Member Training – Let’s Get Serious About Liberty

Member training from June 9th, 2025.

We discussed the significant progress the Tree of Liberty Society has made in building understanding and adherence to the principles that foster free nations, exposing conspiracies, and developing effective resistance. We offer over 145 member trainings, hundreds of articles and videos, recommended books, a seven-class bootcamp with solutions, and two published books, all aimed at equipping members with knowledge and practical tools. A key focus for us moving forward is the new member manual, a comprehensive resource designed to be integrated into our weekly routines and personal study, providing a clear battle plan for effective action and sustained liberty. Ben highlighted how following these principles has already led to successful non-compliance with government mandates, such as large group gatherings, mask-free shopping, and operating businesses without permission, demonstrating that freedom can be achieved without relying on elections, court cases, or public spectacle. These successes, however, require understanding, time, financial resources, a willingness to act, and, most importantly, organization. The Tree of Liberty Society operates with a monolithic structure to prevent internal divisions and maintain focus on our core agenda: growth, exposing the conspiracy, building an understanding of God’s law, fostering a moral cultural base, and implementing nullification, interposition, and tyrannicide. Ben emphasized that members should prioritize recruitment and engage with agenda items that align with their interests, always with the broader aim of expanding our quality membership and diligently executing our programs to overcome the satanic conspiracy.

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TRANSCRIPT

Our Father who art in heaven, we come before you this evening, this training, this night, and ask for thy gifts and blessings to be with us. For thy spirit to direct and guide both Ben and those that give instruction, counsel, and teach us these principles of liberty and righteousness. We ask for thy spirit to enlighten our minds that we may understand and comprehend the things that are given. and be able to apply them into our lives. We may strive to please be our Father in all that we do and say. Please watch over, guard, and protect each one. We ask for these gifts and blessings in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ. Amen. Amen. That is the button. We are sharing the slides. Everybody sees the slides, right? The member training for June 9th. That's what you're seeing? Hey. So just talking about getting serious, right?

Of course, we are building understanding and adherence to the principles that have built free nations. We're exposing the conspiracy and we're building an effective resistance to that conspiracy because we are adhering to those principles. So I want to talk about as an organization, what we've done so far, the Tree of Liberty Society and the things that I've been involved with, what have we been able to do so far, right? We have over 145 member trainings available for you all to go through. refresh yourselves on and to be able to get to know better and and go over to be able to know about these principles that I've talked about that we you know what that I've said this is what our goal is is to build the understanding and the application of those principles that have built free societies that is where you go access that we have hundreds of articles and videos on the website and on our video platforms for you to access and learn more about those specific topics as well.

In addition to our learn section, our bootcamp, and those things are very important. We've got dozens of books that we've recommended and I'll be putting out an official Tree of Liberty Society recommended book list and where to find those books if they're books that we don't sell specifically. We're not the end-all be-all. I don't have everything that I think is important. And so I want to point you in the direction of where to get those important materials. We've got a seven-class boot camp with solutions. We are not just here to complain about things and tell you how horrible things are. We're here to tell you what actually works and what's proven to work. And that's what those things are about. We've got two books published and more books coming that help lay these things out as well.

And we have the new member manual. I hope all of you received the email or saw our post on the member sections on our member page on Facebook or our member section on Telegram, the announcement of our member manual. This is something that we are going to be utilizing heavily. It'll be a part of our trainings on a regular basis. I want us all to... Not only say, oh, I'll learn about it at training. I want us all to use this member manual throughout our weeks and on our own. That's what I'm trying to say. That time outside of our meetings that you spend on your own personal improvement is I would like a portion of that spent on the member manual and getting to know it and starting to implement it. It is available for download, of course, in the member portal. I sent a direct link out. If there's somebody here that has not gotten the link to be able to access that, please either put that in the chat and I will get it to you directly or find a way to make sure that you get that.

