Weekly Update Library

December 19, 2001

Greetings Everyone: I am sure you are all experiencing crowded conditions on highways and at shopping centers as we are in San Diego. There is an air of general excitement and exhilaration in the public, just as we in the Church experience each year leading up to the Feast of Tabernacles. Holidays…

December 13, 2001

Greetings Everyone: The work continues to move forward according to reports from the field and here in San Diego. Historically the period from Thanksgiving to New Year is hectic here in America. I do not have a personal experience as to how the shoppers are visiting the Malls in America, but the…

December 05, 2001

Greetings Everyone: I had a profitable visit last weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Frank and their daughter Annette in Fredericksburg, Virginia. On the Sabbath, I also visited the brethren in Jessup, Maryland, in a combined service with Winchester, Virginia. Mr. Gerald Dulaney and his wife and many…

November 28, 2001

Greetings Everyone: I am trying to catch up on those things that must be done before leaving the office tonight, because I will leave early tomorrow for Richmond, Virginia to spend the weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Ken Frank and Sabbath services in Jessup, Maryland, with brethren joining from…

November 21, 2001

Greetings Everyone: Here in the United States we celebrate Thanksgiving Day this Thursday. Mr. Meredith is hosting his family and friends at his home—I think he told me that there will be 22 at his house! Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ames will be a part of the group at Mr. Meredith's, and Mr. and Mrs.…

November 15, 2001

Greetings Everyone: I apologize to those of you who could not "open" the Update last week, for whatever reason. Because of the Council of Elders meetings last week (Monday through Thursday) and a meeting Thursday evening of the Regional Pastors who were able to remain over, I was unable to draft…

November 08, 2001

Greetings Everyone: I hope all is going well where you are. We just ended four full days of meetings of the Council of Elders this week. Thank you for your prayers and support of the Church leadership, brethren. The unanimous consensus of the Council members is that there was a spirit of complete…

November 01, 2001

Greetings Everyone: My wife and I arrived home last night from a very profitable visit to Montana. Thank you to those who pray for our safe travel—we truly need your prayers on the road. The brethren in Montana continue to hold fast to the truths we have been taught. They are also are growing…

October 25, 2001

Greetings everyone: In his Update last week, Mr. Carl McNair wrote that we had a great Feast of Tabernacles everywhere. Since that report, we have received many more letters and phone calls from our brethren expressing their appreciation and enthusiasm for what we now can call the most harmonious…

October 18, 2001

Greetings everyone: We had a great Feast of Tabernacles! Every report I have received thus far has been very good—with very few physical or spiritual problems. The Jamaica site was threatened by hurricanes, but God answered our prayers and protected the Feast site. We also had His protection in…

September 20, 2001

Greetings everyone, As we mentioned in a special e-mail sent on Monday (September 17), Mr. Meredith recorded earlier that day another audio commentary, discussing the spiritual principles that can help Christians make sense of the horrific terrorist attacks that occurred last week. You can listen…

September 13, 2001

Greetings everyone: "The world has been shocked and horrified by Tuesday's terrorist attack against the United States," wrote Mr. Ames in his message addressed to LCG Correspondence Department, informing everyone that Mr. Meredith made an immediate and specially recorded commentary on the Web,…