Greetings my brother in sunnyvale
My family and I were just there this week at Great America!
I read your post on your appeal letter and my husband and I did the exact thing 3 1/2 yrs ago with our elders.
We met at first with our three elders, three times.
Then when we appealed we met with six elders from Redding Ca.
The big guys. Ones that gives all the baptism talks and parts at assemblies. What a witness we thought.
WRONG!!!!!
The exact same thing happened. We were bsptized in 1976 and 1977 so we did not say yes to the same questions as the ones in 1985 are worded.
It didn't matter to them though. They knew us as completely loyal JWs that knew we were to give our loyalty to the org for life. We were raised in it all our life and knew that disagreeing in apostacy.
We answered many other questions for our baptism. 120 remember?
They covered many things about the structure and support of them, and we said "YES"
Sooooo....
we knew in our hearts that they were going to do what they were going to do and it didn't matter what we said or did at the time.
But appealling is the best way. It gives them the opportunity to see hopefully that what they are doing is wrong and unjust.
They wanted us to write a letter and disassociate ourselves. We said "NO"....
You will have to carry the bloodguilt of putting innocent people to death spiritually, and you will answer for it.
They actually think we're dead, but we all know we are VERY MUCH alive in Jahs eyes and have been blessed beyond compare ever since we have stood up for truth and continued to follow the masters lead.
He now truly dwells in us as the temple, his true servants, feeding us spirtually. We no longer need a handmade temple to worship out of thinking he dwells there.
We have come into that covenant that we have been denied ALL our life.
JOHN 6:48-58 and now belong to our lord and pray we remain in union with him and that he uses us to bring glory to him and allow us to produce true fruits of the spirit. JOHN 15:1-7
His load is truly light compared to mans.
We continue to pray that all our family may come to see this one day also.
My brother, lift you head up.....
Do not worry about man and what they can do...It is nothing compared to the love, approval and mercy we feel in Jah and his sons care!
May you have his peace, blessings and strength to accomplish your ministry. And always bring glory and honor to him along the way.
Christian love
JUST A MOM (Kim)