Posts by ldrnomo

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Recollections of Ted Jaracz (edited title to not confuse with poster "TJ")

by DNCall in

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startfragment.

barbara anderson described ted jaracz as kind and nice to outsiders in the congregations, but mean as all get out to the average bethelite worker, sometimes seeming like two different people in one body.

i think that is a fair assessment based on what i had observed over the years.

ldrnomo

I met him at a CA he was in town to give the final address or whatever they do. Anyway, he was sitting in the auditorium on Saturday and right after the noon song and break I walked up to him. Now I wasn't much for fawning over these guys I figured they put their underpants on the same way I did. Walking up to him I pretended not to know who he was. I put out my hand and told him who I was and what congregation I attended and asked him his name and what congregation he attended.

He seemed quite put out that I did not know him. He proudly told me his name and that he came from Bethell. I said oh and walked away. This was about two years before I escaped.

LD

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OMG! I am 50 this year! Why am I freaking out? Anger - how do you cope?

by hamsterbait in

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i was told when i hit thirty and was catastrophising, "just wait till you are 40, it just gets better.".

ha!.

i am fifty in a few weeks.

ldrnomo

Your only as old as you feel and obsess about. Attitudes have and are changing about senior citizens. I know all this stuff and I get it and at 63 I can only complain about two things.

1) I feel I wasted at least 30% of my life following MEN who think they have some kind of direct connection to God (Jehovah) the name is what gives them the connection. My son is still trapped in the bORG through marriage.

2) As I grow older in this race of life, I get closer to the finish line. And now I know I have to finish. No special dispensations from the Mighty God or Jehovah or anyone else. We're all going to cross the finish line. Wait did I say cross? I'm not sure about that but at that given moment when we hit the finish line everything changes or ceases.

It's not the years in your life, it's the life in your years

LD

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Question for ex-elders

by startingover in

is a publisher's record card necessary to df someone?

if a person had one, faded and does not live near nor had any contact with the congregation who holds it, nor any other congregation for 30 years, would you say they are off the radar?.

ldrnomo

ex elder and PO here.

Yes definitely off the radar

30 years, that was a generation ago LOL

LD

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I'm glad my children don't have to grow up being afraid of cupcakes

by Ilovebirthdays in

yesterday, i brought a batch of cupcakes to my son's school.

in passing them out, i started to give one to one of the children, who was a jw.

he immediately started freaking out and screaming "no thank you" over and over.

ldrnomo

Any good cupcake recipes out there.

LD

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"Armageddon is Weeks Away" Phrase...Is WT pushing this phrase more recently?

by mentallyfree31 in

i'm wondering if this phrase is perhaps being pushed recently in letters to the elders or circuit overseers.

i have heard it a time or two here in the last few days on the forum - specifically from a bethelite.. also, the last conversation i had with my presiding overseer about 5 weeks ago, he used this exaxt phrase: "i believe armageddon is only weeks away".. i know its been right around the corner for 130 years, but it seems this exact phrase seems to be floating around a lot lately.. what are your thoughts?

jw's usually don't think for themselves - they just repeat what those above them say.

ldrnomo

Still waiting for the shout of "peace and security"

If I hear that in a week or two then there is a possibility of weeks away.

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What Super Powers does Ted Jaracz have in heaven now??? Any?

by Witness 007 in

so congrats ted your a "king and preist" in heaven ruling with jesus, so.....how is this different to his bethel job?

he can"t smite me for showing disrespect.

does he sit there and take down names for armagedon?

ldrnomo

He's begging Ray for a drop of water to wet his parched tongue.

LD

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Who Are Your Past Circuit Overseers? It's a small world..

by mentallyfree31 in

who were your past circuit overseers?

i'm sure a lot of us actually know mutual people, as the co's relocate all over the country.. here's a few from the southeast us: (let me know if you recognize any names and post yours too please...).

ellwood johnson (new york/philadelphia area for several years also).

ldrnomo

Bruce smith was the one involved in my removal as an elder. At the time it was one of the worst times of my life. Now if I saw the man again I would thank him and give him a hug.

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Did/Do you witness to Prostitutes while doing Street Work?

by african GB Member in

did you simply ignore them, or did you try to "help" them with magazines while witnessing in the streets?.

ldrnomo

I would have probably flirted with them

LD

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Talking to two J dubs on a busy downtown street

by ldrnomo in

so im out of town for a couple of days for a software seminar.

it didnt start until noon yesterday so i took a walk down a busy street famous for its shopping and as i got to the end of the stores and the beginning of apartments i noticed two women standing on the sidewalk in front of what i later noticed was a kingdom hall.

as i started walking by giving them a smile and a polite greeting the one that was older, they were both young based on my terms the older in her 30s middle to late the younger in her 20s probably late.

ldrnomo

techdotcom,

apology accepted, you do have a point although I did say at the time I wasn't sure on the figures.

sir82,

your illustration is a good one I will keep that in mind the next time someone says that to me.

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Talking to two J dubs on a busy downtown street

by ldrnomo in

so im out of town for a couple of days for a software seminar.

it didnt start until noon yesterday so i took a walk down a busy street famous for its shopping and as i got to the end of the stores and the beginning of apartments i noticed two women standing on the sidewalk in front of what i later noticed was a kingdom hall.

as i started walking by giving them a smile and a polite greeting the one that was older, they were both young based on my terms the older in her 30s middle to late the younger in her 20s probably late.

ldrnomo

jehovahsheep asked,

since you feel you have overturned their belief system-what hope did you share with them?

I do not feel that I overturned their belief system. And that is a typical argument of JW's about apostates and what they do. You know as well as I that a few thought provoking words does not turn over a belief system that has been in this case I believe constructed from birth.

If I were to think about an answer to your question and if I gave them any hope at all it would be that,

You can think freely and enjoy life without feeling that you have to puppet the thoughts of others.

You can and should live life to the fullest now because none of us really know what's going to happen when we die.

You don't have to be afraid of God, if he is out there at all.

You can get into a bad accident and get the full medical attention you need including blood if needed to save your life.

LD