And we've already had some members also order. the manual, the physical version of the manual as well. So whatever your preference is, it is available for you. There's no additional need to spend money. You can get it for free with a download, but just to cover cost of printing and shipping, if you want a physical copy, five bucks. So this is what we're going to be going really into is the member manual, because this is, as we apply the principles in the member manual, we will start to really see a movement amongst those that we're around towards liberty. We will start to see liberty growing in our own lives. We will start to see liberty growing around us. And these things that we lay out here are meant to be, because I know a lot of times when we go over training, it's, you know, oh, that was a great training. And then we log off for the night and... oh, I just totally, you know, we don't even think about it again until, oh, I got another email. It's time for training tonight.

I wonder what it's going to be tonight. And so we didn't really give thought to those ideas and those principles in the last seven days. And so it's something that we want to make sure that we are utilizing and not just thinking about when we go to training and that it's a way that we can go through and actually say, as you're going through it, oh, this is what I can do. Oh, that's why we do the things that we do. oh, okay, I understand this now. Now I know that this is why we take this solution. Because sometimes when we're pointing out a problem, we're saying, oh, that is not a correct solution or what is going on right there is wicked. And so people get frustrated because they liked that solution or they liked that person or they thought that that was a good reaction to the problem that was being brought up. And so when we say why it's bad, then they maybe get offended. We get frustrated because they, if they're only seeing you disagree with them, they don't see the solution.

And so we want to make sure that all of us as members understand the solution and understand why the solution is what it is and understand how to implement the solution. And so having it right there in a written form, it is going to be very helpful to you. So I want to see, I want to show you also some, what does that see? What is the fruit of? these action of this of this information and so when there was government shutdowns following these principles we had large group gatherings against the statutes or the mandates of the governor we shopped without masks against the government government mandates we opened restaurants against government government mandates we encourage and and have helped people homeschool their children without government permission or without you know filing with the state helping people operate businesses without government permission operating private prop or private property without government permission operating illegal shutdown of parks removing idols from public view freeing a child from cps these are just a few examples of the things that following these principles has helped individuals do be more free.

And so what did, you know, all of those things that I showed right there of these great things that people were able to do against the efforts of tyrants, what did none of these things require, right? None of those doing, doing, doing those things did not require. getting the right guy elected. I didn't have to wait until my favorite politician, you know, great guy, right? Ron Paul, right? I didn't have to wait for Ron Paul or, you know, I'm trying to think of Justin Amish. I didn't have to wait for any of these libertarians to get all their bills passed before I was free. I didn't have to wait. I didn't have to go to court. I didn't have to go to court to win any of these things. I didn't have to sue the government. and hope the government would say, yes, the government's going to say, yes, the government violated your rights.

Didn't have to wait for that, for any of those things. And those things were serious, like with the CPS kidnapping. Did not wait for the government to say that we could release that CPS kidnapping case. None of those things did we have to wait for the government. We didn't have to wait until everybody was on our side. right we didn't have to you know it's important that we grow and have more people on our side but we didn't have to wait for it right we can this isn't some perpetual oh you know when when x invisible thing out in the in the future happens this mirage happens of this vague majority number that that pops up we don't have to wait for that to implement the freedom agenda though the more people we have on our side the easier it is that's that's for sure And also we didn't have to have a large public spectacle.

The news didn't have to cover our events. The news didn't have to cover our activities. The news didn't have to show and report on what we did. In fact, in every single one of those cases, the news ignored it. They did not cover those things. They did not tell people about those things. If you weren't a part of what we were doing, you didn't know about those solutions, those victories. that were taking place in those individuals and in those groups um you didn't know about it and so you know a lot of times we we latch on to people because oh the news is is covering what they're what they're doing but you don't have to wait for that because of course is the news going to give you any sort of legitimate you know free advertising is the news going to promote what you're doing through either attacking it or through praising it no And so if we're waiting for large public spectacle before we can have freedom, we're going to wait for what never was and never will be. Yes, Mark.

Make sure you unmute, Mark. Keep forgetting. Yeah, it seems to be a big motivation for this to summarize what you're saying is noncompliance wherever we can as to assert that noncompliance now before we're forced to do so. the u.s military can force us to do a great deal we still can be a non-compliant to some extent but once the uh uh this current trend to use federal troops controlled solely by the president to do whatever he wants uh we won't have we'll be losing those opportunities to be non-compliant so it's very important i think what you're talking about uh and james madison talked about in federal's paper 46. be not compliant to unconstitutional, immoral laws and government actions. Yeah, the stronger tyranny gets, the harder it is to do this without confrontation. Absolutely.

