How To Stay in the LDS Church After Losing Your Faith

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1. Slide 1: How to S ta y in th e LDS C h urc h Afte r a Ma jor Tria l of F a ith J o h n P . De h lin Oc to b e r 1 2 , 20 0 7
2. Slide 2: 3 Dis c la im e rs
3. Slide 3: S ta ying is not for e ve ryone E s pe c ia lly if yo u h a ve n o inte re s t in b e in g s o c ia l
4. Slide 4: I a m not a dvoc a ting dis ob e die nc e Th is is o rie nte d towa rds th o s e wh o n e e d ra dic a l s o lu tio n s to ke e p from le a ving th e c h u rc h c o m p le te ly
5. Slide 5: “I a m not a role m ode l”
6. Slide 6: My S tory
7. Slide 7: My S tory • 5th g e ne ra tion LDS • Mo rm on world vie w • Ve ry c ons e rva tive th e olog ic a l a nd doc trina l LDS e duc a tion • S e rve d m is s ion • Ma rrie d in te m ple • “Mora lly c le a n” • As pire d to h ig h le ve l c h urc h le a de rs h ip pos itions • C a lle d a s e a rly m orning s e m ina ry te a c h e r
8. Slide 8: In s p ite o f 3 2 ye a rs of c h urc h e d u c a tio n , d id n ’t e ve r le a rn a b o u t…. • “P e e p s tone in h a t” tre a s ure dig g ing a nd tra ns la tion of B ook of Morm on • C re dib ility is s ue s w/ th e 3 a nd 8 witne s s e s • Multiple 1s t vis ion s torie s , a nd th e c h a ng ing na rra tive of founding s torie s • B ook of Morm on h is toric ity is s ue s • B ook of Ab ra h a m pa pyri is s ue s • J os e ph S m ith h a ving 30+ wive s , 8+ of th e m m a rrie d to oth e r m e n a t th e tim e th e y we re s e a le d to J os e ph • P os t-Ma nife s to polyg a m y, a nd polyg a m y a s a re q uire m e nt for e xa lta tion • Th e de pth of th e Te m ple / s onry c onne c tions Ma • Th e b a s ic s of Mounta in Me a dows (th oug h lots a b out Ha un’s m ill) • Th e e xte nt of fe m a le pa rtic ipa tion in prie s th ood ordina nc e s • Th e e xtre m e ra c is t s ta te m e nts a nd oppos ition to c ivil rig h ts b y top c h urc h le a de rs • E tc ., e tc ., e tc .
9. Slide 9: I fe lt…. • De c e ive d • Dis a ppointe d • Ang ry • Like it wa s a ll a fra ud • Like I h a d a m ora l ob lig a tion to re s ig n
10. Slide 10: I q uic kly dis c ove re d th a t I wa s not a lone ….not b y a long s h ot
11. Slide 11: Three a week…… “De a r J o h n , F o r n ow I will le t yo u kn o w I a m a c tive b ut d is illu s io n e d s o m e wh a t. I u s e d to b e a h o b b y a p o lo g is t b ut c o uld no lo n g e r d e fe n d wh a t b e c a m e un -d e fe n d a b le . I a m c u rre n tly s e rvin g a s th e b is h o p of th e XXXXXX, XX wa rd a nd a m fo u r ye a rs a n d 9 m o nth s into th a t c a ll.”
12. Slide 12: “It wa s a b ou t two a n d a h a lf ye a rs a g o wh e n I c o n c lu d e d m u c h to m y d is m a y th a t th in g s re a lly we re n ot wh a t I h a d a lwa ys b e lie ve d I h a d a s tro n g a n d a b id in g te s tim o n y o f. It h a s b e e n ve ry d iffic u lt to c om e to th a t p oin t wh ile s e rvin g a s a b is h o p . B ut s till I m a inta in m y fa ith in G o d a n d C h ris t a n d m u c h o f wh a t I h a ve c o m e to lo ve fro m th e LDS C h u rc h .”
13. Slide 13: C om m on c a us e s of c ris is …. • Ne ve r re c e ive d a s a tis fa c tory witne s s • E m otion vs . s pirit • Ins pira tiona l non-Morm ons • Do ing th e num b e rs • LDS c h urc h h is tory • Th e m a rg ina liz e d • Ab us e d in s om e wa y • No t b e ing e difie d / b ore d • Ofte n oc c urs in th os e wh o c a re too m uc h , not too little .
