That reminds me of an amusing story. Larry Ewing had asked me to help with a particular state filing related to charitable gift annuities (CGAs). This state had a much more complicated registration process than most other states. It included probably 30+ pages of required disclosures to be completed by each individual responsible for soliciting CGAs from the public. In 3ABN's case the only one who needed to complete the forms was Dr. Westphal. So I went to the website and found the required disclosures. This was right around campmeeting time (May 2006) and the Westphals were in Thompsonville. So I prepared the package and took it over to the worship center where Dr. Westphal was meeting with potential donors. I explained who I was, what I was doing, and what I needed him to do. He took the paperwork and agreed to complete it and send it back to me.
I waited and waited and checked with Larry Ewing every once in a while, but no package arrived back from Dr. Westphal. So I finally called Dr. Westphal at his Loma Linda office and asked him if he had finished the necessary documents. His response to me..."Ya, ya, I looked at it but it is too complicated. You're the CPA - you fill it out!" The humorous part is that the whole filing had to do with his personal information - there was NO WAY for me to fill it out for him, not to mention it required his signature!!
It so happened that I was to be in San Diego in the coming weeks. While there, I took a day out of my trip to drive the 1.5 hours from San Diego to Loma Linda. I sat there at the table with Dr. Westphal, read him the questions, and filled out the form for him. I then had him sign it, and I returned the form to Larry Ewing so he could file it with the state.