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Urantia Foundation's News Onlinesome of their wealth toUrantia Foundation. Just asthe early readers passed onwealth for the safeguardingand perpetuation of TheUrantia Book for ourgeneration, so must we dolikewise for the nextgeneration. The board agreedto provide help to thoseindividuals who want to givebut need information abouthow to do so wisely. Pleasevisit the Foundation’s PlannedGiving website aturantia.plannedgiving.org.5. Revised Terms forAssociate Trustees4The board approved changesto the terms for futureassociate trustees. In the past,associate trustees wereelected every year with a fiveyear term limit. Going forward,new associate trustees will beelected for a three-year termwith a possibility of serving anadditional three-year term (sixyears in total). This changeallows for better planning,both for the elected associatetrustees and for the trustees.The board also approved thepossible appointment of anassociate trustee emeritus ifinvolved in a project thatrequires additional time tostay on the expanded board.Associate trustees emeritimay also serve on boardcommittees while working onspecific projects assignedthem by the board.6. Organizational ConsultantThe board decided to hire amanagement consulting firmfor assistance in defining therole and responsibilities of thenext executive director.During this consultation, anorganizational assessmentwill be conducted to ensurethat we are filling the right jobwith the right person. Thisassessment should becompleted in September.More and moreUrantia Bookreading BabyBoomers areasking how theycan pass on someof their wealth toUrantiaFoundation.T H E 2015 I N T ERN ATI O NAL B O O K F A IRI N J E RUSA LEMdesert blew in much dust. Itcovered everything with athick layer.Inside at the book fair,however, everything, includingour booth, was clean and dustfree. We displayed severalcopies of The Urantia Book,including the English text andthe French, German, Italian,Russian, and Spanishtranslations.By Gabriel Rymberg,Nazareth, IsraelIt was wonderful! We werefive persons in a small booth.Claire Thurston came fromWashington, DC, Tim Hobbsfrom Colorado, Avi Dogimfrom New Jersey, and BuckWeimer from Colorado. I onlyhad to drive a couple of hourssouth to reach Jerusalem.Jerusalem’s weather inFebruary can be inclement.During the fair, thetemperature dropped toalmost freezing. Andsoutheasterly winds from theBy Sunday evening, beforethe fair started on Monday, allwas ready.What I liked the most was ourteam. Once again I witnessedand experienced what thefruits of long-term exposure tospiritual guidance look like. Itwas a pleasure to feel thelove from all the teammembers. It was as thoughwe experienced a preview ofthe age of light and life. I feltthe presence of the Masterand was reminded that“where two or three believersare gathered together, theream I in the midst of them.”(1762.5) 159:1.3Our interactions with thevisitors at our booth were veryinteresting. We had a big bowlof Spiritual Vitamins, whichproved to be great icebreakers. One elderlygentleman even took ahandful and was about to tossthem into his mouth, when westopped him. How hungry hewas for the divine word!When people stopped at ourbooth, often their firstquestion was: “What is this?”or “What is Urantia?” Then itwas incumbent upon us torespond with somethingengaging that would elicitmore questions from thevisitor.Because the Hebrewtranslation is still a work-inprogress, we prepared abrochure in English andHebrew titled “Introduction toThe Urantia Book.” Thisbrochure proved to be apopular handout. In it, we hada short introduction andabout a hundred quotes fromthe book. Everyone whovisited the booth was givenone of these brochures,which, after being read,frequently induced the visitorsto engage in conversationTim Hobbs, Gabriel Rymberg, Claire Thurston, Buck Weimer,and Avi Dogim

Urantia Foundation's News Onlineconcerning something thatintrigued them. Not manyvisitors opened the book.We had much time tosocialize andconverse―mainly withourselves. We had manyconversations, some deep,some funny, and all imbuedwith love. For me, the main5treat of attending the fair andstaffing a booth was getting toknow intimately new sistersand brothers and having theopportunity to love and servethem and to be loved andserved by them.venture to say that someonewill recall having seen TheUrantia Book for the first timeat the 2015 JerusalemInternational Book Fair.We have undoubtedly helpedseed The Urantia Book inIsrael. And years from now, IThe calanit, Israel's national flower.D