I did at one time. In the late 50's, and 60's and early 70's, I KNEW we had the truth. I think there was a lot more commeraderie back then--I usually enjoyed going to meetings, and I was OK with field service. My disillusionment began with the 1975 fiasco, but it was years before I actually came to terms with it.
Did you enjoy being a JW meetings,field service ect??
by karter 41 Replies latest jw experiences
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amicus
I hated going to the doors, and seeing a classmate.
I hated going to the door and finding an attractive woman. I wanted to carry a card saying, "I really don't approve of this nonsense and actually I'm pretty cool". Then slip it to them when my door to door partner wasn't looking.
I hated the door to door ministry. In my opinion it was one of the worst things one was asked to do as a Witness.
I hated giving talks.
I kind of enjoyed this, I was terribly shy as a child and this helped me to overcome some of that shyness. (Although I didn't join as a child. Well I sorta did...but I was an 18 year old child.)
I hated getting up on Saturdays, and all summer.
I'm an early riser, but only when not faced with something as dreadful as the "door to door ministry".
I hated wearing dresses and skirts to my knees.
Oh, me too those dresses were....wait, I never wore dresses. I promise! Ties I meant...I hated wearing ties.
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Finally-Free
I hated giving talks and I hated being surrounded by jerks. The rest of it didn't bother me.
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snowbird
Amicus, You oughta be ashamed of yourself! You're a hoot!
I enjoyed all the aspect of JW life at first.
Then the sour marriage (UBM), raising a child, buying a home, taking care of mama, took a toll. The treadmill of "spiirtual activities" and the constant "do more" mantra didn't help.
Before I left in 2005, I'd begun to hate the JW life with a complete hatred.
Sylvia
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R.F.
I enjoyed it all. The meetings, talks, field service......all of it.
I must confess, being very active in all of it then advancing in the org can really stroke the ego of a young guy. It was until the elders started working me to death and complaining that I begun to dread it.
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FairMind
Meetings
- I enjoyed the ones (like WT Study) where I was able to participate. Service Meeting was /is terribly boring.
Field Service
- I actually enjoy field service because of the social aspect of it and also because I enjoy talking to people about God’s kingdom. My problem is I don’t enjoy getting up early.
Talks
- Like to give them and always try to make them good through preparation. Hate the time and mental effort of preparation.
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mrsjones5
Meetings - mindnumbing, hardly ever answered at the watchtower thingy (it's not a study) and the Tuesday night book rehash.
Field Service - Hated it, hardly ever went, last time out I think I was 19, never again after that.
And no matter how much my mother nagged (I think she even signed me up once) I would not participate in the TMS.
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amicus
Amicus, You oughta be ashamed of yourself! You're a hoot!
Hehe. Actually this is the time of day I should be working on one of my 1001 projects around the house, but the skies over Sacramento have been dark for days now with smoke from the 100's of fires raging in the Central Valley and it's depressing...and rather unhealthy. So it's a great excuse to come here instead and clown around.
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av8orntexas
I did,but around year 5 or 6 it began to become old. I was always asking myself, "Didn't we go over this ? " I found many talks and meetings to be the same old material, recycled into new words. And often thought of what I was going to do after the meeting or constantly looking at my watch.
I found meetings hard to get through, especially since my works days start at 4am ( I work 5-130 ) so carrying the mikes,doing the mag/book room, and all that sort of thing until 10pm lost it's luster.
Field Service, well I pioneered and was was all gungho at first, service EVERY day except sundays. But after 2-3 years of that, I began to burn out and I got tired of bothering people who obviously WERE happy, despite the brothers saying they weren't. If anything, I wished I were THEM. Sleeping in late, when I came waking them up, or enjoying a NORMAL weekend. With service it was like having a 6-7 day work week. I'd drag out of bed as slow as possible and tell my mom I'll meet the group. And get to the hall in juuuuuust enough time to actually 'miss' the group.I kill a few minutes, get a newspaper and something to drink,then head back home and tell my mom I missed the group,but did some RV's. Just in time to catch the college football game of the week.......
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Rapunzel
In my view, asking me if I enjoyed field service would be tantamount to asking me if I enjoy proctological exams or root canal work. In fact, if I had my "druthers," I would probably opt for root canal. As for choosing a proctological exam over field service...well...I'd have to think that one over a bit. It's a mighty hard choice to make. Talk about choosing the lesser of two evils.