Eulogy For Alaska

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Elziba, one of these men had married the nurse who lived in what we called the dispensary. When he left, he wanted his wife to leave, but she would not. She loved living at the Fountain of the World.
The other man Paul, who married Patrice had left these two men and knew of the talk, but apparently did not believe what she was hearing. Part of the talk was the rumors that the Master was sleeping with the women of WKFL. These two men knew that you leave all when a person joins the Fountain, you leave money, furniture, and lifestyle, and unfortunately for them this could mean your spouse as well.
On this fateful day in December, Elziba's wife and young son were in Alaska. The two men attempted to hire a lawyer. The lawyer let them know that their circumstance was a unique one. The lawyer assured them the
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They found that there were a lot of children with no parents on the property.
Authorities ordered the children to be reunited with parents. The authorities insisted that biological families reunite and live together in the same commune. Krishna had sent most of the parents to Alaska to start a second Fountain of the World. In the eyes of the Fountain members being away from their children was not a problem. Children were in the nursery and dorms.
The authorities were not on the same page as members and were ordered to unite parents and children, As a result, the California location lost most of the children. After the explosion, there was a shift in leadership. Krishna Venta had the Fountain running like a well-oiled machine. The Fountain did have a “chain of command” in place, but most of the Fountain’s leaders died in the explosion. Bishop Asaiah became next in line, but he was firm in stating that he didn’t want the added responsibility. Bishop Nekona ended up taking over as the new leader. She had a greater responsibility than

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