His initials are JB and he grew up in Granite City and has been a JW all his life. He and his wife celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary earlier this year (or was it last year) and they have no children. The one you are talking about - how long ago did they move to the Alton cong? I am trying to think who it could be. They might be in Metro instead of Central.
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Bookhead,
The letter you mailed out to everyone at WR cong after you were disfellowshipped was read by my mother and she said it was a very loving, encouraging letter. Just thought you would like to know that.
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Jeepthing,
I hope no one there ever does turn you in. I was pretty upset and nervous for a while after my mother did this, but like I told my husband it would be a relief to get it over with. I was in Central Congregation most recently and I think some the elders there are pretty reasonable people, and I have even wondered sometimes if some of them have some doubts as well. I have experienced bad elders at Wood River and Alton Metro, though, and i read many things on the internet about other people's experiences with the elders and I know there are many hardcore, unreasonable, unintelligent, and ignorant elders out there and there have been many people victimized by them. I don't worry about it much anymore, but when the book study conductor called the other day, it had me all upset again. Also, there is a pioneer sister from Metro who cleans house for me and I really like her a lot, and when she is here on Thursdays, it gets me to thinking a lot about going back again and just keeping my mouth shut, but then when I think about things like the WTS' policy on child sexual abuse, as well as a number of other issues, I just cannot stand the thought of it. Also, when I think about the ignorant things I have heard some in the congregation say, it just disgusts me so much. One of the elders wives made a comment during the Service Meeting one week about "when the end comes, I wonder if some people will see that the JW's are not being killed and start saying, 'I'm one of Jehovah's witnesses'". That just infuriated me. And that moron has a son who is not a witness, as well as a granddaughter, and of course daughter in law. But, oh yeah, that's okay, they are going to be killed because they are not a J-dub. What a moron!
So I hope you can maintain your status quo and not be bothered by them.
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Cool! I know who you are, bookhead. I will e-mail you.
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Wow, if you were at Wood River for 30 years, I am sure I must know you. I lost a post I was trying to put on earlier, so now I will go back and re-write.
Regarding Florence Clanton, I did not know her, but I remember the name Clanton. I think there was a Brother Clanton who used to give talks at the circuit assemblies. My mother was brought into the "truth" by Ida Frickenstein from the Alton Cong. She and Anne Schneider were studying with my mother when I was born. (They were responsible for a lot of the initial growth of the Alton cong.) When I was 4, we moved to the Wood River Congregation territory and that is the cong. I grew up in. I left the "truth" for eight years in my early 20's, but went back about 24 years ago. I have lived in Alton for 27 years so that is the cong. I have been a member of. Now there are 2 congs. in Alton.
My husband is Catholic. I tried to raise my sons in the "truth" when they were little, but my husband said they did not have to go to the hall if they did not want to, so after they got so old they never went anymore. I used to be unhappy about that, but now I am glad.
I was at Wood River Cong from 4 years old until I got disfellowshipped at the age of 23. I met my husband in the years away. If you were there for 30 years, I most likely do know you and I am sure you must know my mother, my sister, and her three sons.
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Oh, gosh, Juni. You were saying you were glad jeepthing met me and I took it wrong. But I am happy to meet all of you.
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Wow, I have to get used to how to do this. I did a long post in response to the thing on Florence Clanton and I guess I forgot to click on Submit Post because I do not see it. I will try again tomorrow. Have to fix supper for my hubby now.
Happy to meet you, Juni, and all of you. Having lurked here for so long, I feel I know many of you and I am looking forward to your association.
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I don't know if anyone is spying on this site for the JW's or not, but I have been trying to fade and keep things quiet, but I said too much to my sister and my mother. My mother talked to my PO at the convention and told him she was concerned about me, that I did not want to hear about "the end", and that she was afraid I had doubts. He told her he would have my book study conductor talk to me. But then I had to discuss things further with my sister and send her an e-mail in which I told her I did not believe the WTS was Jehovah's spirit directed organization. She showed it to my mother, who totally flipped out and ran straight to the elders. Well, I had already been missing most meetings and at that time probably had not been to the KH in a month, since the first part of August or late July. About a week ago, my book study conductor called on Wednesday evening, about an hour before our book study (which of course I was not going to), and left a message on the answering machine saying that he just wanted to check and see how I was doing, wondered if I was okay, and he guessed I wasn't there and that he would try another time. I have not heard back. I did not call him back. There is a part of me that would be willing to go to meetings and do as they say at 12-step meetings, "take what you need and leave the rest", just to keep in touch with my extended family (mother, sister, brother, sister-in-law, nephews, and nieces). But at the time I quit going, I was just filled with disgust at the continous harping on "we are Jehovah's spirit-directed organization", "no independent thinking", stay off the internet, and stay away from apostates, and could not bring myself to go anymore. So I feel like I am in limbo here, waiting for the axe to fall. I know I cannot talk to the elders and tell them honestly that I still feel that the JW's are the only true religion, that the WTS/GB are spirit-directed and "Jehovah's ark", or any of that nonsense. I cannot lie about it just to keep up appearances. Since my husband is not a witness and has always been opposed, possibly I will be left alone. Unless, of course, my mother and sister keep at the elders at the cong. I was going to and stir things up. That would be just like my mother. Domineering, controlling. Always has been. "You WILL be a J-dub, by God. I said so." So I have a little fear that someone will lurk on here for information and spy me out and that will be all she wrote. Anyway, I have felt sometimes it would be a relief to get it all over with. Of course, my husband and sons are tickled pink that I have finally realized the truth.
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Good for your daughter! I think any kind of motorcycle riding is great and a lot of fun. We used to have a 3 wheeler and I rode that, but I haven't ridden anything in some years now, other than riding with my husband on the Gold WIng.
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JWs worried about the tract campaign?
by fullofdoubtnow ini got this from the reachout trust website.
this is what a jw poster said the other day about the new tract campaign:.
i was wondering when reading the new tract (kn37) after last nights meeting how this will go down on the doors.
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Fullofdoubtnow,
I think that is exactly what they are doing. The GB is going to do whatever it can to keep the R&F following their carrot and doing what they want.