wow,,so happy for you!! So wonderful, about your artistic daughter with humor, she's got talent that won't be squelched by the WTBTS!
So many, many best wishes for you and your family!
my wife has told her jw best friend and jw sister that she is givng up the religion!!
and there was i worrying about losing her when i left the cult.
and, to top it all, my 15 and 13 year old children are using their critical thinking skills and can see it all for what it is.
wow,,so happy for you!! So wonderful, about your artistic daughter with humor, she's got talent that won't be squelched by the WTBTS!
So many, many best wishes for you and your family!
i bethelite sent this email out - can't really give out names.
we wrote these figures as quickly as possible, but could not keep up 100%).
you get to check these figures out when you get your 2014 yearbook.
Thank you, Veterans, including my dad and my son.
january km 2014. .
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Saw there, for U.S. in July (big convention month) baptisms were 4,705. Seems low. Last year, 2012, total (U.S.) baptized 32,039. Will be interesting to see total for 2013. I suspect not much more than last year.
i know this was noted earlier:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266186/3/the-big-announcement-this-week#.uoaoe_yo5dg.
but it was officially announced today that the school for couples and the school for single brothers were being combined with the new twist that single sisters would be allowed also.
I think many of these places "where the need is greater," in the U.S. anyway, are not very productive from JW standpoint. Harder to get Bible Studies in comparison to many 'city' areas, therefore, much less to ever get to baptism. Many idealistic JWs, to where the 'need is greater' eventually moved back to original location with much disappointments.
i know this was noted earlier:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266186/3/the-big-announcement-this-week#.uoaoe_yo5dg.
but it was officially announced today that the school for couples and the school for single brothers were being combined with the new twist that single sisters would be allowed also.
But single sisters (over 25 yrs old) outnumber, single brothers. what? 8 to 1, I would guess?
anyone getting/hearing how baptism numbers are this summer @ conventions?
in previous years, reports showed less baptisms per attendance numbers.
overall, annual 2012 service report showed for u.s. reduction in baptisms..
Jan 2014 KM (for U.S.) reports, in July 2013 baptisms 4,705. Doesn't seem like alot for that big district convention month. For 'total' last year, 2012, for U.S. the report was 32,039. Will be interesting to see how it compares to their 'total' for 2013.
Why get 'conditional' friends? Why have friends you can't be 'honest' with? They will only be 'bus-stop' conversations. Why?
i know this was noted earlier:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/266186/3/the-big-announcement-this-week#.uoaoe_yo5dg.
but it was officially announced today that the school for couples and the school for single brothers were being combined with the new twist that single sisters would be allowed also.
Can't get enough of young people either, thus age increase requirement. Finding even enough of those will be hard as they must have their own independent funds and health care money. And they have created their own shortage to fit their requirements.
have you heard what the "big announcement" is to be this week.
supposedly the bethel homes will get some announcement today and the congregations will announce the new something by the end of the week..
well. of course the 'sisters' had to be finally accepted as they are the ones that do most of the 'grunt' work/time. But they accept the 'parade' and come last.