Hello everyone!
My name is Becky aka mrsroller.
I call myself that because the notorious Rollerdave is my hubby.
I met Dave when he was in his early thirties and it had only been a few years since he had left the JW's. His daughter Angie was still studying with a JW at the time because her mother and grandma still had an influence on her at the tender age of ten. Dave felt the JW was harmless and warned Angie that she wasn’t coming over just because she was her friend and wanted to spend time with her. Soon after that she stopped coming around.
Since I have never been in the org I didn't realize what an ordeal being a JW had been for Dave. I had been brought up in a Lutheran family and the only encounter I ever had with JW's was seeing a few briefly at our door and my mother telling them we weren't interested and then slamming the door as they walked off our property. My father had studied with the JW's when I was very young and my mother got upset with him and convinced him we should join a Lutheran Church. So I got baptized, went to private school all my life, went through confirmation, learned about the Trinity, and believed everything I was taught until I met Dave.
Dave really gave me a lot of think about. He used logic and reason to explain to me why he believed the Trinity is wrong and why he is still uncomfortable with certain holidays. What he said made perfect sense to me so I did more research and we came to a compromise about our beliefs. A lot of people seem to go along with the teachings of whatever religion they are a part of and really don’t question any of it. I know a lot of people who go to church just to socialize/feel they need to go to church because it’s the right thing to do or just to aid them in paying for the private school tuition.
Even though the JW’s treated Dave terrible and they are a corrupt organization, I think they had some things right that other religions don’t and they influenced Dave to research and define his beliefs. Most people might never do in their lifetime because they usually have everything laid out in front of them and don’t question any of it!
Dave really likes this site and feels that I will benefit from reading the posts to further understand what he has been through. I look forward to it! Maybe I’ll have a few stories to post myself J
~mrsroller~
