We did used to go to Springfield for the convention. I always loved it because my youngest son, though he rarely made a meeting any more, would go with me and we would have a great weekend together. We'd always go in the evenings to Knight's Action Park or White Oaks Mall. But several years ago, our circuit started going to convention in St. Charles, MO. It's not nearly as nice as the Prairie Capitol Convention Center. The seats are more narrow and the parking's a nightmare. I have heard a lot of complaints about the place. But I hear the place in Springfield will no longer rent to JW's because of issues with the food vendors.
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Yes, What You Really Wear Does Matter !
by The wanderer in<!-- .style1 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; color: #3e3e7b; } .style2 { font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; } .style3 {font-family: arial, sans-serif} --> yes, your clothing really does matterbeing one of jehovah's witnesses always made.
the individual conscious of the clothes you were .
the men had to wear suits and the women.
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mimimimi
Back in the 60s, my brother always wore jeans to the hall and gave his talks in jeans. The other boys, what few there were in our congregation, wore jeans as well. Nobody had money to buy their kids suits then. I was disfellowshipped in 1975, and when I came back in 1983, all the boys from toddler age up wore suits. So I dressed my kids in suits, too. But as my sons got older, they rarely went to the hall as Daddy said they did not have to, and they went so rarely that I could not see spending money on suits for them, so they went in jeans and a nice shirt. Well, then they did not want to go to the hall even more because they were given dirty looks and comments on their apparel by adults and kids alike. I would have thought everyone would be glad just to have them come, but obviously not unless they were in the Watchtower uniform.
When I was first coming back in, I was pregnant with my third son. My husband and I did not have a lot of money and I had hand-me down maternity clothes, but also some nice maternity pants suits I wore to work. I did not have any dresses, so I wore the pantsuits to the hall. Well, one of the elders on local needs gave a talk stating that women were not to wear pants to the hall. At the time, I was trying to get reinstated and would do whatever was asked, not even questioning it or feeling they were wrong. But I could not afford to buy any maternity dresses right away, so I did not attend meetings for a whole month until I could afford to buy a couple of dresses just so I would be in compliance when I went. They may have thought I did not come because I was mad at what was said from the platform, but that was not the case. I felt at that time that they were right and that I would not go until I could be in compliance. Now I look back and think how crazy that was.
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Gee, wish we could help your sister from Bloomington/Normal.
Ten years ago and last name starts with C. I will have to think about that. I bet they are at Metro, not Central. I used to know everyone over there, but not any more. Three sons and one daughter. Hmmm...
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jeepthing,
You can e-mail me at [email protected]. I would like to know who you are talking about. There are a couple of elders in my cong. that I have wondered if they agree with everything and suspect not because of a couple of things I have heard one of them say and one of their wives say, but they do not fit who you are talking about.
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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.
mimimimi
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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.
mimimimi
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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.