have been visiting jwn for about a week now and it motivated me to join.
i look forward to meeting everyone i can and learning from their experiences and wisdom as i search for more and more reasons not to get reinstated.
here's most of my story:.
Welcome to JWN!
Really enjoyed reading your exit story.
If you'd like to read an irreverent, hilarious (imo) critique of The Bible, try reading Mark Twain's "Letters from the Earth".
It's in the public domain and you can get it free as a PDF, EPUB or Kindle doc here:
http://www.globalgrey.co.uk/Pages/Books-Classics/Letters-From-The-Earth.html#.UsGbD_scqRM
All the best to you on your path,
om
if anyone knows mouthy/grace gough, it would be awesome if someone would look in on her.
she is feeling the effects of the ice storm and is all alone and it is christmas eve.
i just sent her an email and received this reply back:.
Merry Christmas to all! (and especially to our resident Granny Grace!)
om & ms. om
i haven't posted in 3 years.
my husband and i haven't gone to a meeting or memorial in 2 years.
what a great feeling!
thanks for taking the time to share your very positive story with all of us.all the best to you and yours in the years ahead.
interesting experience i had friday morning :.
here is illinois we had freezing rain, so while waiting for the train at 8:00 am people were slipping and sliding all over the place.
i was on the platform, 5 minutes before the train pulled in, quite a few people were also waiting.. a lady ( about 40 years old) was holding onto her mother, who looked to be in her mid 70's as they crossed the track platform.. suddenly the mother slipped and fell, i dropped my coffee and ran over to help her along with one other man.
Thanks for sharing this bittersweet event with us maninblack.
Half-way through reading it, I thought one of the ladies was going to be a JW and try "witnessing" to you.
A variation on this kind of situation that I'm sure you're familiar with is when a JW does a good deed and then tells the person they helped to make sure to "listen to JWs the next time they knock at your door".
Even as a true-believing JW, that kind of thing always seemed wrong at a gut level. I never could bring myself to "advertise" in that manner.
Here's to humans helping out fellow humans!
om
jws are in need of more kingdom halls in many major u.s. cities.
at this years agm where it is expected that most of the faithful will be able to listen to the meeting (being tied in by video), dont be surprised if the wts 8 gb members take part in a symposium delivering some long winded appeal, petition, plea, proposal, proposition, solicitation or otherwise hit-on the masses for $$$ in order to lighten the burden and overuse that many kingdom halls are experiencing.
an acquaintance from the west coast mentioned to me that in late august thru early september of this year that a number of pow-wows involving close to 5,000 elders from numerous areas (riverside, los angeles, ventura and orange counties) took place to drum up financial support from the 800+ (not sure) congregations in those areas.
Any LA-area, long-time posters able to verify?
om
a few minutes ago.
it's a buddy of mine from my old hall.
i occassionally study with him when i can tell he's feeling guilty about hanging out with me, but it's been months since i've seen him.
Q: What should you do if a thunderstorm comes up while you're out on the links?
A: Hold up a 1-iron. Even God can't hit a 1-iron!
Good job!
om
henry 51bs 12 oz,eve 51bs 14 oz...phil my grnason by marriage just called.. ashley the new mum) my granddaughter who herself was a twin,from my melanie who died when she was 42(cancer).
they are doing well born by ceaserian at 2.40p.m today!!!!!
!.
Congratulations Grace!
Spoil 'em rotten!
om
Was an elder for 10 years.
After 7.5 years of serving, woke up to TTATT. Kept my elder hat for 2.5 more years until my wife also smelled the WT coffee and we began a fade together.
"Free at Last!"
om
my story is long, heart stopping, tragic, and puzzling.
since i posted what was said to be my last post, i received a private message which sparked my attention about the watchtower.
immediately i did research, and have found not only proof from outside sources, but the watchtower openly admitting it.
Wishing you strength and peace on your path.
om
just got word that my sister died.
she had surgery for heart valve replacement about 5 weeks ago, and when they opened her up for it they found cancer.
we had an extra special relationship since i was her "birthday present" when she turned 10 in 1951. this is my second sibling to die of cancer in 14 months..
poppers, our hearts go out to you. Please accept our deepest sympathies and know you are in our thoughts.
om & ms. om
