Does anyone buy this?

I jst read this at movingon from Peter. Does any one really buy this explanation? Especailly the part about Angela relationship to the Zerby old folks home. Maybe they didn't but the old folks home, just a house for her parents. Angela just happened to visit Zerby's aprents while living in Texas. They live in Tucson, Arizona. (They have to say this because the address listed for Angela Smith on the Form 990 is a Texas address. This address is also listed on a form 990 for FCF). She was helping the poor old people and they just happened to invite her to jion the board od directors. I don't buy it! Too much bull shit here! They are covering thier asses! I don't know what to think about the comments from Elixer. Maybe true. It seems they are setting up an explanation of why his mother would not attend the funeral. There is so much double speak here. I hope there are some smart investigators out there who want to know the truth.

By Peter

Dear Family,

God bless you! We love you and are so thankful for your prayers, as we feel their effects every day. Over the past few days we have received further information regarding the death of Angela (Joy) at Ricky’s hand. We wanted to update you on what we know so you will be informed and can continue to pray.

First of all, I want to let you know that Mama and Techi are holding up well through all of this. Mama told me that she is using the invaluable weapon of praise which is helping her to rise above the sadness of it all. We know that your prayers are helping us in great ways. Thank you so much.

We are presently working on a GN which gives the Lord’s insight on the matter. We believe this GN will explain a few more things which will be a help and strength to you. When we prayed about what is the best thing we could do to help you in this trying situation, the Lord said that giving you the Word would be the most effective thing we can do. The Word gives faith, and faith is what you need at difficult times such as these. The Word gives peace; it gives truth, strength and hope. We’re sorry we haven’t been able to get this GN to you more quickly, but it takes time to receive the prophecies, write the GN and get it to you. However, you have an abundance of Word at your fingertips which should help to strengthen you and give you faith.

If you have specific questions, or things that are bothering you about this situation, you can get the Lord’s personal Words to you if you bring those questions to Him and let Him speak to you in prophecy. A number of “Letter Links” will be posted very soon, so you will have a list of previously written GNs to read which will be a help to you.

If you are struggling in any way in regards to this situation, we ask that you please go to the Lord and the Word. We ask that you seek the help and prayers of your shepherds. Please don’t feel ashamed if you need help, or if you are doubting, or if you have questions. If you are battling fear, of either repercussions of this event, or that your life or the lives of your children are in danger from other hostile ex-members, then please take those fears to the Lord. Let Him speak to you and comfort you. Talk about it with your shepherds, pray and hear from the Lord. He can give you His Words which will give you answers and will give you peace.

In regards to our former members, the great majority of them are friendly. Of the tens of thousands of former Family members, all but a small number have moved on with there lives. Many of you have contact and fellowship with former members, they know you well and love you, so you should not let Ricky’s actions change that relationship.

There is a very vocal group of former members who regularly post on the former member web sites. While they have grievances with the Family and speak of them on a regular basis, many, if not most of them, have not advocated violence against the Family. They speak of fighting the Family, but in terms of either trying to take the Family to court, or to convince Family members that the Family is “evil” and that they should leave.

There are, unfortunately, those who have posted on the former member sites who have advocated violence. Ricky was one of these. In his posts he was seeking others who were of a like mind. Since Ricky’s murder of Angela, there have been a number of postings condoning the murder. There was very little in the way of other former members challenging these statements. Thankfully, the administrators of the site took down these postings, albeit after several days. Our hope is that they are beginning to see that such material is detrimental.

We want to reiterate that we don’t feel that these events should cause you to pull away from former members out of fear. However, if it’s necessary for some reason for you to have contact with former members who are very hateful towards the Family, who are apostates who have said things in the past or recently which would make you feel unsafe, then we suggest that you keep your distance, at least physically, during this time. It’s not that we think there are a lot of apostates who would cause violence, but at this time emotions are running high and some postings have indicated that there are those who agree with and condone what Ricky did. Please be very prayerful and wise.

It has recently been confirmed that Ricky pre-meditated the murder. He made a video beforehand which makes it quite clear that he planned to kill Angela. He had originally moved to Tucson (where Mama’s relatives live) to find out Mama’s whereabouts, with the hopes of finding Mama and killing her. He changed his plans when he found he could meet Angela. While we haven’t personally seen the video, those who did have explained that the video is of Ricky with his gun and knives as he explains his plans to kill Angela, and to then take his own life. He makes a general call to our former members to hurt and damage the Family. When we have seen the video we will share more about it with you.

There has been a great deal of misinformation about Ricky’s motives, affirming that it was a “crime of passion”, and that Angela was sent to give him a message from Mama, etc. All of this has now been disproved by his video. It is now understood that his goal was to harm Mama. When he found out that Mama had paid a visit to her relatives, he moved to Tucson to develop a relationship with them, in the hopes that he would discover Mama’s whereabouts.

A few years ago, when Angela was living in Texas, she visited Mama’s parents, who own a small retirement home. After that, she would visit once or twice a year. During her visits, she would assist with the old folks and help in any way she could. In time, Mama’s relatives invited her to join the board of directors of the retirement home, as it was a non-profit foundation. She agreed, and from that point on she visited for board meetings twice a year. Angela’s role on the board was totally unrelated to her being a member of the Family.

Some former members are now claiming that Mama bought the retirement center for her parents. This is totally false. Mama did not buy the retirement home for them, nor has she ever had anything to do with the retirement home. Her personal family is in no way connected to The Family.

Upon hearing about the death of Angela and Ricky’s suicide, we sent a message to Elixer, Ricky’s former mate, via her father, offering our help, especially with the costs of the funeral. She initially refused any help or contact whatsoever, but later accepted some financial aid to pay for the expenses in Tucson, which included mortuary and other related expenses.

Elixer made it clear that she didn’t want anyone from the Family to attend Ricky’s funeral and that she didn’t want contact with any Family members, except her father. We have honored her wishes.

We also want to reiterate that when Ricky broke off friendly relations with us several years back, he made it very clear he no longer wished to hear from Mama or me. We honored his wishes and only sent Christmas greetings each year since then. Contrary to what some apostates allege, Ricky made no attempt whatsoever to contact Mama or me, or to discuss issues. There was no indication at all that he was seeking to talk with us. We never received an email from him or a response to our Christmas notes. He never sent word to us via Family members he saw or talked to that he knew could easily contact us. He never sent word to us through Mama’s relatives. The idea that Ricky tried numerous times to have a dialogue or initiate reconciliation with Mama and/or me is completely false.

During the past week there have been a number of news articles published in Tucson, Arizona, where Angela was murdered. There were also three articles published in national American papers, one in the New York Times and two in the San Francisco Chronicle. We’re not sure at this point how extensive the media coverage will be, taking into account what has transpired so far. Our detractors are attempting to drum up as much media as possible and are trying to use the deaths of Angela and Ricky as a platform for their stated purpose of harming the Family. Thank the Lord for His wonderful key power to bring to naught the attacks of our enemies! “When you call on the power of the keys of protection, My strong angels of defense who stand ready to keep you from harm will do whatever it takes to protect you.”

That’s the latest news we have at the moment. We will update you as to any further development. We’re sorry to have to write you the details of all of this. However, because the media and the former member sites publish a lot of misinformation, we wanted to keep you informed. We will be publishing an official statement from the Family on all of this in the near future.

Please pray that we can complete the GN and get it to you very soon. In the meantime, please keep praying, keep going to the Word and keep doing the job of witnessing and winning the world. We love you and are proud of you.

Love,
Peter


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