A Mansion for the Resurrected

"As Jehovah's Witnesses from across Southern California came to Mission Valley last weekend for an annual convention, they may not have known how close they were to a onetime landmark of their faith: A mansion in Kensington that was supposed to house biblical patriarchs like Abraham and Moses upon their return to the earth."

Voice-of-SanDiego

Commentary: Although Rutherford later said he made "an ass of himself" as regards his 1925 date, his intention was no doubt to underscore the reality of an earthly resurrection, a concept that is still completely foreign to the common churchgoer.