August 10, 1984

Aka is here.

“Good evening, Aka. Where is soul Ray?”

Soul Ray stands with God.

Yes, we see thy need, and we shall answer in this manner and in this way. Glory be the name of the Lord, thy God; glory be the [children].

And we say unto thee, for we shall say to you this parable in this manner. It is the parable of the thief.

For as children, there were four children, one girl and three boys, that grew up together. One boy was always stealing from the others. But since they were friends they forgave him. Only he continued to steal. Gradually he stole more and more. And not just from his friends, but from all others.

And as he became a man, he went out into the world, there to become a thief. He became a very good thief. He stole from not only the rich, but the poor, and those in between. He stole not what he needed, but for want. He lived very lavishly.

Now the other two decided it was time to look him up, and to see if they could change his ways. They went to the rich place where he lived. The young lady was dressed in the best clothes she had, and so was the other two gentlemen.

As they knocked on the door, and a servant came forth to answer the door, the servant looked upon them and said, “Why are you here?”

And they said unto him, “We are friends.”

The thief saw them, and he came forth and bid them enter. [And] when they had entered they sat about drinking refreshments. The young girl said unto him, “You are our friend. Now one day, if you continue, they will pick you up and put you in jail.”

And the young man said, “Come with us; come and work with us. We do not make a great amount of money, but we are not afraid of the police, or anyone.”

The thief looked at him and he said unto him, “If I go to jail I will go to jail for stealing one thing, not for stealing the hundreds of things I have stolen, but for stealing one thing. You, if you stole one thing, be it small or large, you would go to jail for the same amount of time.” He said unto them, “Look at my clothes; are they not the finest? Look at my house; is it not the finest? Are my servants not the finest? Why should I change that which I am? I am a thief. I do not deny that I am a thief.”

The three left the place, and as they turned homeward, their hearts heavy, [and] they said, one unto the other − first the girl − she said, “In truth, our friend has been a thief all of his life. Who are we to go and tell him he must change his ways? He’s right. He lives better than us. He eats better than us. He wears fine clothes. He lives in a fine house and he has servants. We have none of these things. Who are we to tell him to change his ways?”

The other said, “Maybe you are right. We are not God. We should not tell him to change his ways, to turn around.”

But the last looked at them and said, “It is not written that if you have one sheep that was lost would you cannot go forth and search it out and bring it back into the flock.”

They pondered this through the night. The next day they went back to the thief’s house, and again to talk unto him − when suddenly the door knocked again. The thief cringed, for he was expecting no one. He made signs to the servant and said, “Tell them I am not in.” He made ready his escape from his own house.

They looked at him and saw the fear in his eyes.

The servant went to the door and came back and said, “Master, there is but a poor man here who wishes to speak to you.”

The thief treaded out and said, “Bid him enter.”

The poor man came unto him and said, “I have given unto you my cloak. I have given unto you my trousers. Yet you have continued to steal from me. You have defied and defiled my Father’s Commandments. You have continued to steal and take what is not rightfully yours. You know [all] these things, and it is not from ignorance that you steal, it is from want. Then, let it be so.” And so, he arose. And as he left all the riches of the household left with him.

The thief came running after him and said, “Give back my riches; you have stole! You are a thief!”

The man said unto him, “I have taken nothing that has not been stolen before. How could I be a thief?”

And he said, “All those things I worked very hard to steal, and you have taken [it] from me in one night. How can this be so?”

The stranger said unto him, “Now you know what it feels like to be stolen from, to be the victim. You like it not. You holler the loudest, you who have stolen the most.”

The other two followed after, and then the girl came. And they saw the truth in this. And they said unto him, “You have broke the commandments of the Lord, Almighty, when He did say unto you, ‘Be not a thief. Do not steal from thy neighbor in any form, be he friend or foe.’”

You will say once again that the message we have brought you this day is strange and confusing, for you see no beginning and no ending within it, yet there is both. Look upon it and see the truth within it. Add it to your other two readings, and it will have its proper place. And soon you shall know the fullness of what we give.

You have questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [15-461-1…Mesa] asks, ‘Can you offer me any suggestions as to my marketing my invention?’”

Yes, we see thy need. And we would say unto you, quite simply, to go into what is known as the Thompson Register. There you will find the manufacturers of many such devices as you hold. Contact them, and I think you will find the place that [it] shall fit.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. [16-480-1…El Paso, Texas] asks, ‘Please answer the most important aspect of [the] question as to where I am headed and my family.’”

Yes, we shall answer your question. It is a simple answer. It is before you each day. And we say unto you, into the hands of God. If you may accept this, then fulfillment to the fullest shall be before you. Toil shall be no more. But toil shall be joy. And look, the yoke shall be lightened into the most beautiful of all things.

You have other questions, ask.

“Thank you, Father. [16-476-1…Lake Charles, Louisiana] asks, ‘I would like to know if or when I will find my ideal mate. I am very lonely in this single life.’”

There is a saying, “Finding is easy; keeping is hard.” These things you shall do in your own heart’s time.

Now we say unto you, because of Ray’s health we are having problems getting through. Awaken him from his slumber.

[Note: numbers are substituted for names, birth dates and addresses to respect privacy.

This transcript was compared to the audio recording for accuracy.]