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Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.88,0:00:12.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello, \NI'm Scott Preller.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.52,0:00:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I'm serving this year as chair of the\NChristian Science Board of Directors.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.14,0:00:21.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With me today is the newest member \Nof the Board, Beth Schaefer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:22.22,0:00:25.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're here in the Reading Room \Nof The Mother Church
Dialogue: 0,0:00:25.54,0:00:28.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to invite you to come to \NAnnual Meeting this year.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.46,0:00:34.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It'll take place here in Boston \Non Monday, June 2nd.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.97,0:00:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There will be special events leading up \Nto Annual Meeting
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.22,0:00:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and to find out about those events, you can\Ngo to christianscience.com/annualmeeting
Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.61,0:00:51.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there will be information posted\Nthere as it becomes available.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.86,0:00:57.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The theme we've chosen for this year's \Ngathering is: "As you work, the ages win..."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.11,0:01:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We'll talk about the theme in a moment,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:01.84,0:01:04.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but first I'd like to talk about \NAnnual Meeting itself.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.35,0:01:08.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Beth, I remember last year I ran into you \Nat Annual Meeting,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.43,0:01:11.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that was before we knew \Nyou were going to be on the Board.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:11.95,0:01:15.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'd love to know what your experience \Nof Annual Meeting felt like.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.37,0:01:18.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, why did you want to come \Nall the way from your home in Texas
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.14,0:01:20.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be here in Boston for Annual Meeting?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.65,0:01:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, first off, I wanted to come because \NI wanted to support The Mother Church,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.30,0:01:27.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and coming was a tangible way to do that.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.51,0:01:33.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realize that not everyone has the \Nopportunity to come to Annual Meeting,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.42,0:01:36.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but for those who can come in person, \Nit's a wonderful opportunity
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.76,0:01:40.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to join with people across the globe.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.32,0:01:46.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you feel this sense of \Ninstant connection to people
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.64,0:01:51.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you have this one thing\Nin common: Christian Science.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.82,0:01:56.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You feel the hearts burning \Nwith what that means to them.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.59,0:02:03.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And also you can just feel that \Nthey have experienced the power of the Word.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.68,0:02:05.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's so interesting.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.62,0:02:06.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It reminds me.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.73,0:02:09.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember when I was a teenager \Nand I came to an Annual Meeting,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:09.19,0:02:11.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then came again once when I was in college.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.10,0:02:13.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I loved the meetings.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.93,0:02:16.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I loved the talks. \NThey were inspiring.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.15,0:02:20.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But what I most took away was \Nthat sense of connection,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.25,0:02:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that sense of feeling the hearts on fire
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.63,0:02:24.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with being together with fellow members.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.99,0:02:33.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, now that I've been here while\Nworking at The Mother Church,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.40,0:02:38.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and every year when Annual Meeting comes around,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.15,0:02:41.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just find myself filled with gratitude \Nfor Christian Scientists all over the world
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.35,0:02:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who are endeavoring to demonstrate Christian Science \Nand share it with their communities.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.85,0:02:48.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are times when I run into people \Non the weekend of Annual Meeting
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.90,0:02:52.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I'll think, these are the people \Nthat are writing the articles I'm reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.60,0:02:58.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or I'll think, okay, the same Bible Lesson \NI'm studying during the week
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.08,0:02:59.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and trying to put into practice,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.93,0:03:01.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they're on the other side of the world \Ndoing the same thing.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:02.16,0:03:06.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And you sort of feel the embrace \Nof The Mother Church
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.35,0:03:08.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and what we're doing to support each other,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.31,0:03:10.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also what we're doing \Nas a church to embrace the world.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.71,0:03:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just find that very moving.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:12.93,0:03:15.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yeah. Talk about moving:
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.00,0:03:18.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I don't know if you were at the Hymn Sing
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.08,0:03:21.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the Extension of The Mother Church last year,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.62,0:03:26.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it was awesome to have hundreds of people \Njust singing their hearts out.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.81,0:03:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was very moving.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:31.62,0:03:35.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember, too, after the hymn sing was over, \Nwe all went outside
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.38,0:03:37.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and there were ice cream stations,\Nand we all had ice cream
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.32,0:03:39.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,on the lawn of The Mother Church.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.87,0:03:42.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And conversations were going on well into the night.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.68,0:03:48.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I remember talking to one \Ncollege student from Africa
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.02,0:03:50.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a great grandmother from Canada,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.06,0:03:52.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we were all just loving being together.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.98,0:03:55.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm sure we're going to have \Na lot of other conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.60,0:03:58.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,like that this year as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.71,0:04:01.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And let's maybe pivot now and talk about the theme:
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.82,0:04:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"As you work the ages win...."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:06.30,0:04:10.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That statement comes from a letter \Nby Mary Baker Eddy.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:10.80,0:04:20.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It says: "As you work the ages win; for the majesty of Christian Science \Nteaches the majesty of man."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.38,0:04:29.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This whole letter that Mrs. Eddy wrote \Nto a church in Atlanta, Georgia,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.21,0:04:35.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,has a lot to tell us about our efforts at church.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.12,0:04:40.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We realize that many members are working really hard
Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.56,0:04:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in fact often feel like there aren't enough workers
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.78,0:04:44.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to do everything that needs to be done.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.81,0:04:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that's actually why this theme is so important this year,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.16,0:04:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it gives us an opportunity to think about not just
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.31,0:04:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how much effort we're putting into the work,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.20,0:04:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but what approach are we taking?