14. Slide 14: Th e m os t c om m on ins tinc ts …
15. Slide 15: Try to ta lk to love d one s or trus te d le a de rs ….to little a va il
16. Slide 16: Try to dis c us s in S unda y S c h ool/ rie s th ood/ e lie f P R S oc ie ty
17. Slide 17: Is ola tion a nd De pre s s ion
18. Slide 18: “Mr. Dehlin, I came across your website by accident. But I have found something that I have been searching for, [for] a long time…”
19. Slide 19: “I have been VERY naive in my faith with what I have been taught. In the last year…I started to realize that my testimony, the testimony that I held to so very close to my soul, was being attacked by what looked and acted like truth [and] that contradicted what I was taught. I began to feel betrayed.”
20. Slide 20: “My immediate reaction was one of going to my close friends and family… all that did was make my relationships with them strain to a new high. I realized I was now on a island, all by myself, no one to talk to or pull from…”
21. Slide 21: “And then something happened just recently, the Stake President called me to the Stake High Council. … very reluctantly, I accepted the call. So here I am, as a member of a Stake High Council with SERIOUS issues…”
22. Slide 22: ” I have entered a very dark place. I refer to it as a dark place because what I believed was light, now seems dark.”
23. Slide 23: “Th e c h urc h is e ith e r e xa c tly wh a t it c la im s to b e , or th e b ig g e s t fra ud e ve r pe rpe tra te d upon m a nkind”
24. Slide 24: “I would th a t ye b e e ith e r h ot or c old. B ut if you a rt luke wa rm , th e n I will s pe w th e e out of m y m outh !”
25. Slide 25: C a n’t do h ot. C a n’t b e luke wa rm (no s pe wing , ple a s e ). Wh a t c a n I do?
26. Slide 26: Ina c tivity! (for s ome ) a n d for o th e rs …..
27. Slide 27: R e s ig na tion!!!!!! Th e “c ro s s th e R u b ic o n , b u rn th e b rid g e s , E xit Le tte r” a p pro a c h
28. Slide 29: B e a wa re of th e c os ts / ks of ris th is a pproa c h
29. Slide 30: P ote ntia l pra c tic a l downs ide s to public re s ig na tion • S ome wh a t s e lfis h / rc is s is tic -- your proble ms a re not na a lwa ys th e ir proble ms • S e e ms to le a d to a downwa rd s pira l of c ynic is m, bitte rne s s a nd ne g a tivity • Hig h ris k of a lie na tion from LDS fa mily, frie nds , a nd c ommunity • Ca n be h ig h ly dis ruptive to c h ildre n / ma rria g e s • Importa nt life de c is ions s h ould ra re ly be ma de from a pla c e of a ng e r a nd pure e motion • Would you s e ll a c a r or h ous e with out h a ving a re pla c e me nt pla n? • G ive s you little room (from a n e g o pe rs pe c tive ) to c h a ng e your mind la te r
30. Slide 31: John, ….We continue to attend a local neighborhood church, which is fine except for the times that I miss being a Mormon. Do you know what I mean? I sometimes wonder if I can ever shake it, or if I'm supposed to? It's in my blood, to a certain extent. I think it's an emotional reaction, but it is real and I have to work through it. I would love to know how you are hanging in with the church. Is it working? I try to envision it, and find that there is so much I wouldn't be able to do and say that my ward would want me to do and say..... I don't know how I would make it work when I can't tow the party line. But I love many things about Mormonism. This is my dilemma....
31. Slide 32: Ang e r is a c a nc e r
32. Slide 33: Avoid ne g a tive , c ritic a l, intole ra nt pe ople
33. Slide 34: E m b ra c e th is s ta g e . P re pa re yours e lf for de e pe r le ve ls of e nlig h te nm e nt, e m pa th y, unde rs ta nding .
34. Slide 35: I h a d to le t it g o Da vid Wilc o x
35. Slide 36: I wa tc h e d it s inking down Th e tre a s ure I’d a lm os t found is g one I h a d b e e n h olding on s o long I h a d to le t it g o
36. Slide 37: I wa g e re d m y h e a rt a nd s oul All of th a t we ig h t in g old a nd dre a m s Th e m a n th a t I th oug h t I s h ould b e I h a d to le t it g o
37. Slide 38: Hig h a b ove th e b roke n ope ning I s e e A lig h t of love is s poke n We lc om ing m e
38. Slide 39: Now th a t I re m e m b e r How th is love c a n b e F ull of m y s urre nde r E m ptying Into th e de e p b lue s ky
39. Slide 40: Wh e n it’s m y tim e to fly a wa y I c a n b e lie ve re lie ve th is we ig h t Now I c a n le t it g o Now I c a n le t it g o
40. Slide 41: All of th is love I’ve s a ve d I g e t to le t it g o.
41. Slide 42: E m b ra c e th is s ta g e . P re pa re yours e lf for de e pe r le ve ls of e nlig h te nm e nt, e m pa th y, unde rs ta nding .
