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own free will and decision on a
newsstand, it would only be con–
sidered cheap and of no value. But
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wanted to make this the MOST
VALUABLE magazi ne of all-the
mos t valuable and helpful to those
who read it.
Also
1
knew it must not be com–
mercialized for profit or prívate
gain. Therefore, although
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had sold
countless pages of magazine adver–
tising in my career,
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felt
The Plain
Truth
must not be commercialized
by selling advertising.
1
had learned J esus spoke truth
when he said,
" It
is more blessed to
give than to receive." T his world's
way of life is "GET"- and God's
way is "crve."
1
began to live the
way of " GivE" in my own life. And
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found others saw the practicality
of that way too.
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started
The Plain
Truth
February
1, 1934,
with a cir-
Marriage
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young adulthood, they and their
friends will keep your home filled
with laughter a nd enthusiasm.
Through each other, your children
and their friends- and fi nally your
grandchildren-you build a circle
of friends, of warmth, of love and
of joy.
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f you have loved and taught and
tr a ined your c hildre n as you
should, they will provide a deep
sense of satisfaction, fulfillment
and even security as you get older.
For they will want to help you-as
you have helped them. Al! of this
makes the idea of having a com–
plete fami ly another wonderful and
worthy
goal
toward which your
marriage can point.
boild together the home
and learn the give way as a
family onit
Does all this sound old–
fashioned? Like something
from the distant past?
lt
is!
Yet it is also the wave of the
future and an ideal the enti re world
August 1982
culation of about 350 . 1 found that
sorne of the readers wanted to fol–
low the principie of "GIVE" and
sent in unsolicited contributions to
share with me in GIVING
The Plain
Truth.
I
had started broadcasting
this same TRUTH, and
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offered a
free subscription to
The Plain
Truth.
But
1
did not request contri–
butions or fi nancia! support over
the air.
Th is operation has always been
one of "crve"- not of "GET." The
God whose TRUTHwe give and share
with mi ll ions has blessed this Work
and it has grown remarkably. Today
The Plain Truth
is one of the lead–
ing mass-circulation magazines on
earth-circulat ion now passing
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million copies per month in six lan–
guages over all inhabited continents.
l t is supported by the tithes and free–
will cont r ibutions of those who
voluntar ily, without solicitation or
request, have become co-workers
with us in this Work of "crve."
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A happy home provides a place
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My own mother carne from such
a family-seven daughters and one
son. As a boy,
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visi ted the big
frame house where my mother and
her brother and sisters had grown
up. Over the years, it became
obvious to me that they had gone
through a lot of joys and trials
together that had built a deep and
wonderfu l bond of commitment.
Ruby, the eldest, had sacrificed
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They had a family
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talk these goals over with you r
betrothed or with your mate.
Goal-setting in your mar r iage
and working
U)gether
to reach
those goals can add a depth a nd
meaning to your mar riage that
many do not have.
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