Ever been completely embarrassed by the householder in field service?

by fedorE 28 Replies latest watchtower beliefs

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  fedorE

  I recall I was in service with Ken Little, the Canadian branch committee overseer, and he took the first door. The magazines were talking about nuclear war and its impending disaster. So Ken Little introduces himself and says "Good morning sir,did you know that every minute they spend millions of dollars on the manufacturing of weapons......" The homeowner looks straight at him and says "Yeah? Well they're giving me a job!" Ken Little's eyebrows raised momentarily, he smiles and responds, "Well, we all need to work." I couldnt help but think your in charge of the Canadian branch and all you can come up with is "we all need to work?" Boy was i dissapointed. No other response. He was totally unprepared and we went to the next door.

  Another time an elder and I went to his new Bible study. As soon as we got there this Frenchman, a hard Catholic, looked quite upset and told the elder that the latest WT's depiction of the Virgin Mother was totally shocking to him and he was totally embarrassed. humiliated and offended by the article.. He threw the magazines on the table and asked him point blank what do u have to say about that? NOT A WORD FROM THE ELDER! Just a confused grin, his hand on his chin nodding up and down, saying "yeah, yeah,yeah" I stepped in with some bullshit remarks about who knows what.... I was just the new pioneer on the block.He was the elder and was totally unprepared for this.

  When i look bak now i think how idiotic to think i was anything but a salesman.
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  KW13

  When i was young some guy set a dog on me and a friend, fortunately my friend had a brolly (umbrella) which fires out and blows up in your face lol, so i got behind him while he started attacking the dog with his brolly lol...anyway on a walk a few years later with aunt and her friends, this guy who was with us goes to THAT HOUSE...turns out its his son that set the dog on us and i was walking with the same dog i think lol.

  Another time, i was street witnessing when a guy gets in my face and said "what if god is a woman" then chewed his cig he was smoking, before swallowing it...
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  stillajwexelder

  Oh yes - a few times
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  greendawn

  It happened when once a theologian that had a very good grasp of the JW history and doctrine told me: why does the WTS corporation, despite its billions of dollars of wealth, fail to do any charity work to help its loyal widows and orphans, isn't that a Christian obligation?

  That's one thing that got me thinking on how truthful the JWs were about their claim as the only god approved religion.
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  SirNose586

  Not completely embarrassed, no, but I was glad to meet a couple smart cookies who gave me an out.

  One time I started talking about how people thought it was the end of the world. We were in college apartment territory. The guy said, "You know, people have, at various points in history, felt the world was going to end. The ended up all being wrong. What makes this time any different?"

  I was proud of him. I didn't want to be at that door. I was glad someone was smart enough to call us out on the WT's BS. As I recall, I read the guy a scripture and quickly left.

  Another time, I think I had the September issue on ID. The guy said, "Well, I know all about that, I'm quite knowledgeable in that field." I was by myself.

  "Fantastic! Well, you have a nice day," I told him. That left him with a smile.
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  lesterd

  I was 17 and living in Honolulu, my friend and I went to an apt door and this drop dead beauty opens the door stark naked and she stood there and listened to the whole dribble
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  Mazzie Brossmann

  During some informal witnessing, the lady I was with decided it was a good idea to tell an older jewish woman that Witnesses were in the Holocaust by choice.
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  shell69

  Yes!! When I was about 14 yrs old. Guy came to the door with just a small hand towl wrapped around his waist!

  And what a hunk he was!
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  Stephanus

  During some informal witnessing, the lady I was with decided it was a good idea to tell an older jewish woman that Witnesses were in the Holocaust by choice.

  Now that would probably make America's Funniest Home Videos, if you'd taped it! LOL
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  changeling

  I've had a man come out in his underware.

  I've had a woman come out in a see through nightie when I was with a brother at the door.

  I've had the two year old son of the sister wh was with me go sit in the middle of "the garden of the month".

  I've been shocked but the stupid stuff that came out of the mouths of some of the people I worked with.

  I've been horrified when on a Bible study with my mom, she abruptly shut her book and stood to leave when the student said she still believed in the Trinity.

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  changeling