Elders supposed contact DF&DA once every year???!!!??? (page 2)

nelly136

they contacted me once about 7-8ish years ago, probably tipped off by me then family that i was divorcing (woohoo vulnerable) the elder was carrying a letter addressed to me so i grabbed it. called me mouldy dough or summat similar. blessss lol.

noni1974

Nope no visits or contact for me. I DA ed 10 years ago.

The Oracle

just wanted to confirm what TMS said.

It is definitely still the policy.

As a matter of fact a concerted effort of late is being made to actually make up a publisher card for any and all former witnesses living in the territory, including DF'd and DA'd people. It seems that some publisher cards get lost in the shuffle as time goes by. The FDS has noted that there are a bunch of warm leads out there (former members) who need to be identified, catalogued, and tracked.

Creepy, but true.

By they way, I for one would volunteer to make these yearly calls on DF'd ones, and then of course would never make them.

The Oracle

nelly136

wow time flies is at as long ago as that lol. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/14009/168888/post.ashx#168888 knew i'd copied it on here somewheres.

Congregation of Jehovahs Witnesses
Address etc
registered charity No 1067209
please reply to:- etc

24 december 1999

To:- Mrs...my maiden name
Private and Confidential (yeah right)

Dear Mrs...
On behalf of the xxxCongregation Body of Elders, we are writing to you just as a reminder about the truth in which we understood you once shared, and the way back should you wish to avail yourself of it.

Each year we consider those in our territory who may have been seperated as a consequence of the application of the principles in
1 Corrinthians 5:1-13, and whether they may benefit as a reminder as to the way Jehovah wishes for us to imitate his mercy.This arrangement was explained in a Watchtower of 15th April 1991 in an article entitled "Will You Imitate God's Mercy?", based around the scriptures in Isaiah 1:16. 17; 55:6,7., Luke 15:4-10 and 15:11-32

We have tried to call on you personally many times, but have not been able to make contact, and so we are writing this brief note to say that if you would like a copy of the article, or you wish to make an appointment to meet with us, please feel free to write, or call either xxxx or xxx
yours sincerely

signed by presiding overseer and secretary

1 corinthians 5:6
6 Y OUR [cause for] boasting is not fine. Do YOU not know that a little leaven ferments the whole lump? 7 Clear away the old leaven, that YOU may be a new lump, according as YOU are free from ferment. For, indeed, Christ our passover has been sacrificed. 8 Consequently let us keep the festival, not with old leaven, neither with leaven of badness and wickedness, but with unfermented cakes of sincerity and truth.

yup mouldy dough!

Witness 007

So after a year I'm supposed to say: "Oh yeah "the truth" I forgot all about that...sign me up, I love Allah." Elder: "No it's Jehovah." ME:"Opps, that's right...sorry."

lisavegas420

I've been out for 18+ years and NO elder, including my own dad has ever came to inquire about me. No one, ever tried to contact my children and encourage them.

I would have went back if ANYONE, elder or jwfriend, had showed up during those depressing years and tried to shephard me. Thank goodness they didn't

Them damn worldly people were all over me trying to help though. I'm better now..thank you worldly people

lisa

Scully

Quotes! How you doin'??

We've been in the same residence for almost 7 years. The JWs made a routine Field Service™ call within a week of us taking moving in, and I've had maybe 3 visits from the same JW "friend" in the interim.

A couple of Elders™ showed up at the end of 2002 and we haven't seen hide nor hair of them since in the form of a Shepherding Call™. I've seen them occasionally at work, while they were in the process of performing "Pastoral Care" , but they seem to be out of their comfort zone on those occasions - they appear intimidated when they see me. It's rather hilarious.

Like Lisa mentioned, not even my own dad ever bothered to inquire about why we quit attending Meetings™. But he was sure quick to assume that we "left Jehovah".

TheListener

Just throwing my confirmation in with the others that this is has been policy for a long time. It isn't done very regularly but the CO will ask.

blondie

My husband said they would make a list but only do "drive-bys" that is while in the car driving by they would assess if someone was home then not stop. Only one attempt without making any contact or calling on the phone. This doesn't include the inactive jws. The CO supposedly checks up twice a year to see if the BOE has done this...they just say they did but they weren't home...(see drive by). Do elders lie to the CO...what do you think?

Blondie

Confession

I was DFd in May of 2004. After playing their game, I was reinstated in March of 2005, and promptly attempted a fade by moving across the country in June of 2005. I have not been to a meeting since May of 2005. By very early 2006, my mother had questioned my former congregation to find out if anyone had requested my "publisher card." She was informed they hadn't, which meant I wasn't attending meetings. I finally told her I no longer believed the WTS was what it claimed to be in March of 2006. An elder from the local congregation (in this new California city,) stopped by, but I told him my daughter and I were unavailable. Later my ex-wife told me Mom had called this brother, asking him to "go try to save my granddaughter."

I've since moved to Arizona. Although my address has been readily available and I am listed in the phonebook, no local elders have stopped by or tried to contact me. Further, I've had the same cell phone number and e-mail address for at least eight years. A few times I received one of those "forwarded" e-mail messages from a former JW friend who probably just had me in some bulk list. Aside from that? After having been reinstated, none of the elders (or others) from my former congregation (or congregations in its vicinity) have made any attempt to contact me.

You should know that I'd like to keep it that way.

Elders supposed contact DF&DA once every year???!!!???

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