ISSEM INATING T H E U RA NTIA B OO KI N U KRAIN Eservice. This delivery methodis very convenient because inUkraine there is a network ofdelivery offices. Customersonly need to travel to theclosest office to pick up theirpurchased book. The averagedelivery time is one to twodays. The postage for onebook costs about 2 US toany city in Ukraine.By Anton Miroshnichenko,Kyiv, UkraineThe Urantia Association ofUkraine posted anannouncement on theirwebsite, www.urantia.org.ua,that The Urantia Book is forsale. The announcement wasalso posted on all other freeresources on the Internet: forexample the OLX (ex slando)free classifieds l and theProm.ua online l).Book orders can be placed byphone or by e-mail. Paymentmay be made online orthrough a bank card. Also, abuyer can pay for the book bycash on delivery when hepicks it up at the deliveryoffice. Shipping is donethrough Nova Poshta (NewMail) commercial deliveryThere are many smallbookstores in Ukraine thatusually work directly withpublishers of books.Unfortunately, putting TheUrantia Book on the shelvesof these kinds of stores is verydifficult because The UrantiaBook was not published inUkraine. The book is notpromoted by major publishinghouses. So it cannot be foundby buyers for smallbookstores; it is neither in thedirectory of books nor in thecatalogues of publishingcompanies.Some of these shops arewilling, however, to take abook on consignment. Usually,these are small shops thatsell mostly esoteric books. Wehave given several books toone of these bookstores inKiev.The disadvantages of thismethod of book placementare: 1) They always mark upthe price of the book by 100%,and 2) you have to workindividually with these shops.Then you must call the storesand monitor the sales. It isinconvenient and timeconsuming.It is the same with bookbazaars. In Kiev there is avery large book bazaar calledPetrivka where you can findany book. Book sellers sellThe Urantia Book there,marking up the price of thebook by 100%.We signed a contract for thesale of books through onepopular Internet book store:yakaboo at new.yakaboo.ua/kniga-urantii.html.In three months this shop hassold only one book.In Ukraine there are twomajor bookstore chains thatcarry books: Book Clubwww.bookclub.ua and Bukvabukvashops.com.ua. BookClub sells through the postalservice and we were eager tohave The Urantia Book intheir catalog because it wouldhave offered us a wideaudience of people who loveto read. Unfortunately theydenied us a place in theirmailing directory.Stores in the Bukva chain areusually located in shoppingmalls or in a central area ofthe city. In Ukraine we have

6Urantia Foundation's News Onlinethirty-nine such stores. In thesummer of 2014, we decidedto put the books into theBukva chain. In order to havethe Bukva chain carry thebook, one must have a formalcontract with the company. InDecember 2014, I, as a legalentity (an entrepreneur)signed a contract and themarketing manager proposedthat we choose the“presentation” of the book.For example, the book can beplaced on special promotionalpedestals near the cashier.Signs advertising the bookcan be placed near the booksin the storefront. A specialpromotional audio clip can beplayed with some frequencyin the store. All of theseservices cost money. Wechose to place The UrantiaBook in the Bukva stores inKiev.The cost of this advertisingcampaign for two months was4,100 hryvnia. At theexchange rate at thebeginning of February 2015,this was about 245 USD; asof today it was 190 USD.We placed three books ineach of the stores. Theymarked up the price of thebook by 100%, which wenegotiated down to 50% bydiscounting the cost of thebooks to Chitay Misto by 33%.Fortunately Chitay Misto isselling the book at the sameprice for which we sell it onour website.I am confident that we should use all modern marketing toolsavailable to us in trying to distribute The Urantia Book. As is statedin the book in the parable of the shrewd steward:“If you were sodiligent in makinggains for yourselveswhen in the serviceof self, why shouldyou show lessdiligence in gainingsouls for thekingdom since youare now servants ofthe brotherhood ofman and stewardsof God?” (1853.5)169:2.2W H AT T H E U R A N T I A B O O K M E A N S T O M E ?book, and begin to read, mymind becomes like water,which fills and flows throughthe channel―cascading,pooling, veering, holding,narrowing, or broadening inan ever-flowing stream ofconcepts.Books are also like a windowframe, allowing the reader togaze upon a new anddifferent landscape. Anacquaintance recently said tome that “books are liberty.”By Devon