But, you know, especially with the CPS case, confrontation could have happened. And so we can't be afraid of confrontation as well. But yes, the more we can do now before the tyranny is heavier, the better. Okay, so we have to remember that, that we can actually have freedom without waiting for these things. But they did require something. It wasn't like they were free. I'm not giving the sovereign citizen argument of if I just mail in my birth certificate or I spell my name in lowercase letters that all of a sudden the government's going to leave me alone. All of a sudden Satan's going to be like, oh, wow, I didn't realize you filled out that magic form. I've got to leave you alone now. I'm not saying that, right? There is a cost for liberty. And so the things that they did require was an understanding, right? To be able to do the right thing, we have to have understanding of the right thing. We have to be willing to give our time. And that's, you know, there's time in building our understanding. There is time in the efforts to be able to resist. There is time involved in helping others to resist.

And so there is... is time involved in making those other things happen that we talked about. Money. It's just a fact. These things do require resources to be able to get the word out on, to be able to produce materials that will help them to be able to, you know, you read something, to be able to build your understanding or produce a video. It takes money to buy camera equipment, to be able to. pay for subscriptions to be able to go and do the research to get the information. It takes money as much as time to be able to accomplish the things that need to be accomplished. Willingness to act, right? It can be intimidating because a lot of times it can be less scary to say, oh, I'm going to donate to that lawsuit. I'm going to donate to that candidate. Because then there's no real risk involved. I'm not risking my property. I'm not risking my life. I'm not risking my freedom. But when it comes to liberty, you have to be willing to act no matter the consequence.

And so that is a requirement for the things that we're talking about with liberty. And I think one of the most important things, if not the most important thing that all of these things required, is organization if people didn't join together to do the to support these things then it would not have been uh successful right you have one guy show up to resist the government in something and uh it's it's easy to either you know dismiss him put him in jail get rid of him it's it's easy and so it's important that we have organization to give support to this to give organize to to give um to plan it to mobilize it and so it's you know organization it's not like you can it's it's not something that can just be done spontaneously the conspiracy does things that appear spontaneous all the time but i i guarantee you in all of those cases there was lots of organizing behind the scenes that people didn't really know about it because of course if they're just watching the news they weren't told about it and so if we want freedom These are the things that will be required of us to be able to do it. Are we going to be serious and invest the understanding, the time, the money, and the action in the organization to be able to accomplish those things? Because that is what works.

Mark, you got to unmute. Yes, I have a question concerning organization. Can you talk about the value of concerted action, how much more valuable that is than just independent? uh an individual action that's not under an organization sure i mean you have i i guess i should give some more specifics but if you have an individual i know when i first well you know woke up to what was going on i didn't really know what to do i didn't i'd never heard of you know anything but basically uh being a part of a party or paying money to a gun lobby an organization to have them have a lobbyist fight for gun rights in the legislature right so when i i'm like 21 22 years old and that's all i know and so i'm like trying to figure things out on my own and so i by myself i find a video um about uh it's called america's godly heritage with uh wall builders so this is we're talking like 2000 what is this 2002 2001 and um i find a there's a pizza place in the town i'm living in and they have a big screen tv and i ask them hey once a week can i play this video in your restaurant and they say yeah go ahead so And so I do that by myself.

And so is that, that's, that's, I mean, it's great that I was trying and, you know, I was doing something, but now turn, make the, you know, fast forward where we come to the fake pandemic and we have organization and we have a group of people because they're directed. We have understanding we built and we've been able to build the knowledge base. And then we said, okay, everybody be there at this time in this place. and because there's organization behind it there was a group of people that was able to show up that without organization you don't have that and so you're you're not able to have um without organization you can't have that impact that you would have with organization as just one example mark you muted yourself right before you talk the point is that group would carry more weight than uh just one or two uh people trying to uh have the influence exactly yep there we go trying to okay absolutely any other questions thoughts comments anybody have i'd love again i said in the very beginning i want to hear questions i've got anybody's got a question i want to hear it okay so this is our organizational battle plan the tree of liberty society 2025 member manuals what is is the accumulation of two decades of experience working off the back of 60 decades of, I mean, six decades of experience and adding to that modern applications of principles that are millennia old and applying them in modern times and putting it in one place as a reference so that all of us can have a place that we can say, okay, let me go back.

