By no means do I remember the full content of this book (early Divine Principle), but I do know that it had a very profound effect on us both. It spoke so positively about all the things which were most dear to us. It spoke about the centrality of love in our lives about the importance of family and the sanctity of marriage. It touched on stewardship and about having a clear understanding of our relationship with all living things, and our responsibility for the Creation. It also spoke of all people to be able to build a better world -- a Utopia -- a Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. A hope that is expressed by Jesus Christ in the Lord's Prayer, "Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven." But I think that the concept that moved us the most at the time was the idea that, because man was created in the likeness of God, then God, like man, must be able to experience emotions. God could experience not only love, anger, and joy, but also sorrow and pain. It touched us very deeply to think of the painful heart of God as He sees our ignorance of Him and our disobedience to His will. The section on the Mission of Jesus also moved us deeply. We realized that these revelations were not the work of any ordinary person; they were truly inspired and deeply insightful....

As we began to study more deeply and to converse with our new-found friends, we found ourselves becoming more open to the spiritual world around us. I remember clearly walking down the street in Swindon and feeling that I was moving six inches above the pavement. I felt people turning and looking at me as I passed. I found myself walking down a footpath or across the fields and sensing the grasses reaching out to touch me. I could walk into a field of birds, which would normally scatter at the presence of a man, remained on the ground undisturbed.

Jesus had told the rich young ruler that it was easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the Kingdom of God. He recommended that the young man should sell all he owned and give it to the poor but the young man was unable to do this. We felt an overwhelming impulse from spirit world to offer to God everything we had in absolute submission. We felt compelled to give not only our property, our home and our livelihood, but also our children and one another. A total offering of all that we loved most dearly was the least that we could give....