i was listening to a conversation of jws recently about how trusting they are with each other and how out in "the world" you have to be ever so careful that you don't put down your purse or wallet for a minute otherwise it will be stolen.. i entered the conversation with an experience that one of my close friends had.
(true story) he was in a public place with a wallet with significant amount of cash and bank card, credit card, id, etc.. somehow he lost or misplaced the wallet, panicked of course.
he went to the police, cancelled all his cards and thought it was gone for sure.
I wish I was in the room when they said it must have been a brother that returned the money.
I would've told them it was also a brother who was at the time at Bethel that made the newspapers here in NYC in the 90's that had an outside gig at some job and was caught stealing from his employers.
My mother refused to believe that until she asked the Cong. Elder who was living in the Bethel at that time also and he confirmed it for her.
a well known brother in southern california and i. believe he served as a circuit overseerer in ny back in.
we served in belize togather.
a very sweet lady..
So, I would say he's between 75-85, is he still visiting different congregations?
Well, I guess it's just a countdown now until he announces his next marriage, those sisters are probably having their own personal meetings figuring out which Sister Pioneer should marry him.
a well known brother in southern california and i. believe he served as a circuit overseerer in ny back in.
we served in belize togather.
a very sweet lady..
THen that's the same guy my mother had over for dinner with his wife when he was assigned to her Cong.
my mother broke her hip last week.
she had an emergency partial replacement surgery friday night.
we don't know how she did it as we have caregivers with her at all times, she may have fallen while in the bathroom for a few minutes.
Jeff when I tried to open the article it asks for login and password. Can you do a cut and paste?
a well known brother in southern california and i. believe he served as a circuit overseerer in ny back in.
we served in belize togather.
a very sweet lady..
That name is ringing a bell although I stopped going to meetings we when he served my mothers congregation. If' Im not mistaken, is he African American?
a contribution from one of the members who doesn't get to post very often.. ... .......... ........................ ......... ..........atlantis
That tract Hope for the Dead brings back memories of how JWs made their move when someone lost a family member, taking advantage of their vulnerable state of mind and telling them that they can see their loved ones again . . . makes me wanna puke just thinking how many times I've seen my mother and the others do that.
i keep hoping and doing searches on the site for people in my area.
so far no one i recognize.
i have a few df'd friends that i lost touch with long before they were out (two who were elders actually when they got the boot) and would love to find out they were on here, but don't know if they plan on coming back.
I have, she's not a very active poster here, but my mother studied with her husbands family when he was growing up, as well as his aunt and grandmother.
EndofMysteries - Seriously ? If so, he just fits the profile of a not too mentally stable JW getting in those hours.
here in the netherlands (extreme liberal) i hear more and more jw children about having attended a birthday party.. it seems that the more liberal jw's here have no problem with it.. gorby.
I often wonder how a certain family in our Circuit got away with holding Bday celebrations, titled as a barbecue or something, but most folks knew what was going on
what do you think of this picture?
a friend of mine posted this on her facebook page.
she is not a jw and has never been one.
I can understand kids being bored at church, it's just being raised as a Dub you learn that they are the only true religion and have to go knocking on door to announce that. I've often wondered if I was raised a Baptist (as my UberDub mother was) or any other religion would I have the same feelings about religion that I have now.
