ARKANSAS—In a scenic and wintry Bella Vista, spokesmen served their lady guests with speaking, humor and inspiration on March 16 at the facility where the Northwest Arkansas congregation holds Sabbath services.

After a meal catered by Dinks BBQ, the club meeting began.

Club president Junior Howard greeted the ladies, spokesmen and special guests as “brave children of God.” He made this comment because, of the 43 in attendance, 23 had to make a four-hour trip from central Arkansas to the snowy, hilly northwest area of the state. Howard sprinkled in some humorous observations about the relationships between men and women.

David Zoellner led the tabletopics. He asked attendees what famous people in the world they had met. Answers included Doc Severinsen, a Russian ballet troupe, Whitney Houston, Walt Disney and Bill and Hillary Clinton. Zoellner also asked, “What is one word that would summarize how you feel without a cell phone?” Answers included “relieved” and “free.”

Toastmaster Sam Boren introduced each speaker by stating a quality the speaker admired of his spouse or mother. Tim Baker led off the program with his stir to action speech, “Exercise Your Brain.” Justin Bacon gave an add color speech about spending a day in Jerusalem. Deacon Ray Zoellner delivered an instruct speech on how to better appreciate art, using an image of Vincent Van Gogh’s Starry Night. Alan Baker gave his complete speech on the parallels God’s people share with Sir Winston Churchill. Deacon Mark Carroll finished off the speaking portion of the club with an entertaining instruct speech on how to make his family’s famous spaghetti.

Central Arkansas Spokesman Club director Robert Brown concluded the meeting with a message focusing on the family element of God’s calling, mirroring Pastor General Gerald Flurry’s recent sermon. As snow continued to fall, the brave children of God headed home, thinking and talking about the words they had heard.