We Love our Texas …………….

It seems that a man from Topeka, Kansas, decided to write a book about churches around the world, but thought that the place to start, since he was American, would be the United States, and with that in mind, he decided to fly to San Francisco, and start working East from there.

He goes to a very large Cathedral in that city and begins taking photographs, etc., when he suddenly spots a golden telephone on a wall with a sign which reads "$10,000 a minute". Intrigued, he seeks out the priest and asks about the phone and the sign. The priest advises him that the golden phone is in fact, a direct line to Heaven and, if he wants to use it, he can talk to God directly. "Thank you very much,"says he and continues on his way.

His next stop is Clinton, Nebraska, and while attending a church there, notices that there is exactly the same type of phone, with exactly the same sign on it. Again, he seeks out the parish priest, asks the same question, and again is told that it is a direct line to God, etc.. He thanks the priest and continues on his way.

Next in Chicago, he discovers exactly the same type of phone with the same exact sign beside it; makes inquiry of the local priest and receives the same exact answer. Again, he thanks the priest and moves along.

Arriving in New York City, he goes into the Cathedral of St. John, the Divine. The golden telephone is on the wall with the same sign reading "10,000 a minute". He checks with the Dean of the Cathedral, and gets the same response.

Continuing on through many other states, he finds the same phone, same sign and gets the same answer, until, finally he arrives in Dallas. He enters a big church in downtown Dallas and behold, he sees the usual golden telephone with a sign. But THIS time the sign says, "Calls: 35 cents."

By now fascinated, he gets hold of the pastor and says to him, "Pastor, I have been in cities right across the country, and in each church I found this golden telephone, was told that it was a direct line to Heaven and that I could talk to God, but in all the other churches across the country, it was $10,000 a minute. Your sign reads 35 cents a call. Why?

The preacher smiles real big at him and says, "Oh, my son, that's very easy to explain. You see, you're in Texas now, and of course, Heaven is a local call from here."