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  LOCAL NEEDS TALKS, ANY YOU REMEMBER?

  by minimus in

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  one of the best tools the elders have to counsel the congregation is the local needs part.

  how does one usually get picked for this talk?

  generally, during an elder's meeting, one elder will have his pet peeve.he convinces the body that this issue has to be handled by the body.

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  dsgal

  Once we had a local needs talk about someone carving dirty words in the back of some of the seats.
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  Dream of Going Back

  by professor in

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  i awoke from sleep about a half hour ago from a dream in which i returned to the witnesses.

  i had become so upset from losing my family and friends that i decided to return and seek reinstatement even though secretly in my heart i did not believe (i was trying to fool the elders).. i awoke from the dream with illusions of actually following through with this idea.

  it took me about 5 minutes to arrive at reality.

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  dsgal

  The story in the KM probably isn't even true.
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  Cars for Service

  by freedom96 in

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  do you remember how many people would buy a car, with service in mind?

  i remember people talking about how not to buy a 2 door, because it is not as good for going out in service.

  people would be looked down upon big time if they bought a sporty or compact car.

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  dsgal

  I knew some who bought vans so they could act like a big shot and take a group out and then there were some who were pioneers and they bought trucks so no one could pile their @$$e$ in their car.
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  Anyone Remember This?

  by Undecided in

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  when i was a little boy this is what we did at the assemblys to advertise the sunday talk.

  this was at richmond va. i'm on the left, my cousin is in the center, and my brother in on the right.

  we passed out handbills.

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  dsgal

  That makes me feel sad to see you little children with those signs hanging you.You look so innocent.I'm very sorry I made my son do some of the humiliating things he did.
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  Fortunate but not lucky

  by dsgal in

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  does anyone know why jws can say they are "fortunate",but cannot say they are" lucky"?the webster's dictionary says" fortunate" is a synonym for" lucky",so what's the difference?

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  dsgal

  Thanks to all for your replies.

  Gopher,

  No,I don't think I want to try reasoning with a witness on this matter.They've been brain-washed to say "fortunate"so it wouldn't do any good.

  Yerusalyim,

  Very enlightening!

  freedom96,

  I agree,it is a very lame excuse they use to say they're separate from the world.

  Billygoat,The old "wrap the gift in brown paper and give it on a different day"thing just doesn't cut it.
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  Fortunate but not lucky

  by dsgal in

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  does anyone know why jws can say they are "fortunate",but cannot say they are" lucky"?the webster's dictionary says" fortunate" is a synonym for" lucky",so what's the difference?

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  dsgal

  Does anyone know why JWs can say they are "fortunate",but cannot say they are" lucky"?The Webster's dictionary says" fortunate" is a synonym for" lucky",so what's the difference?
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  They don't make 'em like they used to, eh Hilda?

  by LDH in

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  for a few weeks i've had this 'sister' on my mind, although she is deceased.. i've heard through the grapevine that her widowed husband isn't doing so hot, so i thought i'd share some memories...... one of my very first memories of attending kh in my old hometown was of hilda.

  hilda was one of the older ones even when i was young.

  i'm thinking she was in her late 60's when i first made her acquaintance.

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  dsgal

  six of nine,

  No, I don't remember a Grace White.I met Dorothy at the old Dallas Central cong.She later went to the White Rock cong.after I drifted away.She was something else.You don't see any like that nowadays.
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  They don't make 'em like they used to, eh Hilda?

  by LDH in

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  for a few weeks i've had this 'sister' on my mind, although she is deceased.. i've heard through the grapevine that her widowed husband isn't doing so hot, so i thought i'd share some memories...... one of my very first memories of attending kh in my old hometown was of hilda.

  hilda was one of the older ones even when i was young.

  i'm thinking she was in her late 60's when i first made her acquaintance.

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  dsgal

  Yeah,I knew a pioneer lady just like that in the Dallas Central congo.Her name was Dorothy Mauldin.She is dead now too.
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  Green Bibles

  by kenpodragon in

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  i have always wondered something, what was up with the hard cover green bibles?

  i ask, as it just seemed weird to me to have a bible with this kind of cover.

  they always seemed to be everywhere too ... the new studies always had one.

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  dsgal

  I remember those Bibles well.It was so embarrassing to pull it out at the doors and read a scripture.I wonder who's stupid idea it was to make them green?
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  Sunset Pics Here

  by LB in

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  in appreciation of how the board has settled down i thought i'd post one of my favorite maui sunsets.

  please post any you have.

  i really love sunsets..

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  dsgal

  What a beautiful sunset!We had a real pretty one here in Texas last night too.