Today I went in field service with my best friends, a married couple. They visited me when I was a CO in another area, and when I was in Bethel. They call me all the time, they have helped me with different matters, they just really try to do what they understand is right. They are so excited about the upcoming assembly, and recently visited Bethel for the Gilead Graduation. They are ready at any hour to talk to me. Today in service they talked so excited about new things in the organization, and the husbands talk points, and the bookstudy, etc etc. They love having fun too, and movies and traveling. We call ourselves "realistic" Witnesses.
They really believe in their hearts this is God's organization. And to top it off, THEY ARE VERY SMART. If I say ONE WORD with even a tiny bit of doubt or question in it about the organization, they will spot it a mile away. They are loyal to the organization to the death, and I mean it. For example, we talked about 1914 once, and they simply said, "Well, we leave things in Jehovah's hands. We are positive, not negative about things. We have seen so many people helped by the organization, how could we doubt it? So let's change the subject to more positive things and stop criticizing the organization."
So is there any way to sort of get them thinking? What got me thinking was when the body of elders treated me bad over how we were handling a certain matter. After we wrote to New York and fought over it and I was asked to change congregations, I started to see how people can manuever matters, it was certainly not "holy spirit."
But they never do anything that will get them into the "back room" or "stumbled," so how can they get shocked into thinking straight? They won't read anything against the Society. They absolutely LOVE the assemblies and service, and when someone makes changes in their life to be baptized, they view that as pure God's holy spirit. I am so frustrated because they act like I did a few years ago, actually a few months ago.
Is there any way to get their attention without "outing" myself? I mean, I really love them because I know that once they see the light, they will thank me for helping them. The trick is, well, what is the trick to get them to think? Remember, they can smell "apostasy" a mile away. But I WANT to help them, not just say, "well one day they will see the light on their own."
I WANT TO HELP THEM NOW. Is that possible?
BF
...OUTLAW