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Originally Posted by Jay
I do not recall crying, although I have seen many children cry as they receive it. All I know is that I was kneeling at an altar praying during a youth camp, and I just gave praise and worship to Jesus, and after a while I began to speak in tongues.
I do believe that I spoke in tongues many times during that camp, but after I returned home, it seemed like it dried up. I remember not speaking in tongues again until I was at a special service (I do not know where), and I became very desperate. I told God, I want to speak in tongues again, I do not want to ever go for so long without having a touch of Your Spirit (put in the words of a 10-11 year old of course). I seem to remember the sectionaly presbyter laying his hands on me for a moment, and shortly after he left, I started speaking in tongues again (I do believe that I was crying by this point).
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Having the touch of the Holy Spirit on your life is not related to one's number of speaking in tongues events - whether one believes in the initial evidence doctrine or not. David Bernard has also made this clear in some of his writings.
In fact, I believe one UPC General Superintendent has stated that he only spoke in tongues one time in his life.
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