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are doing some things they shouldn't."

The next Sunday, the bishop talked about the
issue to the congregation. He preached a little bit
of fire and brimstone toward those who would use

a church phone for inappropriate behavior and
called on them to repent.
"Not only is it a disgrace to see these kinds

of calls on our phone bill," he said. "But the
numbers were nine hundred numbers and had

charges both for long-distance and for a line
charge. We are going to have some equipment put
in so a person must have a code to make a long-
distance call. That should take care of the

problem."
Within a couple of weeks, the new

equipment was installed. Henry and I were given
a code we had to punch in so we could call in the
weekly donation report.

A few weeks after the new equipment was
installed, Henry and I had spent much of a Sunday
afternoon recording everything. It was way past

lunchtime, and we were both hungry and ready to
be home with our families. It was Henry's turn to
make the call, and my turn to watch and listen to

verify he read the numbers correctly.
Henry dialed the number and punched in the

security code. When the phone picked up on the
other end, he smiled. He identified himself and

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