologised. He had slipped up
                    and forgotten a detail and Dr was teaching him yet again.
 
 The
                    only thing bigger in Dr's heart than peope is the Word.
 After
                    talking with LCM one day Dr, dismised all the corps for bad
                    attitude problems. He told them " OK as of right now,
                    you're all out of the Corps". He then madeit available
                    to all of them to reapply to him by filling out a 3 X 5
                    card. The card had to express their willingness to obey
                    leadership. Someof them decided to leave rather than obey.
 As leaders in the ministry you sometimes can't get involved
                    with eeryones problems. You just don't have the time.
                    Sometimes all you can do is be there for your people in a
                    crisis. _ LCM had a number of incidents where he hadn't been
                    aware of certain people having difficulties. He had felt
                    foolish for not knowing about it and not having been there
                    to help.
 
 1975-1976
1st
                    year of Way Corps at Emporia.  Dr
                    said to LCM > " Now it's your baby, keep it moving,
                    have no regrets". - One of the great learnng standards
                    - Have no regrets. Dr
                    loved to plant trees above any other work endeavour. Some
                    people claimed that the ministry were turning the Way Corps
                    into slave labor. They were working on getting Emporia into
                    shape. Dr said to LCM, People love to work, they love to
                    invest their labor into a place they have pride in. LCM
                    finally decided he needed to get married. He goes to Dr and
                    lets hm knoe his thoughts and seeking advice. Dr promised
                    he'd look out for a good woman for him. Later
                    LCM decided to marry Donna and immediately told Dr. Dr said
                    - "She's a good woman" and then rode quickly off
                    on his motor bike. LCm found out later that he had gone at
                    once to call Donna and talk to her to let her know and
                    understand fully what she was getting into with LCM. He was
                    going to be a great leader in the ministry and she had to be
                    prepared to handle herself accordingly etc. Donna
                    was in residence at the time but Dr gave her permission to
                    visit Emporia frequently so that they could get started
                    early on getting to know each other.
 One situation arose when LCM made a gift presentation to Dr
                    but ommited to make one to Mrs W. She was very embarrased
                    due to the breach in protocol. Privately, the next day, Dr
                    and MRs. W. reprooved LCM for the error. If you are going to
                    lead God's people, you cannot miss on protocol. It's
                    representing God and the ministry.
 
 You
                    haven't really learned from a mistake until you do it
                    sucessfully. Location - House of his Healing Presence
Mal Gearge was the first one to build a house of healing
                    presence while at a Way Family Camp.
 Living
                    Victoriously and 40th anniversary were both opened here at
                    the House. LCM
                    emphasises that the chronology of events is not always going
                    to be perfect in the book. This is the best that his
                    recollection allows. 1975 - 1976
Dr
                    presents LCM with a used Honda 350 to skoot around the
                    campus on. Dr took LCm out that evening to properly instruct
                    him on how to use a motorbike safely.
 Discussions with Dr regarding Corps with low levels of
                    sponsorship. Dr allowed LCM to sit with him for a week as he
                    (Dr) talked with each corps person in that predicament. Dr
                    came up with suggestions to help people and challenged them
                    to figure out things themselves. He told the corps that
                    smoked that they needed to quit if they wanted to stay. The
                    money they saved could go towards their sponsorship. Dr
                    required committment from people. Then he helped them with
                    their believing. He made smoking agreements with a number of
                    people.
 Later
                    on that year, one of the people came to LCm to confess that
                    they had breached the no smoking agreement. That spured LCM
                    to ask each one of the people involved had they kept the
                    committment. Had they at any time since the agreement had a
                    cigarrette. 15 of them said that they had smoked. After
                    some careful deliberation, LCm dismissed the 15 from the
                    Corps for the breach. He felt he didn't need to ask Dr. W
                    for clearance. Dr had told them they could stay if they kept
                    their part of the deal. Once they broke it, they had
                    disqualified themselves. Dr
                    upon hearing the news agreed with LCM's decision but a few
                    days later decided to offer these people a new chance. He
                    challanged them to get all of their money together in one
                    week and re-committ to the agreement if they wanted back in.
                    A number of them did come back in.
 The incident of the 6th Corps girl that was deprogrammed by
                    Ted Patrick - the famous deprogrammer. After the ordeal she
                    didn't want to come back in residence. Dr was shocked at the
                    whole affair. He was stunned that this could happen in
                    America.
 This
                    was the start of the deprogramming incidents. There were a
                    number of them after this. They had to come up with a
                    solution for handling this.
 Dr and LCM always fought for people to stay in the Corps. -
                    There was an incident of a guy in the Corps who all of a
                    sudden went "gooney-bird". He started to babble
                    and not make sense. LCM worked hard with the guy to help him
                    but he was incoherent. Dr, when he met him confronted him by
                    asking - "Son, how come your letting your mind get all
                    scrambled?" The guy answered unintelligably and Dr told
                    him that it would be best for him just to pack his bags and
                    go home. - The guy understood that. He left.
 LCM
                    spent many hours and many long distance phone calls trying
                    to make sure the guy had gotten home from his bus ride home
                    safely. Not being able to verify his location, he was
                    concered. Dr told him to move on. There's nothing you can
                    do, he'll show up at home soon enough. A week later the guy
                    did show up at home!
 There was afire at a maintainence building (shack) at
                    Emporia one time and LCM couldn't figure out why it had
                    happened. He finally thought back cleary enough in his
                    memory and remembered God telling him to go check the place
                    out. He had blown it. When Dr called regarding the
                    situation, he didn't reproove LCM for the fire happening.