Why is it that we're doing this or what is it that I should be doing? And so that way we're focused. and we're saying i you know we're we've got a place we can look to for something to do if we're looking for something to do that is actually effective this is the place to go to to find that effective action because there are so many other sources that are trying to distract us in things that are not effective to make sure that we don't actually make a difference where if we are using the member manual we are part of a battle plan that will actually have impact and success that is meaningful so the tree of liberty society a member manual is providing a focus providing clarity and provides caution and understanding so focus right making sure that we're um it's so easy for us to be like that from the movie up that dog that's always saying squirrel and just being distracted and so we're making sure that we're focused and then the clarity getting the um explanation the principles behind the focus that we're on and so that way we are Not only knowing what to focus on, but knowing why we need to focus on that.

As well as caution. What are some things to be aware of in these situations to make sure that we avoid problems that have affected others trying to do these things. And then along those things, just building that understanding of these principles. So that way, when we see an opportunity, we can apply it without being told to do it. We don't need to be a slothful servant needing to be commanded in all things. We have this understanding. And so now we can act on our own and take initiative in implementing this program. Any questions on that? Okay. If you don't want to chime up with your voice, feel free to chime in on the chat as well.

Well, one thing that you've done, Ben, that helps me out a lot is you know how much I repost your stuff. Yep. i'm using that with what i've been learning with everything else and so i'm looking forward to when i get a hold of you hopefully in the next day or two to get a bunch of these ordered um because i have some friends that could follow along with us some are with me from time to time in here which is why i don't talk that much but uh because i'm over here chatting in the background you know re -emphasizing some points that you're making and why you're making them so and i think it's important for all of us to remember that to include others in this because without you know an organization our force is silent and we've got it we just need to exercise it yep yeah that's really important too and and i this isn't um a private thing right i'm not saying don't publish this there's and there's nothing in this manual that i haven't published publicly already i guess i should put it that way so It's not something we're afraid to put out there, but it would be something that would be beneficial to share with others.

So that way they can see that, hey, we're an organization, we're doing something and we have a plan to get it done. And if they're reading it, it will actually increase our influence and perhaps even they'll join, which would be fantastic. So yeah, go ahead, Mark. You're muted. You're still muted, Mark. I'm sorry, I keep forgetting. Yeah. So you talk frequently, rightly so, about principles. And I wonder if you could elaborate a little bit about that because that is so extremely important about precedence. The enemy uses precedence and principle against us and why we have to be loyal to principles such as liberty versus disloyal towards tyranny and the law. We have to be completely uncompromisingly. principled in support of the Constitution as opposed to any other law. Could you talk, elaborate a little bit on the importance of principle and how the enemy uses principles against us to set precedence? Yeah, well, in the book Rules for Radicals, it talks about using the enemy's principles against them. And so we have to understand those principles ourselves so that we can not...

We can avoid manipulation and that we can make sure, you know, that we are not falling for, you know, we believe in property rights. And so they say, well, then, you know, the destruction of the tea and the violation of the boat in the Boston Tea Party was wrong because it violated private property. Well, if we understand the principle behind that, then we cannot be manipulated into not doing the bold action necessary to be able to go on the offense. restore lost liberty. And then just in sticking to correct principle also is very important. So that way we're not supporting false solutions like what we see going on all the time, whether it's with the terrorist attacks or with illegal immigration.

