By Maria8/98

Notice to all FM Homes

My dear, precious Family,

1. I love you very much and appreciate your labors of love and dedication to our wonderful Husband! As we announced in Grapevine 46, the Lord has been helping us to put the finishing touches on a new series of GNs all about how we can more fully live the Lord's Law of Love. It has been a monumental project, since the Lord has given around 200 pages of specific counsel and guidance concerning many situations or questions that could arise. This has meant that we've had to put together at least 10 GNs on the subject, the first of which you'll find enclosed: "Living the Lord's Law of Love!—Part 1," GN 804.

2. This first issue presents an overall summary of the Law of Love, the Scriptural basis for it, what it means to us today, and answers a few of the most frequently asked questions. Although many of you are familiar with the principles of the Law of Love and have lived it for years, we hope you'll find this a very feeding and inspiring review. It's the loving principle that governs all of our daily activities and interactions with others.

3. The remainder of the Law of Love GNs delve more deeply into the sexual aspects of living the Law of Love, especially as it relates to the Charter and the various responsibilities and rights which our Charter Member Family have or are expected to live. It's lengthy and fairly detailed—so much so that we've even asked our Charter Member Family to declare September and October "Law of Love study months" in order to give them the extra time to read through this series.

4. We had originally planned to send you much or all of this series as well, but as the series has grown, the Lord has increasingly directed it to our CM Family. Much of the Lord's counsel on sex, sharing, relationships, pregnancy and other topics was directed to situations which have arisen in the Charter Member Family, and rules and procedures they must adhere to in living the Law of Love under the Charter, as well as handling situations that come up in communal living. It is not so much directed to the single-family Homes which many of you Fellow Members live and work in. So for the time being, we've decided that we'll only send the balance of this series to the Charter Member Family. When we asked the Lord about this, He confirmed that it was best for now.

5. We hope you won't be too disappointed by this! We realize some of you were probably looking forward to reading this series as well. But it's lengthy and many of the specifics simply don't apply to you as much as they do to the CM Family and those living in communal Homes. Thank the Lord, we have been able to send you a lot of other new GNs over the last several months—many more than usual. So perhaps you could use some of September and October to catch up on them, if you haven't had a chance to read and study them all yet.

6. Thank you, my precious ones, for your faith in the Lord and His Words. I love you and am so thankful for you, and you play a vital part in our Family!

Much love and prayers,

Mama

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