                    LCM had lready learned where he had blown it. Dr knew that.
                    He simply told him ti move on.
 Dr
                    began working and teaching the book of Acts verse by verse
                    over the next two years. He encouraged the corps to work the
                    book of Acts from the perspective of the eight concluding
                    statements that he laid out for them. Dr had thrown out the
                    ball as he so often did and LCM picked it up and ran with
                    it. The result was ultimately the "Rise and
                    Expansion" book. LCM put in 8 - 16 hours per day for a
                    week working the subject.
 The incident of two corps grads considering divorce. Dr
                    called the husband in in front of a number of the leaders
                    and openly confronted him and challanged him to keep his
                    marriage together. Divorce is wrong. What is love? The Word
                    of God!
 
 Dr was now teaching corps nights at HQ on Tuesdays, then
                    right afterwards he'd get on the coach and go to Emporia to
                    teach the corps there on Wednesdays. He did this for years.
                    Just like in Acts 11 - Antioch, they had a new root locale.
 August
                    1976 - LCM and Donna get married.
 1976 - 1977
Dr
                    wants LCM to go on the field and promote the Way Corps. The
                    way he wants him to approach it is to try to scare people
                    off the Corps program. Letthem know how tough it is and how
                    comitted they need to be. LCM
                    and Dona leave on their trip and fail to say goodbye to Dr
                    before they leave. When they get back, Dr reprooves them for
                    the matter. He was genuinely hurt. Dr always was thinking of
                    his people.
 Deprogramming
                    come up again. As one way to repond, Dr had an in residence
                    corps person who had a masters degree in psychology lecture
                    the corps on the matter of learned helplessness and Pavlov's
                    dogs etc. Then Dr would bring all the lecture back to the
                    Word. There was little else that they could do regarding the
                    situation but that helped relieve the tension and hurt that
                    a lot of them felt. It ministered to peoples hearts. Then
                    a corps girl escapes from the deprogrammers and makes it
                    back on campus. As she was brought into the meeting (as Dr
                    had requested) where Dr was teaching, he stopped and opened
                    his arms for her. It was a very emotional moment. Everyone
                    was crying. Dr had her accompany him everywhere he went for
                    the next few weeks, to help her heart heal. He made her a
                    part of his life.
 LCM discussed his work on "Musterion" with Dr.
 PFAL
                    77-
                    Dr lets LCM teach to a huge audience. - Even when you think
                    that oyu know your material, always work the Work and
                    re-study the material before you teach it. Don't
                    make decsions based on what you feel. Base your decisions on
                    what people need. - Incident of Dr calling for a dance on
                    the final session of PFAL 77. All the crew were tires, but
                    the need for the students was a dance. The dance turned out
                    to be a major blessing. Dr
                    developed the technique of wearing the microphone behind the
                    tie. It had not been done before in the secular world. Most
                    thought that you couldn't make the voice sound authentic
                    enough when it is muffled behind cloth. Our ministry showed
                    it could be done. Dr was always thinking of ways to be
                    better. Presidents
                    flower is the red "American Beauty" rose. The
                    flower of the Way International is the white carnation. -
                    When you present flowers to a woman, you present them so
                    that the flowers are over her heart, not the stems. While
                    at PFAL 77 Dr walked up to LCM on stage and said
                    "You're a great man!". Dr, always the master of
                    the one - liners. Location - Way Corps Chalet. Back porch.
 
 Jan 20 1982 - Dedication of the Way Corps Chalet.
Uncle
                    harry dies. New Trustees are installed while Uncle Harry is
                    in hospital. Uncle Harry made a tape from hospital to be
                    played at the installation ceremony. Uncle Harry dies Oct
                    12th 1977. Meeting
                    in the conference room of the Wierwille home (next to
                    fireplace room). Dr states " I don't think you know
                    just how much Uncle Harry has done so that you could have
                    the Word today". Dr's
                    open handling of Uncle harry's death was what helped peoples
                    hearts get healed so quickly. Everyone was thinking about
                    Uncle Harry anyway, so why not talk about it. Preventitive
                    believing: Incident of someone reacing over Leah (who was in
                    a bassinet) to pour hot coffee at the table. Leah was one
                    month old at he time. Dr watched and was ready to spring.
                    But after the incident he brought it to everyones attention. Rise
                    & Expansion. Dr commented that without genuine rise
                    there would never be any genuine expansion. Any expansion
                    without genuine rise was counterfeit. Life
                    is an art when one is committed to being a doulos. When
                    class ended Dr had everyone pick up butts and trash from
                    around the hotel. Always leave a place better than when you
                    found it. Ellie
                    Ray Allen shows everyone how to ride a motorcycle. Neighbour
                    bithches about the noise. They tell him to get lost. Dr when
                    he hears of the neighbour threatening to call the cops,
                    tells the guy "It's our land and we'll do whatever we
                    wants on it. Now crank it up Ellie Ray!". Protocal
                    does not mean that you can't speak the truth. The
                    Marxist Minstrils by Dr. David Noble. He handled
                    homosexuality and rock music and it's influences on culture
                    today. Dr W had him come and do a paid speech to the Way
                    Corps. Dr informed him of the caliber of students that he
                    was dealing with and that he should let it rip and not hold
                    back the gorey details etc. He said that the Corps could
                    handled anything that he could throw at them. Dr
                    Noble did not do as he was asked. He held back and ended up
                    doing a bland speech. Dr. Wierwille reprooved him afterwards
                    and asked him to get back on track for his second scheduled
                    speech. Dr Noble responded like a champion. He accepted the
                    reproof meekly and did a magnificient job with the second
                    speech. Dr
                    Wierwille didn't hold back from speaking the truth in love
                    no matter who the individual was or what his position was.
