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Show Hi ay father's people knew where they should look for guidance. It was c l e a r , by Uncle Arthur's expression, that he did not reach out w i l l i n g l y for the position, that he took i t because he must. In the months ahead, he would warn his people, "la are only men. Don't bring your problems to us for solution. Take them to the Lord." '.Then the funeral was finished, the family was asked to stay together in the room with our f a t h e r ' s body while we knelt in prayer. Brian and I sank to pur knees together, facing north. Ahead of me was J alee, his arm around his f r a i l Maria. Saul glanced u n c e r t a i n l y around, then knelt too. I heard an angry murmur behind me and looked up to see Danny ana Dierdre striding from the.auditorium, determined looks on t h e i r faces, scorning our expression of praise and humility. Mot u n t i l afterward wlien the earth had been spread over the hand-carved coffin made for mv f a t h e r by one of the brethren on the ranch, not until someone had placed a perfect daisy in my numb fingers saying, 'Your father wanted you to have t h i s , ' not u n t il a new day had dawned did I learn what must have driven them from our midst. A woman - a complete stranger to Danny -- witch-like, with grey-shot ba black hair and long nose and b i t t e r smile, a woman who had frequently t r i e d to worm her ..•ay m t c my l a t h e r ' s ^am^iy -ic^- ap^1--*- -°- « ,.,q~,4- + „ r-r. r-, .^r-c-A ~ c- >, =-;-irr the one who called ycu to _me '."ores ;.ii.o o ii.--.'-- -i*-.'-u- him frcm . Cjje.i o jnce . But panic gripped me as I watched Danny's shrinking lac running like Adam from ;the xnowieuge 01 " - - ^ ^ -1- • - ceoacitv for .rood a;v. evi•-l,, --e ,•.•.•r---<-- .w-_i^0?c'--•-d - i-n unbelief and |