Posts by molybdenum

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No more circuit assemblies
by justmeok in
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2. friends
i heard from a reliable source that there will be no more 2 day assemblies, but instead 2 one days each year.

anyone heard this yet?

supposed to start new service year.
molybdenum

Talking of assemblies in the past, I remember, with a great deal of mental anguish, the 8 day assembly

I attended as a teenager in 1969. I was living in London at the time and it was held at Wembley Stadium.

Strangely enough I downloaded a report on the assembly from here just the other day

https://archive.org/details/ReportOfThe1969PeaceOnEarthInternationalAssemblyOfJehovahsWitnesses

The report is almost as long as the assembly. But I remember on the 4th day I had had enough.

I walked out halfway through and went off somewhere to decompress.

How on earth could the WTS have felt that these assemblies were beneficial.

All I can say is that happily those kind of assemblies were never repeated ( at least I think so).

Any predictions on here about shortening the District ( or soon to be called Regional ) convention to 2 days? 1 day? Half a day?

......please.
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CIRCUIT ASSEMBLIES KEEP SHRINKING IN SIZE - WAY TO GO!!
by steve2 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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.. .
molybdenum

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?
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Kingdom Melodies for Kids on JW.org
by Imminent1975 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
http://www.jw.org/en/bible-teachings/family/children/become-jehovahs-friend/songs/.

wow, jw.org thinks it is now disney.

unbelievable..
molybdenum

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
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Most Annoying Things That Happen At JW Meetings
by LittleSister in
1. jw
2. friends
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.
molybdenum

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?????
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NEW BOE LETTER - It just got exponentially harder to "fade"
by sir82 in
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2. friends
here is the text of the letter:.

february 2, 2014. .

your brothers,.
molybdenum

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
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We Pray For The Governing Body...
by jw07 in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
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!
molybdenum

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.
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Our Anthony Morris III RANT!
by Newly Enlightened in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olkmv_4ajlq.
molybdenum

Gives another slant on Anthony "Hot dog" Morris
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Six word memoirs
by molybdenum in
1. jw
2. friends
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:.
molybdenum

Thanks : I like the education ; freedom bit

Family Study night ; bored to death
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Six word memoirs
by molybdenum in
1. jw
2. friends
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:.
molybdenum

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.
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Our Kingdom ministry March 2013 Question
by RobertT18 in
1. watchtower
2. bible
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.. .

.

edit: forgot to add the month..
molybdenum

Why is that question slotted in here anyway?

Will we have fish for lunch?

We don't know?

seems just as relevant.