                    He handled it privitely of course. June
                    78 - Advanced Class Bristol England.Get
                    your preparation done ahead of time. Dr used to do a lot of
                    his work while in flight. That way, as soon as he arrived at
                    the location, he was ready to lead and teach. He
                    spent one day and night in Ireland on this trip. He had
                    supper in a local restaurant with the leadership. Bristol
                    Advanced Class - John Wesley, George Mueller. Dr
                    had the whole class visit the grave of George Mueller. Dr
                    had a great respect for people in history who had
                    significance on our ministry. Dr organized for the bristol
                    twig to take care of the Mueller grave site. They still do
                    so to this day. LCM
                    starts to think in terms of our ministry and it not failing
                    if and when Dr dies. Dr
                    learned other histories and other cultures to help move the
                    Word in those countries. Why did Wesley's ministry basically
                    fail when he died? 1)
                    Wesley never saw through the Trinity. 2)
                    He never spent enough time training leadership. He tried to
                    do it all himself. 3)
                    Towards the end of his life, his leadership began to quarrel
                    among themselves.
 We must innoculate the world with the truth of ONE GOD.
 Dr
                    had tremendous respect for great men. The man who designed
                    the suspension bridge over the Avon river in Bristol. It was
                    the world's first suspension bridge. Dr wanted to be that
                    good with the Word of God. Location - Motor Coach (75 Coach).
Having
                    coaches certainly can add length to your life. Using propper
                    equipment can be a real benefit to someone. Sleeping in the
                    same bed every night as opposed to a different hotel room
                    each night is beneficial to the health and well being. Everything
                    about Dr's life is geared towards moving the Word. Dr always
                    had an interest in teaching on proper diet and foods. Location - Office of the Corps Chalet.
Without
                    meekness and a real love for the Word and the practical
                    application of the Word, a man can't really bless anyone.
 Incidents of people on the research team eaving the ministry
                    because they felt that they knew better. Dr always
                    demonstrated great love towards them.
 ROA
                    1978 theme - "The Hope".If
                    you really have something to suggest, then suggest it. If
                    not, then say nothing! Don't suggest something because you
                    feel you are expected to. Doing that is dishonest. People in
                    leadership need to able to trust in you and your opinion. If
                    you make suggestions for the sake of making them, you are
                    now causing the leader to think through your suggestion and
                    decide whether it has merit or not. You are making extra
                    work for him or her. That's not honest! Incident
                    of a 6th Corps girl complaining to Dr that there was too
                    much bad language. Dr considered it and suggested that
                    everyone in leadership should set the example. Less bad
                    language!
 Incident of Dr landing in Anchorage Alaska on a commercail
                    flight. The landing was ridiculously bumpy. Dr commented to
                    the woman beside him that if his pilot landed like that,
                    he'd fire him. He then used that as a door to witness to
                    her.
 
 Dr
                    was concerned that the younger people in the ministry might
                    not be getting a fair shake at the leadership
                    responsibilities in the ministry. Not getting the
                    opportunity to make their mark in the ministry. He suggested
                    that some of those on staff nedded to go on the field and
                    get off of staff for a while. If the shoe fits, wear it. LCM
                    considers leaving staff and asks Dr whether the advice
                    applied to him or not. Dr said no!
 Dr didn't have the time to read everything sent to him and
                    so the research team idea was developed.
 LCM
                    teaches R& E at the Advanced Class 79 at Athens Ohio.Dr
                    teaches by example the proper placement of seats so that all
                    students can have an unobstructed view of the teacher. Dr
                    reprooves LCM for not being his best when teaching at the
                    Adv Class. He told him to get it together. Do whatever
                    needed to be done so that he was at his best for teaching.
                    LCM realised that he was trying to do too much with being an
                    MC and all. He cut bck on his other responsibilities and got
                    rested so that he performed much better. Dr
                    stated to LCM "Son, you're seeing things and teaching
                    things that I've known for years but never documented from
                    the Word. Meg
                    Kish presented her "Dechomai" Pentecost picture. Dr
                    saw that LCM needed moretime to properly cover the R&E
                    subject. It was increased from 6 hours to 9 hours. 1st
                    Corps Week!Part Three: The Master Student - The Future Unfolds
1980During
                    the Adv Class 79, Dr announced that he waould be retiring as
                    president in the next few years and that a new president
                    would be picked. LCM had the thought that it would be him,
                    but he didn't dwell on it.
 Dr and LCM invite / request all the (in residence and on
                    field) Corps to write their autobiographies. OCt 79 was set
                    for the deadline. Dr was hurt when not many responded by the
                    deadline. LCM had not done his yet either. Dr reprooved LCM
                    in front of the corps. How can you expect the younger Corps
                    do something when the leadership didn't do it either.
 Dr
                    displayed great love and tenderness to him the next morning
                    by inviting him to lead the 10:30 am fellowship. Dr
                    asked LCM to come and help him at Gunnison. They had to
                    dismiss the coordinators. Dr
                    was very tired and weak when they were walking back to the
                    coach one night while at Gunnison. Dr had a hard time
                    breathing etc. LCM was extremely concerned. At the coach, Dr
                    told LCM " You remind me of Rufus Mosely, all the love
                    he had for me!" Sometimes
                    the door to discus certain things with people doesn't open.
