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Leo Mercer was close friend of William Branham's and one of two men in charge of recording all of his sermons. William Branham also preached a sermon on August 15, 1965 where one of Leo Mercer's dreams played a prominent role. During the early 1960's he moved to Prescott, Arizona where a number of William Branham's followers had migrated together in a place they called "The Park". | Leo Mercer (alt. "Mercier") was close friend of William Branham's and one of two men in charge of recording all of his sermons. William Branham also preached a sermon on August 15, 1965 where one of Leo Mercer's dreams played a prominent role. During the early 1960's he moved to Prescott, Arizona where a number of William Branham's followers had migrated together in a place they called "The Park". | ||
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[[Image:WMB and Mercier in Sunset.jpg|thumb|200px|William Branham and Leo Mercer hunting in Arizona]] | [[Image:WMB and Mercier in Sunset.jpg|thumb|200px|William Branham and Leo Mercer hunting in Arizona]] | ||
Leo Mercier and Gene Goad were mentioned by William Branham as early as June 4, 1955 when he said, "Here sets Leo Mercier and Gene Goad down here, friends of mine with the my recorders." | Leo Mercier and Gene Goad were mentioned by William Branham as early as June 4, 1955 when he said, ''"Here sets Leo Mercier and Gene Goad down here, friends of mine with the my recorders."'' | ||
William Branham also gave him a great character reference when he said, | |||
:''"And Leo Mercier...and Gene Goad here is the tape boys, the official tape boys of the campaign. And they taken this position so that they could go around in the meeting. They are my brothers and my friends in the Gospel. Mr. Goad here is right from your city, or close to it here. Mr. Mercier was formerly in a Catholic from up here in Michigan somewhere, I believe. They formed their little FBI party and come down to find out whether that gift was true or not. They found it, as the Lord always does. And now, they've been with me for some time. How long you been along, Brother Mercier? Four years. Found them to be real, honest boys, right on the mark."'' | |||
One of William Branham's last services, "Leadership" was spoken in Prescott on October 31, 1965 where he said, "Dear Jesus, I cannot express my--my feelings and my gratitude towards Brother Mercier, Brother Goad, and all these fine people and their little children." | One of William Branham's last services, "Leadership" was spoken in Prescott on October 31, 1965 where he said, ''"Dear Jesus, I cannot express my--my feelings and my gratitude towards Brother Mercier, Brother Goad, and all these fine people and their little children."'' | ||
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[[Image:Prescott-WMB at the Park.jpg|thumb|200px|William Branham at The Park in Prescott]] | [[Image:Prescott-WMB at the Park.jpg|thumb|200px|William Branham at The Park in Prescott with J. Ayers]] | ||
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1) If William Branham saw a vision of what would happen to Leo Mercier, why did he not protect the men, women and children of the Park from the 'false doctrine'? | |||
2) Why did William Branham continued giving Leo Mercer great character references wherever he spoke? | |||
3) Did William Branham really discern Leo Mercer's problems? | |||