UPDATE FROM MAIL PROCESSING
Excellent Response to The BIBLE STORY Offer
Over 17,000 co-workers requested volumes I and II of The BIBLE STORY, which Mr. Armstrong offered in his June co-worker letter. This was one of the highest responses from co-workers in the past eight years.
Many are now writing to tell us how much they are enjoying The BIBLE STORY. They especially appreciate its easy-to-understand style and attractive illustrations. Several heartily agreed that the books are not just for children. Following are some general comments about The BIBLE STORY:
I just want you to know how much my 12-year-old granddaughter and I are enjoying The BIBLE STORY. We read it every night and just can't put it down! It is wonderful.
H.I. (Red Level, AL)Thank you for The BIBLE STORY volumes. They have just arrived and are truly beautiful! Most amazing are the many fine drawings. I think the books would be big sellers if they were in bookstores.
P.G. (Trenton, NJ)This past week I received The BIBLE STORY. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Although I am far from being a child, I have longed for material from the Old Testament in a continuous and simple form.
Mrs. D.M. (Wayne, PA)I am very pleased to own the new BIBLE STORY books. We read from them every night. It's a great idea for children! Thank you.
W.W. (Cornelia, GA)
More All-time Records
Several more all-time records were set recently as God's Church continues to experience tremendous growth this year:
β’ Mail received in the United States topped three million pieces on August 17. This is the earliest date, by more than two months, to reach this mark. Total mail anticipated for 1984 is 4.5 to 5 million pieces.
β’ Publications mailed out in the U.S. through July totaled 45 million, including 8.8 million in June. The total figure includes 31.6 million PLAIN TRUTH magazines, 3.1 million booklets and 4 million letters from Mr. Armstrong. New records have been set in all these categories.
β’ More than 150,000 U.S. subscribers have enrolled in the Bible correspondence course, the most ever in a seven-month period. By year's end, we estimate that well over 200 ,000 new students will have enrolled.
Telecast and Publications Promoted by Others
One of the ways people become introduced to God's Church is often through personal contact with others. Our viewers and subscribers frequently share their enthusiasm for the TV program and our literature with family, friends and associates. Following are a few examples:
Words cannot be given to tell you how much The PLAIN TRUTH has enlightened our family.... Our children who are now adult enjoy and discuss the articles. We have learned to get our Bibles, look up and discuss things. We don't always agree with each other or with you, but we're reading.
Our 14-year-old son looks forward to the youth magazine. He takes it to Sunday school and shares it. You are making God's Word more exciting and alive than all the years we've gone to church. We're still going, but with a new awareness.
Mrs. J.B. (Stockton, IL)My fellow workers talk a lot about Mr. Armstrong. They like him and have found out, by referring to the Bible, that he always speaks the truth.
R.Z. (Lawrence, MA)I enjoy your program when I am able to see it. A little Christian lady 99 years young in a nursing home where I work is always telling me about you and how she enjoys your program.
H.M. (Payson, IL)I'm 15 years old and watch your program. I personally like your method of preaching about the Kingdom of God and how you explain the events that were prophesied and are soon coming. My friends and I talk about the Bible and your program as often as we can. My uncle likes your program too, so I told him to subscribe to your magazine,
P.N. (Lynwood, CA)Your magazine is so wonderful to read and so true, I let my pastor read most of the magazines and booklets.
Mrs. V.E. (Scottsville, VA)I saw your telecast today and would like very much for you to send me The PLAIN TRUTH every month. When I was a child, my father used to tell us about you, but I was never serious. Now I am 24 years old and ready to listen.
R.R. (Killeen, TX)I am very pleased to read your literature and magazines; they give me peace of mind, I also read them to my two daughters, ages 5 and 10 years. I also told my friends and relatives, so they asked me to subscribe for them and I did — I hope you don't mind. They borrow my booklets and they feel the same way I did when I read them.
A.L. (New York, NY)
— Richard Rice, Mail Processing Center
