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  It's Official!

  by searchingforfriends in

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  i went away last week with my boyfriend (imissmaine) and the day after boarding our cruise ship we were walking around before dinner.

  just after sunset we happened to be on one of the decks overlooking the water and talking when he got down on one knee and proposed!.

  so in case you were wondering, i said "yes!

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  Thank you
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  It's Official!

  by searchingforfriends in

  1. jw
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  i went away last week with my boyfriend (imissmaine) and the day after boarding our cruise ship we were walking around before dinner.

  just after sunset we happened to be on one of the decks overlooking the water and talking when he got down on one knee and proposed!.

  so in case you were wondering, i said "yes!

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  searchingforfriends

  I went away last week with my boyfriend (imissmaine) and the day after boarding our cruise ship we were walking around before dinner. Just after sunset we happened to be on one of the decks overlooking the water and talking when he got down on one knee and proposed!

  So in case you were wondering, I said "YES!" and now we're going to start panning our wedding! I'm so excited!!!

  I just wanted to share, even though I don't know most of you here, your posts have been so valuable to me, and have gone a long ways toward helping me heal. Of course my fiance has also been an awesome source of support too and I can never thank him enough for the help he's given me!

  As always, any thoughts comments or advice is welcome.
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  Will Jehovah Recognize You?

  by searchingforfriends in

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  ***will jehovah recognize you?

  (an illustration in a talk at an .

  assembly)*** .

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  This is what I replied to the person that sent this to me, I wonder what she'll say?

  "What a gruesome and unrealistic story! I'm sure the farmer could have found a better way to protect his sheep than to kill innocent wolves that are just doing what their instincts tell them too. After all, they were created to be carnivores, and can't help that that's what they are. Another story to consider:

  A scorpion was wandering along the bank of the river, wondering how to get to the other side. Suddenly he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him across the river.
  The fox said, “No. If I do that, you’ll sting me and I’ll drown.”
  The scorpion assured him, “If I did that, we’d both drown.”
  The fox thought about it and finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back and the fox began to swim. But halfway across the river, the scorpion stung him.
  As the poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said, “Why did you do that? Now you’ll drown too.”
  “I couldn’t help it,” said the scorpion. “It’s my nature.”

  Maybe the moral of these stories is to just be honest about what you really are and be true to yourself?"
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  What is the motivation that drives them......?

  by lavendar in

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  i've never been a jw, so i'm curious exactly what drives a witness?

  is it the fear of possibly not making it through armageddon that motivates them to do more, do more, do more??

  our relative just starting pioneering.

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  searchingforfriends

  I think it depends on the person, so it is fear of Jehovah, losing friends or family, etc. For others they genuinely think that they are doing the "right" thing and want to please Jehovah.
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  Will Jehovah Recognize You?

  by searchingforfriends in

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  ***will jehovah recognize you?

  (an illustration in a talk at an .

  assembly)*** .

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  I got this forwarded to me from a JW that doesn't talk to me much anymore (probably because I'm bad association)

  It made my tummy ill just reading it!
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  Will Jehovah Recognize You?

  by searchingforfriends in

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  ***will jehovah recognize you?

  (an illustration in a talk at an .

  assembly)*** .

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  ***Will Jehovah recognize you? (an illustration in a talk at an
  assembly)***
  
  There was a farmer who raised sheep and had trouble with wolves
  stealing his sheep. He loved his sheep and didn't want to lose even one of
  them.
  
  One day the wolves came and the farmer quickly raised his rifle and
  POW!- killed every wolf he shot at. As he turned his rifle toward a shadow
  He saw a puppy wolf huddling besides a fence post shivering. The
  farmer felt sorry for him, picked him up, tucked him inside his coat and took
  him home.
  
  As time passed, the farmer grew to love the puppy wolf and took him
  everyday to help him tend his sheep. The sheep loved the puppy wolf
  too,and thought of him as one of them. The puppy wolf learned to call the
  sheep by their names, just like the farmer did. It wasn't long before
  he grew to full size and the farmer trusted him to care for his sheep
  while he rode to town to buy supplies.
  
