I am so furious. The very zealous elderly pioneer sister who lives across the street (Alberta) has been canvassing the neighborhood for studies. I watch her walk up and down the street and being very friendly and helpful with her neighbors (all the while preaching to them I'm sure). Our community is an over 55 community with many widowed elderly people (mostly Jewish or Italian Catholic).
I just now saw Alberta walk into the neighbor's house (Mary) with a young woman (most likely another sister) accompanied by a little girl about 8 yrs old (the sister's daughter?). They had book bags in hand. They went inside and were there for about a hour. An obvious Bible Study. Mary is a single woman who takes care of her granddaughter frequently. Can you guess what's happening here. Alberta brings along a sister to the Bible Study who just so happens to have a daughter the same age as Mary's granddaughter. I can see the love bombing going on now and the net out! Next will come the meetings and all the "friends?" and all kinds of little people for her granddaughter to play with. I can see it now. All the while filling their heads with twisted scripture and programming.
What Mary doesn't know that if she allows herself to be sucked into this Organization, she will also be zealous about bringing her granddaughter into it also. If both get baptized and if Mary or the daughter (when she grows up) decide to voluntarily leave the organization, they will be permanently separated from each other forever by this "loving?" organization !
I'm trying to figure out what to do. I don't know Mary that well but OMG I hate to see this happen. I'm sure she doesn't know about shunning, the blood issue, the UN scandal, or pedophile problems.
According to my Mother, Mary is friendly with a neighbor across the street (Doris) who my Mother also knows. Doris lost her husband about a year ago and has been depressed which makes her another ripe candidate via Alberta or Mary. So there is a potential of three people's lives being ruined by this damnable organization if Mary succumbs to Alberta's teaching.
Can I nip this in the bud? Should I speak with Mary myself, as well as Doris across the street? If I give them a copy of "Crisis of Conscience", Alberta may tell her to throw it out. If I print off some Internet stuff, Alberta will tell her to ignore it as apostate material. How about some questions to put to Alberta, e.g., "Is it true that if after I'm baptized and I start to disagree with WT policies somewhere down the line, that I will be disfellowshipped and shunned? and that if my granddaughter is also baptized, she will be required to shun me also?" To tell them about the UN or pedophile problems would be useless because Alberta probably doesn't even know about it and will deny it. If I come across as the "bad" guy, I'll be playing right into Alberta's hands. TALK ABOUT SPIRITUAL WARFARE!
I don't know if Mary or Doris have the Internet.
Advice please on a strategy.
Trot [in a panic]