                    Example of whether LCM should go back to college to get a
                    degree. LCM was concerned that his lack of having a degree
                    would hinder him from moving the Word or helping in the
                    ministry. Once
                    a man or woman reaches the level of ordination -
                    "There's no turning back" An ordained person would
                    die first before copping out! Many however did cop out. Dr
                    once said " I wonder if you guys will be able to hold
                    this ministry together after I'm gone , or will you just
                    bicker with each other and ry and climb over each
                    other?". Incident
                    f disagreement between Dr and LCM's dad. The sussequent
                    resolution. The letter that Dr wrote to his dad. The phone
                    call and resolution. 1980 -81
Way
                    Corps has increased in size. But the concern is still for
                    the individual. Incident
                    of a guy not taking notes during a session in the BRC. Dr
                    stopped and told him to pack up and go home. The next
                    morning Dr asked LCM to go get the guy and bring him over to
                    the courtyard. Dr asked him if he'd ever finished anything
                    in his life before. He answered that he hadn't. Dr decided
                    to give him a second chance and explained to LCM that if
                    this guy didn't make it through the Corps and finish it,
                    then his life from here on in would be a wash-out. Corps
                    placements - to bless the individual first, then the
                    ministry. Picking
                    a new president for the ministry. Dr was not there for the
                    actual announcement of the next president. Don made the
                    announcement for him. They were in the BRC and had been
                    instructed to be there for the announcement. Everyone in the
                    room had given in a slip of paper with their sugestion on
                    it. Dr reviewed them and then left. When Don came back in
                    all he said was, "Craig, you're the man!" Jan
                    81 - SNS. Official announcement of the new president. LCM
                    shares for his acceptance speech.LCM
                    realizes the benefis of having Dr retire early. The early
                    announcement was also beneficial. It gave people time to
                    adjust to the new circumstances. Dr telss LCM only to give
                    thanks to God for the homor of getting the presidency. It's
                    not necessary to thank everyone who helped teach you. Dr
                    and LCM discuss making the "Prevailing Word"
                    video. Acts 19 February
                    1981German
                    shorthair "Tick" dies. Dr had no ego.
                    When his heart was hurt he was willing to turn to the people
                    he knew cared for him. President
                    Reagan gets shot. They are getting ready to go into the NCAA
                    finals in Philadelphia. Dr is shocked. In the coach they
                    pray for him to live so that he could continue to be our
                    president, and then go inside to the game.
 3 John 1:4 I have no greater joy than to hear that my
                    children walk in truth.
 
 There is no greater sorrow than to hear that a trusted
                    follower no longer walks in the truth. Incident of the
                    research guy who decided to leave the ministry due to
                    differences in opinion on the Word. He claimed that the
                    research team did nohing but cow-tow to Dr.
                    "Yes-Men".
 Dr
                    always strove to have a proper research enviroment. JCOP
                    book - their was a hardness of attitude in the manuscript.
                    Dr sniffed it out and discovered that it was due to the guy
                    who had left the team. He had been working extensively on
                    it. R&E
                    is video-taped. Dr came to first session to check
                    out all the details of the class. Dr instructed the back
                    room staff on how to handle and care for LCM. Dr was crying
                    when the final session came up. "I feel right
                    now what it says in the gospels - " This day is this
                    scripture fulfilled in your ears". It was the greatest
                    compliment that LCM had ever heard. Trustee
                    annual meeting in Canada. It takes a lot of work to relax.
                    To do it right. Preparation! Dr
                    tells them that - Howard will help keep the heart in the
                    ministry. Don will keep it administratively and academically
                    right. You (LCM) keep it spiritually hot! The
                    opening of the Indy 500 has to as exciting for all these
                    people as the opening of the ROA is for all of our people! It
                    isn't just the accuracy of the Word that we teach. It's the
                    heart with which we teach it! > One God Class. Decision
                    to have Walter Cummins run the SNS and Corps nights. That
                    would leave LCM with a lot of pressure off of him initially. Where
                    to place the WOW auditorium. Originally thought to have it
                    near the covered bridge area. Exposing
                    yourself to new situations is a habit that leaders should
                    have if they want to remain fluid. Rodeo
                    School - Dr tells LCM to get involved. He wants to be able
                    to accurately assess the value it will be to the corps
                    training. You
                    find out where peoples hearts are at when you reproove them.
                    It's easy to get along when everyone is nice. It doesn't
                    matter who handles the matter so long as it gets handled. Dr
                    was always humble enough to be bold. Incident of correcting
                    Bob Richards the olympic athlete who came to speak at
                    Emporia. He was using words inaccurately, eg. create,
                    possess etc. Dr
                    always did it with love and diplomacy. 1980
                    - 81Ermal
                    Owens dies while Dr & LCM are at the Adv Class at
                    Emporia. In the case of death, sometimes it's better to just
                    be there. It's the concern that you show that is comforting. "I
                    guess that I'm the last one from the original Board of
                    Trustees left alive" Dr said in the elevator as they
                    went to announce to the class the death. Dr
                    said "If it wasn't for the hope of the return, I
                    couldn't take the pressure". The
                    Popper property becomes available. Dr asks whether anyone
                    was working on buying it. They had all though to wait for a
                    discreet amount of time after the death. Dr jumped on it. "Athletes
                    of the Spirit" production. Dr called it a
                    "Masterful" production. Mean
                    what you say in both reproof and compliments. Express
                    it accurately. If it's a good job say so. If it's a great
                    job, say so! 1981 - 1982
Dr
                    spends one month in Gunnison with Mrs. Wierwille. "One
                    of a kind" ready to be reviewed. Preview in Denver.