Landis,Pennsylvania, United StatesIn my moments of highestappreciation of heavenlythings, The Urantia Book isliterally the written words of aDivine Counselor, anArchangel, or a BrilliantEvening Star of Nebadon. Inother moments, my UrantiaBook is used as a makeshiftpillow when I am traveling.To me, written words are likea dry canal dug through theland. When I take a book, anyThe Urantia Book is myfavorite book. It begins likethis:“In the minds of themortals of Urantia—thatbeing the name of yourworld—there exists greatconfusion respecting themeaning of such termsas God, divinity, anddeity. Human beings arestill more confused anduncertain about therelationship of the divinepersonalities designatedby these numerousappellations.” (1.1) 0:0.1The Divine Counselor goes onto say:“Because of thisconceptual povertyassociated with so muchideational confusion, Ihave been directed toformulate thisintroductory statement inexplanation of themeanings which shouldbe attached to certainword symbols as theymay be hereinafter usedin those papers whichthe Orvonton corps oftruth revealers havebeen authorized totranslate into the Englishlanguage ofUrantia.” (1.1) 0:0.1These Orvontonian authors,the Divine Counselors,attempt to transport thehuman mind over eons oftime and acrossunfathomable tracts of spaceall the way to Paradise, thedwelling place of God. Fromthere, it flows back to theshores of the place of thephysical person, the humblehome world which we call“Urantia,” the place where weput into action the doing ofthe will of God.I have read The Urantia Bookonce from cover to cover, andI am confident that some ofmy thoughts traversed thatimmense time-space gapbetween Paradise and me,and that I am immeasurablybetter for it.Right now my literaryendeavor is focused onreading the Catholic Biblefrom cover to cover (I amcurrently in the book ofKings). I am also active invarious Facebook groupsincluding Urantia BookScience, Urantia BookPhilosophy, and Urantia Bookand History. Someday I willreread The Urantia Book frombeginning to end and will digdeeper the intellectual andspiritual channel betweenGod and man.

7Urantia Foundation's News OnlineU RANTIA B OOK O UTREACH INTHE P HILIPPINESEditor's Note: Eugene Asiado and his wife, Belen, are in the Philippines for the second time placing Urantia Books in libraries. Thissecond library project is taking place in the greater Manila area. Urantia Foundation donated 160 English hardcovers for this project,and Urantia Association International donated the shipping funds to get the books to the Philippines.Iloilo City Public LibraryWest Visayas State UniversityCentral Philippine UniversityUniversity of the Philippines VisayasSaint Vincent SeminaryPhilippine Science High School SystemWest Visayas State University

Urantia Foundation's News Online8H OW D I S C OV E R I N G T H E U R A N T I A B O O K H A SAFFECTED MY LIFEBy Bill Evans, New York,United StatesIt was 1969. I was in myearly twenties, pursuing mycarefree career of surfing onLong Island, New York, whena few of us flew to PuertoRico to find waves. We foundthem at an unknown, butnow famous, coastal towncalled Rincón.Several of the group decidedto fly over to Barbados uponhearing about a storm there,which meant good waves.However, they found washedout conditions. Seekingsomething to do, theydescended into one ofBarbados's caves with aboom box and the new LedZeppelin album. Afterentering the pitch blacknessof the cave, they played thetape to the end and sat insilence, when a strange voicebroke in, talking aboutseventh heaven, Jesus, andother such topics. When theyleft, from out of the cavecame a man in his fiftiesdressed in a long poncho. Hesaid, in reply to theirquestions: “When you getback to the States, look upThe Urantia Book.”none had it or had heard of it.There was, however, abookstore I knew of inSayville, Long Island. It wasrun by an elderly couplewhose entire life was books.But they had never heard ofit either and claimed therewas no such book. I insistedthere was, at which time theyproduced a large volumemarked “U”. Leafing throughit, just before Uranus, I sawit: Urantia, Book, The.” Hesaid “I can get you thatbook.” I ordered two, and aweek later I picked up twobig blue books.I wasn't there, but the storywas relayed to me later at aparty. It sparked somethinginside of me, and I had tofind the book. I went tolibraries and bookstores, butI've been reading this bluebook since the day I found it.At first I read it from cover tocover. Somewhere in theJesus papers I knew it wasthe truth. It has changed myOne of them is still my bookwith puffy