What's the strangest thing you've heard someone seek counsel with the elders about? (page 2)

Found Sheep

A brother asked my ex, who was an elder, how to "satisfy" his wife Not that he knew how

undercover

Yea, the "I'm stumbled" crowd went to the elders more than a couple of times over something I did, said or wore even.

A sister didn't like my tie. Did she tell me? No. She ran to the elders and complained. Result? I got hauled in on the carpet and given a little "counsel" on proper grooming and dress. Did she get a reminder about laying her faults with her brother? of course not.

A necklace got me another little talk. Did you know that the gay community started the fad of men wearing necklaces and that true Christian men would not embrace any clothing/grooming style as made popular or created by the gay commmunity? I didn't either!

Shawn10538

bestiality. One guy who worked at the Farm, in the farm dept. and when he discovered that cows lick just about anything you put close to their mouths, well heloooo--- (spoken like GEORGE tAKEI) what a ya know about that! The guy used to wear John Deer caps all the time when he was outside the Bethel buildings.

00DAD

Whenever anyone told me they were "stumbled" I'd have them read this scripture:

Abundant peace belongs to those loving your law,
And for them there is no stumbling block.

Psalm 119:165

Worry about yourself, not another person's imperfection or even sin.

lumper

In our congregation we had a single elder's son in his early 20s who described himself as a chronic masturbator. (imagine that single and in his early 20s liking something like that) He would go to one specific elder and confess time and again and seek strength. Once he shared his "weakness" with me I don't recall ever shaking his hand again.

Inisc

Guy in my hall, MS he was too, early 30s and married, chronic masturbator.

His wife knew about it, and he kept on going back to the elders for help.

Not that they did. Read more and pray was their answer.

outsmartthesystem

I know a woman who got married to a friend/acquaintance of mine (we hung out every now and then but were not close). He admitted to me that after they got married, he told her that prior to their marriage he used to masterbate. She was disgusted and made him confess to the elders. Of course, it was only masterbation and it occurred in the past, so the elders did nothing about it.

but just the fact that his wife would turn him in for past masterbation tells me they must have a real exciting sex life now

yourmomma

thats funny about jerking off. i knew a couple sisters who in a car group on different occasions made it clear that if they found out their husbands masterbated they would leave them for cheating. LOLOL!! I just laughed to myself. they were so ignorant. and the likelyhood was their husbands were doing it, as thats what people do. classic idiots.

james_woods

Well, as fascinating as all the "self-abuse" stories are - the Candy Cigarette one reminded me of an actual JC case in an adjoining congregation.

The elders wanted to DA/DF a guy there for being seen smoking while driving his car.

The guy successfully defended himself (and the CO bought into it) by saying that he was holding a white ball point pen in his mouth when he was seen.

Everybody surely thought he was really smoking, even the CO - but the CO felt that these elders were simply "out to get the guy" and so he over-ruled it.

ldrnomo

I was asked to counsel a young man who felt guilty because he was haveing nocturnal emissions. The wierd thing was that his father who was also an elder asked me to talk to his son. I explained to the son that it was quite natural occurance and that he should concern himself with it.

The boy was probably about 20 some years old and now he is a stuff shirted elder of about 40 years old

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