I had to wait at least five years before I could become a citizen. During those five years I had to learn your language, I had to learn your history, learn something about your political system, learn your customs, get acquainted with your food - in other words become sort of Americanized. Then I was ready for naturalization. And then one day up here in St. Johns, our county seat, in the courthouse I took my oath and became officially a naturalized American citizen. The earthly phase of the Kingdom of God is the five years - preparation, the learning period, the growing period.
Eternity is citizenship.
So naturally I asked at the desk if they could give me an English-speaking taxi driver, and they gave me a lady in her 50's. She spoke very good English. It seems that at one time she studied in the United States. I'm a stranger here. Take me to a hotel someplace.