sorry to still be talking about the memorial but i have been busy.
well i wanted to tell you about this.
you know from my avatar and comments that i have been looking into religions and their descriptions of ufos and extraterrestrials in their holy books.
He said jesus came with a message from outer space
Perhaps the old man is suffering with dementia.
Some of the comments in the WT are just as strange. Like 1 Jan 2007 - "It seems that resurrected ones of the 24-elders group may be involved in the communicating of divine truths today."
Then again, lots of comments in the WT are strange.
i feel like i need to spill my feelings.
after lurking on the site, i realize my story is like many here.
the reason i am feeling nervous is that i have not broken the news to my parents yet about my inactivity as well as my standing as to what i think about this whole thing.
They have been at my door about every other day.
How annoying! My suggestion is to try and ignore them and hopefully they will stop their harrassment. I haven't had a call in years. Sooner or later they forget about you and move on to someone else.
As far as my parents go, there is always that little nagging in my head that tells me I am disappointing them.
Your parents are enslaved to a cult. You will be a disappointment to them and there is nothing you can do about it. The alternative is to remain a JW and you've already worked out that you don't want to do that. It will get easier over time.
penny2
i do not attend the same hall as my boyfriend because he is currently reproved for being involved with me.
i'm not a witness.
he confessed to his elders that he had sex with someone outside of marriage after his second divorce was already final.
I turned in my letter of resignation at my job today, effective at the end of this school year.
This can't happen soon enough. You need to get away from this man as soon as possible. Don't leave your forwarding address. Change your cell phone number. In fact, don't even tell him you are going. JUST BE GONE. And do whatever it takes to get him off your mind.
just saying hi to all here in the forum.
im 26yrs old as of today!
so happy b-day to me.
Hi Humper, welcome to JWD. Great to hear when young people get out. Hope everything goes smoothly for the next 65 days and you get back to your family safely.
i'm just going to start at the beginning.. i was anticipating the memorial all day.
i was nervous but excited, kind of like standing in line for a roller coaster.. ok. so erika gets ready at her house, and i get ready at mine.
i'm wearing a black suit with a light green shirt, and a tie that had hues of green and yellow in it.
I'm feeling a little sad about how it turned out with your mum. In your previous thread I said I hoped your mum would give you a hug. I guess this wasn't destined to happen. I'm sorry about that. The indoctrination of the WTS causes people to act in an unnatural manner.
most of you know i'm a jw; i irritate you enough defending the truth as i know it- yet i admit a lot of the foolishness that sometimes rears its ugly head with my brotherhood...today it was the circuit overseer!
wonderful man; very caring, very encouraging, very zealous!
all this disappeared as his head bobbed up & down - endlessly- as he read the plain, stereo-typical talks from hq...if it wasn't for my wife- and the wonderful friends in the congregation, i would've walked out in the first 5 minutes!
Most of you know I'm a JW; I irritate you enough defending the Truth as I know it
It's fine Mad. You're quite welcome to express your opinion here, whatever it is.
If it wasn't for my wife- and the wonderful friends in the congregation, I would've walked out in the first 5 minutes
This is what makes it difficult. Many in the congregation are genuinely nice people. One day you'll be sitting in the KH though, and the thought will suddenly dawn on you. What on earth am I doing here?
penny2
thankyou so much for all the good wishes you have sent us in the last few days, trev has been printing up the emails, pms and threads, and bringing the cards to show me every day, and i get a lift every time i see him coming in with more of your lovely messages to read.. it's been a tough time for both of us, and it won't get any easier.
i am dreading chemo, to be honest, but i have to bear it, as i would anything that gives me hope.
but that's for monday, and i am going to enjoy myself as much as i can this weekend.
Linda, hope it goes well with your treatment. I'll be thinking of you.
penny2
did anyone watch this documentary about westboro baptist church?
so what did louis theroux make of the phelpses after three weeks?.
louis theroux.
Why would nice people do such horrible things?
We could ask the same question regarding the shunning policy of the WTS.
i live one block from the kh.
we were gone last weekend and i was disappointed to see that we'd been visited by the jw's.
actually, they hit both front and back doors of our house.. a double bonus in counting time for some lucky doorknocker!
I was very surprised to get one, is this normal?
This year everyone has been invited to the memorial (ie all members of the public). There has been a campaign going for about the last month handing out these invitations. I think it's a bit strange too. My family explained that it's to reach those who have "slipped through the cracks", ie have associated in the past but no-one remembers them. It's the last chance to "come back in before the end." Haven't we heard that before?
some of you are quite old with most of your life behind you.
make the best use of what's left.
forget the years that were stolen from you and wasted by the tower.
Welcome to JWD, FireNBandits!
Embrace the moment and get out and have as much fun as you can before someone is shoveling dirt in your face
I'll try to remember that!
Look forward to hearing more from you.
penny2
