What incident marked you most as a JW?

by JH 4 Replies latest jw friends

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  JH

  I remember once in the field service, a MS of about 70 years old, former elder, was in the field service with a brother and he drove him straight home even before going out in the field service. He had an argument with that brother in the car and I don't know exactly what it was about, but I know that this brother placed lots of importance in Jesus unlike most JW's and I think this brother was talking too much about Jesus door to door, and this old MS knew about this and told him off, but this brother didn't want to change his style, so he was driven straight home.

  Gee, I found that childish.

  This JW that was driven home, belonged to another religion prior, and he never did accept to put Jesus on the back burner. I wonder why he became a JW? He was about 45 back then.

  Finally he got disfellowshipped a few months later for some obscure reason.

  He wanted to come back, but they wouldn't let him, so finally he committed suicide....
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  gordon d

  Without a doubt... The death of my best friend, my brother.
  He had been DF's a few years earlier for sexual misconduct. He knew that he was dying from AIDS so he had plenty of time to examine his life and modify his conduct to the WTS standards. He had moved out of state and just prior to his death asked for some of the Local elders to come discuss his re-instatement with him.... After a couple of weeks, two Elders showed up and spent all of 15 minutes with him.... The bastards didn't even pray with him. He was completely repentant and living a spiritual life but all they could say was that since they were not the ones who had DF'd him. He would need to get with the Elders at the original KH (several states away.)
  
  Needless to say, my brother, probably the kindest person that I ever knew, never once waivered in his faith in God and in Jesus' ransom sacrifice, died feeling like he had no hope in the resurrection. because he was not part of Jehovah's organization.
  
  There are MANY other instances that come to mind but none compare to this.... The majority of the moments that still haunt me have one common thread. IMHO The WT society has VERY little capacity for genuine love. They really show who they are by their friut.
  
  Gordon
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  Star Moore

  Wow, both of your stories were sad but kinda typical. Yep, JH, you can't differ in ANY way from the message..can you? What a BIG BROTHER type org.!! And it's hard to believe how I, for 26 years, was also thinking that I would be spiritually dead if i wasn't in the org.

  So Good to be set FREE.....thank you GOD!!!
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  becca1

  Very sad.
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  Mr. Kim

  sadness is close to all JWs...........