The need for church unity was one of our animating principles, the reason we were in constant communion and communication with one another. It’s why we often answered questions from journalists and passersby using the same words in the same order with the same tone. To some, this phenomenon was evidence of indoctrination and coercion, but I never saw it that way. We were of one mind as the Lord required us to be, and these verses showed that each of us had a voice that was integral to the church’s success.
