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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MARCH 5, 1982
UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING
Mail Count Up 54% Over Last Year
Mail response continues to increase rapidly as 1982 moves along.
to-date increase stands at 54%!
Already 640,693 letters
received, compared with 416,2l'sat this time last year.
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The year
have been
The response to the winter semiannual letter has been an important factor
in this increase. White mail, PLAIN TRUTH literature request cards, news
stand subscription cards and renewals also have contributed to the large
increase.
Mail Processing employees are working many overtime hours each week in an
effort to keep current with the mail. The harvest truly is plenteous (Matt.
9:37) and it seems the laborers even in Mail Processing are few!
Enthusiasm and Good Response to The WORLD TOMORROW Program Continues
Another impressive response resulted from the telecast "Solution to World
Problems" aired February 27th and 28th. A total of 6,440 phone calls came
in for tt.e weekend. When compared to the weekend average just one year ago,
this is a 925% increase!
Our WATS line operators are making special note of spontaneous comments
made by callers as they request literature. Following are only a few of the
unsolicited comments received:
Tremendous! I've never seen a man outline exactly what the Bible
says. Excellent.
He fills a need in my life.... I appreciate the message that
Christ will rule.
I tape it [the broadcast] everyday and analyze it•••and it seems
he's the only one who's preaching Christianity, not "churchian
ity." If I'm being deceived this time he's doing a real good job
--because I can't find a thing wrong with it. I
I
ve
been
hurt
before, but this time I believe he's really preaching the Gospel.
Mr. Armstrong is the first man I've ever been able to understand
when it comes to the Bible!
Everyone keeps telling us, "You just have to watch this man
Herbert Armstrong!
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We just happened to turn on the TV this
morning and there he was!
He never asks for money.... He explains it like nobody else does.