Dear brothers and sisters, I don't think that I have shared a whole lot about myself with any of you. So maybe I should do this now.
I was born in Southern California. When I was 14 years of age, we moved to Utah. Before I turned 15 years old I was on my own. I had a job, and I lived in my own Apartment. I bought my first car when I was 15 1/2 years old. When I turned 16 I joined the Mormon Church, and I was taught that Mormons were the only true Church on the face of the Earth. I was taught that all other Beliefs were false, and that they were evil.
When I turned 19 years old I joined the United States Navy. For three years I was stationed aboard the U.S.S. Canberra (CAG-2) "Heavy Guided Missile Cruiser". For 27 months out of the 3 years that I was Stationed aboard the Canberra, we were engaged in combat operations off the Coast-line of North Viet-Nam. After being stationed aboard the Canberra for 3 years, I was transferred to the U.S.S. Kitty Hawk (CVA-63) "Attack Aircraft Carrier". I was stationed aboard the Kitty Hawk for one year. We engaged in combat operations off the coast-line of North Viet-Nam for 9 month out of my last year of Service in the U.S. Navy, a total of 4 years service in the Navy. I was 23 years old when I received my honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy.
During my 4 years service in the U.S. Navy, I got hooked on alcohol. When I came home from the Service, the drinking problem followed me. And, for the next 13 years, until I had turned 36 years old, my addiction to alcohol had gotton a lot worse. I really wanted to quit drinking, but I couldn't do it. Each time I tried to quit I always failed. The Mormans told me that the Lord wouldn't forgive me until I quit drinking by my own strength, and will. I tried, but I always failed. I was just plain hooked. At 36 years old, my life was a real mess, and I was living in a world of hurt; and I didn't know what to do about it. I didn't really know how to call out to Jesus, because the Mormons teach that Jesus is the good brother of Lucifer, and God is different from Jesus. They also teach that one must overcome sin by their own strength before God will forgive them. Of course, I was unable to do this, so I didn't really know what to do, I felt totally hopeless. Nevertheless, I did remember back when I was 16 years old, and I had gone to watch a movie called...The King of Kings. I remembered how I couldn't stop the tears falling from my eyes, when I saw all the good things that Jesus did for everyone, and how He loved people, and healed them. I had always wondered if I could ever become worthy enough to receive that kind of love from Jesus myself. Well, in spite of what the Mormons had taught me about Jesus, when I was living in Topeka Kansas, I decided to call out to Him, just to ask Him a simple question. My question to Jesus was... "Well Jesus!, what should I do now? Within a few weeks that followed my simple question to Jesus, "What should I do now?, the answer came to me through a Christian lady, who later became my wife. She told me all about the true plan of salvation, and how I could have a personal relationship with Jesus. She told me that Jesus already paid the price for my sins, that eternal salvation is a free gift from the Lord, and not of my works. She told me that all I had to do was to confess that I was a sinner, and ask Jesus to come into my heart and live inside of me. To make a long story short, my wife invited me to attened Church with her, and so off to Church we went. I sat down with the Pastor, and he opened his bible, and read to me about the price that Jesus had paid for me, so that I could have salvation. He asked me if I believed that He died on the Cross for me, and I believed that He had. Then, the Pastor asked me if I wanted to invite Jesus into my life, to live inside of me forever? And of course!, I did. I was Born again on August 31, 1982, and the Lord "instantly" set me completely free from alcohol. Then, the Lord delivered me "instantly" and set me completely free from a 20 year smoking habit, on January 15, 1983.
My wife and I were married on November 5, 1982, a couple of months after I had become a Christian. We have been married now for over 23 years, and we love Jesus together. And we constantly strive to draw closer to Him as time moves along.
The Lord has blessed us in many ways over the years. Over the years, the Lord has taught me many things about His Word. He has given me visions of things to come. He has taught me about the body of Christ, and who His Church really is. The Lord has shown me many things about the Religious Cults that are all around us, that I might warn others of their evil deceptions. After all!, I had once been a member of one of the largest, and most dangerous Religious Cults in the World today. I feel lead to educate, and warn people about different Religious Cults, in hopes that they might not be deceived by them.
Today, my wife and I own a home in a beautiful country setting, in the Missouri Ozarks. We have lived in the Ozarks for about 11 years now. We live very close to the Northern Arkansas Border. I love working with different kinds of wood, and I enjoy gardening. Well, there you have the basics. Just thought I should share a little about myself.
I want all of you to know what Jesus has done for me in my life. I give Him all the Praise!, and all the Glory!. Amen...
IN HIS LOVE,
Clint <(((>(
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