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.86,0:05:03.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Imagine for a moment that we're birds
Dialogue: 0,0:05:03.58,0:05:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we're at the base of a mountain and\Nwe're told to get to the top of the \Nmountain,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.45,0:05:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but we're told we're told to get to the top of the \Nmountain,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.62,0:05:10.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that you can only get there by hopping.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.83,0:05:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would indeed feel pretty discouraging \Nand hard to do.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.23,0:05:18.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But if we're told get there by being yourselves, \Nby flying,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.98,0:05:20.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we'd love it.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:20.53,0:05:22.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, even the wind blowing at us \Nwould help lift us higher
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.86,0:05:25.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we'd enjoy the views all along the way.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.95,0:05:29.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that's the approach we need to be taking \Nas Christian Scientists
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.57,0:05:33.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we think about our practice of Christian Science \Nand [how] our church work together.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.90,0:05:37.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The discovery of Christian Science shows us \Nthat we're meant to soar.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.53,0:05:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're not meant to trudge \Nthrough various challenges.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.44,0:05:46.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes. And the second part of our theme \Nis just as important.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.52,0:05:51.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Mrs. Eddy clearly had high expectations
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.64,0:05:55.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for the impact of our work as Christian Scientists.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:56.70,0:06:00.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We all may be tempted from time to time \Nto feel like:
Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.49,0:06:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What difference does my work make?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.77,0:06:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet, Mrs. Eddy was convinced that as we work
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.12,0:06:13.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the standpoint of Christian Science, \Nthe ages win.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:14.82,0:06:19.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We get a hint of what she was talking about,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:19.06,0:06:21.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when we think about the nature of the work that goes on
Dialogue: 0,0:06:21.18,0:06:23.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in Christian Science Reading Rooms.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:23.91,0:06:28.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jesus said: "My father worked hitherto, and I work."
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.13,0:06:33.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And being in the Reading Room makes you realize \Nthat Christian Scientists
Dialogue: 0,0:06:33.14,0:06:37.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are endeavoring to follow that same example.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:37.68,0:06:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There's so much here to work with, to inspire us.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.90,0:06:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are articles and testimonies by ordinary people
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.65,0:06:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,whose lives have been healed and transformed
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.02,0:06:56.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Bible's message of God's law
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.67,0:07:01.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that's been opened\Nup to them through the study of
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.00,0:07:05.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,{\i1}Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures,{\i0} by Mary Baker Eddy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.82,0:07:13.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And this year marks the 150th year \Nof the publication of that work.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.38,0:07:17.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It is remarkable to pause and think about
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.15,0:07:19.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,all that's been accomplished in those 150 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:20.56,0:07:22.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How many lives have been made whole.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.73,0:07:27.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,How much has been learned of the actuality of God
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.50,0:07:31.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and of our ability to demonstrate the Christ in our lives
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.45,0:07:33.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,through the study of {\i1}Science and Health{\i0}.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:34.67,0:07:39.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We think it'd be wonderful, in fact, for each of us
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.24,0:07:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to spend some time thinking about the impact that our own study
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.25,0:07:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,of {\i1}Science and Health{\i0} has made in our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:43.49,0:07:47.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to send an account in to the Clerk of The Mother Church \Nfor Annual Meeting.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:48.56,0:07:51.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When we gather those together in some \Nform, I think we're going to realize why
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.36,0:07:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the work we're doing in Christian Science
Dialogue: 0,0:07:54.71,0:07:57.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,makes such a difference in our lives today
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.80,0:08:02.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and why that work will make such an impact on the ages to come.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.82,0:08:06.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether you're able to be here in person with us
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.34,0:08:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or whether you're joining us online for Annual Meeting.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:10.32,0:08:13.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We look so forward to being together on June 2nd.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.31,0:08:15.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,See you then!