Offering an invocation at the West Virginia State Legislature
The following is my response to an old Hoosier friend, and his original note to me:
Noel,
Thank you for your kind thoughts and encouraging words.
The surgeon tells me that I have a most excellent prognosis, although the final results of the biopsy are still being analyzed.
I think of you, my former Hoosier Bishop, and my other old friends in Indiana often, as I also pine for the company of my friends and former associates in the West Virginia State Capitol.
Meanwhile, why God repeatedly has made me His "Designated Survivor" remains a mystery to me.
Your fervent friend and fan,
Larry
www.Mormon.org/me/4Y8B
-----Original Message-----
From: "Duerden, Noel H"
Sent: Nov 17, 2016 8:51 PM
To: "Larry D. Kump"
Subject: Kudos to you
I just read your treatise on Faith and Politics ("Faith & Politics, My Personal Pilgrimage" entry at this website) and marvel at your understanding and depth of thought. It was an inspiration to me and further affirms my faith in the Latter-day work. I would so much like to have you in Indiana again where you could help our members and others, understand and live lives more fully. I hope your cancer is beaten so that you can continue helping others in their quests for truth and understanding of life