If we understand correct principles, we're not going to follow the Hegelian dialectic of problem reaction solution and picking the wrong solution. So picking principles will make sure that we don't get caught up in mob mentality and doing the wrong thing. So one conclusion I come to is when we're promoting liberty or opposing tyranny, we always have to speak the language of principle. And if we're not speaking to principle, something's wrong. And would you agree with that statement? For sure, yeah. In support of positions on issues, in support of politicians and opposing politicians and supporting issues, we must... they speak in the language principle yep thank you so and right and finally in in the bulletin you're gonna you're gonna have action you know with without action the knowledge means nothing and so we must follow up our understanding and acting on it okay and so it'll help us to understand and give us ideas of what we not only can do but should do so this is available for free to every member in the member portal you can download it and um and you can read it on your phone on your on your ipad on your desktop or you can order it on the website donate five bucks and i'm just gonna i'll ship you off a physical copy of the manual your choice doesn't matter to me either way i just want you to read it how you read it irrelevant just read it Okay, so the Liberty, the Tree of... Yes, Mark. You're muted again. Still muted.

I keep forgetting. I was asking on the manual, when we'll start using it in our meetings. Starting today. Every week. Of course, our agenda is to build understanding of and adherence to the principles that have built free nations, to expose the satanic conspiracy, and to build an effective resistance to that conspiracy. So we accomplished those things by growing, exposing the conspiracy and delegitimizing those in power, building understanding of the laws of nature's God, building a moral cultural base, nullification, interposition, and tyrannicide, and independence. And so those are the sections that are in this member manual, explaining those things, giving examples of those things. and giving examples and action items on how to implement those things, how to build your understanding on those things.

Because the manual itself is not, you know, it's 27 pages long. So we've kept it short enough, long enough to give you the information, short enough where you're not just overwhelmed. It's something you can have and grasp and get principles. But in there, there are books that, you know, that we are suggesting that you need to read. to better understand this principle here is a book to read more on this here is a video to learn more on this to build your understanding on this here you know in this section of the manual here is the here is the nuts and bolts of this principle here go read this to understand it better and so that you can repeat it to others and overcome objections and know how to defend the position because you've studied it and you've learned it and you've owned that information And so that is all in the manual itself. Okay. Any questions on this? Mark, mute it again. There we go. I think a good example of why we have to be arguing in principle is franticide.

Because if we just say, oh, well, let's go out and shoot a politician, we could be getting a knock on the door tomorrow. So the principle has to be understood. These are criminals hurting people and they have a right, they have rights that deserve to be defended. And so we need to explain that from principle or we could, we're inviting the enemy right into our lives. Exactly. And then, yeah, and that gets into like, you know, knowing that this is the last result. This is after we've done everything we can, you know, all of those other things that are important that we need to understand before we go to that last drastic point. Yep. So every member, okay, this is what I'm asking every member to do. I'm asking every single one of you to read the manual once through. You grab it when you, either you're waiting for the physical copy or tonight, tomorrow, you go download it and you read it, okay? I'm not asking, with this part of it, I'm not asking you to, you know, memorize it and study it and grab it. I'm just asking you to do a one, right at first. Just do a run through, okay? Then after you've done the run through, what I'm asking you to do after that is to once a week, spend time on one section, highlighting, making notes, writing down questions, jotting down ideas, pondering it, okay?

If there's a word in there you don't understand, look it up. Samuel Johnson's Dictionary, 1829, Webster's 1829, either one of those. 28, thank you. Webster's 1828 dictionary or Samuel Johnson's dictionary. And know that word, okay? Ponder what's being said. What does that mean? What are thoughts about that topic? And then coming up with your own personal implementation plans of that section. What are you going to do to implement that in your life? What are you going to do to help build the organization? you know, with others around you to implement that as well. And so once a week, picking one of those topics, spend the time and invest the time to do those things with that one topic that week. And then bring questions either to training, okay? And if you don't feel comfortable discussing their question in training, communicate your questions with me personally, either calling me on the phone, emailing me, smoke signals, whatever it is that you get ahold of me with. communicate them, at least communicate your questions on that subject with me if you don't want to bring it up in the group.

I would encourage you to bring it up in training because that will help others. Maybe they said, oh yeah, I had that question too, forgot to bring it up. Or I didn't know I had that question, but yes, I had that question. And so it's helpful for you to bring them up. And so that's an important thing is to bring your questions either to the group or... me personally, at least so that they're addressed and that you're not stuck on something because you didn't bring up the question. Okay. Oops, let me go back. Okay. Any questions on this, what I'm asking you to do? I hope it's not too big of an ask, but it's an ask. I'm asking you to invest your time to make this manual a part of your liberty life. Any questions? Okay. Oh, yes, Mark. Yeah, I had some trouble hearing you. You said read one section, not one sentence, right? Correct. Yes. You can see that on the screen. One section, right? Okay. One section. Yes. One sentence would get you nowhere fast.

