Dear
>Friend,
Thank
>you for taking the time to explore the Community of
>Christ. This community of faith-seeking disciples has
>had a significant impact on my life as a child,
>teenager, young adult, and now as its
>leader.
I
>remember my experience as a child growing up in
>Ontario, Canada, and feeling a true sense of belonging
>within the small congregation where I attended
>church. I felt valued and loved by the people there
>and I even felt that there were important things for
>me to do. I was needed by the community. It is hard
>to overstate how important that nurture was as I
>grew.
The story
>of this church began with a teenager seeking to
>understand what God wanted him to do with his life. I
>believe that search for meaning and hope is central
>to every person's life journey. It is for our faith
>community and for me personally. I have found my life
>enriched by my association with other
>"seekers" as I have ministered around the
>world.
In those
>travels I have met people in many places, from rural
>villages in Africa to teeming cities in the Orient,
>and I see in them the same desire to have a sense of
>belonging to a community of meaning and purpose. I
>am assured that the very things I sought as a child
>are vital to the well-being of people in every
>culture and of every age. That is why I believe that
>God calls us to create community, that we might seek
>truth in companionship with others and together find
>ways to support one another and serve those in
>need.
As you
>continue your personal search for purpose and for a
>group of people who will care for and support you, we
>invite you to get to know us. The person giving you
>this booklet, as well as the staff of our world
>headquarters, will be most happy to provide whatever
>assistance might be helpful.
>color="#003399">May God's blessings be with you as you
>continue your search for meaning and for a community
>in which to engage in that process of
>discovery.
>color="#003399">W. Grant McMurray
>President of the
>Church
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