"The FDS has lovingly given us time"

Crisis of Conscience

Boy am I tired of hearing this one. Yes folks, I heard it at the meeting this week...again. The SM included a local needs part and this was the subject - Family Worship Night.

Apparently, regarding FWN, that time was never, nor now is, ours. As JW's, we are to use that extra night/time now provided/allowed, by the FDS, just for that purpose.

Why, I had no idea that I was incapable of saying and planning what I wanted to do with my time, MY OWN time!! But the FDS has LOVINGLY ALLOWED me to HAVE a night to worship together as a family. They allowed ME this time. Yes that was what was said.

OH BOY!!! THANK YOU!!

Have any of you slackers who are not following this arrangement and are going to die at Armageddon heard the same nonsense? (I'm sure you have because we are all united in true worship. But feel free to talk about it anyway.)

CoC

braveheart

Hello CoC! I have a solution...Don't waste your time AT Kingdum Hall...

Peace and Strength to you. -BH

miseryloveselders

Oh yeah, you're not the only one COC LOL. This is actually starting to turn into a hot topic in CO conversations with Elders. This is right up there with pornography on the internet, and higher education. It appears The Friends are doing whatever the heck they feel like doing on Tuesday night. Who woulda ever thought that if the friends weren't being monitored, they might just do something contrary to what the Faithful & Discreet Slave intended? Shocking stuff! CO's are encouraging Elder bodies to investigate under the guise of shepherding calls. I believe whats happening in a lot of situations is that some are preparing for the mid week meeting on Family Study Night, which is not what the Clergy Pope Class Governing Body intended. They'd rather you prepare for the mid week meeting on Monday, or Wednesday. Tuesday, however, or whatever day was the day for your book study, that was to be a night of study material not related to the mid week meeting. Personally, I still prepare for meetings even when I don't have a part or anything. I do it on the Family Study night.

Crisis of Conscience

braveheart, Your are absolutely right. LOL Great and easy solution!

I'm working on it. But currently my situation doesn't allow for a change. I was texting earlier during the meeting so I had tuned out. But then this silly nonsense caught my ear. My fault for listening.

CoC

Gayle

Wow, and we should be so grateful that the FDS/GB have made these arrangements with Jehovah to delay the New World/Armageddon so we can prepare ourselves better and help others more during these special horrible times.

sabastious

You should feel LUCKY for that time they gave you!

-Sab

Crisis of Conscience

@ miseryloveselders - In the past 6 months, I would venture to say that this is about the 3rd time we have a local needs dealing with this. I guess the major problem in the hall, or even sin, is getting people to be regular at this.

Oh yea, and I don't remember when I last studied for a meeting, unless I was assigned to read.

CoC

Darth plaugeis

LOL..... FWN hahahaha Is this book study that was canceled???

If it is..... Ya I'm having a study or lets see......... Honey you pretend your a JW and I'm the Householder and I invite you in and..... let's see how this ends.. I Think I Love FWN.

Do accept contributions? Here this is for the World Wide Work BABY!!!!

elderelite

I got you beat COC... i dont even prepare when I DO have a part... i had a local needs this week... i printed an old WT article and read it

but I too noticed the whole "the GB gave us" our own time back thought!!!! damn cults are HELL

Crisis of Conscience

@ Darth plaugeis - That's exactly what it is - old book study night.

Your FWN sound fun! LOL

CoC

"The FDS has lovingly given us time"

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