When YOU went out in the field service..... (page 2)

oompa

Anybody who adores this work is not normal and needs help. Talking to stranger in this manner is not natural no matter what your faith. It was always #'s on paper............oompa

I was a true believer and really thought I was saving lives. It would be hard to knock on the first couple of doors, but as I would engage in conversation about the bilbe and hope of everlasting life I got such a rush. I became totally consumed in logical arguement and felt fantastic.

Since I am no longer a believer in God I get the same high talking politics today. I love every minute of it.

slmdf

As a kid, I did it cause I had to. But mostly, I just like talking to people. It was fun to chat with them. I could stand at their doors and talk for an hour and not even mention anything JW related. Did you ever come across those people? The kind who just like to talk at the door. I would usually eventually get into the "presentation" but I typically liked just to talk to people. I also liked talking to people who had problems cause it was a chance for me to just listen to them, and many times, that's what they need... just someone to listen. Then, I might try to read a "comforting" scripture.

Other than that, as many others said, later in life, especially as an elder, I typically just hoped no one was home.

BlackSwan of Memphis

I really wanted to save a persons life. When I didn't get back on my return visits, I would get worried that I was going to lose them.

I didn't care if they were "studies". I just wanted to help them learn the truth.

And ya know, a lot of times I lost track of my time, so more often than not, because I didn't want to put more on there than what I had, I would overly deduct to try to balance it out.

(I know I'm such a nerd)

Bumble Bee

It was only so I'd have something to put on that time slip each month, nothing more.

BB

dogisgod

Did it because I was dragged along as a baby and it was expected. I thought I was looking for lost "sheep". Worked alone alot so that I could pretend I was knocking. Had several studies. vacation pioneered. Really felt it was a huge intrusion for unsuspecting people. Now I have two sheep in my yard. Only $60 and no knocking. Lawnmowers.

momzcrazy

I hated service! Even when I was pioneering it was all about hours. About 3 yrs ago I was on the pioneer assist program with a single, 21 yr old, homeschooled, naiive pioneer. She told me there was not much that she could teach me. Was there any specific issues I was having? Besides hating it, I said, I really do not want to conduct a Bible Study! I think I went out 3 times after that.

What a relief to not have it hanging over my head all the time!

momz

spiritboi

I don't need to pray for nobody at home here in singapore. On sunday mornings, out of 10 doors we knocked, 8 were either not home, still sleeping or simply refuse to open the door. For the 2 doors with someone home, witnessing last for barely a few seconds.

"Good morning, we are bible students..." (jw are banned .. they call themselves bible sutdents here)

" we are buddhist/muslim/hindus ! " and door was banged shut!

Very unfertile ground. 3 years in it and I couldn't find a bible study myself. I somehow managed to get 2 of my classmates to study with me...and our bible study is interesting...15 mins study, 45 min or more talking about other things, joking and laughing. So there it is. Monthly report 8 h, 2 bs and 1 or 2 RVs...

My FS performance scored a "F" :2 bible studies became baptized witnesses. But when I left, they oso followed me...

BluesBrother

I did it because I wanted to be one of the cong.. I wanted to belong, to be one of the crowd, to be a part of it all.. I rather liked the meetings, especially when was able to speak, and the whole life of being a J W (well, most of the time anyway) ..in order to be one of the "In Crowd" you had to go out in the ministry. You had to be seen to do it as well, which meant turning up at time wasting F/S Meets rather than find more efficient ways of doing it.

As an Elder I had to keep up my hours. We had to set an example to the rest of them...that was the hardest part ....

White Dove

I would say to myself that I was doing it for a more noble reason than just to fill a time card, but I was lying. First thought on my mind for the day was how many hours do I need today? Start a study to make myself look good? Ya betcha! I was NOT the altruistic person I told myself that I was.

When YOU went out in the field service.....