Hello to everyone this memorial season…..
Yes another memorial season is upon us and a lot of talk and questions as to: How many will eat and drink? What will be the number? Is it going UP? Or is it finally going DOWN?
To most of us on the outside now who have finally seen the WTBS for what it REALLY is, it may not really matter any more.
But to those that support the organization and think that the kingdom halls are REALLY “public meeting places” and that ALL are truly invited to the memorial, let me share this with you ALL.
A question was asked by writerpen as to those that have been disfellowshipped and attend the memorial and whether or not the emblems are passed to them….
Some replies are that they are always welcome and that of course the emblems would be passed.
Well, I would like to enlighten you ALL with regard to this.
MY husband, who ate and drank for 10 years inside the org, myself, and three sons who some of you know us from the board in the past, went to the memorial last year and started to enter into the kingdom hall. A brother was at the door waiting for us and told us that if we entered we could expect the worst. They would call the authorities and have us removed. Just then, the PO and another elder came out and told us we were NOT welcome and that it was private property and that if we tried to come in they would call the police.
I said, “ This ISN’T a public meeting facility?” They said, “Yes, it is, but not to us.”( this took place 2001, in the U.S.A. northern California, Mt Shasta cong of JWs.)
So we told them we would peacefully take our leave.
The year prior, we attended the memorial after we had been disfellowshipped. We ate and drank when the emblems were passed and that was what caused this reaction this time. They were NOT going to have it again. Us coming in and sitting among them and dare to partake of something THEY feel we should not partake of.
We preach that yes it is a personal matter between the individual and Jehovah.
Friends that is a LIE LIE LIE and you ALL know it!
They DO NOT and WILL NOT have ANYONE now partake and enter into this covenant. There are MANY who want to because they KNOW it is scriptual and the invitation is open to them at JOHN 6:48-58. It is the means by which we are to have everlasting life. They feel this calling but fear of what this organization will say and do to them prevents them from doing so.
So, they do exactly what the Pharisees did by “shutting up the kingdom” and the covenant to those that are Israel. Which is exactly what Jehovah’s Witnesses call themselves.
So, I wanted to share this to any and all who might take it to heart and once again see just far these people as a whole have gone to leave Jah and reject an open covenant of everlasting life.
With Christian love
JUST A MOM (Kim)