Yeah my mom has had a few, but most panned out to nothing. Only 2 that I know of reached baptism and one was DF'ed not long after. The other was a former family member (by marriage) that she got in contact with again years later. Another pioneer I know has had over 30 bible studies, and a lot have reached baptism, but last year I overheard a sister speaking on the phone in a store I was at and she was talking about one of those women and how she was sick and tired of "going to that Kingdom Hall". This sister also sounded discouraged, and judging from the conversation, the person she was talking to was as well.
I myself have studied with 2 people. One was...shall we say...mentally unstable? The other was more biblically intelligent than I was, considering her father was a Baptist minister with his own congregation and that's how she was raised. She rebelled against the religion of her youth, but was still searching. I couldn't tell her anything she didn't already know...and on top of that, she was able to explains scriptures IN CONTEXT and keep on topic. she was very good at recognizing the cherry-picking to support doctrine. Eventually, an elder that was with me and my ex husband on the study told us that we "shouldn't bother anymore because she obviously just wants to argue and isn't humble enough to be taught". I think he was just mad that she made him look like a fool lol.
oompa, it's good that you made sure that the courts know that this breakup of your marriage isn't entirely on you! They need to know that it was your refusal to believe the drivel anymore that made your wife turn her back on you. My heart goes out to you, as I've been there before. I'm so sorry you have to go through this. It will take time, but the hurt does go away.
