<TITLE>01. Par 1-13</TITLE>65-0117, A Paradox, Westward Ho Hotel, Phoenix, AZ, 95 min
L-1        You may be seated. I've been waiting a long time to get back up here to Phoenix, and I'm certainly happy this afternoon to be here. When I'm at Phoenix, there is something about it, always makes me feel that I am sitting among people who are my friends, that love me. And--and it's a great prayer warriors come from here to pray for me, for years. I always remember the first meetings that I had here with Brother Outlaw, Brother Garcia, and the ministers here of the city. How the Lord did bless when I was just in the youth of my meetings! Since then, Phoenix has held great... Something is in my heart, that's hard to explain.

L-2 As a little boy, I always wanted to come to Phoenix. I always read about the desert. I had a little poems that I made up about it, when I was just a little boy, about Arizona.

L-3 I'm so glad to be a--a native now. I guess I'm just about a year old, and maybe a little more. But you don't find too many much older than that. Everybody I run into, I say, "Are you a native?"
"Well, as much as there is. I've been here so long."

L-4 And--and I suppose I'd have to go up to the Apache reservation, or somewhere, to find a real native.

L-5 And someone said, not long ago, said, "Brother Branham, how do you like Arizona?"

L-6 I said, "Well, it's been one of my great lifetime anticipations, to--to live in Arizona, and God has granted that to me."

L-7   We're here just in prior of the Business Men's convention, which has become an annual thing for us. And this afternoon, as we've gathered here for a pre-gettogether before the convention which starts Thursday night, I believe. It has been my privilege, for the past--past few years, to come and have this little meetings around, before the real meeting starts at the... or the convention, rather, starts.

L-8 And Brother Williams is such a very dear friend, he and Sister Williams. I certainly got a warm place in my heart for those people. They constantly invite me back, and so we're happy to fulfill that invitation this afternoon.

L-9 Also on the platform, Brother Fuller, Brother Jewel Rose, and Brother Tony Stromei from Tucson, and Brother Borders our campaign manager. And a--a good old precious brother, Arganbright, we've been together in many hard battles, on the other side of the river; I expect to dwell with him on the other side of the big river someday.

L-10   I can't think of the brother's name, I've tried. What is your name, brother? [A brother says, "Al Booher."--Ed.] Booher, Brother Booher. I--I know his face. And aren't you the one also interprets sometime for the... ["Interpret for the deaf."] for the deaf. That's...
And we're so happy to have all of you here.

L-11 I was just looking down here in front of me, and I see some of my friends all the way from Arkansas, here. When I was here the first time, I told you that everywhere I went, I found somebody from Arkansas. I'm sure, if I ever get to Heaven, I'll find some there from Arkansas, 'cause they certainly have been a faithful, loyal people.

L-12   Now, usually I speak a long time, but I've tried my best to kind of make my Scriptures and note so I wouldn't speak too long. And I want to pray for the sick while I'm in Phoenix.

L-13 Now, the Message that I... the Lord has lotted to me, it's sometimes, you know, these things get pretty touchy. And it's been that way in every age. And I have tried my best to stay with It. It's something. And If I did not speak that thing that God told me, and if it was--wasn't of God, then He... it wouldn't be in the Word. If it's in the Word, and a promise for this hour, then I feel that I'm doing what's right, because I'm only trying to keep what He promised for this hour.


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