Well, it would get you nowhere very slowly as well. so yes one section okay um so now let's let's get into it let's look at the battle plan and stop sharing i'm gonna screen share the manual with you if it will go over my other screen okay here we go so on the on the this is as you've seen This is our cover. We go through. We have a table of contents. But I'd like to go through and I would like to read the introduction with you. I don't know if we've... We should have time, but it's an important thing. I want to make sure that we do not just gloss over this. So again, the six major agenda items of the Tree of Liberty Society are growth, exposing and delegitimizing the conspiracy and conspirators, build an understanding of God's law, build a moral cultural base, nullify interposition enforcement, aka tyrannicide, and independence.

The Tree of Liberty Society agenda embodies the principles upheld by the founders of both America and Deseret. It draws upon the philosophical framework of the Declaration of Independence and the acclaimed governmental structure of the U.S. Constitution, viewing them as a pathway to the kingdom of God. This agenda is rooted in the belief in a divine creator who grants inherent rights to every individual. The Tree of Liberty Society member newsletter published monthly, which I'm going to show in a second, hopefully got that as well, includes a forward and a collection of articles highlighting the agenda items selected by Tree of Liberty Society leadership for that month. Each article generally offers a progress update and outlines specific actions recommended for members to take during the month.

So transferring over to that. If you have not gotten this, please let me know. I will make sure you get a copy. And we have the four, which went over some principles that we've gone over in trainings recently as something that you can access and go back to and reference a physical copy of something to highlight those principles. A listing of our activities that we have coming up. And then as we go on, there'll be more items in there that I reference here. We maintain a monolithic structure because history has shown that other organizations have been dismantled by infiltrators and provocateurs who fostered internal division. So monolithic, that means basically I'm in charge. What our focus is, is the things that I say that we're on, that is what the focus is. And we don't vote on it. There's no board of directors that says, No, we're not going to talk about conspiracy anymore because that's not popular. And we'll be able to get more money if we promote Republicans.

That's an example of what would happen if you left it up for a vote. What are we going to focus on? It's going to be what is going to be able to make us more popular or different things that are or maybe even if it's not more popular, they're going to maybe become a member so that they or get their friends to be a member so that they can all vote. and get us to do things that don't work, that are designed to make us go to jail. Those types of things. Much easier, I guess, than what I'm saying. And so it's monolithic. And so basically, that doesn't mean that once you've joined, you are a slave of mine and you have to do whatever I tell you to do. It just means that's the direction of the organization and you're free to associate or not associate. And I listen, you know, I appreciate and encourage people giving their feedback and asking questions and saying, you know, maybe even expressing frustrations. That's all fantastic. But what I mean by monolithic is the direction is not going to be changed simply because of a majority vote. Any questions, comments, thoughts? Mark.

Yes, a question about the newsletter. Are you writing it for our eyes only, or is it written in such a way that it lends itself to be shared some of the information with others? Yeah, just like the manual, you are free to share it. Both of these will only go to members, but members are free to share with others. Let's see here. By staying unified, we prevent these destructive tactics members have. The freedom to focus on, of course, the recommended agenda items they support while choosing to opt out of those that they may not fully endorse. As you'll discover in the following pages, our agenda is a bold and far reaching. However, to prevail against deeply rooted evil and safeguard freedom, we must approach this mission with unwavering determination and purpose at every stage.

The term agenda signifies tasks to be accomplished. And in the current political climate, our agenda. encompasses numerous objectives however an agenda is inherently action oriented it goes beyond merely advocating a philosophy or sharing information each agenda item is tied to a specific purpose or goal guided by this understanding we craft our action plan okay so we are not a debating society we're not here just to say oh i'm so much smarter than everybody else i'm the smartest person the concentration camp Our purpose is to build our understanding so we do the right thing. If we're not acting on the information, we're wasting our time. The strength of our organization lies in the diligent execution of our programs. Over time, this dedicated effort will not only expand our membership, but also empower us to overcome the satanic conspiracy. Members and chapters should consistently engage with agenda items. regardless of whether they are discussed in each member newsletter. So looking over the agenda items in the manual will help you even if it's not in the newsletter.

