As I born in JW family, my father was leading translator and elder in our state. My father was a Gujarati translator. There was a time where translation department is functioning from our home; we spared a room for it. And we all seven family members including my grandmother were a Regular Pioneers. We have Kingdom Hall at our home; they left that Kingdom hall next day when my family leaves the Society. Now they are conducting meetings at public place like public garden and terrace of somebodys house. We have 10 congregations in our state and almost 400 witnesses. I and my family, I, my wife, my mom and my son are the first in state, who leave the society, so the rumors are very strong. In 1980s when all things are happen in Watchtower headquarter; we just heard a rumor that some brothers doing mischief with photos, which come in Watchtower magazine. The Brothers start putting some religious symbol in photos so they are disfellowshiped. I was very staunch to Watchtower so I never bother that why somebody disfellowshiped. I just thought that whatever elders do it is from Jehovah, but time comes when I go for a proofreading work at India Branch office. During my two visit of 15 days each. I feel that branch office is working as same as multinational company, and all brothers working their as employees and not for love to Jehovah, but for that, that they get easy job and all facility which they didnt get outside. It disturb me lot, than I left pioneering and start doing computer courses for just hobby, which help me to save my life and my family now, because under Watchtowers influence I left my education after basic schooling and start pioneering. So I dont have collage degrees so I dont get nice job now, so I am taking computer classes and it helps me to earn some money. I get a real picture of elders when Society appoints a Special Pioneer in our city and he becomes a presiding overseer in our congregation. He starts taking money from all brothers for appointing them as ministerial servants and elders. He managed to take money for reinstate a person from disfellowshiped state. He didnt appoint me as ministerial servant for eight years as I refuse his proposal to give him money for his daughters some extra tuition. It create a doubt in my mind that how I can believe that this man is appoint as elder under Holy Spirits guidance. Evan though I didnt start searching for my doubt, because I thought that, Devil encouraging me to think against Gods channel. I knew that so many stuffs are on the Internet but I never try to read it because I was loyal to Watchtower. But one day when I am reading bible I noticed moral of Matthew 24:21-27 which says that false prophet tales you that Jesus are coming invisibly and immediately I remember Societys publication Topics for Discussion. Under topic 36 Return of Christ its sub point A says Return invisible to humans. It gives me a more confused mind that, Watchtower society is a false prophet? After so many mental struggles to be a loyal to Watchtower at last I decided to see Internet. And when I start searching things, first things comes in my observation is Watchtower connection with UN, its conform me that Watchtower is a part of Babylon the Great. So I and my family members decided to leave Society. I prayed to Jehovah that, O God I am leaving from Watchtower if that is yours only channel of communication than put me back in it, otherwise show me the way. Then I bought Raymond Franzs book Crisis of Conscience. Matter of that book and behavior of so cold brothers, which they do with us after giving resignation letter, it conform me that, what Revelation 18:4 say come out from the Babylon the Great it include Watchtower society also. After leaving Watchtower I put some thoughts and questions on papers and distribute it to some brother of congregation, at interested Bible Studies people and in local churches. By this one newly baptize couple left Watchtower by presenting their resignation, and two couples become an inactive like, nothing more. But I succeed to stop their all Bible Studies in the area. And Jesus Memorial Day attendants dropped by 25 percent. I believe that no one can come to Jesus unless the Father who sent Jesus draws him. (John 6:44) So now I am not trying to explain all Watchtower cult things to Witnesses but I try to explain all Bible stuff to new or non Christian person. I was a MS in Congregation and they planning to announce my eldership (as I am taking all meetings, I was a TM School overseer) on Tuesday 2 November 2004 (1st day of CO visit) but I left Society just two day before CO visit on 30 October 2004. So I wasted my almost 30 years in Watchtower. Hope this information gives you better understanding about me and my situation. Ajay Parmar