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  What made your whole congregation laugh during a meeting?????????

  by cindykp in

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  i only have one that comes to mind.

  a sister was visiting our hall from another congregation and was sitting in the back of the hall.

  she raised her hand to answer a question, but only had one finger in the air.

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  We had one elder who was always declaring that Jesus and the 144,000 were gaining immorality.

  One poor fellow who's wife was pregnant with their first (unexpected and late in life), was given the part of covering an assembly talk on not having children. When he got up on the stage you could hear a pin drop. The whole congregation was watching him intently. Most had a little smile on their face. He looked out at the audience for a bit, then said, "Well! We can't send it back!" Everyone laughed then and he was then able to relax and give his talk. I probably didn't explain it well, but it was very funny.

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  Hello, im new here

  by Sasskia in

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  hello to all i am new here, well as a member anyway, i have been browsing the posts now and then for a good 4 years!

  thought id thank you all for your help since i left, i think that there are so many of us that you have all helped and never hear from.. all of my family are still in the org and i could not have gotten through the initial couple of years of leaving without the support that i have found here, even if it did not involve direct communication with you all.. thank you!

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  Welcome, Sasskia.

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  Finally I'm In!!

  by lookingfortruth2 in

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  i have been trying to become a member of this site for weeks!

  i started "lurking" soon after andersoninfo's big news.

  i couldn't believe my timing!

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  Hi Looking. Glad to have you here. I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

  Great first post by the way.

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  Hi- New here.

  by sassafras in

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  hello, i've been lurking around for a few months now, finally registered a few weeks ago, and figured it was finally time to post.

  first of all, let me give you a little background so you know where i'm coming from.

  i'm 24, married to my soulmate, and mother to a 2 year old boy.

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  Hi Sassafras. Welcome to the board.

  Hopefully you can help you husband get rid of his guilt. Not a nice way to live.

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  What would it be like if I weren't brain washed for over 20 years?

  by NiecyMe in

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  hello...this is my first posting.

  i heard about this web page from a friend that has a boyfriend that is trying to live life out of the clutches of jw's for the last 2 years.

  i have found that even though i haven't been involved with jw's for about 10 years, thier nails run deep.

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  Hi Niecyme. Welcome.

  Since I was never raised as a JW, I can't really give an answer to how long. But I do think that if you don't actively drag the beliefs and thoughts out of the dark recesses of your brain and analyse them in the light of day, you'll probably never get over the feelings. That's why counselling is usually a good thing.

  Reading and posting here is helpful too. Lots of people who understand where your coming from.

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  The Time Of The End according to the scriptures

  by truth about the last days in

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  greetings my brothers.

  i have put a chart of future events that are to come, aided by the holy spirit.it is for anyone that has an intrest in what the bible has to say towards our future.

  we have to start with the long purple line down the middle, as it is written in rev 20:1-15 and 1 cor 15:24-28.there it mentions at 1 cor 15 that "death" is the last enemy.

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  It can't be done straight from your computer. You have to transfer it to a host site first. Or something like that. I really don't know how to do it myself.

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  question, need some info

  by onetwofour in

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  can some1 explain to me what does the laodicean messenger mean?.

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  Sorry, I don't know the answer. Wasn't that a term they applied to Russell? I would imagine it's some sort of reference to the "letters to the congregations" in Revelation. But I really don't know, just guessing.

  I'm sure one of the more knowledgeable posters here will come up with the answer for you.

  Welcome to the board,

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  update on visit with my son (not seen for 8 yrs)

  by orbison11 in

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  well, he just called my shop and left msg....to wish me a good season, or something like that,,,,,have only listened to it 10 times,,,ahhaha think i would remember.

  plus my only brother called on thurs day ( not seen for 14 yrs) from winnipeg and said he was leaving on fri morning to visit me for xmas, should be here any minute,,,(never a jw).

  and a niece (not jw) i havent seen in about 8 yrs also, came to my shop to visit me,,,,she is not speaking with her parents, mom is a born again pentacostal and was shoving religion down her throat..... wow it is a wonderful christmas for me,,,finally.

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  That's great to hear, Wendy. Thanks for the update on your family situation.

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  hello from a newby!!

  by newcreation in

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  i have been following the board from a distance for a while, and have finally decided to come aboard ig y'all will have me... .

  i was a third generation jw, did the elder thing, rasied two sons in the troof......both are out now, and we've never been closer.. .

  is it me, or does it look weirder and weirder the longer you've been away??.

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  Hi Newcreation. Welcome.

  I'm glad your sons got out too.

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  i am new

  by lunarlara in

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  i have been studying with the jw for just over 3 years.i have always believed in god and the bible.

  the path my life took ended up with me being a single parent of 4 children.. the jws led me down the path of the "truth".

  my grandmother disowned me and i just couldnt understand why.i was told that satan was lurking round every corner trying to get me away from god.

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  Hi, welcome to the board.

  You don't have to tell the JWs anything if you don't want to. Do what ever is most comfortable for you. Tell them you have too many things to deal with right now, or something like that. Just keep putting them off until your ready to deal with them. It's not a critical issue that needs to be dealt with right away.

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