the recent boe letter announcing changes to the duration of circuit assemblies was warmly received by congregations the worldover.
it was as if the brothers and sisters were already in the new world for, upon hearing this news, there were no tears at all.
instead, it is a humble acknowledgement from the gb of the mind-numbing, yawn-inducing 2-day circuit assemblies.. .
They probably are doing away with the title Special Assembly Day
because the acronym spells SAD which is what most witnesses were when the date for the
meeting was announced and even more so when sitting through the meeting itself.
Now it will be just two CA a year. What does CA stand for I wonder?
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/songs/.
wow, jw.org thinks it is now disney.
unbelievable..
Not think they are Disney..... They ARE Disney
1. Disney sells loads of Junk food
WT sells loads of Junk food( Literature)
2. Disney is a fantasy world
WT is a fantasy world
3. Disney attracts strange people
WT attracts strange people
4. Disney is a money grabbing corporation
WT is a money grabbing corporation
today i was remembering how angry i used to get at the meetings and all the little irritations that in the end would just make my blood boil these included:.
prayers that go on foreverstudy or wt conductors still taking comments when its clear that the point has been covered 20 times alreadymeetings over running by more than 5 minsmy favourite was this one elder who would play guess the point i am thinking of.
he would keep rephrasing the question from the wt until someone would bring up the point he was thinking of.
The totally useless "demonstrations" that purportedly show how to present the magazines
or the "offer of the month" etc. Most are completely removed from reality and achieve absolutely
nothing. "Thanks for the great demonstration Brother". Huh?????
here is the text of the letter:.
february 2, 2014. .
your brothers,.
One piece of information about the origin of shepherd was interesting:
Source: Online Etymology Dictonary
Old English sceaphierde, from sceap "sheep" (see sheep) + hierde "herder," from heord "a herd" (see herd (n.)). Cf. Middle Low German, Middle Dutch schaphirde , Middle High German schafhirte , German dialectal Schafhirt .
Shepherds customarily were buried with a tuft of wool in hand, to prove on Doomsday their occupation and be excused for often missing Sunday church.
Watch out, they may be after your hair on the next shepherding call
at the meetings i've noticed over the past 2 years or so brothers asking for 'special blessings' for the governing body.
it was everyonce in a while at first.
now it is almost at every single meeting!
The Slave
We are the slave so faithful and true
we are here to look after you
You shall obey us, like it or not
even when we lie somewhat
We are your brothers, that is all
but disobey us, then you fall
We are your fellow domestics too
but never tell us what to do
We give you the food that you need
in WT articles from which you feed
We travel the world to give you talks
so you never wear tight pants for walks
We know what you need before you pray
just do it the Governing Body way
We meet three times a week to decide what to do
but we don't need any input from you
Just your donations, your money, we need
to build and invest, but it's not greed
Pray for us to do our best
we don't care about the rest
We are the slave, so faithful and true
we like it that way and so should you.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olkmv_4ajlq.
Gives another slant on Anthony "Hot dog" Morris
i came across this concept a few days ago.. it is is the story of your life or some part of it told in just 6 words.. you can check it out here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/six-word_memoirs.
thought it might be interesting to connect with life as a witness.. my thoughts:.
Thanks : I like the education ; freedom bit
Family Study night ; bored to death
i came across this concept a few days ago.. it is is the story of your life or some part of it told in just 6 words.. you can check it out here.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/six-word_memoirs.
thought it might be interesting to connect with life as a witness.. my thoughts:.
I came across this concept a few days ago.
It is is the story of your life or some part of it told in just 6 words.
You can check it out here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Word_Memoirs
Thought it might be interesting to connect with life as a witness.
My thoughts:
Waiting for Armageddon, still not here.
Going to assemblies, backache, headache, heartache.
Field service with Dad, cold rain.
Anyway, if anyone wants to contribute, please do.
is it true that the march ministry is hinting that this year will be the last memorial, someone just said that today in the service, just wanted to confirm.. .
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edit: forgot to add the month..
Why is that question slotted in here anyway?
Will we have fish for lunch?
We don't know?
seems just as relevant.
so, normally if i go to a meeting i sit and don't say a word through the entire ordeal.
however today i just could not keep my big mouth shut.. it was funny that i even got called on....three times none-the-less.
of course 99% of the sheeple just sat with blank looks on their mugs this morning.
I really don't think anyone in my congregation had a clue what was going on.
Dukes ( John Wayne?) ??
I usually just zone out anyway during the WT study, but this one was a doozy.
Almost everyone seemed to be zoning out and the conductor was desperate for comments
(most of which were read straight from the WT anyway.)
I almost felt a collective sigh of relief when it was over.
Who writes this stuff? Are they on something?
Tears of Joy streaming down the Levites faces? ( Para 7)
Where did that come from?
Can't wait for next weeks WT
OBEY JEHOVAH'S SHEPHERDS
Yes Sir! Cetainly Sir!
