Posts by molybdenum

I apologize for getting your screen name wrong. It wasn't intentional, but your name reminded me of a Clint Eastwood movie where the people were calling their town 'Molly-Be-Dam.' In thinking about it, I think I unintentionally spelled it out as your screen name.

Take Care

Hey.. no problem. I've been called worse things.

Thanks for replying to the thread I started.

Seems like the Japanese government are calling in help from

the USA to deal with the problems at Fukushima.

http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/japan-must-release-fukushima-water-into-sea-u-s-adviser

So everything will be OK now, I guess

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Fukushima

by molybdenum in

i was listening to arnie gundersun on fairewinds.org.

http://fairewinds.org/media/radio/olympic-insanity-gundersen-charge-fukushima.

explaining the situation at fukushima and how the .

molybdenum

I was listening to Arnie Gundersun on Fairewinds.org

http://fairewinds.org/media/radio/olympic-insanity-gundersen-charge-fukushima

explaining the situation at Fukushima and how the

Japanese government is hiding the true facts.

Especially as Tokyo is now the venue for the 2020 Olympics

and PM Abe said in his speech " Everything is under control" which appears to be a barefaced lie.

There is no way that this unprecendented situation

can be considered even remotely under control.

It would seem that the situation is beyond human control.

The consequences of another large earthquake or some kind

of accident with the removal of the fuel rods in reactor 4 building would

almost certainly overshadow what has happened

until now.

So how does God ( Jehovah) fit into this picture.

In Revelation 11:18 it says that God will " bring to ruin those ruining the earth"

Or will God step in and prevent another unprecedented disaster from affecting the whole world,

which is what would probably happen if Fukushima has another major accident.

Would he just stand by and let this happen?

I guess it comes down to how much faith we individually have in God and to what extent he would protect

us from our own folly.

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The WT study yesterday

by molybdenum in

( apologies for the large space at the top i don't quite know why .

i sat through the wt study that dealt with all the new understanding.. the conductor started by by saying .

well we wont spend too much time on what we used to believe, we will consider what we believe now.. i took a look round to see how the members of the congregation were reacting to this.. nothing.... .

molybdenum

If you were in a court of law as a witness, you would be asked to swear to tell" the whole truth and nothing but the truth"

However, if you changed your story many times but in your defence said,

"Well, I believed what I said was the truth at the time, but what I am saying now is the truth, however

I might change my mind again in the future", you would probably not be considered to be a reliable witness,

would you. Perhaps even be in contempt.

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The WT study yesterday

by molybdenum in

( apologies for the large space at the top i don't quite know why .

i sat through the wt study that dealt with all the new understanding.. the conductor started by by saying .

well we wont spend too much time on what we used to believe, we will consider what we believe now.. i took a look round to see how the members of the congregation were reacting to this.. nothing.... .

molybdenum

( Apologies for the large space at the top I don't quite know why )

I sat through the WT study that dealt with all the new “understanding”.

The conductor started by by saying

“well we won’t spend too much time on what we used to believe, we will consider what we believe now”.

I took a look round to see how the members of the congregation were reacting to this.

Nothing....

The study or lesson, whatever you want to call it, proceeded as usual.

We might as well have been discussing how to make scrambled eggs.

Just the usual parroting of what is written in the paragraph.

The only highlight was when a brother commented that probably many

will stream in to Jehovah’s organization after the start of the Great Tribulation,

when it states quite clearly in the WT article para 13

Until the great tribulation begins, people still have time to change their thinking and start walking on the cramped

road “leading off into life.”

The same wording appeared under the picture on page 7. Obviously hinting that

after the Great Tribulation starts there will be no way that people can

change their thinking. The door would be closed.

So this Brother caused an interesting pause while the conductor tried to

digest a comment that wasn’t actually written in the paragraph.

Then another Brother stuck his hand up and “ corrected” the comment.

But after that it settled back in into the routine.

After the study finished a group of Elders huddled together obviously discussing this point.

But on the whole no one seemed to grasp the significance of what

was being studied in relation

to what was taught as truth before.

How was your meeting, if you attended?

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It wasn't supposed to be like this

by molybdenum in

this is not the way it was supposed to be.

gray hair and pains in the knee.

you will not grow old or suffer from age.

molybdenum

This is not the way it was supposed to be

gray hair and pains in the knee

You will not grow old or suffer from age

that’s what I saw printed on the page

No need to save for your old age

or look for a job with a nice big wage

just be out on service and pioneer

make that your most challenging career

The New System will come so very soon

quicker than the next New Moon

It’s round the corner, can’t you see

Have faith in the WT society

But time has gone by and nothing has come

I get the feeling I that I’ve been done

Now I am old with no money to spend

It really is driving me round the bend

Can I hope that the end will be soon

Can I still give that idea room?

It ‘s round the corner, can’t you see

But this is not the way it was supposed to be.

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Branch Organization Manual! download .....

by notgoinback in

as my second post on this forum, i want to share this with you guys!

this is the official branch organization manual (updated 2003) of jehovah's witnesses:.

http://jhonlemos.files.wordpress.com/2011/07/branch-organization-watchtower.pdf.

molybdenum

Here is an interesting quote from the manual

No 63

In their enthusiasm to help the congregation, somespend so much time in the preaching work and KingdomHall building projects that they lack the energy to workhard at Bethel. On signing the application for Bethelservice, all have affirmed the statement: “I will give thatassignment of service (Bethel) priority over all other ac-tivities.”

I thought that nothing was to take precedence over the preaching work.

Sorry can't go out today, have to clean the toilets

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Considered for Recommendation as Elder but Declined

by ProfCNJ in

hi folks.

one of the elders was sent to our house to talk to me the possibility of being recommended as elder.

he did not know however that one of the elders who is a friend of mine had already divulged this future meeting.

molybdenum

I also turned down the offer.

I just said ..."I don't want to be an Elder. This is between me and Jehovah.

And BTW I don't want to pioneer either."

I haven't heard anything since then and that was three years ago.

But I am still a MS..

Hmmmm

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Feeling very sick!

by msconcerned in

jw
friends

well as you all may or not know i am an m.s and trying to figure all these feeling out.

but i have a dilemma, i will be going on a shepherding call with an elder to "help" a family who is discouraged with the people in the hall.

i have to admit i feel the same way they do so how can i "encourage" them when i feel the same?

molybdenum

First off, you don't have to go on a shepherding call if you don't want to.

If you don't feel "qualified" you can just tell the Elder that it is not

possible for you to go.

However, if you cannot do that, and you have to go, then why not try to use the time to

express how you feel too. I am sure that the ones you will be talking to will be encouraged

to hear that you have the same feelings. Encouragement comes from being understood and having

feelings accepted rather than just firing off a barrage of scriptures or WT articles to say " this is what you should be doing"

After all it is called a shepherding call.

The Elder might not like what you say but then you will

probably never be asked to go an another shepherding call ever. Don't forget that when an MS is invited on

a shepherding call it is for "training" to be an Elder. When a MS servant is considerd for an Elder the CO nedds

to know if that brother had been on shepherding calls and how they dealt with them. If you have no desire to be an Elder

then here is the chance to nip that possibilty in the bud, as well as showing to some extent how you feel about the

congregation.