42. Slide 43: Wh y S ta y?
43. Slide 44: P ra c tic a l R e a s ons to S ta y • R e inforc e m e nt of • B e s t th e re is ? s piritua lity • Muc h of th e • C ulture / ntity ide doc trine (“m y trib e ”) • Ma ke it b e tte r -- • C om m unity m uc h pa in to • F a m ily a s s ua g e • C h ildre n • A pla c e to s e rve , • C le a n living a nd b e s e rve d • Th e h ym ns • Unde nia b le g ood R OC K!!!!
44. Slide 45: B a by a nd ba th wa te r
45. Slide 46: Wh a t I’m not s a ying …. Th a t yo u c a n ’t fin d th is s tu ff o u ts id e th e c h u rc h , o r th a t Morm o n s h a ve a m o no p o ly o n a n y o f th is s tu ff
46. Slide 47: Wh a t I’m not s a ying …. No o n e s h o u ld le a ve , a nd a ll will find m is e ry
47. Slide 48: Wh a t I a m s a ying ….
48. Slide 49: R e pla c ing a ll th e s e th ing s is pe rh a ps pos s ib le , b ut in re a lity ve ry, ve ry h a rd Th e h ome s c h ooling a na log y
49. Slide 50: R e th ink th e role of re lig ion
50. Slide 51: “R e lig ion is a re a liz a tion -- not ta lk, not doc trine , nor th e orie s -- h owe ve r b e a utiful th e s e ma y b e . R e lig ion is b e ing a nd b e c oming , not h e a ring a nd a c knowle dg ing . It is not a n inte lle c tua l a s c e nt -- b ut th e tra ns forma tion of one ’s wh ole life .” S wa mi Vive ka nda nda
51. Slide 52: Wh ile re m a ining ope n to lite ra l truth s , don’t m inim iz e th e im porta nc e of m yth a nd m e ta ph or
52. Slide 53: “Myth is wh a t ne ve r wa s , b ut a lwa ys will b e .” J os e p h C a m p b e ll
53. Slide 54: Th e truth b e h ind th e “m yth s ” E ve n if you we re a 100% non-b e lie ve r, c on s ide r th e pra c tic a l va lue b e h ind m e s s a g e s like …. • Divine worth (c ivil rig h ts , re s pe c t, de c e nc y) • P ra ye r (m e dita tion) • F a ith (optim is m ) • B a ptis m (c o m m itm e nt) • R e pe n ta nc e (p os itive c h a ng e ) • R e ve la tion (b e ing “pre s e nt”) • S e rvic e (love ) • P rie s th ood powe r (na tura l la w) • Auth ority/ ie ra rc h y (orde r, le a de rs h ip) h
54. Slide 55: Th e truth b e h ind th e “m yth s ” • “Tra d itio n a l fa m ilie s ” (im p orta n t c o m p o n e n t o f s o c ie ty) – F a m ily Hom e E ve ning • G e n d e r-b a s e d ro le s (ord e r) • G e n e a lo g y (a p p re c ia tio n fo r h is to ry) • P e rs o na l p urity (c le a n livin g ) • S c rip tu re s tu d y (d e e p th o ug h t, m e dita tion ) • La y c le rg y (s e lf-g o ve rn a n c e ) • Tith ing (s a c rific e , c h a rity) • Ho m e te a c h in g
55. Slide 57: Th e truth b e h ind th e wa rning s a b out le a ving Ma n y d o find s a dn e s s , a lie n a tion , is o la tio n , re g re t, e tc . o n th e o th e r e nd
56. Slide 58: G o s lowly • Do n ’t b u rn b rid g e s • B e c a re fu l wh o yo u ta lk to • Do n ’t try to “s h oc k” o r “e n lig h te n ” p e o p le • Wh e re will g o yo u ? Is a n o th e r c h urc h , or n o c h u rc h re a lly th e s o lu tion ? • Ma n y re g re t h a vin g le ft, o r u ltim a te ly c o m e ba ck
57. Slide 59: Ac c e pting Im pe rfe c tion • Y ou • Y our s pous e • Y our fa m ily • Y our e m ploye r • Y our c ountry • Th e world “Is it a Morm on prob le m , or a h um a n prob le m ? ”
58. Slide 60: Adjus t your e xpe c ta tions • Th e C h u rc h • C h u rc h le a d e rs h ip • Me m b e rs • Wa rd e xp e rie n c e • His to ry
59. Slide 61: Unplug from c a ring a b out wh a t oth e rs th ink of you re lig ious ly
60. Slide 62: P h ys ic ia n…h e a l th ys e lf. Wh a te ve r we a kne s s or a n g e r yo u re ta in , will o n ly fo llo w yo u
61. Slide 63: On b e ing a “B uffe t Morm on” • E ve ryon e fa lls s h o rt. E ve ryo ne . • Ins te a d o f g e tting d e pre s s e d , e m b ra c e th is n otio n . • I’m NOT e n c o ura g in g th is a pp ro a c h . • Ho we ve r, if p u s h c o m e s to s h ove ….
