Happy Hogmanay, y'all:
Bro. Couch gave the 'bethelite' talk at an assembly in Woodburn, OR in the late 80's just as we were coming back "in" from our backsliding of 1985-88. He kept using the word 'blessed' like most would say 'darn'. I kept that memory for the times when I used euphemistic cusses, like 'bleeding' (my Cockney heritage), in case the thought police (aka elders) called me on it.
Well, I suppose he was an odd duck, but I liked him, as he wasn't perfect.
10 years out this year, and all is really well, and much much better than staying "in"!!
Keep on leaving y'all,
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