by donny 16 Replies latest watchtower beliefs
We got some new light out of them, when we put some in the fireplace
Ha! Love it!
When we left, I got a paper shredder to destroy all the litteratrash because I remembered reading in the Awake magazine about someone finding a magazine in the trash, reading it, and becoming a JW. I had to buy a second shredder after the first one burned out!
It was amazing how much room I had in closets when the magazines, bound volumes, book bags, and meeting clothes were gone.
Yes, it was kinda like hoarders.
I remember there used to be stacks of old WT's and Awakes in our shed.
I think many JWs used to over-order in order to impress people at the literature desk in the KH. People would see them pick up a huge stack of magazines and go "oooh, aaah !" because of it, imagining they were actually placing them and not using them in the new secret life as a hoarder.
Then there are all the WT volumes and books on shelves in JW basements and backrooms.
At least now they try and give it away directly to the public instead of trusting that the people going door to door will actually try and distribute any of it. Maybe they wised up and that is the real reason for the carts?
The pride of the Watchtower: the most distributed but the least read magazine in the world.
What a diabolical waste of paper, and time, money, energy and hope... yes, firelighting is the only sound use for them!
we had an large incinerator, it took hours to burn them all.......
monthly report was still full though...
when i cleared out my fathers house--there were magazines everywhere--packed in empty cereal boxes. dating back to the early 60's. 1000's of the things. in the garage. in the kitchen cupboards. under the beds. in wardrobes. took several car trips to the tip.
i never want to see a jw rag mag or book ever again.
