bizzybee's comment about the elders encouraging her at 19 to marry the 40+ yr old widow with 4 kids made me remember similar stuff.. the elders encouraged me as a young brother to stay single.
some of the younger sisters seemed to like me, but the friends in the congregations i visited always wanted me to marry the weird ones.
they called them "spiritual.
I've been encouraged to marry the ugly-ass ones but mostly just been told to stay single so the honies would come to me. LOL. I've gotten pretty lucky with the ladies though...
...everyone seems to like me ever since we went o the beach last month and I took off my shirt....
i'm going to be invading the international convention in sd this week if anyone has any requests, i'll be glad to do my best to meet them.
books, recordings, video, notes on talks, pictures, etc.
it'll give me something to do..
I will try to do that! A brother just called me wants me to work i adminstration so I might miss some!
i know i am the one to constantly harp on this board how the organization has lost its "swagger" and the baptism and attendance is going down, and people are waking up.. not so fast.. the audience cried, i mean a lot of people cried when they played some of the songs from the new songbook.
some had bethel singers who sounded pretty good singing them.
so many after the program were saying how touched they were.. then the new release of the book showing how the book of acts prefigures the organization today.
I don't think today's experience is indicative of the Society's stronghold (or actually lack thereof) on the flock. DCs usually inspire people but only for a few weeks at most and more so in these "critical" times with the economy being bad and all that jazz-- people feel like they should be doing something "more" in their life and religion often gives them a sense of comfort. Thousands of people gathered with one main purpose during a time of disunity makes people feel good but it doesn't last. The Organization has lost its swagger.
i'm going to be invading the international convention in sd this week if anyone has any requests, i'll be glad to do my best to meet them.
books, recordings, video, notes on talks, pictures, etc.
it'll give me something to do..
Never mind-- I got it! Will do!
And I think the Society must check the Wiki articles and edit them every once in a while.
i'm going to be invading the international convention in sd this week if anyone has any requests, i'll be glad to do my best to meet them.
books, recordings, video, notes on talks, pictures, etc.
it'll give me something to do..
No I don't. :(
Beksbks-- I love you by the way. Where's your story on JWD?
Oooo schadenfreude is a good one!
In Othello, the protagonist felt no shadenfreude when he was faced with the conundrum of either killing or saving the antagonist which helped to reinforce the leitmotif of the play.
my ds26 told me that he's getting his girlfriend an engagement ring for christmas.
how am i supposed to pretend until christmas that i don't know?
btw, yes, i'm sure she will say yes.
Seeing as he is not even supposed to talk to him (especially in light of the new information in the Love book) I would see no reason why he would be allowed to marry him. And depending on the restaurant, I think you could reasonably get $25 per person. Good night StAnn! Good night Beksbks!
my ds26 told me that he's getting his girlfriend an engagement ring for christmas.
how am i supposed to pretend until christmas that i don't know?
btw, yes, i'm sure she will say yes.
I did the math and that's why it seemed $30 a plate was too much (in my opinion) to budget for a rehearsal dinner but not enough to budget for a hall as well so I think you're covered. I have helped plan some weddings and rehearsal dinners (or whatever JWs call them) at my Hall and I'm an expert with cake so if you have any questions about the wedding cake, I'm your guy. Lol.
my ds26 told me that he's getting his girlfriend an engagement ring for christmas.
how am i supposed to pretend until christmas that i don't know?
btw, yes, i'm sure she will say yes.
Oh interesting...not too familiar with that culture though but Asians tend to acclimate well to Americans as evidenced with the fact the sisters have all married American men. Does your $1500 estimate include the reception hall?
