56 Days, Surviving the Heaven's Gate Cult

"Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled." – Matthew 5:6 In October 1975, I was home on leave after graduating from Advanced Infantry Training at Ft Polk, Louisiana. My college buddy introduced me to the UFO group, and I asked them if I could be a member while in the army. I was told I would have to go AWOL if I wanted to be with the group. We were told to give them all our money, get a King James Version Bible, and separate ourselves from all worldly activities. We agreed to abstain from drugs, alcohol, and sex. I was all in, traveling with some people who believed as I did. Everything was going according to their plan except for one thing… The group required us to get a King James Bible Red Letter Edition so that we could easily pick out the words of Jesus, and reading his words awakened my hungry heart.