Cedars - I've not tried your make-weight scenario in such a direct fashion yet but I like how you've worded it. One day, when the timing is right...I'll give it a shot. Knowing her.....I think she'll come back with "those weren't falsehoods.....they were 'past truths'. I don't consider it to be a falsehood if it accomplishes Jehovah's purpose at that time". To which I would respond with "and what did this non-truth accomplish?" To which she will respond with "we'll see in the future....but obviously the organization is growing so for whatever reason....even though we no longer believe it.....what was taught back then was the proper food for the brothers AT THAT TIME".
Either that or she'll turn to the account of Isaac getting tricked by Jacob. Isaac wanted to give his blessing to Esau.....but that sneaky Jacob tricked his old man! Thus Jehovah ended up blessing Jacob instead. The moral of the story? Jehovah approved of Jacob's trickery. If Jehovah approved of deceit coming from a faithful servant there's no reason not to believe that Jehovah wouldn't likewise approve of a few mistakes coming from his modern day faithful servant.
Gag