Chapter 1683 Won't Conscience Hurt?
The conspiracy between His Majesty Adams and the "Rebel Army" is advancing, which will naturally change the fate of many people. For example, Xie Guozhong felt that he... God, I am so wronged!
Just because I went to the church and felt the kind love from Adams, I didn't know that the grandson reported Xie Guozhong.
Foreign Minister Clooney was beaten by His Majesty the Emperor some time ago, and this old fritter is trying his best to show his loyalty recently. When he learned of the situation, he immediately called John (Xie Guozhong) to talk, and arranged for him to serve as a liaison officer for the Mormon Church.
God, my good legion was not a good diplomat, and I was assigned to be a liaison officer——Xie Guozhong regretted that he had to go to church because of Mao. He knew that his boss had been cleaning up the religious group, but he made such a principled mistake.
This is not long-sighted...
After waiting for His Majesty the Emperor to openly join the Mormon Church, Xie Guozhong was also forced to join the Mormon Church. He also returned to Mexico with Adams as a liaison officer. Not long after, the Mormon Church officially began to preach everywhere, and the first target was the Mexican government forces.
The mission of the Mormon Church has a characteristic that two missionaries must act together and must cooperate with each other. Cooperating with Xie Guozhong is Jon, a bald middle-aged uncle.
Jon is a nice guy with a passion for what he does. It is said that he started preaching at the age of eighteen and was particularly keen on spreading the glory of the Lord. By the way, Xie Guozhong was dragged into the water by him.
The two were assigned to a company of recruits. The officers of the company also seemed to have received some kind of hint, and assigned them a large tent as a church, and took turns in platoons to receive the teachings of the missionaries.
It went well at first....
Mexicans originally believed in Catholicism, and it seems that it is not unacceptable to change to Mormonism. Mormonism also talks about "God created man", "Noah's Ark", "Jesus saved mankind", and the emphasis is on "the founder of Mormon saved the earth".
As a genuine missionary, Jon would also say, "No matter what nationality, no matter what god you believe in, in fact, these gods are all the same, and their name is 'God'." It is only because human languages are different that everyone has differences. '
Evangelism is almost like storytelling, all relying on one mouth to fool. Everyone eats cakes and sings together, and encourages each other in harmony and friendship. In case anyone encounters any trouble, everyone will gather together to give..., moral support.
The soldiers in the new barracks all knew that there was a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood fighting in the north, and they would go to the battlefield after they finished their training. At this time, the mood swings of the soldiers are particularly large, and someone is especially needed to do ideological work.
In just a few days of publicity, a large number of soldiers converted to join the association. Many people are particularly open-minded in the face of life and death. In order to seek a moment of peace, everyone likes to come to the church to calm down for a while after training.
It was a relief to Jon that it was so easy to preach.
In the past, it took a long time to talk earnestly about pulling a sheep, but it might not be possible to pull it. Now it's easy to win by just gathering the flock together.
And this flock of sheep didn't have any requirements. Every time they came to Jon, they were very obedient. They just kept eating the free food provided by the church, and then listened to stories.
Whenever it was time for prayer, the soldiers ran over on their own initiative. They scrambled for each other, scrambling to be the first, unable to drive away, the kind with very devout eyes.
Jon's daily report to his superiors was full of passionate words, he kept describing his progress in the boot camp, and he believed that the Mormon Church would soon become the first denomination in Mexico. Even Xie Guozhong felt that his jumping to the church was a blessing in disguise?
In the Lord's arrangement, everything was so good until..., payday.
On this day, the weather was fine, the sky was cloudless, and the entire barracks was immersed in a joyful and peaceful atmosphere—the soldiers who received their salaries rushed out, and soon bought all kinds of drinks and drinks, and the rich Officers even went to 'Cat's Paw' to have a good time.
Jon was still waiting for the soldiers to pray in his tent church, but he didn't even see a ghost after waiting for a long time.
Only he and Xie Guozhong looked at the Jesus statue and looked at each other in blank dismay. Until it got dark, a drunken soldier appeared wobbly with a cigarette in his mouth.
Seeing this scene, Jon rushed forward angrily and said, "Believers, you can't drink alcohol or smoke. You're breaking the rules."
Mormons forbid alcohol and tobacco, even cola and tea. Seeing the soldiers smoking and drinking, Jon, who was in charge of preaching, was extremely distressed, and felt that the missionary work during this period was in vain—God, I knew it would not be so easy.
But the drunken soldier just glanced sideways at Jon, and said lazily, "Ah, it's Father Jon, do you want some wine? The drinks in the store are on special price today, and I just paid my salary. Please drink."
Hearing this, Jon became even more furious. Because today is payday, and it is also the day when the church collects tithes.
That's right, religious beliefs are taxed, there is no such thing as a free faith religion!
The Mormon Church is rich, but where does the money come from? It is to rely on the donations of believers, generally paying one-tenth of their income. This is what the propaganda says: God gave you 100%, as long as you return 10%. God is so generous, doesn't it make sense to you?
What? You said you earned all your money yourself? No no no, it's all God-given. Believers, your idea is very dangerous, it shows that you are not pious enough.
The most critical issue is that missionary expenses are generally paid by the missionaries themselves. Missionaries are also obliged to save money for the church as much as possible, which is also part of piety. And missionaries can get a small percentage of the donations they receive... and it makes sense.
Missionary Jon has been waiting for the payday for a long time, and even Xie Guozhong is looking forward to it. They spent a lot of money in order to attract soldiers to join the church. They served delicious food and drink every day, and even told them stories to act as psychologists in their spare time, so as to relieve their nervous and confused hearts...
All the hard work is for today!
Shepherding sheep for God also has some advantages, otherwise, whoever is full will be fine and tell stories to people every day.
You see, it's not easy for everyone these days...
Originally, I thought that a recruit company with more than 200 people would join the church, and the donations might not be much at the beginning. But looking at their pious appearance, if you cultivate them well, they are God's best fat sheep, ah..., lambs-you bastards go to eat and drink after paying your salary?
After so many years of preaching, this has never happened in the past, and Jon is about to explode!
I usually treat you so well, but none of you repays me?
Don't your consciences ache?
Seeing Pastor Jon's distraught appearance, the soldier still holding the wine bottle stared at him with astonished expressions, as if to say——We have no conscience! 8) For more exciting novels, welcome to visit our Reading Academy