                    Safety in a multitude of councellors. They view the film 3
                    times. They got over the emotional stuff and watched it
                    often enough so that they could begin to see the mechanics
                    of it. They got past emotions to where they could be
                    analytical with it. Only
                    solid and determined decisions get action. - Move to the OSC
                    for SNS. Emotions
                    have never ruled Dr's logic. His emotions have supported it. Trustee
                    meetings in the clubhouse. Consider the absolute extremes,
                    and then work backwards from there. 40th
                    Anniversary weekends. Love
                    is an interesting thing with many variables. Sometimes it is
                    appropriate to let others get blessed. That's love. A
                    leader keeps pace with his paperwork by grabbing moments
                    here and there. Incident
                    of press conference. Reporters show up improperly dressed
                    for the event. Dr reprooves them for being so casual and
                    disrespectful to him. As a head of a large corporation, he
                    should be treated more respectfully. InAuguration
                    Pre-meeting and Pre-planning.Dr
                    had already thought through the bible for swearing in LCM.
                    LCm wanted to be sworn in with his bible he used for his
                    first PFAL class. Uncle Harry's robe was offered.
 Location:
                    Lower porch - Corps Chalet.
 1981- 1982
Dr
                    and Mrs. W moved into the chalet for two weeks to work out
                    the bugs and tenderize the place. LCM was at the Indiana
                    campus when he heard that he would be living there. Dr
                    decided that LCM and Donna should not have to have another
                    couple live with them. They needed their privacy. A place to
                    relax. Dr
                    wanted to see the Corps being trained with more practical
                    and less academic. 1st year - learn how to run a twig and a
                    class. Last year more academic. Dr
                    was able to argue with people without holding grudges. "Athletes
                    that win" - Opening speech by Dr for an Athletes
                    conference. Dr
                    always taught at the point of violation. The conference got
                    side tracked into the more practical stuff life - How to
                    throw a ball, etc. Dr reprooved LCM and told him to get it
                    back to the Word. You can learn that stuff anywhere. Here we
                    teach the Word! Honesty,
                    heart, frankness, truth were all attributes of Dr.
                    Wierwilles. A
                    leader has to be able to carry the heart of the ministry. A
                    leader gives people his life. LCM
                    never forgot who taugth him the Word. It's that humbleness
                    that helps keep a mans' equilibrium. It's
                    wonderful what happens people when you threaten to take
                    their money away. - Incident of Trustees meeting in Canada.
                    The cabin needed repairs to keep mosquitos out. Threatening
                    to leave and not pay got the atention of the owner and hos
                    speedy response. We
                    teach the Word for free because we love to. What
                    a habit of attitude to develop. Go for the gold in
                    everything you do. - Incident of going fishing in the storm. Dr.
                    organized the tackle boxes - faithful in least. Dr.
                    never used to breath down LCM's neck. He walked, lived and
                    was there at the right place at the right time. Always
                    a student if you are going to be a real leader. Teaching
                    has to be positive. Define the problem if needed, BUT get to
                    the solution. Living
                    Victoriously - 15 one hour teachings.Dr.
                    checked and rechecked his announcement regarding the
                    presentation of the book at "Living Victoriously"
                    (Leather bound "Receiving the Holy Spirit").
                    Someone complained that not all students were getting a gift
                    of one. Dr's solution was to present a 40th anniversary
                    seal, autographed by him, to all who did not qualify for a
                    book. Dr.
                    thought about photos and recordings etc for the value to
                    future believers. Always loking ahead.
 Location - outside OSC @ the wall mural of Sower and seed. /
                    also by fireplace in OSC (Dr was sitting off camera
                    listening).
 1982Onw
                    week after LIving Victoriously, Head off to Camp Gunnison
                    for Corps graduations. Dr
                    said that he had extended himself in Living Victoriously
                    more than he had ever done. "A man could work 5 -6
                    hours of solid teaching out of every hour of them" -
                    Dr. W Dedication
                    of the Gunnison Triplex.Dr
                    had a special respect for his family and for his background. The
                    Wierwille family must stand if the Word is to live. Protocaol
                    and the Word of God go hand in hand. Dr
                    encouraged everyone to cut their teachings back for Corps
                    graduations. Corps
                    week. - Dr sets the heart for what the Corps ought to be.
                    Living life for God. The
                    process of turning over of leadership - had begun 10 years
                    before and was now getting more detailed. Dr
                    as head of the ministry had to set the pattern of believing. Incident
                    of threatening rain on last night of ROA. Talk
                    of purchasing a Corps property in Winsor, Canada. Dr's
                    thinking and perspective were always from the spiritual
                    perspetive. Why not think the best? Get
                    on the attack in terms of being aggressive and positive with
                    our PR work. Don't wait for shit to happen and then try to
                    handle it. Move before it happens! A
                    leader can't let up for one minute. Get your relaxation from
                    blessing God's people. Mrs.
                    W. in hospital for surgery. Dr. Fritz Wiengarner. Sept
                    - Meeting to set details of inauguration ceremony. Meeting
                    in the trustees conference room. Anoint with oil and mantle
                    on LCM's shoulders discussed along with American beauty
                    rose. So
                    ofter a man needs someone he can trust to talk to. Dr
                    teaches on ethics of gambling and homosexuality. Dr
                    is God's man. Leah - dog whistle incident. Dr
                    was very concerned that his family would be involved in his
                    last SNS that he would organize and teach atas president.
