we would not have given a single serious thought to starting a "bible study" without using that little blue mini-book "the truth that leads to eternal life."
That reminded me of the last time an elder visited my door (I suspect a family member concerned about me told him where I lived). He offered to help me with a bible study and showed me a copy of whatever book he had as the study aid. I said that I would like to have a bible study but I wanted to use a different book. I went and got a copy of "The Truth That Leads To Eternal Life" and showed it to him. He wasn' interested. How could he not be interested in studying a book called "The TRUTH Book?"
Actually the whole encounter with that elder was kind of fun. I didn't give a hoot who this guy was and zinged him a couple of times. His wife was with him and he said that she often helped him out in his house remodeling business and she worked "just like one of the guys." I told him that I was impressed at this tidbit and then asked why, if she was just like one of the guys, she couldn't pray in the kingdom hall without covering her head. I then looked at her and asked if she felt less spirtual than a man because she was born with a vagina and not a penis. Right after I used the words vagina and penis the elder said they had to be somewhere else but they would be back again to continue the discussion. That was 5,6,7 years ago and they haven't returned.