Yes, very strange! He is coming with his wife and not an elder. And how come they are trying to contact you through your grandmother and not your wife who goes to the meetings. I guess they are not in the same congregation with your wife. Seems like he has not been assigned to speak to you, but you never know.
Maybe they are just trying to encourage you both or they are having doubts themselves (but then why come to you?) or it might be like bobld suggested.
It will be interesting to find out what they really want.
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A former CO elder wants to speak with me. What do you guys make of this?
by Piercingtheveil81 ina former co elder visited my grandmother, who studied years ago with jws, and said he wanted to speak with me.
i da'd myself about two years ago from the org after 11 years.
i was an ms and pioneer for 8 years and the whole bit.
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A former CO elder wants to speak with me. What do you guys make of this?
by Piercingtheveil81 ina former co elder visited my grandmother, who studied years ago with jws, and said he wanted to speak with me.
i da'd myself about two years ago from the org after 11 years.
i was an ms and pioneer for 8 years and the whole bit.
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You said, the nice elder wants to speak to you about your doubts and unanswered questions. And "they" want to speak to your wife who still goes to the meetings.
Who are "they"?
Does the former CO want to speak with you personally or do you know if he wants to take another elder along?
Do they want to speak with both of you together or do they want separate meetings?
Maybe they want to know if you are influencing your wife with apostate thinking and if apostasy is carried into the congregation.
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Hi, I am Zach.
by WhatAboutWatson inso i am a bit unsure of where exactly to post this introduction.
but i am friends with d, who in fact is sitting right next to me at the moment.
we both banter in the computer lab at the college we go to and well i figured, i would register here as well.. i have no filter which well could be downfall.
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Welcome!
lol @ Iron Head
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This blew me away"The distant between Egypt and the promise land"
by jam ini was reading a article about a national acclaim charles lummis for.
his poetry.
in 1884, while working at a newspaper in ohio, he was offered.
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CO visit last Tuesday- Platform announcement
by DeeDubs inwe had the co visit in the cong last week.
he reread the pioneer letter for april at the end of the meeting on tuesday, he basically stated he was looking especially forward to every elders and ms and their families application, and it would be nice to see out of the 150 publishers with the elders and ms and their families "taking the lead" if we could break 100 aux pioneers that month.
you could hear a pin drop...it was a bit strong to say the least.
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The CO is just following the instruction he gets from the society. The more people he can "encourage" to pioneer the better it is for his record! That's his main job! Make them do more!!! Very Service Talk can be titeled "DO MORE!"
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Made up field service experience at yesterday's Public Talk
by RULES & REGULATIONS inremember the made up stories of witnesses in djibouti,africa where they had to walk 2 days in alligator infested waters with no shoes in the blazing sun to attend the meetings?
they made it to the meetings in these terrible conditions.. talk about made up stories!
here is a field service experience that was told at yesterday's public talk which would fall into the made up stories!.
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RR, I remember hearing that experience many years ago. Another one was that a pioneer got cornered by watch dogs trained to kill. The moment he said "jehovah" the dogs let off and escorted him to the door. The householder was so amazed he started studying and is now one of our faithful brothers..
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Article about the JWs (German speaking)?
by ex-Special Pioneer inglaubensgemeinschaftnein zu zeugen jehovasrainer wehaus, aktualisiert am 20.01.2011 um 17:10 uhreine zeugin jehovas verteilt "wachturm" und "erwachet" foto: hornersiehe auch vatikan.
johannes paul ii.
wird am 1. mai seliggesprochen kirchen.
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I too don't think the wts is very fearful of legal battles. It spends a lot of money to employ the best layers and makes the r&f write many letters to the authorities.
ex-special Pioneer, Bennyk, Hoffnung and aqwsed12345 I have sent you a PM -
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses lie to recruits?
by jerome infirst let me say this.. i have constantly been hearing of the legendary honesty/intergity of the jehovah's witness for some time now.
i have also been informed that they are the happiest people on the entire earth.. my problem is this:.
when a jehovah's witness comes to your door and you actually decide to give them a few moments of your time they never give the whole story as to what you would be getting involved with when you join the watchtower.. case in point.
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oh.. just saw this thread was started 8 years ago
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Why do Jehovah's Witnesses lie to recruits?
by jerome infirst let me say this.. i have constantly been hearing of the legendary honesty/intergity of the jehovah's witness for some time now.
i have also been informed that they are the happiest people on the entire earth.. my problem is this:.
when a jehovah's witness comes to your door and you actually decide to give them a few moments of your time they never give the whole story as to what you would be getting involved with when you join the watchtower.. case in point.
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Jerome,
I did not read all the posts. In your conversation with the jws you asked about 1975 and DFing. Did they not ask you where you got your information from? I believe most jws would become very suspicious if someone at the door used jw terminology.
I am asking, because I am surprised she actually returned to her visit and came not with an elder, but with her daughter.
I think the biggest lie to new recruits is the love-bombing. Even as a child I knew interested ones are treated differently. Brothers who didn't speak to each other pretended to be the best of friends.
I don't remember the term "theocratic warfare" used during the congregation meetings. The first time I heard it was when my father came back from his first elder schooling and at a pioneer meeting during the CO visit. Due to the indoctrination I think I was ready to use it every time I spoke to outsiders about my religion.
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Calling Frank Toth (fjtoth) -- we need your Bethel expertise, please!!!
by FatFreek 2005 infrank,.
we are trying to complete the names of those folks from bethel who are on the cover of the infamous 1984 watchtower.
some people who know you have the feeling you may know them.
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lol.. that gereration will VERY SOON pass away!