                    "The Knowledge of God" - was the teaching. >
                    Resurrection teaching. LCM
                    never left Dr's presence thinking that their meeting had
                    been routine and meaningless.
 This marks the conclusion of the Original VP & Me as
                    presented to Dr. Wierwille at the 40th Aniversary. It was
                    later expanded on and the rest follows in subsequent
                    sessions.
 
 Location - OSC / Stage area. (Dr. and Mrs. W. present this
                    segment).
 
Dr.
                    made many of his notes from meetings available to the
                    backstage people so that they could get prepared for the
                    next events. Dr
                    was the one who taught LCM to look for new and different
                    ways to express truths. Trying to pull yourself up by your
                    bootstraps only makes you dig yourself deeper in the mud. The
                    title of the book VP & Me helped LCM stay in bounds with
                    what he decided to write. Many times he wanted to included
                    events and incidents of when he applied lessons learned from
                    Dr and how they affected his life. But the book would have
                    been too long.
 Num 6:24 The LORD bless thee, and keep thee:
 Num
                    6:25 The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious
                    unto thee: Num
                    6:26 The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give
                    thee peace.
 Benediction - Close to the teaching on the "Knowledge
                    of God"
 As
                    a student, always watch how the teacher handles situations
                    and try to learn from the lessons. Dr
                    was presented with a certificate by Mayor Fishbach. A
                    man is a man and as such gets blessed when people who he
                    loves appreciates him. Much
                    of LCM's inauguration ceremony he can't remember much from.
                    He remembers more from the rehearsals. Dr
                    had his lines on a TV screen. He wanted to make sure that he
                    didn't forget them and ruin a historic and very significant
                    event. The event was so important, the emotions were flying.
                    There was too much to think about without having to remember
                    lines. He wanted the Word to be accurate. 30
                    minutes after the ceremony had ended, LCM was back at work
                    trying to figure out what to share that night at the
                    "From birth to Presidency" teaching. He had to
                    teach one hour on his life. Dr
                    was always aware of the situations that they were in. Never
                    overspent time. He always paid attention not to stay too
                    long. Incident
                    of accident (car wreck) at LEAD. Send out Ambassador One
                    right away with help for our people. Help our kids! Dr's
                    advice established the trustees thoughts. They had been in a
                    meeting and were deliberating whether they should send out
                    Ambassador One. When Dr called in from a field trip, they
                    mentioned it to him and he immediately said "Yes". "Reaching
                    the World with the Word - Go tell !" - Theme for the
                    ROA at Dr's suggestion. The trustees had been sitting around
                    talking about the ROA theme. When Dr called they let him
                    know their ideas. He said "I have a theme for you, what
                    about this one?" The
                    bell at the Way College of Emporia to bless the Alumni of
                    the original college. Over the years, only a few of them
                    ever visited and so one day Dr saw the bell and asked,
                    "what's that doing to help us move the Word?".
                    "Nothing" was the answer and so the next day the
                    bell was gone. LCM
                    worked on the new Way Corps video "Let my life tell the
                    story". They tested a rough copy on a few people. Dr.
                    as soon as he saw it asked how come George Jess wasn't in
                    it? They redid the video and included him in it the next
                    time. Dr. - always thinking about people. Dr
                    gave LCM a history book of New Knoxville to read. Definitely
                    a noteworthy event! There's
                    more to making a decision than the positive side. You have
                    to think all the way through. Is anyone going to be affected
                    deleteriously by this? No
                    one likes to be wrong. What do you do with your mind? Incident
                    of receiving a letter regarding the terminology used on SNS
                    - complaint letter. Dr said that there was a lot of heart
                    and logic in the letter and that everyone should take note
                    of it and learn from it. When
                    confronted - setle your brain down and think! Canadian Corps
                    incident. LCM was so excited about the demonstration marches
                    in Canada almost to the forgetting of the Word. Dr reprooved
                    him. Basic
                    standard time was set up for SNS teachings. LCM had taught
                    for two hours straight one night and Dr went backstage to
                    reproove him. Too long for people to sit through. Too long
                    for a SNS tape. New standard was everyone had 45 minutes.
                    LCM had one hour. Believe
                    that the adversary can't snoop into top level meetings.
                    Otherwise how could any meeting take place. Planning? Dr
                    gets ill. He continues to work his mind. Dr demanded his
                    mind to function. Kept moving. When you are capable of
                    helping people, help people. Uncle
                    Harry day was changed in name to "Burn the Chaff"
                    day. Dr was concerned that over the years, as more of our
                    ministry's leadership and founders, trustees etc, died, that
                    the tendency would be to recognize them with a special day
                    like Uncle Harry day. Within a generation, you would end up
                    with nothing more that a mirror image of the RC days for
                    saints etc. No heart, just bondage and religious observation
                    of the day. Dr
                    teaches at ROA even though he was sick. LCM
                    didn't begin every night by teaching at he ROA. Dr weened
                    him with 2 nights of the ROA. Incident
                    of the Federal judge that took the class. Dr recommended
                    that he be put on mainstage at the ROA to speak to the
                    audience. Dr didn't think that he deserved to be put on
                    stage as he had little or no humility. But Dr felt that it
                    would be a major feather in the cap to have a man of such
                    stature in our ministry. Dr was always thinking of the
                    furtherance of the ministry and consequently the Word. Dr
                    was sensitive to the needs of the audience. Told LCM to go
                    out and add humor to the night. It was too stiff. LCM
                    asked Dr for permission to mention Dr's illness (his eye).
