I used to go out a lot with an older brother and sister in our congregation--I just loved that couple. They didn't usually feel like doing door to door, so they would concentrate on Return Visits. They also got to know where all my RV's were too. Our congregation territory was pretty scattered, so we did a lot of driving. It got so I didn't even have to tell the brother where to go. He knew where to go. I would jest that he was on auto-pilot. They also liked a long coffee break, so the morning was usually quite pleasant. Didn't always get into his group, however, and those mornings were not so happy.
Bonnie_Clyde
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When you went out in field service
by megaflower inhow often did you have to talk yourself into going out?.
how often did you wait till the end of the month to get some time in?.
how often did you fudge your time?.
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The Watchtower Society Shows Their True Colors Again
by TooBad TooSad inin the new may awake magazine there is an article "is philanthropy the answer?
i knew what the answer.
was going to be before i even read it.
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Bonnie_Clyde
I agree that occasionally there are some acts of charity and kindness within the congregation. However, my take on that is: When it does happen, it is NOT because of the organization but DESPITE the organization.
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The Watchtower Society Shows Their True Colors Again
by TooBad TooSad inin the new may awake magazine there is an article "is philanthropy the answer?
i knew what the answer.
was going to be before i even read it.
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Bonnie_Clyde
There is no organized effort in the congregations to come to the fianancial add of the members who have a need.
There is also no organized effort to even come to the spirititual aid of members who have outlived their usefulness in the congregation. I found that out with my parents.
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By what age can a child be indoctrinated?
by jwfacts inmy step daughter went to the memorial, which is her first meeting in many months.
a 7 year old girl came up to her and asked if she is baptised and when will she get baptised.. my sister has a 4 year old daughter.
when she was introduced to another 4 year old one question she asked was "does he love jehovah.".
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Bonnie_Clyde
I remember a service meeting where the elder had a few children on the platform and asked them what they were going to do after they graduated. Obviously it wasn't rehearsed very well because one said he'd like to be a doctor. The elder looked a bit embarrassed, and then the child came back with, "Well I'd really like to go to Bethel."
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"Bad" songs at JW weddings
by B_Deserter inwhen i was in my teens, jw weddings were quite the social affair.
of course, the music was strictly regulated by the elders.
somehow though, in each wedding, someone managed to get the song "you shook me all night long" by ac/dc into the dj's rotation, and all of the "bad" witnesses would have a blast dancing to it.
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Bonnie_Clyde
I used to play the piano for all the weddings. In the late 50's I actually played, "Here Comes the Bride" at the Kingdom Hall. Only one person, an elder's wife, made any comment about it.
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Dateline episode - Mistaken Identity
by Bonnie_Clyde inhttp://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23824767/.
did anyone see this last night?
just incredible!
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http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/23824767/
Did anyone see this last night? Just incredible! A semi-truck slammed into a van killing 5 passengers. Two of the girls resembled one another, and the wrong girl was pronounced dead. The other girl was in a coma, and the wrong set of parents and siblings spent five weeks at her bedside in the hospital before the error was discovered. The other parents thought they were burying their daughter (1500 people attended the funeral), only to discover she was still alive. After two years, she is back to normal.
The story ended with the families united in their grief and in their love. It was soooo touching....
Bonnie
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I Missed Memorial - First time in 30 years! Thanks to you!
by Witness 007 inlast year i turned up to make everyone happy.......but this year i just could'nt force myself to go.
some witnesses called on the day to "encourage" us to go....my mum called to make sure i go.....but i just couldn't put my tie on!
after being on this site for awhile i feel like i have moved on.
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Bonnie_Clyde
I missed my the Memorial the first time in 53 years. Clyde hasn't gone for three years, and my son and daughter-in-law stayed home too. We didn't miss it a bit.
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Who's Going to the Memorial Tonight?
by daniel-p inok everyone, who has to go to the memorial tonight?
check in here, state the reason you have to go, and when you get back, let us know how it went and your impressions.
for me, i have to go for my family--since i'm doing the fade i figure it won't kill me to go.
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Bonnie_Clyde
Tonight was the first Memorial I've missed since 1954.
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Bonnie_Clyde
About 43+ years. Started going to meetings in 1955, baptized in 1956, and started questioning in 1998. However, because of family pressures (my father and daughter), I continued spasmodically until 2006--that would be 53 years. (Fading didn't work. My relationship with them fell apart anyway.) So many years wasted.....
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So... what has changed in the JW world in the last 2 years?
by pr_capone ini have not really been keeping up anymore.
are they still df'ing people?
any progress on the blood issue?
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Bonnie_Clyde
The calling for the 144,000 is still open.