These are ongoing initiatives and plans to address them should be developed with sustained effort in mind. This is a marathon, not a sprint. Every task should be undertaken with the broader aim of expanding our membership. We don't grow, we don't survive, we don't exist. The conspiracy loses opposition. Our website features a wider range of issues than are listed here. The primary agenda items are outlined below. Some of the issues on our website overlap with other agenda items. The website caters to the interest of the general public, guiding them toward potential membership, while our member newsletter focuses on actionable agendas specifically designed for members. And getting back to what Mark just asked, you know, just because it's designed for members, what I mean by that is. that it's the action item is presupposing you've, you know, you've read the manual, presupposing you've attended or watched a large, you know, a good section of our member trainings, or you've gone through the bootcamp, right? It is a presupposition that you've got a solid understanding of why we do what we do. your average person that, you know, is, has just gone to Republican events their whole life and don't know why we do what we do.

And you, and they just read the agenda item. They're going to be like, what do you, that's, that's extreme or, you know, whatever they're going to think, cause it's different than what they're used to. And so that's what it'll be written in a way. So just as, as a, um, a word of caution is that you, depending on the action item or the bulletin that you share with someone. it might be necessary to give them some additional background information. And so they understand what's going on. Unless we request all members to address a particular item, we encourage you to concentrate on the agenda items that align with your interests within the overall objectives of the society.

So we're encouraging self-starters. We are encouraging you to study the issue. look study the principle and then what are you entering you know what what are your talents what are your abilities and apply your talents and desires and things that excite you in those things because if i'm you know if you're just depending on me to tell you what to do and you don't like that you don't care about that it doesn't it hasn't something the principle hasn't clicked yet you're not going to be excited to engage in that and so what i'm encouraging you is to focus on the parts of it that have clicked that are exciting to you so that way you're making sure that you're staying engaged in the agenda of the tree of liberty society we do however emphasize that recruitment should always remain your top priority that is it is is the foremost item in our agenda growth is it can't be overstated always keep in mind that we are in outreach focused organization seek opportunities to educate and inspire individuals within your community who exemplify um strong moral character so real quick i want to go over these things so your community focus should be on those who exhibit as many of the following qualities as possible we're looking for quality not quantity we want to grow but we want to grow in a quality way so these are the type of people that you should be looking for and Maybe, you know, remember last week's training where I went into those things, those examples of individuals that behave in ways that are not attractive to liberty.

Those might be ones that you skip over or you wait till you've gone through your list of people that fit these qualities. So the kind of people that we're looking for are those of good moral character. Not looking for sodomites. I'm not looking for people that are shacking up. People that are immoral, people that are thieves, liars, philanderers, drug addicts, you know, that kind of stuff. Leadership in helping others conform their lives to the laws of God. So somebody that is actively engaged in helping others understand the truth. People that are wise, you know, not just informed, but they can apply knowledge in a way that is wise. They're a good example to their family.

Or if they haven't gotten married and have kids, they're exhibiting a concentrated desire to have a family to lead in righteousness. Looking for individuals that are industrious, that they have an owner mindset, that they aren't just thinking of themselves as employees, but they are thinking of themselves and finding ways to be owners and entrepreneurs. We're looking for people that do the right thing, even when it's unpopular, especially when it's unpopular, I would say. Somebody that would never send their children to any institution that would teach their children contrary to their values, right? Government school. If they're sending their kids to government school, A, that means that they're unprincipled because they're sending their kids to somewhere that they don't agree with or they agree with that, what government schools are doing. So that's not the kind of person we want. They're willing to study things out before coming to a conclusion.