62. Slide 64: Te m ple R e c om m e nd • Ne ve r lie or de c e ive • Th e re will a lwa ys b e s om e dis c onne c t b e twe e n wh a t th e q ue s tione r a nd th e a ns we re r m e a n • Unde rs ta nding th e s e tup: – Inte ntiona lly va g ue que s tions – No a dditiona l que s tions a llowe d – You a re th e judg e – Nobody’s pe rfe c t – R e s ults m a y va ry de pe nding on th e le a de r
63. Slide 65: De a ling with th e m a in q ue s tions • G od • J e s us • R e s to ra tio n • G ord o n B . Hin c kle y a s p rop h e t • Affilia tio n with a n ti-Mo rm on g ro u p s • Wo rd o f wis d o m • Tith ing
64. Slide 66: R a is ing C h ildre n • B e s pe c ific a b out wh y you g o • De -prog ra m a s ne c e s s a ry (b ut c ons truc tive ly) – Ve ng e ful G od – “On e true ne s s ” – Infa llib ility of le a de rs – “B e tte r th a n non-LDS ” – B ig ote d G o d • Conne c tions be twe e n ra c e a nd c urs ing s , h omos e xua lity – S c ie nc e a nd re lig ion • F oc us on th e pos itive
65. Slide 67: It’s a ll a b out th e pe ople “o n e o n e on e ” re la tio n s h ip s
66. Slide 68: F oc us on th e “a ve ra g e ” m e m b e r, not th e m os t voc a l
67. Slide 69: S e e k out like -m inde d folk In a c tive s , Qu ie t
68. Slide 70: S om e tim e s it’s th e c ulture , not th e le a de rs h ip • 5 ,0 0 0 ,00 0 a c tive m e m b e rs • Inte rn a tio n a l c h u rc h , m u lti-la ng u a g e • Ha rd to s te e r a ve ry la rg e s h ip • F o c u s o n th e s e ns ib le , re a s o n a b le folks • Ig n o re th e m o re vo c a l, d o g m a tic on e s • B e tte r ye t, le a rn to lo ve th e m
69. Slide 71: Alwa ys prote c t yours e lf a nd your love d one s (No t ju s t a c h urc h th in g )
70. Slide 72: S upple m e nt for s piritua lity • G oo d b o o ks • Na tu re • F a m ily tim e • Me a n in g fu l frie n d s • E xe rc is e • S m a ll g rou p s
71. Slide 73: A pla c e to s e rve , not to b e s e rve d
72. Slide 74: C om m on C ourte s y, G ood Ma nne rs “Tre a t de vo ut LDS m e m b e rs a t le a s t a s c o u rte o u s ly a s yo u wo u ld m e m b e rs o f o th e r fa ith s ”
73. Slide 75: Unde rs ta nding th e “One True C h urc h ” P os ition • S uc c e s s fu l, g ro win g c h u rc h e s m a ke a b s o lu te truth c la im s • Th e b re th re n s in c e re ly b e lie ve th is • F o llo w th e R e org a n iz e d LDS C h u rc h ’s m o d e l? • Le a rn to m o ve pa s t th e b in a ry wo rld vie w. Th is is d a n g e ro u s in o r o ut o f th e c h u rc h .