                    Dr said, "If it's on your heart to mention it, then go
                    ahead and mention it, it's honest". Dr
                    was very vulnerable regarding his eye and the fact that he
                    might have to be operated on. He never thought that he'd
                    ever have surgery in his whole life. "Yeah, But it's my
                    eye son!". "I've never had a headache in my whole
                    life, never taken an aspirin in my life and now all this
                    happens to me". What
                    went through Dr's mind was the standard in the old testament
                    that a priest would was maimed or deformed could no longer
                    offer sacrifice to God. Dr
                    launches " High Country Caravan" Therapeutic
                    videos.Location
                    - Campfire area of Way Woods. ( Perhaps one of the most
                    meaningful places on grounds where decisions have been made
                    for God)Jan
                    1984 period approx.High
                    Country Caravan, 13 productions. Dr put his whole heart into
                    them. All of Dr's heart, prowess, experience etc can be seen
                    in those productions. Sound
                    Out '84. - Grand Ole Opry. Branded, Joyful Noise. Etc.No
                    such thing as a casual walk through. Incident of rehearsal
                    for night at Grand Ole Opry. Every
                    statement that LCM made was at the apex of his knowledge in
                    that field when he was at Sound Out. That's not the place
                    you normally want to be at. You want to have far more
                    knowedge about your subject than you are presenting. Jesus
                    Christ ordained as High Priest on the mount of
                    transfiguration. No
                    man's vocabulary can match the vocabulary of God's Word. There
                    is a good side to ego. Use it to move God's Word. When
                    you are totally prepared, you can make it look impromptu! Region
                    meetings. Dr passes around his artificial eye for
                    examination. People can learn from it. Vision
                    building days. Coach Lamb ( Wrestling coach) - thinking of
                    retiring because he could no longer wrestle with his
                    students. Dr asked him " Why Quit, I'm still
                    teaching?" Dr
                    enjoyed listening to the younger men teach. Tony
                    Collins - New England Patriots - WOW pin. LCM was unsure as
                    to whether he should go to New England in advance of the ROA
                    to give him a WOW pin. All the local leadership were against
                    it. They thought that it ws being a "Respecter of
                    Persons". After talking it over with Dr. he decided to
                    do it as it would further the ministry. Don't
                    be ashamed to take advantage of the knowledge of an expert. Think
                    it through the best that you can. Have all the facts and
                    variables ready. If you are going to deal with a leader. If
                    asked, always tell a leader what you think. Don't fabricate
                    an answer to look good or to kep him happy. If you don't
                    know, Say So! If you do know, Say So! Where
                    ever you have a series of leaders that pass the buck up the
                    Way Tree, the Word won't move! So
                    much in leadership is being logical. Just get honest and
                    think! Learning
                    to take time off! Dr
                    spent time in Europe and was the most blessed he'd ever been
                    with Europe. Barb and Chris Geer. Dr.
                    Bullinger's niece was met. Lots of momentos. His ordination
                    hood given by the ArchBishop of Canterbury. Everyone had
                    forgoten Bullinger by now. Will people forget Dr Wierwille? When
                    you publish a photo of a leader never have a big grin on his
                    face. He'll look stupid in the photo. Incident of the Way
                    Mag cover. Take care of leadership. Show them in the best
                    possible light. Every job is a spiritual job. Picture
                    (painting) in Auditorium. The painter did for art what the
                    Way Corps do. Attention to detail.
 Acts 1:4 And, being assembled together with them, commanded
                    them that they should not depart from Jerusalem, but wait
                    for the promise of the Father, which, saith he, ye have
                    heard of me.
 
 Salt covenant? Between Jesus Christ and his Apostles.
 Location
                    - Way Woods CampfireTrustee
                    annual meeting. (Cabin had no electricity, no running
                    water). Located on an island one acre in size. It belonged
                    to the father of John Linder. A
                    teacher is always after any tool he can use to teach. Video
                    movie of the firts modern olympics in 1890. June
                    6th 1984 - 40 years since D Day - Normandy Beach. Verville,
                    France is on Omaha Beach in Normandy France. Dr read 5 books
                    while visiting the area. Dr was a prolific reader! June 6th
                    1984 they were at the trustee meeting on the island with the
                    fog rolling in. Dr shared with them about D Day. The mood
                    was set! LCM remembers that it was an electrifying time. Devil
                    spirits worked on both sides during the war. Churchill and
                    Roosvelt sold out to Stalin. "Tesla"
                    from Yugoslavia. Original inventor of radios (not Marconi),
                    also did most of the original work on computers and robots,
                    and the inventor of AC current. He had incredible
                    idiosyncrasies and extreme behaviour. Dr
                    complimented LCM "What you are doing with the spirit
                    realm is documenting it right out of the Word!" University
                    of Life - Dr was concerned that if they had too many classes
                    they would lose the accuracy of the Word. He had Walter
                    Cummings re-teach the Corinthians Class. Teach and re-teach
                    so that no error made it into publishing. There's
                    no way to beat youth except to get older - context of
                    teachers with University of Life. Dr
                    made a statement that he didn't believe that there was a man
                    alive in the Way Ministry that was capable of handling the
                    Book of Revelation. Prophecy doesn't come clear until the
                    time of it's unveiling - Dr W. Dr
                    told LCM that he believed that LCM had the finest knowledge
                    of the spirit realm that anyone else on the face of the
                    Earth. Dr
                    also said of LCM that one of the points that always stuck
                    out in his mind regarding LCM was that LCM never forgot who
                    taught him the Word. Dr
                    said of Donna, "You married yourself a hell of a woman!
