New Tract

by stillajwexelder 29 Replies latest watchtower bible

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  blondie

  Well, in 3 weeks, I guess not too many books/magazines will be "placed" during that time. Will there be a big push to get the "inactive" and new out to do the work. I bet some elders/congregations will have the rank and file just putting them in the doors without talking to people.

  As Poztate said, it is a 3 hours drive one way to the convention site. I could understand if they saturated the area within an hour's drive of the site but..........

  I think this is an exercise in trying to get out the deadbeat rank and file in the d2d..........

  BTW, I was reading the Lamp book (predecessor to the OM book) and the use of handbills (printed with the public talk/speaker for that Sunday) at every possible moment, give to everyone at the door, bible studies, family, friends, workmates, people on the street, etc.

  They stopped printing specific handbills and used generic when the speaker was not as reliable as could be expected. I have seen speakers switched by the visiting speaker's congregation without even notifying the elders of the congregation they are visiting.

  Blondie (waiting to see if anyone calls here)
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  fullofdoubtnow

  No they plan to cover the territory in 3 weeks Thanks for that stilla. They won't be calling here, but we will warn our neighbours of what to expect.
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  MissBehave

  Stephanus, that's brilliant. I'm on it.
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  Bumble Bee

  I wonder if I'll get one, we live in a city where the DC is being held. Should be interesting.

  BB
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  wannaexit

  The new tract is an invitation to the district convention. I live 4 hours away from the convention and the cong will distribute these invitation. Who the hell is going to travel 4 hours to go listen to them.

  I will be getting my 50 invitations soon then I will distribute them to my recycle bin where they belong

  wanna
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  justsomedude

  Crap, I thought I was free of the elder visits for a while. Thanks for the heads up.

  BTW, did they have the tract at the meeting? Do we know what pearls of wisdom it contains that would compel people to blow a weekend listening to bullshit?
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  Crumpet

  I don't think I can wait for it to come through my door! can't you scan and post it here stilla?
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  hamsterbait

  I had it out with my mother last night.

  She phoned saying had I seen the loverly new tract for the ASSembLIES.

  I said yes - they've been saying the same thing for 130 years so I was not planning to pee my pants with excitement.

  "Aw that's not nice," (pouting noises - I hope)

  I pointed out that I have read virtually everything published by the WT. The second volume of "Studies in the Scriptures" is called "THE TIME IS AT HAND". Published in 1881 it clearly states that the great tribulation will end in 1914.

  (SILENCE)

  "and to be honest anybody who reads the gospel would not listen to this message because of Christ's words at Luke 21:8."

  "what does that say?" (HAHAHAHAHAHAHA)

  To dismiss the scripture she said "well, they must be doing something right or Jehovah wouldn't have approved them."

  So I mentioned how God's grace is not given on the basis of what anybody DOES. I read the bit in Romans 9 about works having nothing to do with his calling us.

  "What do you mean by grace?" (I could hear her apostasy antenna waving in the static)

  "Undeserved kindness" (wish I'd said that - means the same thing)

  SILENCE. "I didn't know that. Maybe I can read Romans 9, and we'll talk about it again." (I hope she won't go running to an elDUH, who will undermine her confidence in the scriptures.)

  HB
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  TheListener

  Great job hamsterbait. Isn't it funny how we forget to turn on "theocratese" at times. You did really well. I never do that well in situations like that.
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  hamsterbait

  I think this is actually a ruse to ensure that the vast majority of the RF are whipped up into a frenzy so they will all be at the ASSembLIE to hear the great debunking of some major dogma, and accept it because the euphoria of being there at hand, of whatever, will deaden any discriminatory analysis of what was actually said.

  "WEGOTTABETHERESOMETHINGBIGAREGONNAHAPPENOMGARMAGEDDONKOOLAID????"

  In my old congo back in 93, when we came back from the DC and I said "they plan to ditch the generation doctrine and ultimately 1914" I was looked at as if I had fellated Satan and enjoyed it.

  50% right so far...

  My predictions are more reliable than 130 years of timely words of accurate truth!!

  HB