I remember a youngish brother relating experiences when he had been travelling in Vietnam and Cambodia, etc. What he didn't mention was all the grief his local elders gave him about being away from the meetings for 6 months at time whilst he went on his excursions.
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The dreaded assembly experiences ....
by eyeslice insitting through the items with experiences at the one day special assembly day last weekend reminded me just how dreadful having to handle experiences at the assemblies were.
when i was an elder, i used to dread getting assembly assignments that included experiences; they were always so fake.. .
nothing ever happened in our circuit that was ever noteworthy or outstanding, and you usually ended up re-hashing the same old stuff from years ago.. .
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The dreaded assembly experiences ....
by eyeslice insitting through the items with experiences at the one day special assembly day last weekend reminded me just how dreadful having to handle experiences at the assemblies were.
when i was an elder, i used to dread getting assembly assignments that included experiences; they were always so fake.. .
nothing ever happened in our circuit that was ever noteworthy or outstanding, and you usually ended up re-hashing the same old stuff from years ago.. .
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The worst at the last assembly was concerning a sister who died in child birth. Lots of bad news in the press but of course what the press didn't report was that a member of the family not previously in the truth is now studying. Wow, how good is that!
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How many here still giving talks at the meetings?
by BonaFide ini have a talk tonight.
anyone else still giving talks or parts?.
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eyeslice
I'm with you Farkal on the make it up as you go along!. The last public talk I gave was in 2002 but there was I time when I must have given every public talk from no 1 to no 108 (or whatever). In India, I used to give a public talk somewhere or other nearly every week!
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Going to Church
by excito-are ini went to church in my local town while the witnesses attended the perth assembly.
it was a good sermon and i actually felt very upbuilt and refreshed after listening to it.
i really thought i would of felt guilt or some negative feeling for doing this, but quite the opposite.
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Personally, I feel the need to attend a church or to be part of some sort or religious movement; I am reluctant to use the word 'organisation' because of its JW connotations. However, as my wife is still 'in' and I feel that the local elders would be on me like a ton of bricks and disfellowship me, I am reluctant to attend any church at the moment.
If nothing else, I think that religion should help us face up to our own mortality; either in terms of the Christian hope of the resurrection or the eastern religious approach that our own lives are simply part of a bigger cosmic presence in to which we dissolve at death. -
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How often do you go to the meetings at the KH this year?
by asilentone inthe only meeting that i went is the memorial this year.
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Once a year, for the last 5 years. The Memorial is the only meeting I feel obliged to attend for family reasons.
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The dreaded assembly experiences ....
by eyeslice insitting through the items with experiences at the one day special assembly day last weekend reminded me just how dreadful having to handle experiences at the assemblies were.
when i was an elder, i used to dread getting assembly assignments that included experiences; they were always so fake.. .
nothing ever happened in our circuit that was ever noteworthy or outstanding, and you usually ended up re-hashing the same old stuff from years ago.. .
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eyeslice
horrible life - that was an excellent experience. If you were still in I bet they would still be re-hashing that even years later.
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Can the average JW name their Governing Body?
by sacolton ini don't think i met one jw who can name the governing body ... which is strange since they basically surrender their conscience to them.
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could you (without cheating) name each member of the governing body?.
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eyeslice
Anonymity is seen as a sign of their humility!
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Your Dreams
by LouBelle inwe all have dreams - some of us see those dreams to fruition.. my constant dream/desire is to have a little bit of land in the country somewhere, with a cow (bell around her neck and all), some chickens running around, a veggie patch, a herb patch.
a safe home.
friends popping in.. a very simple dream..
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Mrsjones5 - hoping and praying that your dreams will come true.
Nice topic though. I was talking to my wife last night. We have some dreams of what we will do with our lives as we approach retirement in the 10 years or so. What we did agree was that you have to live your dreams every day; we have known so many people who lived for their retirement only to die all too soon. Life is for living each day - and for planning your dreams too. -
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The dreaded assembly experiences ....
by eyeslice insitting through the items with experiences at the one day special assembly day last weekend reminded me just how dreadful having to handle experiences at the assemblies were.
when i was an elder, i used to dread getting assembly assignments that included experiences; they were always so fake.. .
nothing ever happened in our circuit that was ever noteworthy or outstanding, and you usually ended up re-hashing the same old stuff from years ago.. .
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eyeslice
Sitting through the items with experiences at the one day special assembly day last weekend reminded me just how dreadful having to handle experiences at the assemblies were. When I was an elder, I used to dread getting assembly assignments that included experiences; they were always so fake.
Nothing ever happened in our circuit that was ever noteworthy or outstanding, and you usually ended up re-hashing the same old stuff from years ago.
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Great Christmas Beer!
by wobble inevery year englands oldest brewer,shepherd neame based in faversham,kent, brews a special christmas ale.
every year it is different by a big margin from the last,they are all good though... this years is great, a roaring 7% abv and great taste,as my good lady remarked "it's so christmassy you can taste the tinsel !".
if you can get hold of some wherever you are you wont be disappointed.. whatever,have a pissy chrissy!
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eyeslice
I love Shepherd Neame's Spitfire. A nice beer that isn't quite as high in alcohol content!