Posts by mikeypants

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Who is your favorite thinker pt 2.

by The Rebel in

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once upon a time i started a thread who is your favorite thinker and got many responses.

however revisiting that thread i noted we were to modest to name ourselves or fellow posters.

i therefore think we are either complete idiots, or modesty aside we should now name names, and restrict our answers to posters on the board.. so who on this board is your favorite thinker and why?.

Lets hear what your local needs was about this week

by dbq407 in

ours started out with matt.

25:23. he brought out that "good and faithful slave" was talking about the anointed but wait for it.........yes the principle can be applied to our cong.

well tonight it was about getting all the territories worked once a year.

mikeypants

DarkNight757,

You had me laughing hysterically for the last few minutes , not quite sure why though.

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What was your first public bible reading? And when?

by Mandrake in

i perfectly remember that, rehearsing with mom, trying to read with enough emphasis and in a proper tone.

i was 5 years old, back then in 1996 i think, and the portion was james 5:1-13.... i found today that i still know the first verses by heart!!!

it's actually a cherished memory for me, i came to memorize those because mom had me starting the reading all over again until i got to read it properly... and in time!!!

mikeypants

The words of Jeremiah the words of Hilkiah one of the priests that were in Anothoth in the land of Benjamin,,,

Jeremiah 1: 1-19

I still remember the opening verse... I was 12, maybe 13 when I gave my first talk...I'm 37 now... seems not so long ago.

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So this Cute Chick at the KH ...

by brandnew in

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friends

thought she was gonna take a pic of me on the sneak.

im df'd...been df'd for over 19 years already.

so she probably would have gotten away with it without anyone knowing.....except that her flash was on.

mikeypants

@EmptyInside,

Let me know if you need any help with your game.

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Handing out candy

by mikeypants in

growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door.

also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.. that was the norm for me.

isnt that insane?

Growing up my parents would barricade our home off by parking vehicles bumper to bumper - you would have to crawl under the cars or over the bumpers to get to our door. Also, we would turn off all the lights and hide in the back room away from the street.

That was the norm for me. Isnt that insane? I'm sure everyone here growing up in the borg have their hiding stories.

Anyway, tonight was the first time i handed out candy! Never have went trick or treating but handing out a few candy bars tonight felt great - i'm on the road to normalcy, though i have quite a journey.

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Introduction

by shattered_origins in

i joined the forum yesterday and made 2 angry posts which received encouraging replies.

i spent a good chunk of time today browsing various posts, and i can't get enough!

i'm doing things backwards now and taking a moment to introduce myself.

mikeypants

welcome!

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Where are you from?

by BeautifulMind in

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i know we are all anonymous for our own personal reasons, so i understand if you would rather not say.

but if you don't mind sharing that would be cool.

i currently live in georgia, usa.

mikeypants

I'm near Portland, Oregon.

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Don't preach, sell books.

by mikeypants in

i haven't seen this article before but i apologize if this has been discussed.. i decided to download a bunch of jw literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition.

it was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

if you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it.

mikeypants

@wifibandit

Thanks for linking the document!

@loislane

It's funny to read this stuff now but I can imagine all the lives ruined due to this sort of thing. It sickens me to know millions of people follow these guys, including my wife. Only thing I can do is keep my daughter from being sucked in.

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Don't preach, sell books.

by mikeypants in

i haven't seen this article before but i apologize if this has been discussed.. i decided to download a bunch of jw literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition.

it was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

if you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it.

mikeypants

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Don't preach, sell books.

by mikeypants in

i haven't seen this article before but i apologize if this has been discussed.. i decided to download a bunch of jw literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition.

it was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

if you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it.

mikeypants

I haven't seen this article before but I apologize if this has been discussed.

I decided to download a bunch of JW literature and came across this special bulletin from 1928, a special colporteur edition. It was written by the society and sent to the roughly 1400 colporteurs, which is someone pushing religious books and magazines.

If you want the entire bulletin id be happy to email it. But I wanted to share the part that grabbed my attention and provided me a laugh. They sum up the bulletin with suggestions on how to sell the most crap. Its a combo of the Ministry School book and the KM, where they have examples for preaching and such. You know, where you say this if the householder says this and so on.

Here's a few paragraphs I loved.

"Here offer them the books and state the price and tell them how helpful they be in their bible studies, also tell them how many you are selling to your neighbors. Try to get them to buy, but don't let them say no. Watch their lips, and if they don't show signs of buying, start to canvass again, using these questions...

If they don't buy yet, show them another question or two; try to close the sale.

If they simply won't buy, look for someone else. Don't spend too much time with any one, and don't preach-sell books. If you want to preach, rent a hall. "

Anyway, that last line made me laugh.