WHY DID YOU'S LEAVE THE WTS (page 2)

Ellie

I couldn't stand to be around hypocrites anymore.

my initial reason for dwindling was due to my best friend loosing his father (and elder at the time) and the lack of support he had due to his struggle with being an active publisher. I couldn't believe these people were leaving this child (only 16) alone to fend for himself! I was his cornerstone sotaspeak, and always made sure I was there for him. Even when everything went really bad and he was addmited into a pysch ward. I never stopped coming by to see him. He left home (from a drunk mother) and lived on his own from 16 and up and had a tough time)

I was starting to become inactive and hanging around with people who were confused (like I was). I never held anyone in contempt by what they did and their past. I thought these people had some amazing traits!

A so called good friend of mine ( who was struggling while growing up and rebelious, I always hung around, and never shunned. I just didnt agree with that, despite the fact I was "spiritually healthly and baptised) But once the tables turned, it was as if him and his family dropped me like a hot coal. I was disinvited from his wedding. Soon more followed in those footsteps. And I was left ostracized along with "pyscho" This is where everything went downhill.

My "psycho" friend had picked up smoking, and I did too. More and more of our "close" friends started to drop out of the picture. Even the fellow who asked me to be his best man at his wedding. Slowly wanted nothing to do with me. ( I cried myself to sleep sometimes, as I just didnt understand why)

Eventually I told everyone to f.uck off. Grew a beard/goatee and went to the conventions/meetings a "rebel". Wore as much as I could to draw attention to myself, nice shiney extravagant 300.00 shoes, suits as expensive as I could afford, and hung around with a very "spiritiually sick" group of people. At any given time there was usually 5 or 6 attendants around us up in the nose bleeds. "monitoring" our every move. We welcomed them with open arms.

There were those that shunned us and had tried to make amends (though i doubt it was sincere) and many a times I told them to "f off, no one needs friends like you" Many were a "witness" to the scene. elders and MS in my congregation who had always given me flack were now trying extra hard. I do recall at the KH where an MS well known for harassing the young males about side burns and facial hair (my side burns would have made Elvis blush), this MS would come up and pull at your facial hair. It came to a point where I was just sick of it. and the next time he attempted I grabbed his wrist and twisted it.

A few months after that, I made the choice to move to BC. Where it still took me about 3 years to finally realize what was needed to be done with this organization. Both myself and my best friend (he who lost his father) live out here now. and for the better.

Joel Wideman

Initially, I couldn't meet the impossibly high standards. Eventually though, I learned that it was all lies. This has left me, like many others, justifiably distrustful of high control groups.

mrsjones5

GBL Guess I should answer the question shouldnt I? I left because my father taught me that the act of omission is actually lying - which the wt has done. My father also told me small lies lead to big lies - which the wt has done also. I dont like being lied to. Josie

dedpoet

Because the whole religion is total bullshit, a complete lie, a bit like the LDS really

Kenneson

Because I no longer believed in their teachings.

mormon 4 life

well thank you's 4 that it really shines light on the LDS church.........every think you's have been t0ld bout the LDS church is all wong.....don't read anti-mormon thing's it not true when you's see the missionary's talk to them......don't just go strat to the anti-mormon thing's you have to find out by yourself.......and you can't call it a cult cause were not and nether is jw's...............the jw just don't have the TRUTH that all....one love

PaulJ

I left a number of months after my marriage fell apart. The elders didnt want to help us, I think we didnt go to enough meetings, or do enough f/s for them to care. I met a wonderful girl (probably too soon after leaving my ex, but it was worth it) and thought 'this isnt going to go down well', so i promtly handed in a DA letter. I posted it thru the KH letter box. I felt a huge burden lift off my shoulders the moment i heard the letter box shut.......

under74

well thank you's 4 that it really shines light on the LDS church.........every think you's have been t0ld bout the LDS church is all wong.....don't read anti-mormon thing's it not true when you's see the missionary's talk to them......don't just go strat to the anti-mormon thing's you have to find out by yourself.......and you can't call it a cult cause were not and nether is jw's...............the jw just don't have the TRUTH that all....one love

m4l- I'm getting the feeling you came to this site not out of a wish to understand JWs but to preach Mormonism. I get this because nearly every post I've read from you mentions the LDS. It seems pretty excessive....and you say the Mormonism isn't a cult??

Black Sheep

Hi mormon 4 life.

Welcome to the forum.

One thing I have learned from my experiences with the JWs and other high control groups is that I should never consider that any doctrine/scientific truth etc. should be taken up as being "4 life".

There are many groups out there who try to convince us of their doom/salvation theories and they don't always tell the whole truth about the data they present.

If we go through life ignoring contrary data because we have chosen a particular belief system we end up in the same situation as JWs, stuck in belief systems that we are always trying to redeem in spite of their faults.

Cheers

Chris

WHY DID YOU'S LEAVE THE WTS