I can remember the 1969 International Convention in NYC. My father was baptized at that assembly and I followed a few years later. Anyway I have a copy of the "Report on the Everlasting Good News Assembly of JWs Around the World June 30 - September 8, 1963" , which my Grandparents attended in NYC. For Pasadena CA it stated : 118,447 Attendance , 81,082 adopted Resolution, 2,496 baptized, and 43 lands represented.
Invetigator74
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Does Anyone Remember the "Around The World Assemblies"?
by titch inso, being that it is 2013, i recall that it was 50 years ago, that the "around the world assemblies" were held.
for those of us who lived in southern california, the first week of september was when we had the assembly, and it was held at the rose bowl in pasadena.
yep, the rose bowl, with no seats, per se, but just those hard benches as seats.
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My Jimi Hendrix experience
by confusedandalone inas a 13 year old a friend of mine had a jimi hendrix record and told me if we play it backwards that they said words.
he bought the record from a shop not far from where we lived and we were the only family that still had a record player.
so we played the record and i spun it backwards andnothing happened.
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My mom was worried but she didn't go nuts. She threw away the cover to "Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn and Jones" by the Monkees, but not the vinyl. LOL.
My mom got rid of the cover of my Santana's "Black Magic Woman" album , but let me keep the vinyl. Just after my dad got baptized all my sports cards, Batman/ Green Hornet cards and comics, GI Joes (12") ,etc was all tossed out. Today I see most of these items command a nice premium. I guess they didn't have the foresight I had. lol
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The final chapter in the confusedandalone story...
by confusedandalone inthis morning i get a frantic call from my sister (who has been baptized 1 year and one month and never attends meetings anymore).
in tears she tells me that this morning my father picked her up in the car and told her that i was am apostate.
that i no longer loved jehovah and that i was going to be disfellowshipped.
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Hanging at Clearwater beach having a toast to you !!
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Last night the one cool elder calls me
by confusedandalone ini figured he was going to arrange the committee and try to get me kicked out after the whole "big pile of books" labelled "take this shit".. well his call made me realize that more and more people ... elders included no longer take this religion seriously.
after he told me he heard what happened he actually laughed and said i would never expect that.
he then told me that it is apparent that i no longer want to be connected to the organization.
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I think I'd be inclined to go hard core with you father, mother and brother. Have your attorney send a letter to them threatening a law suite if they continue to slander you to past friends........ copy to the Elders.
Then again why not let things be what they be. Slandering, to who?? Other J-dubs? If it doesn't affect your immediate family or business, who cares! Unless your attorney is doing this request for free, why pursue it? I feel IMHO that you're handling this situation quite well. I'd experienced a similar situation with my parents,and once I made it clear to them that they would not put me on any more guilt trips about returning to the Borg, and yet ask me for money when times were tough for them, you either respect my decision or leave me alone. They're my parents and I love them ,but I'll be damn to be treated in such a way!
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When Jehovah's Witnesses changed from Society to Religion and why
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judge j.f.
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Invetigator74
By the late 1920's J.F.Rutherford had all but completely push the founder (C.T.Russell) right out the picture.
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Your Baptism
by Aunt Fancy inwe have been going through our literature and throwing away a lot of it which feels great.
my hubby came cross the program from my baptism in 1986. the divine peace dc held in the astrodome in houston, tx.
he always wrote the attendance and the amount baptized so on that day there were 30,894 in attendance nd 531 baptized!
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My parents still have photos of my baptism in 1972.
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Shocking talk from 2013 District Convention urges parents to shun disfellowshipped children
by cedars inhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yldwe_6jsu.
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I don't remember if this was asked , but does anyone know if Stephen Bell has children?
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Rutherford's Paradise - Film Footage of Beth Sarim
by RayPublisher ini just added this to my youtube channel, jwstruggle.
i know that we have some resident authorities on the history around jf rutherford and i am anxious to see what they make of it.
(leolaia i'm talking to you lol!).
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On his death certificate,his status is married and his wife is named as Mary Rutherford. Where was she at this time and how come we never see or hear anything about her?
Mary Rutherford died "on or about December 17, 1962 in California"
Name: Mary M Rutherford
Age: 61
Estimated birth year: 1868-1869
Birthplace: Missouri
Relation to Head-of-house: Head
Race: White
Home in 1930: Monrovia, Los Angeles, CaliforniaNow we know specifically that she lived in Monrovia, Los Angeles, (at least in 1930) and that she was the head of her own household. That fits with the fact that she was separated from "Judge" Rutherford.
The census next gives information on her home status. It says that she owned her own house, her house was valued at $5000, and her house included a radio set.
More could be found from the JWN archives.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/76946/1/Rutherfords-wife-why-the-info-blackout
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1969 "fact": You will never grow old in this present system of things
by Ding inawake!
"if you are a young person, you also need to face the fact that you will never grow old in this present system of things.
because all the evidence in fulfillment of bible prophecy indicates that this corrupt system is due to end in a few years... therefore, as a young person, you will never fulfill any career that this system offers.
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Notice also the Watchtower CDs start the Awake magazines at 1970, hmmmmmm very interesting...
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Hubby's Becoming a COP!
by outofthelionsden intalk about doing a 180* change!!
my husband after much thought went and passed for the police academy.
never would i have ever imagined my jw husband now becoming a police officer.
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I became a Law Enforcement Officer, after leaving the Borg. Upon trying to return (I was in some kinda of state of mine,lol) the elders relayed to me that I woud not be allowed certain privileges in the congregation. Now retired with a nice pension and benefits to match along with sharing war stories with other retired cops and anyone who would listen (lol), , I am only to glad I made the decision to not continue in the Borg.Good luck to your husband, outofthelionsden, and tell him for me to stay safe.