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2012 Annual Meeting

by obarac in

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2012 annual meeting - october 6th 2012.

yknot

So we can expect this in the April 2013 WT-SE....

Of course few will take real notice...

Hamsterwheels, especially with goals like my elders put fo rth this week really don't allow for discernment of anything except to crank out higher output numbers...(good think we have widespread slacking/fudging going on in my hall)

Guess I will do my CC duty and start whispering in the ladies room tomorrow.

IT WOULD BE AWFUL NICE IF *SOMEBODY* WOULD CREATE AND UPLOAD A HELPFUL CHART OF WTS CHANGES TO THE FDS, SIMILAR TO THE GEN-CHART!

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The Governing Body has to Become the Faithful & Discreet Slave

by Mickey mouse in

the growing ranks of the anointed are a threat to their power.

today's watchtower made it clear that jehovah uses the governing body, no mention of the faithful & discreet slave.. i think they need new light on this in the next year or two..

yknot

bingo!!!!

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What Made You Question "The Truth"?

by minimus in

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in the the early 1970's, i used to enjoy going to assemblies, conventions and hear special talks given by bethel heavies.. in those days, we were believers and we applied ourselves as "ministers" with pride.. once the "end" was obviously not within our "generation", many of us started losing interest.. we started to think more critically.

it took a long time but once you start recognizing the bullsh*t, it's hard to stay in and truly believe at the same time.. .

yknot

What Made Me Question"The Troof"?

I stumbled onto JWN....

Was given opportunity to download older publications, encouraged to review the"'Finished Mystery" ...

If I had never accidently clicked onto JWD that day.....I would be sitting in my seat right now frustrated but steadfast in my dedication instead of outside on the curb popping onto JWN....its a nice night btw...

Probably time for the announcements.....cya

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For those who live in Texas: The Focus is on Rachel Marie Blasingame

by Scott77 in

rachel marie blasingame then 16 years old, died in a horrific accident in 2003. the truck driver who killed her was dwi.

her parents julie and guy blasingame, with state support, put up a sign that read "in memory of rachel blasingame.

see full story below.. .

yknot

Such a sad loss....

I have experienced this matter personally and support the right of a state or county to set limits.

I also understand her loved ones weren't emotionally prepared to see it removed and respect their desire to challenge the limits as they continue to grieve.

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How did your kids react when you left the organization? How did you break it to them?

by Christ Alone in

did your kids resist your leaving the organization?

how did you get your kids to understand the need to leave?

did they react well?.

yknot

Well I am still 'in' but conscious class....

With my kids I used the same techniques I used to inculcate them with the Troof...

When I ask questions they are slanted toward personal opinion versus WT status quo.

I also made good use of all the historical references that were being highlighted in the WTs at the time to introduce doctrinal development.

Each child has their own spin on which JWism they choose to keep and those they choose to discard.

They are happy nominal JWs (and so are their best JW-buddies).....such is the 'privilege' of having born/raised JWparents vs ConvertJWparents....

Guess that is the future of the WTS in Westernized countries.... cultural JWs more than strict-adherence JWs....

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I would love for you to know my Oompa.... (from one of his closest friends)

by Robert7 in

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yknot

Beautiful!!!!

Thank you ...

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So, if the r+f get to thinking the door to door is ineffectual

by therevealer in

because they have been at it for years without producing a new recruit (bearing fruit) this snippet from the november km will/should comfort them.. .

3 how we bear much fruit: according to jesus' illustration, those who accept the.

message would "bear fruit.

yknot

FS in my area has changed so much since I joined JWN 5 years ago....

Even the assignments are paltry....we were assigned a 'neighborhood' that would normally be a single morning FS job and told to work it no more than 6 weeks!

Sister and I did a tag/bag job (I swapped mags/tracts for makeup catalogs for some friends) ...she and other sister never even got out of the vehicle.

Tomorrow we are going to a movie instead....

We used to totally cover our territory within 3 months....like serious knocking cover.

Now we seem to lolligaggle and only claim to cover by Jan, goof, paper for Memorial and continue goofing through territory until a new season arrives....I was told I was only one of a few who were 'zealous' during our DC campaign (and I dropped those invites off at the recycling center).

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