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I'm sorry but for your quote to be correct you need to either have a list of all 82 disciples (the 12 plus the 70) or prove that Jesus never once allowed a woman to sit at his feet as he sat and taught. No rabbi, pro- anti- or indifferent to women's ordination would have one of their 12 to be a member of the opposite sex due to sleeping arrangements. It would be among their 70 where you can tell their stand on women's ordination, and as I said if you can prove that Jesus had only males among his 70 and never allowed a woman to sit at his feet as he taught then you can say that Jesus did not have a female disciple. If you cannot prove this you can at most say that you don't know, but if you find any evidence of women disciples among the 70 or find any evidence that he might have allowed a woman to sit at his feet when he was teaching, then you are wrong.

??‍? ?? I in the midst of them Matt 18:20 For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

??Burden is light? Matt 11:30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

The second cited website in the above post is so long that probably few people will read it. It makes a number of accusations against the SDA church, including the idea that Jesuits may have infiltrated the SDA Church. * It makes the following statement, that I have quoted, below: That statement clearly presents a false understanding of the doctrine of the Trinity. It is the same problem that resulted in many early SDAs rejecting the doctrine of the Trinity. * That website article also references Alberto Rivera (AR), who was widely published by Jack Chick. I have an extensive background in the early publications of Jack Chick. much of what he ahs published is without foundation. The following website provides accurate information about AR. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Rivera_(activist) Any religious claim that is based upon Alberto Rivera should be dismissed as without foundation. * The SDA Church is not perfect, either in its history or in the present. Valid criticisms can be made about it. Valid objections to Roman Catholic doctrine and practice may be made. but, none such can be said to rest upon the statement of either Rivera or Chick. I do not have the time to post a reply to every aspect of that article that I believe to be false.

The Seventh-day Adventist denomination grew out of the failure of the prediction of William Miller that Christ would return in the Second Advent during an 1843 to 1844 time period. It formally organized in 1863. Those early leaders came from a variety of religious backgrounds. While Ellen White came from a Methodist background, James White and several others came from what has been called the Christian Connection. Other early leaders came from other denominations. The Christian Connection rejected the Trinitarian position on God that is generally held by Christians today. It took what is called a Deist position on the Trinity. Other early leaders in what became the SDA denomination, even if not associated with the Christian Connection took positions on the Trinity that were not in accord with the Trinitarian position held today by most Christians. NOTE: Joseph Bates James White and Uriah Smith were all associated with the Christian Connection. It is well known the Ellen White, in the early days of this denomination did not hold to a traditional position on the Trinity. However, as with other doctrinal beliefs of Ellen White, her beliefs on the nature of God changed over time and she moved to a more traditional position on the Trinity. In truth, many early references by our early leaders show that they had a confused understanding to the Trinity doctrine that they rejected. Some of the heretical views on God included Docetism, Modalism and Tritheism. Some have described the early Adventist as Semi-Arian. J. B. Frisbie’s view on the Trinity is not totally clear. But it is possible that he may have accepted Docetism. In any case, his understanding of the nature of God was seriously flawed. NOTE: Docetism taught that Christ was a spirit with no real body. Joseph Bates totally misunderstood the Trinity Doctrine. He thought it taught that Christ and God the Father were one and the same being, which is false. He strongly condemned Modalistic Monarchianism. From this perspective, he rejected the doctrine of the Trinity. NOTE: Modalism teaches that the one God appeared in three different versions (forms). John Loughborough rejected the Trinity because he believed that it taught Tritheism, which involves the existence of three Gods. J. M. Stephenson, a one-time SDA preacher, taught that Christ was a created being. In a historical understanding of the development of Christian doctrine, it is clear that early Christian leaders developed their doctrinal understandings over a period of time. They did not come into immediate perfection in understanding. Justin Martyr, writing in the Apology made a major contribution in his identification of Christ as the cosmic Logos. However, some of his statements come close to Tritheism. NOTE: The above, which I have written, has been based upon the following book Paul Peterson & Rob McIver, editors. Biblical and Theological Studies on the Trinity. Avondale Academic Press, 2014, 251 pages. I have not researched the theological beliefs of W. W. Prescott (1855-1944) regarding the Trinity. The following website may be of interest in this respect, and I am going to have to give it further consideration. https://www.asitreads.com/w-w-prescott NOTE: I just came upon this and right now I am short on time and I do not have the time to give extensive thought to what I read on that website. I do hold consider any SDA leader to have the total of all truth. All of us humans need further development is some aspects of our doctrinal beliefs. If Prescott was wrong in his understanding of the Trinity, that does not mean that he was wrong on everything else that he believed.

My brother and I would watch Shirley Temple movies all the time when we were kids. She was such a cutie!!!!!! And so talented--Goodness! That reminded me of all of the sweet little kid things that used to be on. I remember there was a cute little girl who would occasionally come on the Danny Kaye show. And Art Linkletter's House Party was funny too. (I always though Stephen Bohr looked kinda like Linkletter ? SHHH ) Anyway I have had a Shirley Temple earworm since you posted. "You can call me up, and I'll come down when I grow up."

Mary Wilson, co-founder of The Supremes, dies at 76 https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/ny-mary-wilson-supremes-singer-dies-home-motown-20210209-anhfzz6ajffj3d5mlgsgils7wu-story.html