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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, JANUARY 15, 1982
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briskly walked onto the stage and delivered a very powerful message leaving
no doubt that a voice is crying aloud within the Church as well as to the
world. He continued on with the theme of the two trees showing man's limi
tation to knowledge of things, and the need for the spiritual knowledge of
dealing with people and with God.
Mr. Armstrong, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Ellis LaRavia, Mr. Fred Stevens,
and his G-II crew departed Burbank Airport at 7:45 a.m. Thursday morning. A
stop in Tucson allowed the group to take care of some business before going
on to New York City. There it was necessary to purchase some Steuben crys
tal for presentation to heads of state during the upcoming trip to the
Orient.
Friday morning found the group in the Steuben showroom. Mr. Armstrong
wanted to obtain more of the "Pillar of Griffin" pieces which he had pre
viously given to many government heads he had met. Unfortunately this
piece was discontinued, so he had to make other selections. Since Steuben
keeps a list of various pieces already given to heads of state by others,
Mr. Armstrong was able to pick up suitable pieces which he individually
selected for the heads of state he will be meeting in Hong Kong, Thailand,
the Philippines and Japan during his January/February trip.
On Friday afternoon, Mr. Armstrong returned to his typewriter to update the
BIBLE STORY for republication. The first edition contained very little
about the Tree of Life. Mr. Armstrong is adding a section to explain this
all-important spiritual knowledge God has revealed to him since the BIBLE
STORY was written.
While Mr. Armstrong was busy at the keyboard, Mr. LaRavia and Mr. Stevens
met with Mr. Lew Gillenson to gather some necessary information about Quest
and Everest House. Final disposition of both should occur in the near
future.
Sabbath morning found Mr. Armstrong's party in the air headed for Washing
ton, D.C., where Mr. Armstrong gave spiritual guidance and encouragement to
the members in attendance. Although a bit tiring, the three-day trip was
very successful in all regards, culminating with the very positive Church
and ministers' meeting in Washington, D.C.
Ambassador Auditorium Groundbreaking commemorated
An all-employee meeting including college students was called Thursday,
January 14th, to observe the tenth anniversary of groundbreaking ceremonies
for Ambassador Auditorium. After opening remarks by House Manager Ellis
LaRavia, a 20-minute film on the construction of this magnificent structure
was shown.
Three representatives of the architectural firm responsible for designing
the building were present. After the film, Mr. Stanley Smith, in charge of
the project at the time and now senior officer of Daniel, Mann, Johnson and
Mendenhall (DMJM), took a few minutes to reminisce about his and the compa
ny's role in bringing this beautiful edifice into existence. Then Mr. Arm
strong spoke for nearly 30 minutes.
Mr. Armstrong talked about how the idea of a house for God came to him in
the late fifties. By 1959 he saw the need for the college to have an