My FIL would offer the admonition of "help those who fall short" The children would always giggle imagining a guy with shorts around his ankles. He would also thank Jah for "the loving hands that prepared this mea" I always appreciated this sweet gesture toward the women.
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When You Were A Little Kid And Your Dad Said Prayer, Did He Ever Say Anything Strange?
by LoisLane looking for Superman inmy dad used to pray for the witnesses behind the iron curtain.
i couldn't figure out why were they caught behind this heavy curtain.
couldn't they just find a door and leave?.
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Drinking at meetings / assemblies / conventions ... who's done it?
by HarryMac infor me .... 1).
last district convention after having 'read up' (took some family to it).. 2).
last 'meeting' to watch step-father-in-law finally get his and get disfellowshipped for molestation.. ...both were taking vodka shots in the bathroom.. i'm sure there's lots of good stories out there..
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A.M. beat me to a Dodger Statium story. Back in the day, 68 or so, the Top Level was the IN place to be. Screwdrivers in the Thermos and Wine bottle in paper bags was du rigueur. As were bow ties and Stanley Blacker suits and backless sundresses. No umbrellas just sunshine and pass me the Thermos.
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My Family's Bible Student History
by designs inrecently my cousin on my mother's mcconnell side of the family stopped by for a visit and brought several boxs of photos and memorabilia and family bibles.
two of the bibles are very worn and contain many hand written notes from my grandfather, grandmother and uncle who were bible students and then jws.. leafing through the pages of one bible this morning i came across something i had never seen- a jw calling card, a business card size.
it says 'one of jehovah"s witnesses' second line 'preaching the kingdom of jehovah our god' the capitals and lower case words were interesting in how they saw things after 1931.. there are photos of russell, knorr with van amberg (who stayed with my grandparents on visits to california), knorr with a fellow taller than knorr who looks like chairman mao (anyone have a guess who that might be).
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Your grandfather wrote poetry. My grandfather put a Red Blinking Neon sign in his attic window READ THE WATCHTOWER = Classy
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My Family's Bible Student History
by designs inrecently my cousin on my mother's mcconnell side of the family stopped by for a visit and brought several boxs of photos and memorabilia and family bibles.
two of the bibles are very worn and contain many hand written notes from my grandfather, grandmother and uncle who were bible students and then jws.. leafing through the pages of one bible this morning i came across something i had never seen- a jw calling card, a business card size.
it says 'one of jehovah"s witnesses' second line 'preaching the kingdom of jehovah our god' the capitals and lower case words were interesting in how they saw things after 1931.. there are photos of russell, knorr with van amberg (who stayed with my grandparents on visits to california), knorr with a fellow taller than knorr who looks like chairman mao (anyone have a guess who that might be).
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Knowing you as I do dear Designs, I see a reflection of you in your Grandfathers words.
Peace and Love to you dear Friend
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The Launching Pad
by LoisLane looking for Superman in.
when i was at the farm, a few years past, the bethelite referred to the grave yard area where bro franz and bro knorr are buried as the launching pad.. was that "joke" how it was commonly referred to?.
just lois.
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True Story. Every Bethelite I've know, many, has a Launching Pad story w slide show. They like their 'inside jokes' and laugh and laugh as they share the clever saying. It's all about their arrogant supermacy in action
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tinker
I'm from SoCal so grew up with some pretty good Taco's. Recently visited friends in VA and their version of taco's was plain ground meat with Velveta "cheese?" in a boxed hard shell tortilla.....I almost cried
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wha, sounds like the Iron Skillet is the 'secret ingredent' to all your recipes. Did you inherit yours?
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Building New Relationships Outside the JW's
by Pyramid Scheme ini wanted to share my plans for 2013 and also get some advice from others who have gone through this process.
i have read several threads dedicated to this topic and was hoping to get some personal experiences.. i have been an inactive jw for 4 years, but my social life and association still heavily revolved around friendships built through my lifetime in the organization.
i support my wife by associating with a small group of couples from her hall that i still like and don't irritate me.
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PS you have a great plan. Congratulations on following through with charity work. You will meet people with similar values and interests. Making friends is not an instant process, it takes time. But you will fill your life with people who are open and caring and wish to make a difference NOW. As a JW I put off any feeling of compassion toward my fellow. Taught to shrug them off to Jehovah Will. Also my own creative interests were pushed aside until "the new system" then I would have time to paint and grow a garden. I joined a local Bonsai study club and met some nice people. After 4yrs I am now the president of the club and the nice people are Great Friends. We each have our own pieces but we also volunteer time to our local Arboretum and Parks. My plan in retirement is to sell my large home and devote my time to a Public Garden. We offer childrens programs, wildlife conservation and education, elder exercise program. I have discovered that people are kind and caring and reach out to help their neighbors NOW! Not wait until some dreamy New World after the wicked 7Billion die so I can paint and grow a garden.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Believe It or Not- Weird & Wacky Museum
by Think About It inyou've seen or heard about the ripley's believe it or not museums, where different weird & wacky items are displayed from human culture.
let's compile a list of the weird & wacky items from the jw religion that would make a great jw believe it or not museum.
maybe the wts could open one up it's own historical museum in brooklyn to make some big money.
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I will learn someday how to post pictures but not today. I have a picture of myself wearing a Sandwich Board advertising a convention Sunday talk. I remember loving to wear those things all over downtown Long Beach CA when I was very little. My mom would hold the magazines and my sister and I would wear the sandwich boards and hand out the handbills. A fond and weird memory.
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Jehovah's Witnesses Believe It or Not- Weird & Wacky Museum
by Think About It inyou've seen or heard about the ripley's believe it or not museums, where different weird & wacky items are displayed from human culture.
let's compile a list of the weird & wacky items from the jw religion that would make a great jw believe it or not museum.
maybe the wts could open one up it's own historical museum in brooklyn to make some big money.
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Believe it or not, i tried to start a sort of historical museum in our KH 2nd school library. This was before the RBC had all the say and we were remodeling our hall and I was asked to be on the decorating committee. Well not ON since I was a Seester, no way but the Bro consulted with me. We had a lot of old timers who had been colporters with the record players and big collections of the old Washtowels. Some had the Cross on them. I had some of the old magazines framed and the record player all shined up. Even had some old placards and convention bumper stickers mounted. It was beautiful collection. We hung it and all the dubs loved it. Then the CO came around and without a word to me the whole thing was taken down and never to be seen again. No explaination and I was given the LOOK of Do Not Ask Questions.