74. Slide 76: S e e k to unde rs ta nd Wh y a re p e o ple a c tin g th e wa y th e y a re a c tin g ?
75. Slide 77: Unde rs ta nding th e B re th re n’s dile m m a • R a is e d d e vou t • Mis s io n , e a rly m a rria g e , work • Little tim e to d ig de e p • S in c e re ly b e lie ve • P a s t a tte m p ts a t o pe n n e s s b a c kfire d • Un d e rm in in g th e ir own a u th o rity • Ma n a g in g for th e m a n y, no t th e fe w
76. Slide 78: Unde rs ta nding th e root c a us e s of orth odoxy in fa m ily/ nds frie • Fear • De a th o f fa m ily • De p re s s io n • Add ic tio n • Divo rc e Th e S a n ta C la u s a n a lo g y
77. Slide 79: J a m e s F owle r’s S ta g e s of F a ith • S ta g e 3: E ve ryth ing in th e world m a ke s s e n s e . All th e pie c e s fit. Y ou, or s om e one in your fa ith c om m unity, knows a ll th e a ns we rs . Y our th inking c om e s from tru s te d a uth ority fig ure s . • S ta g e 4: Life e xpe rie n c e s c a us e you to a c kno wle d g e o th e r pe rs pe c tive s a s g ood a nd va lid. Ma yb e m ine is one a m ong oth e rs . Y ou b e g in to pull a pa rt your b e lie fs (th e fis h ), a nd to ta ke re s pons ib ility for th e form a tion of your own world vie w. C a n le a d to a ng e r, b itte rne s s a nd re s e ntm e n t in m ore c ons e rva tive tra ditions . Da ng e r is fa lin g a b it too in love w/ your own pos itions .
78. Slide 80: F owle r’s S ta g e s of F a ith • S ta g e 5 (o ur g oa l): F in din g m o re d e p th a nd m e a n in g in th e u n ive rs e b e yo n d ra tio na lis m / um a n is m . R e -im m e rs io n in h a nd find in g va lue in m yth , tra d itio n , im p e rfe c tio n . F ind in g n e w d e p th s o f m e a nin g th ro u g h e m b ra c in g pa ra d ox • (lig h t is b o th wa ve a n d p a rtic le ). Tra n s c e n d e nc e .
79. Slide 88: “Wh y th e c h urc h is a s true a s th e g os pe l” E u g e ne E ng la n d
80. Slide 89: Holy Now b y P e te r Ma ye r
81. Slide 90: Ho ly No w, b y P e te r Ma ye r Wh e n I wa s a b o y, e a c h we e k On S un d a y, we wo u ld g o to c h u rc h An d p a y a tte n tio n to th e p rie s t As h e wo uld re a d th e Holy Wo rd . An d c on s e c ra te th e h oly b re a d An d e ve ryo ne wou ld kn e e l a n d b o w To d a y th e on ly diffe re n c e is E ve ryth in g is h o ly n ow. E ve ryth in g , e ve ryth in g , E ve ryth in g is h o ly n ow . . .
82. Slide 91: Holy Now Wh e n I wa s in S u n da y S c h o o l We wo u ld le a rn a b o ut th e tim e Mo s e s s p lit th e s e a in two J e s u s m a d e th e wa te r wine And I re m e m b e r fe e lin g s a d th a t m ira c le s d on ’t h a p p e n s till B ut n ow I c a n ’t ke e p tra c k ’C a u s e e ve ryth ing ’s a m ira c le E ve ryth in g , e ve ryth in g E ve ryth in g ’s a m ira c le . . .
83. Slide 92: Holy Now Wine from wa te r is not s o s m a ll, b ut a n e ve n b e tte r m a g ic tric k is th a t a nyth ing is h e re a t a ll. S o, th e c h a lle ng ing th ing b e c om e s not to look for m ira c le s , b ut finding wh e re th e re is n’t one .
84. Slide 93: Holy Now Wh e n h o ly wa te r wa s ra re a t b e s t I b a re ly we t m y fing e r tip s . Now I h a ve to h old m y b re a th ’c a u s e I’m s wim m in g in a s e a o f it. It us e d to b e a world h a lf th e re h e a ve n ’s s e c on d ra te h a n d m e d own b u t I’m wa lkin g with a re ve re n t a ir ’c a u s e e ve ryth in g ’s h o ly n o w.
