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'''Edwin Taylor Shell''', known as '''Eddy Shell''' (April 6, 1937 – May 2, 2008), was a prominent [[educator]] and [[politician]] in Bossier Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. In 1967, he was among the original five full-time faculty members to launch Bossier Parish Community College in [[Bossier City]]. The institution was then known as Airline Junior College. Shell taught [[speech]] there for a full four decades.<ref name="ark">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509085454/http://www.arklatexstudentnews.com/|title=''Ark La Tex Student News''|accessdate=May 12, 2008}}</ref> In 1991, he was elected as one of the first [[Republican Party|Republican]]s ever to serve on the Bossier Parish Police Jury (equivalent of county commissioner in other states).
'''Edwin Taylor Shell''', known as '''Eddy Shell''' (April 6, 1937 – May 2, 2008), was a prominent [[educator]] and [[politician]] in Bossier Parish in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. In 1967, he was among the original five full-time faculty members to launch Bossier Parish Community College in [[Bossier City]]. The institution was then known as Airline Junior College. Shell taught [[speech]] there for a full four decades.<ref name="ark">{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080509085454/http://www.arklatexstudentnews.com/|title=''Ark La Tex Student News''|accessdate=May 12, 2008}}</ref> In 1991, he was elected as one of the first [[Republican Party|Republican]]s ever to serve on the Bossier Parish Police Jury (equivalent of county commissioner in other states).
==Background==
==Background==
Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)}}</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">
Shell was born in [[Lubbock]], [[Texas]] to Freeman E. Shell, Sr. (August 20, 1906 – November 24, 1994), and the former Reba Odell Taylor (March 29, 1915 – January 29, 2003).<ref name="root">Social Security Death Index on Ancestry.com (under pay wall)}}</ref> Mrs. Shell was originally from Hamburg in Ashley County in southeastern [[Arkansas]]. The Shells moved from Lubbock to Springdale in Washington County, Arkansas, and then Benton County in far northwestern Arkansas. Eddy was the youngest [[Eagle Scout]] in the state.<ref name="pass" /> He graduated in 1955 from Springdale High School,<ref name="pass">
==The break with Mormonism==
==The break with Mormonism==
Shell was a member of the Broadmoor Assembly of God Church, but he and his second wife, the former Barbara Schneider (born November 1948), were [[Mormons]] from 1994 to 2002. He publicly broke with Mormonism and posted a statement on the [[Internet]] to that effect. Shell said that he conducted a study of the religion and determined the ''Book of Mormon'' to be [[fiction]]al. He particular rejected the Mormon concept of eternal progression: “As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be.”<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1982/02/i-have-a-question?lang=eng |title= I Have a Question: Is President Lorenzo Snow's oft-repeated statement — "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be" — accepted as official doctrine by the Church? |first= Gerald N. |last= Lund |authorlink= Gerald N. Lund |date=February 1982 |journal= ''Ensign'' (Latter Day Saints magazine}}</ref> Shell encapsulated his testimony, accordingly, in second person:
Shell was a member of the Broadmoor Assembly of God Church, but he and his second wife, the former Barbara Schneider (born November 1948), were [[Mormons]] from 1994 to 2002. He publicly broke with Mormonism and posted a statement on the [[Internet]] to that effect. Shell said that he conducted a study of the religion and determined the ''Book of Mormon'' to be [[fiction]]al. He particular rejected the Mormon concept of eternal progression: “As man now is, God once was: As God now is, man may be.”<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1982/02/i-have-a-question?lang=eng |title= I Have a Question: Is President Lorenzo Snow's oft-repeated statement — "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be" — accepted as official doctrine by the Church? |author=Gerald N. Lund |date=February 1982 |publisher=''Ensign'' (Latter Day Saints magazine)}}</ref> Shell encapsulated his testimony, accordingly, in second person:
"You must know [[Jesus Christ]] as your personal Savior. You must allow Him to enter into your heart. He must be a part of your life at work, home, and play. You can have a personal relationship with the living God through [[Jesus Christ]], and the assurance of eternal life, through prayer to the real God of [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], and [[Jacob]]. You will have daily the grace of love beyond expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mazeministry.com/mormonism/testimonies/eddy.htm|title=Edwin T. Shell Testimony|publisher=mazeministry.com|date=November 26, 2003|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}</ref>
"You must know [[Jesus Christ]] as your personal Savior. You must allow Him to enter into your heart. He must be a part of your life at work, home, and play. You can have a personal relationship with the living God through [[Jesus Christ]], and the assurance of eternal life, through prayer to the real God of [[Abraham]], [[Isaac]], and [[Jacob]]. You will have daily the grace of love beyond expectations.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mazeministry.com/mormonism/testimonies/eddy.htm|title=Edwin T. Shell Testimony|publisher=mazeministry.com|date=November 26, 2003|accessdate=April 13, 2015}}</ref>