I grew up in the 2x2 church.

My mother professed, but my dad did not go to meetings.

He never went.

Bradley, Oklahoma Worker Picture

I suppose growing up in a half-professing home gave me more freedoms than others. Because my dad did not go, we did have a TV. It was discouraged, but we were allowed to date outsiders and play sports. I was aware of what the workers thought. I think my mother was embarrassed at times about us. I believe she thought she was letting the workers down by giving us such freedoms.

I was brought up in a professing Ontario home by very Godly parents.

At age 10, God dealt with my heart. I was afraid to die without yielding to God.

I made a profession at that time, understanding very little but at least it sheltered me from a lot of evil during my teen years.

At age 12, I was baptized at Salmon Arm convention. At 18, I graduated as an elementary school teacher. I was married at age 20 and God blessed us with 3 precious girls. I thought we had a very happy marriage. But at age 33, my husband ran off with a 17 year-old babysitter. I was devastated. I could not teach for one year.

I was on the verge of a nervous breakdown. 

1 Corinthians 12:12 , 21 , 27

Greetings to All,

It has taken some time to reach the stage where you feel free to talk about your experiences and life in the "way". So many of us are now at different stages and still wrestling with the past and it takes some time as 42 years of one's life cannot just be forgotten in six months.

The "truth" came into our family in 1917 with my Dad, his Mother and brother professing. I was therefore born and raised in the "truth" and professed when I was 12 (1956).

Some years later I questioned my Dad about the beginning of the "truth" and he told me about William Irvine, that he had had a revelation from God and this Way was revealed to him. He also explained that prior to this it had been hidden through the "dark ages" and we were very privileged to have it revealed in our lifetime. I have accepted this although it had never been discussed or been an issue.

As a result of circumstances, I became divorced in 1979 and my two children stayed with me and we continued to go to meetings. Although we never had a meeting in our home, I did have the responsibility of leading the Wednesday evening bible study for a number of years. In 1980 I met someone who had great concern for her salvation and after many discussions she attended Gospel meetings with me. She later professed and was baptized in 1983. Our friendship then continued. She was also divorced and our affection for each other grew so we decided to marry in 1985. Her two children and mine became one happy family.

We were visited by two of the local workers with instructions from the head worker of South Africa and immediately stopped from attending all meetings.

(Transcript of sermon by Scott Parish, January 16, 2009 Transcribed by Lloyd Fortt, February 15, 2009.)

Scott Parish

LISTEN and READ the testimony of an Ex-2x2, Scott Parish,

and his explanation of the essence and purpose of the true Gospel: 

Repentance from sin and faith in Jesus Christ rather than a method and a ministry.

(Posted on the Two-by-Two List by Tom Schroeder on November 1, 2003)
 

(Click "HERE " to read Fern Strouse's Handwritten Letter)

(See typewritten letter below)

Hello:

I. too. want to welcome the new people that have posted on this list lately, and the list has become very interesting again this past week, and it seemed G_ _ _ asking questions about the faith she is in and B_ _ _ W_ _ _ _ _ _ _'s response to her about the same faith that he is in that has been named "the truth" for many years, will give her some things to ponder over.

Mass Confusion—Part 1

There is not only going to be a lot of mass confusion, at the Pearly Gates,

someday, but I am fairly certain it is going on right now.

OUR FREEDOM IN CHRIST