                    Her heart perception with people is second to none" We
                    have perhaps more knowledge of the spirit field than even
                    the Apostle Paul had. We have the full benefits of the
                    Epistles etc. Pentecost
                    - June 10th. They arrive home from Trustee meeting and do a
                    10:30 am fellowship. Teaching
                    gets in your blood. You use any illustrations that you can
                    use. Eg - Logs on a fire need to stay together if they are
                    going to stay hot. People need to work together and work
                    things out. Not against each other. The
                    four Fathers of a believer. God, Abraham, Earthly father,
                    Father in the Word. > LCM taught this for Fathers Day. Dr
                    complimented him for his ability to tie things together into
                    the Word and the day that was being celebrated. Family
                    motorcycle tour. 5000 miles Dr & Mrs. Dr was by now
                    feeling good health wise.The
                    set is too hard. Put more foliage into it. Make it tender so
                    that people can see your heart and tenderness and love.
                    That's CP1! Corps
                    fellowship - 3000 present. Class taught by LCM.Dr
                    used to say that the worst thing you can do to him after he
                    teaches is come up to him and ask a bible question. You
                    don't have great perception if you're caustic and critical
                    and always looking for errors. You have got to act with
                    love. In
                    terms of teaching the Word - God will work in you as you
                    prepare. Usually when other scriptures come to mind while
                    you are teaching, they won't help you at all. It's normally
                    your mind flipping. A
                    corps woman died during Corps fellowship in a very devilish
                    circumstance. Dr had to handle the announcement of it in a
                    very delicate way to protect the hearts of those involved.
                    Dr and LCm say that the samll child needed a mother and so
                    made plans for someone to adopt the child. he wanted it set
                    up so that the child could be returned to the father in a
                    few years and he wanted the heart of the mother protected so
                    that her heart would not be hurt. Dr
                    always complimented LCm when he did a good job. "Nobody
                    ever gets enough love!" - DR W. Dr
                    speeds up plans for the WOW auditorium. Athletes is moved up
                    in timetable. LCM is happy beacuse he feels that it will
                    probably head off the adversary who is planning on attacking
                    it. Dr
                    stated to the clergy meeting that he, Dr, would have to go
                    back through the notes from LCM's teaching on spirits and
                    spirit field and really work the notes. LCM had really
                    stirred up his mind on the matter. Dr
                    was thinking of down the road for the auditorium. The
                    quality of the productions etc. Can you maintain it over
                    time? At
                    the ROA, Dr and Mrs. W study a small scale model of the new
                    Founders Hall project. Location
                    - Campfire (Way Woods)Dr
                    never checked out because he was retired. Incident of Way
                    Corps going home after Corps week but prior to the ROA. Dr
                    heard about it and reprooved everyone in the corps household
                    for the problem. For not helping to put it on. He reminded
                    everyone of the committments that they had made regarding a
                    life time of Christian service. Every corps person needs to
                    plan ahead one year or more so that they can be a part of
                    these events. They need to be able to be a part of ROA and
                    corps fellowship. Protocol
                    has heart in it. Incident of Mrs. W. making an apple pie to
                    celebrate LCM and Donna moving into the Chalet. Dr
                    planned live class at Gunnison. Dr
                    always planned the physical and the admiistrative first.
                    Then once that was out of the way he could get into the
                    teaching side of things. Oxygen needed to be pumped into the
                    desk area to adequately supply the teacher. Dr
                    had many dreas for Gunnison. Gondola to top of mountain.
                    Riverside restaurant, private homes, recreation area.
                    Utilize what you have! Think
                    through the slamon run at Gunnison. Each person had a
                    license to catch twenty per day. Get all the corps and staff
                    involved and catch all day long. Hundreds and thousands. All
                    the staff and Corps at different campuses would benefit. The
                    world teaches that you always need to own things and be in
                    debt. Dr had once said to LCM. :These woods are beautiful.
                    You couldn't enjoy him more if you knew him. Work
                    coordinators should have the day all planned out before the
                    crew arrives. That way there's no hanging around. People
                    should actually be working by 8 and not 8:30am! Dr
                    asked LCM had he ever thought about putting together a book
                    of great one liners that he (Dr) had used over the years. If
                    you are hurt by something, you have to get it off your
                    chest. Incident of Dr being hurt by the attitudes of the
                    community at Emporia and their dislike of the ministry. You
                    move the Word by speaking the Word. rying doesn't grt you
                    anywhere. Dr
                    had a vision of a healing arts center in California. Dedication
                    of Dental services at Emporia.
 1
                    Cor 4:15 For though ye have ten thousand instructors in
                    Christ, yet have ye not many fathers: for in Christ Jesus I
                    have begotten you through the gospel. 1
                    Cor 4:16 Wherefore I beseech you, be ye followers of me. 1
                    Cor 4:17 For this cause have I sent unto you Timotheus, who
                    is my beloved son, and faithful in the Lord, who shall bring
                    you into remembrance of my ways which be in Christ, as I
                    teach every where in every church.
 Timothy will bring you into rmemberance of my ways.Some body
                    has to bring to remembrance the life of a man of God!
                    Someone who is faithful in the Lord.
 LCM-
                    If my life can have a fraction of the meaning to someone
                    else, as his was to mine, it will have been worth it. |