Guys how old were you when appointed anything??? (page 3)

asilentone

I was appointed MS at the age of 20, deleted as MS at the age of 23, sometimes I wish that I never reach out to be MS. It is all bullshit.

oompa

And the winner is..........crazycate!!!.......with this little number....OMG...that was a drink spiller...................oomps

pointing "sisters" to the available stall in the restrooms at District Assemblies at 18. That was when I peaked.

drew sagan

I made Minesterial Servant at age 17. I was a pioneer at age 18.

I eventually stopped pioneering and after I got married moved to a new KH where I never was quite sure what my MS status was. I did accounts for a while but the Elders never explicitly said I was an MS. Eventually they told me that I actually was an MS, but that I would not longer be one. The feeling was mutual, I was getting pretty sick of the whole thing and was happy I no longer had those responsibilites.

I walked away at age 24 btw.

superman

13-Unbaptised Publisher

18-Babtized

18/19-Handled Mics, Bookstudy/Watchtower reader, Attendant, sound, magizine servant, #4 talks,

21-Bookstudy conductor (On my way to becoming an MS, actually had my name recommended to the CO)

22-Started missings meetings, having doubts, found JWD, gave up all duties, Started fade

23-Completed fade (Lucky I never became an MS, would have made my fade harder)

24-Never looked back and started enjoying life

tenyearsafter

Born in

16 - baptized

21 - MS, accounts, public talks, substitute BS conductor

28 - asked to reach out for Elder...no thank you

28-42 - constantly "encouraged" to reach out...no thank you

42 - stepped down as MS

43 - DF'ed

neverendingjourney

I made Minesterial Servant at age 17.

The asshole PO at my hall had a rule that you couldn't be an MS until you were 19 years old. I was a super young Dub from 15 to 18. I graduated high school a year early and began regular pioneering at 17. At 18 the circuit overseer invited me to move away to another state to serve where the need was great with an eye to applying to Bethel the following year. Right around that time, before I turned 19 I started going out with a pretty young thing at the Hall and got in trouble for not following the Society's rules on appropriate boundaries in a relationship, if you know what I mean. I turned myself in, by the way. Needless to say, the invite from the CO fell through. The elders were discouraging me from doing it anyway. They were not big fans of mine. Their attitude towards me reminds me of the experience former MTS grads have shared on this board.

During the time I was pioneering, I got the pleasure of watching a few young 20s assholes get promoted to MS even though they skipped out on most meetings and lied on their field service reports. One guy in particular was not ashamed about it in the least. Being an MS helped his ability to pick up chicks at the assemblies. He eventually got reproved for boning a married sister. Meanwhile I sat there heartbroken, biting my tongue as I got passed over in favor of these hypocritical assholes. I kept thinking that persevering would show my loyalty to Jehovah, typical Dub nonsense.

For years I beat myself over the head about this looking back at what could have been. I didn't realize that I had done myself a huge favor by turning down the CO's offer. I have successfully faded, and few people from my old Hall care about what I'm doing now. I'm certain that it would have been a lot more difficult to sever ties with the Watchtower had I realized the "truth" was crap while I was in Bethel, or an elder somewhere. Having been passed over for "congregation privileges" was a blessing in disguise, although it took me nearly a decade to realize it.

behemot

17 - Baptised

22 - Ministerial servant

27 - Elder

40 - Resigned

41 - Faded

Behemot

LouBelle

so young!

passwordprotected

Helping out in the congregation from aged 13 or so.

Baptised at 15.

Pioneer at 18.

MS at 19.

Married at 21.

Move congregation at 23/24, not re-appointed.

Skirt edges of organisation at 25.

Join 'foreign-language' group at 28.

Re-appointed MS at 29.

Move congregation at 32, re-appointed MS.

Settle into new congregation for 2 years.

Appointed as elder at 35.

Resign as elder at 36.

Disassociated by own actions at 36.

Doubting Bro

Baptised- 17

MS - 21

Elder - 29

Resigned as an elder - 38

Guys how old were you when appointed anything???

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