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What Religion Means to Me?
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Gerald R. Ford's Material from the Writing of "A Time to Heal"
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President Gerald R. Ford's handwritten reflections, 1977 or 1978
Scanned from the collection Gerald R. Ford: Materials from the writing of A Time
To Heal at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library
While writing his autobiography, A Time to Heal (New York: Harper & Row, 1979), President
Gerald R. Ford composed a series of personal reflections on twenty-seven topics. What makes
these documents so unusual is not only their introspection but also their form. President Ford
recorded these observations by hand, writing in blue ball point on his favored yellow writing
tablets. He did not expend time and energy to polish and edit his writing, apparently planning to
do so when incorporating them into the book. Therefore occasional spelling or grammatical
errors or incomplete thoughts appear.
For each reflection the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library has scanned President Ford's
handwritten document and added a Library-produced transcription below to aid in reading the
reflection.
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what relegion mians to me ?
my nelegrous beliefs give me
gudance + strength on a day to day basis.
my connection to very personal. 2 am most
relectant to speah on write about it publicky.
O un parents brught up my brothers and me
in an atmorghere of personal prayer, belief in
Mod and the bille and The Georgel
This sphringing has been the anchor for my
own relegious development which inducles a dedication
to the teachings of Jemes Christ, Rw. Billy Draham, *
4 my son mike
Rw. Billy Zeoli have impacted on what religion means
to me, nightly 2 suh the Tork guadance by relently
registing Provide 3:5-6 Daily 2 such to have by
the shample of James Christ. 2 have always gained
strength from The conrection that what I've Tored
to do is The will f the Lnd.
What Religion Means to Me?
My religious beliefs give me guidance & strength on a day to day basis. My conviction is very
personal. I am most reluctant to speak or write about it publicly. Our parents brought up my
brothers and me in an atmosphere of personal prayer, belief in God and the bible and the
Episcopal denomination.
This upbringing has been the anchor for my own religious development which includes a
dedication to the teachings of Jesus Christ. Rev. Billy Graham, Rev. Billy Zeoli & my son Mike
have impacted on what religion means to me. Nightly I seek the Lord's guidance by silently
repeating Proverbs 3:5-6. Daily I seek to live by the example of Jesus Christ. I have always
gained strength from the conviction that what I've tried to do is the will of the Lord.