  Then one day the puppy wolf was running in the farmer's field and
  heard howling in the woods. He ran to the edge of the fence and watched as a
  pack of wolves approached. They seemed happy to see him although he
  didn't recognize them. One by one they told him of all the fun they
  were having, running anywhere they wanted, doing whatever they pleased...no
  one telling them what to do! They invited him to come on the other
  side of the fence with them. The puppy wolf thought about the fence, and
  how he'd never been on the other side of it.
  
  The more he listened he began to wonder if he was missing out on
  something. It only took another minute and he dug under the fence and left with
  the pack.
  
  For three seasons he lived with the wolves. They had plenty to eat and
  did whatever they wanted. It was such fun and he was glad for the
  choice he made. But winter came and everyone became hungry and restless. It
  was cold, so cold, where they had to sleep. The puppy wolf began to think
  about the farmer and how he'd never slept cold and never felt hunger.
  Soon he heard the leader of the pack announce it was time to steal
  some of the farmer's sheep, so they could survive the winter.
  
  The puppy wolf loudly exclaimed, "NO, they are my friends, don't hurt
  Them".
  
  But the leader said, "You're one of us now, do as you're told!"
  
  They all began to run fast toward the farmer's property. The puppy
  wolf reluctantly followed. Soon they arrived and began to dig under the
  farmer's' fence. The farmer heard his sheep cry out so he grabbed his
  rifle and ran to shoot at the wolves. BANG! He killed one after
  another. And soon was face to face with a wolf backed up against the fence post
  Who cried out, "Wait, don't shoot me. I'm the puppy you raised. I'm
  your friend. Don't you remember me?"
  
  But the farmer looked at the wolf and saw how matted his coat was and
  how he smelled like the rest of the pack. He said to the wolf, "I don't
  know you."
  
  He raised his rifle and shot...BANG! !!
  
  The wolf was dead!
  
  The Brother giving the illustration said that there was silence in the
  auditorium, and then the brother giving the talk said, "Brothers, when
  Armageddon comes and Jesus is doing his destruction work, will he
  recognize you"?
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  I tore up my Blood Card yesterday

  by Awakened at Gilead in

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  as you may know from my previous posts, i am fairly new to being an xjw, having taken may decision about 3 weeks ago.

  during this time i have read the information about blood on jwfacts and in isofcf, for example,.... so yesterday, much to my wife's chagrin, i tore up my blood card in front of her.. i wanted to drive home a point... she will be needing surgery soon, and has told me that she does not want blood.

  i wanted to demonstrate to her that i no longer agree with the blood policy.... and i even went so far as to check about donating blood.

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  Congrats! I did that a few months ago, first I just stopped carrying it, and then I came across it in a pile of pbills I was filing and shredded it. It felt so liberating!
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  JW Urban Legends

  by Azalo in

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  did any of you hear any of the urban legends that jw's used to scare people into being deathly afraid of demons?

  for example i remeber hearing that a child brough a smurf doll to a meeting and upon hearing the name jehovah uttered it got up and walked out.

  got any j-dub urban legends?

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  I had a Teddy Ruxpin!! I loved that toy, he went EVERYWHERE with me!!! "Come dream with me tonight......."
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  JW Urban Legends

  by Azalo in

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  did any of you hear any of the urban legends that jw's used to scare people into being deathly afraid of demons?

  for example i remeber hearing that a child brough a smurf doll to a meeting and upon hearing the name jehovah uttered it got up and walked out.

  got any j-dub urban legends?

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  OH! and there was also the one that a sister bought a dress at a yard sale and went home. The next morning when she woke up it was standing next to the bed and she had to run out of the house.
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  JW Urban Legends

  by Azalo in

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  did any of you hear any of the urban legends that jw's used to scare people into being deathly afraid of demons?

  for example i remeber hearing that a child brough a smurf doll to a meeting and upon hearing the name jehovah uttered it got up and walked out.

  got any j-dub urban legends?

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  searchingforfriends

  This thread is SO funny!

  When I was a teen I was told that oral sex was caused by demons, so any that participated in that activity were most likely under demonic influence!

  Seems so silly now, but I actually believed that oral sex was connected with demons for a while.