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  What Assembly were you baptized at...

  by vilot in

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  i was baptized at the 1976 "sacret secret" dc at inglewood ca there must have been 50,000 people there..

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  At a Circuit Assembly in 1970 at the old Central Kingdom Hall in Pittsburgh (Oakland) PA. I don't remember if the Assembly was there or if we had to go there to use the pool in the basement.

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  Circuit Oversear for dinner..."sorry no time to talk" remember this! Like Jesus is coming!

  by Witness 007 in

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  a sister rang and left a message to see how we are....but i called back the next day and she said...."oh sorry i have no time to talk, the circuit oversear is coming for dinner, can you call back?

  " this reminds me of c.o dinners it's a major suck up...like jesus and his apostles are coming for dinner.

  the pioneers like this sister always get the c.o to come over.. anyone had the pleasure?.

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  HappyDad

  Back in the 1980's, we had Harry Mitani and his wife (I think her name was Mishi) over for dinner.

  Don't remember what my wife made but it was a very good evening.

  The conversation was great and Harry really enjoyed my "ham radio" shack.

  We talked about brothers he knew that were ham's in other states. some of them I talked with on a regular basis.

  They were the most down to earth couple ever. Guess that's because they raised their own family and knew what it took to make ends meet.

  When the ones who had dietary restrictions (picky eaters [snobs]) visited the cong., I felt sorry for those who volunteered to feed them.

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  I was just asked to perform a civil union.....

  by AK - Jeff in

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  i did a few jw weddings - quite a few in fact, though the number escapes me nowadays.. this one will be a 'civil union' - not a legal wedding.

  one of the persons getting 'unioned' has a pending divorce, one that they believed would be finalized by now and isn't.

  so, they want to have the ceremony, say vows, and then later go to a judge and have a quick legal ceremony.. they want a somewhat 'christian' ceremony.

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  Jeff,

  If the divorce isn't complete yet.......isn't that called Bigamy? Do you want to be a party to something like this. You have been very "staunch" about many other things, why not this?

  CYOA my friend. I would think twice about officiating this union even if it isn't registered.

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  Where Are They Now?

  by minimus in

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  where are people like ozziepost, unclebruce, jt at??.

  do you ever wonder where certain people are?.

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  I often wonder how Czarofmischief is doing. He joined the Army a couple of years ago and was in OTC to become a 2nd Lt.

  Never met him, but knew his Dad when we were elders many moons ago.

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  Is this Kingdom Hall Creepy?

  by kurtbethel in

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  this is a hall in oceanside, california.

  it is hidden away from the street on a nondescript lane.. .

  no windows!.

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  Put a 12 foot high chain link fence with razor wire around it and it would look like a small jail. Other than that it looks like someones storage warehouse.

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  DNCall Unmasked - Part 5 of 5

  by DNCall in

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  startfragment.

  during the appeal period of one week we sent the following letter to approximately 22 of our oldest and closest friends.

  im including it here because it conveys how we feel at present, looking back over the half-century of our lives.. dear ____,.

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  HappyDad

  This has to be the best letter of explanation I've ever seen. Very kind and loving and precisely to the point.

  I wish you a very happy life out of the WTBS.

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  What can be done about those who go berserk with a gun?

  by badboy in

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  i don't really understand the phenonoma.. .

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  I agree with Bendrr 100%
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  So I Finally Got My Invitation...

  by darkl1ght3r in

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  ...to the district convention.

  hand deliverd by the drama director himself, who also happens to be my uncle.

  i even got my very own copy of the 'how can you survive the end of the world?

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  Where you going? Cleveland?

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  So I Finally Got My Invitation...

  by darkl1ght3r in

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  ...to the district convention.

  hand deliverd by the drama director himself, who also happens to be my uncle.

  i even got my very own copy of the 'how can you survive the end of the world?

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  Where you going? Cleveland?

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  What can be done about those who go berserk with a gun?

  by badboy in

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  i don't really understand the phenonoma.. .

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  HappyDad

  This terrible shooting happened about 15 miles from my neighborhood. Unfortunately, this deranged man had no history of mental illness to stop him from buying a gun/guns.

  As much as I'm pro 2nd Amendment, I'd still like to see a three day waiting period on the purchase of any concealed weapon. Maybe a Dr. record or something might surface that shows said person to be "off"!

  Even so, nothing can stop a person who is set upon killing or hurting people who he/she perceives is against them.

  My thoughts and prayers go out to all the families involved.

  HappyDad