pages and abroken spine from sitting onbeaches and passing itaround. It has such character,and I treasure it!life and made me want tobring its message to others. Ibelieve the road todamnation is broad and welltraveled, while His road isnarrow, and few find it. Ihope that my attempts tointroduce people to the booklead them to the narrow road.For me it’s brought acalmness that I never hadbefore. I pray that the coinsI've returned to the masterare enough to get me to thefirst mansion world, so that Ican do more. For sure, Ibelieve that God is my Father,and that Jesus is his son andmy brother, as is humanity.I hope to meet you all—if nothere―then on the firstmansion world.A N N O U N C E M E N TST H E U R AN T I A BO O K F E L L OW S H IP S U M M E R S T U DY S E SS I O N 20 15Join with fellow readers ofThe Urantia Book thissummer as we explore “OurRelationship with God theFather.” With a focus onPapers 1–5, the EducationCommittee is initiating ajourney through the majorthemes in The Urantia Book.By Bobbie Dreier, New Jersey,United StatesLocation: Techny Towers,Northbook, Illinois, July 9–12The conference committee isplanning a variety ofexperiences, includingworkshops for new readers,in-depth study, experientialworkshops, and advancedstudies. In addition to thestudy program, there will beopportunities to participate inworshipful meditation and toenjoy renewing oldfriendships and making newones.Although readers go to theFellowship’s Summer StudySession for a variety ofreasons, a major incentivefor attending is the highquality of the workshops. Theconference team isrequesting workshopproposals appropriate fornew readers as well as indepth study for “veterans.”There will be a track forworkshops which areprimarily experiential, but allworkshop leaders shouldplan to engage participantsactively.If you have an idea for aworkshop on this summer’stheme, please request aWorkshop Proposal Formfrom David Kulieke atdavid.kulieke@gmail.com.A preconference retreat,“Creating Circles of Trust,”will be held from July 7 toJuly 9.Register online study-session.

9Urantia Foundation's News OnlineURANTIA ASSOCIATION INTERNATIONALCONFERENCE 2015missed; they provideunparalleled opportunities ofsocial interaction and innergrowth while promoting agenuine fraternity with othersfrom many cultures.V o l u me 9, I s s u e 1 .M arch 201 5Urantia Foundation533 W. Diversey ParkwayChicago, IL 60614USATelephone: 1 (773) 525 3319E-mail: urantia@urantia.orgCredits for News OnlineBy Gaétan Charland, Québec,CanadaEditors: Marilynn Kulieke, TamaraStrumfeld, and Richard KeelerWriters: James Woodward, Mo Siegel,Judy Van Cleave, Gabriel Rymberg,Anton Miroshnichenko, Devon Landis,Bill Evans, Bobbie Dreier, GaétanCharlandProduction: Truthbook.comSomething important ishappening this summer inQuébec, Canada. From July30 to August 2, a conferencesponsored by UrantiaAssociation International istaking place and needs yourparticipation. Theseinternational conferences areevents that should not beThe conference will focus onone of the most importantteachings of The UrantiaBook: the education of thefamily and society. Many ofus are looking for ways todisseminate and shareadvanced techniques withour children, family, andfriends. This conference willfeature plenaries andworkshops that will explorethese relevant topics. Theprogram has been designedso that workshops are linkedin synergy to thecorresponding plenaries.We are looking forward toseeing as many of you aspossible at this event. Manyreaders are coming fromaround the world, and ourfinancial aid committee isworking hard to collect fundsand manage requests fromreaders who need financialassistance to attend thisconference. If you feelgenerous, please contributeto our scholarship fund byvisiting ase register for the eventas soon as possible. By doingso, you will benefit fromdiscounted pricing and fromthe exchange to Canadianmoney.You may register at thefollowing ?EventID 1643032.Urantia Foundation TrusteesGard Jameson, Richard Keeler,Marilynn Kulieke, Georges MichelsonDupont, Henk Mylanus, Mo Siegel,Judy Van CleaveAssociate TrusteesShare Beasley, Sandra Burga-Cisneros,Marta Elders, Víctor García-Bory,Richard Jernigan, Line St-Pierre, AngieThurston, Ralph ZehrStaffConnie Gutierrez, Joanne Strobel,Tamara Strumfeld“Urantia,” “Urantian,” andregistered trademarks ofUrantia Foundation.areThis is a Urantian publication.On the web atwww.urantia.org“Strongcharacters arenot derivedfrom not doingwrong butrather fromactually doingright.”The Urantia Book,(1572.6) 140:4.6

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