85. Slide 94: Holy Now R e a d a q u e s tio n ing c h ild ’s fa c e , to s a y it’s n o t a te s ta m e n t, th a t’d b e ve ry h a rd to s a y. S e e a n oth e r n e w m o rn in g c o m e , s a y it’s n o t a s a c ra m e n t, I te ll yo u th a t it c a n’t be d o ne .
86. Slide 95: Holy Now Th is m o rnin g o uts ide I s to o d I s a w a little re d -win g e d b ird S h in ing like a b u rn ing b us h S in g ing like a s c rip tu re ve rs e It m a d e m e wa n t to b o w m y h e a d I re m e m b e r wh e n c h u rc h le t o u t h ow th in g s h a ve c h a n g e d s in c e th e n , e ve ryth in g is h oly n o w.
87. Slide 96: Holy Now It us e d to b e a world h a lf th e re , h e a ve n’s s e c ond ra te h a nd m e down Now I wa lk it with a re ve re nt a ir ’c a us e e ve ryth ing ’s h oly now.
88. Slide 97: Ins pire d, a nd Ma yb e E ve n True • G od • J e s us • B oo k of Morm o n • J os e p h S m ith • P re s ide n t Hin c kle y • Th e C h u rc h This is what “faith” and “the Holy Ghost” are really all about
89. Slide 98: Ke e p g oing to c h urc h . Ke e p pra ying . Ke e p re a ding th e s c ripture s .
90. Slide 99: E nd with powe rful s torie s
91. Slide 100: S ta y Ope n An e xa m p le : Te d Lyo n
92. Slide 101: Ma king a diffe re nc e b y s ta ying • B uild c re d it – S e rve , s e rve , s e rve • S pe n d it ju dic iou s ly • C h a n g e h e a rts a n d m in d s o n e a t a tim e
93. Slide 102: Not for e ve ryone • Lo ts o f wo rk • Us u a lly m us t re a lly lo ve p e o p le • “F a s te n yo u r s e a tb e lts !!!!!”
94. Slide 103: Va lua b le R e s ourc e s • “Wh y th e Ch urc h is a s true a s th e g os pe l” -- E ug e ne E ng la nd • “Wh a t th e Ch urc h me a ns to pe ople like me ” -- R ic h a rd P oll • “F or Th os e Wh o Wonde r” --J e ff B urton • h ttp:/ ne worde rmormon.org / --Ann P orte r • “How to s ta y in th e LDS Ch urc h a fte r be c oming dis a ffe c te d” --J oh n De h lin • “Wh y pe ople le a ve th e LDS c h urc h , a nd wh a t we c a n do a bout it” --J oh n De h lin • S uns tone & Dia log ue • J a me s F owle r’s “S ta g e s of F a ith ”
95. Slide 104: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” Da vid Wilc o x
96. Slide 105: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” J us t a c ros s th e s e a on th is world s o round th e s un’s s h ining h ot rig h t now. And e ve n th oug h th e winte r s till s urrounds th is town I c a n s till fe e l th a t s un s om e h ow.
97. Slide 106: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” Wh e n I know th a t my s un will s h ine jus t a s s ure a s th is world c a n s pin, I c a n h old on fine , ’c a us e it’s a lmos t time , for th a t s un to c ome ’round a g a in.
98. Slide 107: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” S o I’ll wa lk b e s ide th e s e a on th is froz e n g round wh e re th e re onc e wa s a wa rm we a th e r c rowd. E ve n th oug h th a t s um m e r’s b e e n a long tim e g one , I c a n s till fe e l th a t s un s om e h ow.
99. Slide 108: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” Wh e n I know th a t my s un will s h ine jus t a s s ure a s th is world c a n s pin, I c a n h old on fine , ’c a us e it’s a lmos t time , for th a t s un to c ome ’round a g a in.
100. Slide 109: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” Wh e n your love g rows c old a nd your h e a rt g rows da rk a nd th e b la me s e e ms to fa ll on you. We ll look h ow s e a s ons mus t c h a ng e a nd don’t th ink it s o s tra ng e th a t your love g oe s in c irc le s , too.
101. Slide 110: “It’s a lm os t tim e ” And ju s t kn ow th a t yo u r s u n will s h in e ju s t a s s u re a s th is wo rld c a n s p in , a n d I kn o w yo u ’ll find , th a t it’s a lm o s t tim e , for th a t lo ve to c o m e ’ro un d a g a in . We c a n h o ld o n fin e , ’c a u s e it’s a lm o s t tim e , for th a t lo ve to c o m e ’ro un d a g a in .