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  When Did You Conduct Your First Bible Study?

  by south african beef in

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  i remember taking the "truth" book into primary school when i was 11 and studying with another lad.

  i moved awasy with my mum and dad a little later and for many years i wondered whether this boy grew up to become a 'brother'.

  at assemblies i would look out for him, also i looked on the program to see if perhaps he was giving any of the talks!

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  I remember taking the "Truth" book into primary school when I was 11 and studying with another lad.
  
  I moved awasy with my mum and dad a little later and for many years I wondered whether this boy grew up to become a 'brother'.
  
  At assemblies I would look out for him, also I looked on the program to see if perhaps he was giving any of the talks!
  
  Now I really really hope he didn't become a 'Witto' because it would problably ruined his life like it nearly did mine.
  
  Strange isn't it how when you are in d 'troof' you are so blinkered and when you are out you realise how blinkered THEY are!
  
  P.S. - sorry about the empty thread under the same title - I pressed the wrong key on my PC. Think I need lessons!
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  When Did You Conduct Your First Bible Study?

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  How old were you when you were baptized?

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  reading hellriders topic made me wonder about this.. i waited till i was 21 because i was drinking alcohol as a youth and didn't want to get baptized while breaking the law.

  man that is screwed up, seemed reasonable at the time.

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  I can't agree with Moomanchu more - as 'true' christians don't they understand that it was for a good reason that Jesus waited until he was 30 to get baptised and he was perfect!
  
  What hope does a teenager have of really understanding what they are doing and what consequences their decision will bring?
  
  I did two things in life too early - getting baptised (18years old) and getting married (at 21).
  
  I got divorced and remarried in my early forties and am also disfellowshipped.
  
  As my dad once said - I learn the hard way!
  
  Still, least I'm happy now, but if I knew what I know now when I was youg I would have had many more happier years to add to the ones I'm having now.
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  When Did You Start To S L O W Down In The "Truth"???

  by minimus in

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  when you look back at it, what got you to slow down?

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  I started mentally slowing down many years before I had the courage to physically slow down.
  
  Do you follow what I mean?
  
  I hated field service - but persevered because I felt I had to, especially as I often took the lead.
  
  I read the Watchtower because I apparently was a good reader - until I had a panic attack on stage and had to get off!
  
  I answered up regularly to put on an outward show that I was spiritual.
  
  I even sometimes prayed at night!
  
  I remember that when I well and truly was slowing down I was occassionaly asked to give a prayer from the platform and I really went over the top in being sooooo sincere in what I was saying! I also used to keep my eyes open to see who didn't close theirs - usually it would be kids who would see me looking, poke their tongue out and put me right off!
  
  I slowed down completely when I was taken off from being a ministerial servant - what a loss that was - NOT!!!!!!
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  GOING OUT IN SERVICE WITH THE CIRCUIT OVERSEER!!!

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  what a privilege!!!.

  so excited!!!.

  praise allah!!!

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  Woops - might help if I could spell!
  
  It should be alcoholism not alcoholsim!!!
  
  Pass me another drink - hic!
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  GOING OUT IN SERVICE WITH THE CIRCUIT OVERSEER!!!

  by What-A-Coincidence in

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  what a privilege!!!.

  so excited!!!.

  praise allah!!!

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  good luck on your field service with the CO!
  
  I remember when I was well onto my 'fade' I was picked to read the Days Text because I was an excellent reader (his words not mine).
  
  He then picked on me to work with him.
  
  We got chatting about Jersey and Guernsey, the Channel Islands which come under the jurisdiction of the London branch. I told him I regularly go there on business but he was soooo not interested! All he kept on about was how nice it was to see the brothers and what a lovely Kingdum Hell they had. He was not interested in me, my job or anything.
  
  Anyway i remember that in the hour (it seemed like a day!) we worked together i placed some mags and he didn't - in fact contrary to what I expected he was pretty useless on field service.
  
  A couple of years later he got removed from his position for alcoholsim!!!
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  What does the term 'Borg" mean?

  by south african beef in

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  i can understand some of the shorthand terms used on this site but could anyone elighten me on the above?

  also please list any terms that pertain to this site with their explanation so that i can understand everybody's threads a bit more easily.

  thanks in advance for your help.

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  'What-A Coincidence' - My alias 'South African Beef' is a family in-joke and would take ages to explain and is not even very funny!
  
  A few that knew me may guess who I am but I doubt it.
  
  Anyway why all the Allah references?
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  What does the term 'Borg" mean?

  by south african beef in

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  i can understand some of the shorthand terms used on this site but could anyone elighten me on the above?

  also please list any terms that pertain to this site with their explanation so that i can understand everybody's threads a bit more easily.

  thanks in advance for your help.

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  What-a-Coincidence 'am i grade A'?
  
  Sorry?
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  What does the term 'Borg" mean?

  by south african beef in

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  i can understand some of the shorthand terms used on this site but could anyone elighten me on the above?

  also please list any terms that pertain to this site with their explanation so that i can understand everybody's threads a bit more easily.

  thanks in advance for your help.

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  Thanks for your help so far, but any other interesting terms i should be aware of?
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  What does the term 'Borg" mean?

  by south african beef in

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  i can understand some of the shorthand terms used on this site but could anyone elighten me on the above?

  also please list any terms that pertain to this site with their explanation so that i can understand everybody's threads a bit more easily.

  thanks in advance for your help.

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  Sorry but I'm only a 'Newbie"!
  
  I can understand some of the shorthand terms used on this site but could anyone elighten me on the above?
  
  Also please list any terms that pertain to this site with their explanation so that I can understand everybody's threads a bit more easily.
  
  Thanks in advance for your help.
  
  SAB