They're not just going to have a knee-jerk reaction. and they're willing to defend righteousness at all hazards. Yes, Mark. Well, what is it, 85%, something like that, of families are sending their kids to government schools? Yeah. We shouldn't eliminate all of them necessarily. We should give a chance to educate them on the harm that the schools do in some cases, shouldn't we? I mean, that's just one factor. But I don't think we should we blankedly just automatically not consider recruiting a an educating a person that has kids in the government school. No. So, yeah, that's a great question. And that's not what I meant when I'm so first of all, a it's as many of these qualities. So it's not like, oh, you didn't meet one of these qualities. You're no longer qualified. It's not like we're not being snobbish about it. We're just saying this is the kind of these are some things to look at. So. If the person's reasonable, they just hadn't even thought about it before, right? Going to the, they're willing to study things out before coming to a conclusion. So, you know, if they've met all of the other qualities and that's their only shortcoming, no, that is not someone to leave out. Yeah, just going over real quick, looking over in the chat. So the link that Rod left, I think, is to the store.

That's kind of for non-members to buy it. It's in the member portal if you haven't gotten the email. I'm just sorry. Going through, looking at real quick. All good is the way it should be. So go ahead. Okay. And so, yeah, all those questions are being addressed and I can talk about it afterwards. So yeah, he specifically said that he wanted to purchase some. That's why I put that link in there. Oh, don't, don't order it there because that's like 10 bucks or something or 15 or I can't remember what it is after it's eight plus five for shipping. So if you just go to the donate page and donate five bucks with a mailing address, that'd be the better way to do that for members. So just FYI. So these are the, These are the types of people that we're looking for. You know, this is an overall general rule. And does anybody have any questions about that, additional questions? Do these make sense? Does it look weird? Does it look like we're being elitist snobbish?

Does it make sense why we're saying these are the types of people we're looking for? These are the priority? Not saying we're turning anybody. Well, yes, we're turning some people away. But you got some sodomite or some meth addict, you know, I'm going to turn them away. But any questions on these qualities that we're looking for? Okay. I do like it, like the list, because organizations are infiltrated so easily. And I even apply this to my rule for friending on Facebook. Like, I want to have a nice experience when I'm there. Why should I be friending everybody, you know? And especially... There's government people trying to friend me. And I know that they're trying to infiltrate my circle and maybe even get into the Tree of Liberty Society. And I'm not going to do that. I block them.

If it's somebody I don't know, and yeah, it's probably a government worker. That's what I figure. Yeah, good thought. Absolutely. Mark, yes. And you're muted. Yes, I'd like to comment on what Joyce says, that there are infiltrators out there. During COVID-19, we had a number of rallies and schools and so forth. And there were some, usually it's one or two, that were clearly met all the requirements, the characteristics of infiltrators. You know, from going out of the way to say the... solutions to the President Trump and many other things. So I just want to back her up that we got to look for them and run from and identify among ourselves who they are and make our case why they are. Yeah. Yep. Thank you. So I just wanted to, again, reiterate as we wrap up tonight, I would like you to please either if you when you got the email, hopefully you've downloaded the PDF or go to the member portal. It's right at the top of the member portal and you can download it right there.

Or again, like I said, go to the donate page, donate five bucks and I'll mail you a copy. And, um, but, uh, let's spend, let's, let's have, you know, let's, let's have an hour this week and the next seven days accumulated an hour where you go and you, and you read through, um, the 27 pages of the book this week and the next week you get into one of the principles. And then we'll be covering it, whether it's the training. If the training itself isn't focused on a section of the manual, we will have kind of like a spiritual thought where we have a highlight of part of the manual or one of the principles in the manual. And this is going to be our rallying call going forward. And it is the book that you can have on hand to access and refer to. And it'll answer probably a lot of your questions that you've had about certain things.

And so I really believe that if we use this, it will be a powerful tool in helping us to have continued and growing and increased successes for the cause of liberty. So thank you all for being here. We'll go ahead and have a closing prayer and then we'll have open forum, ask more questions about the member manual or bring up other topics you'd like to. But Joyce, would you give us the closing prayer tonight? Yeah, sure. Thank you. Okay.

Heavenly Father, we're very thankful for all that Ben has been doing to help us be more organized and help us focus on the things that we can do really to fulfill prophecy that this will be a free nation ruled by Jesus Christ. We pray that that will open up the way for us to have the time to, Study the manual and get excited about each one of us, the thing that you would have us do. We pray for that in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.