Malc

My little branch in Scotland had 300-350 members on the records, a weekly attendance of about 20-25 (mostly the same people each week) and more than 100 inactive "Prospective Elders" - males over 18 and not ordained. Because people in Scotland in the 60s & 70s often lived their lives close to where they were born, it was fairly easy to locate many of the inactive members. However, a lot of them were not happy to be "found", and a good number of the found ones denied ever having been members of the church.

Thanks, Calm. You know that I'm a non-believer - I'm sure nobody here thinks otherwise - but if it is of interest to you I'd be happy to send you the text of my PB.

I know I'm more than a little late replying, but this analogy makes me think of my Patriarchal Blessing - it says (paraphrasing) that I should be up there in the mountains helping people.