Please tell me this is a joke. There is no way they are engaged. If they are, then they both have major issues...meaning they are both a little off in the head.
shopaholic
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Inquiry on GB 2.0 member - Did they get married?
by bats in the belfry init's been a while since we heard about their engagement.
did they break it off?
did they get married?.
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shopaholic
So glad to hear about the reconnections! I hope this happens for even more folks on the board.
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I went to Pioneer School, three times...so there
by Quarterback indon't you just hate it.
a school that strokes the egos of r-pioneers.
there is no school for publishers.
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shopaholic
I left shortly before I was suppose to go back for a second time. Honestly, I didn't see the point of it. I think they are running out of new pioneers to fill the class. In my area, some are on their third time going back.
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Have you ever volunteered as a big brother or big sister?
by Iamallcool inhow do you like it?
i think it is a great way to keep youths out of trouble.
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shopaholic
I've considered it but was concerned about the stability of the parents. I don't think you get to meet them before hand or at least that's what I was told at an information session in my area.
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Long time reader first time poster
by MissMyHarley intrying to get out after only being in for a year or so.
my wife and i were really taken in by these folks.
we are both have degrees and should have known better.
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shopaholic
Welcome! You should celebrate waking up after a year. That's fantastic.
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ACK! GB at my memorial!
by grumblecakes init was creepy to see so many people making such a fuss.
and of course it ran way overtime.
(im reluctant to say which gb, because i dont want to be identified).. he compared the covenent with the 144k to:.
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shopaholic
I remember GB members at the airport after an international convention, the witnesses we taking pictures of them like they were celebrities. Had non- JWs wondering who they were. Security had to stop people from taking pics as they went through the security line...I was right behind him. And they each have an assistant. I didn't see any of them (or their wives) touch or handle a bag or their check-in process...I was right behind them.
It was summed up nicely by a young pioneer who said "Seems kind of strange for them to get on a plane just like the rest of us. You would think they would return by the hand of Jehovah or something more spiritual than flying on a plane."
This informed me that many JWs see the GB as supermen but I was happy for the experience at the airport as it showed they really are just a bunch of men.
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New light Watchtower magazine leaked from organization weeks ahead of general release
by cedars inhttp://jwsurvey.org/governing-body-2/new-light-watchtower-magazine-leaked-from-organization-weeks-ahead-of-general-release.
if doctrinal explanations are missing from the article, it is because they are also missing from the magazine.. i would like to give my thanks again to my source for supplying me with the magazine article weeks ahead of its scheduled release.
it showed remarkable courage, because risks were taken.
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shopaholic
I remember in years past when articles like this would give JWs such a feeling of importance and urgency.
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A Memorial First
by truth_b_known ini've been out for a good solid 7 years.. last night was the 2nd memorial in a row i did not attend.. this year's memorial was the 1st time i did not receive an invitation or a visit or a phone call from anyone asking me to attend.. in fact, i didn't even realize it was last night until i got on this website this morning.. it feels great!.
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shopaholic
Same here, I got nothing. What a relief! Didn't even know the date of the memorial until seeing it on the this site over the weekend.
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100 Years of Disappointment on the Horizon
by mrquik ineven as an elder, i had doubts as to this being "the one true religion".
i personally had chosen 2014 as one of those "make or break" dates.
fortunately, i left years ago.
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shopaholic
My "make or break date" was 2012. I didn't last that long. One of the final wake up calls for me was seeing a black man elected as POTUS. It didn't have anything to do with politics but struck me at my core that we live in a world of possibility. Which is completely contrary to what's taught by the Jehovah's Witnesses religion.
Honestly, I didn't understand why all the minorities just didn't get up and walk away. I understand now and hope that maybe 2014 will have a few folks scratching their heads.
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The FIRST Memorial Ive missed in 41 years
by Londo111 inlast year, my last jw memorial, i listened to the talk as an outsider would.
the speaker strung unrelated texts together and for the first time, i saw that the interpretations made no sense.
afterward, i had a private memorial with homemade unleavened bread and wine with four people--three of whom partook.
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shopaholic
Congrats on your increased freedom! Raised-in and this was my third year not going. The first time, I worried if some calamity would befall me. This year, I completely forgot about it.
No calls or invites to the memorial or the dinners afterwards. No calls from family & "friends" asking how many we're attendance and if anyone partook. Nothing.