Remember how embarrassing it was to show up at someone's door on a holiday?When I was a teenager I went out with a very zealous pioneer sister on Christmas day.We worked an upscale neighborhood of town and of course all the servants were off so they would answer the door themselves.I rang one doorbell and a lady came to the door and I could see her family inside sitting in chairs in a circle opening gifts.They all looked at me to see who in the world was calling on Christmas,I suppose.I gave my presentation with a red face and she just looked at me and said"Don't you know today is Christmas?"How embarrassing is THAT?So glad I don't have to do that anymore.
Posts by dsgal
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25Going in service on holidays
by dsgal in.
remember how embarrassing it was to show up at someone's door on a holiday?when i was a teenager i went out with a very zealous pioneer sister on christmas day.we worked an upscale neighborhood of town and of course all the servants were off so they would answer the door themselves.i rang one doorbell and a lady came to the door and i could see her family inside sitting in chairs in a circle opening gifts.they all looked at me to see who in the world was calling on christmas,i suppose.i gave my presentation with a red face and she just looked at me and said"don't you know today is christmas?
"how embarrassing is that?so glad i don't have to do that anymore.
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How Big is Your ..........?
by orangefatcat inwell now that i have your attention, just how big is the turkey your going be serving for thanksgiving?
and what do you serve with it?
name your favorite side dishes.
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dsgal
We have already bought ours and put it in the freezer(21.92 pounds.) Wer'e having mashed potatoes with giblet gravy,green beans,corn on the cob and hawaiian sweet rolls with it.
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Watchtower and Community Service
by hillbilly inhttp://www.jehovahs-witness.com/forum/thread.aspx?id=40647&page=2&site=3#560224
if in fact, the recent donation of blood therapy equipment(refrenced in the link above) is a new chapter in watchtower community service i will be the first to applaud them.
however, i will reserve a negative attitude about accepting this action as a genuine act of altruism on the part fo the society.. how many of us, during our jw days participated in something as simple as a "walk-a-thon"?
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dsgal
I was told that community service was like putting a band-aid on a heart attack.They are so far away from something which was a big part of Jesus' ministry.He knew people needed help right then and he helped them.This is one area where witnesses are sorely lacking.
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Were You At One Time, A Devout Jehovah's Witness?
by minimus inwhen you look back, were you considered by others a "devout" jw?
( michael jackson and family as well as the williams sisters have been charecterized as being "devout").
did you consider yourself sincere and devoted?
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dsgal
Yes,I was a devout witness(service twice a week,rarely missed a meeting)although I never sang or played tennis.Probably would have been reprimanded if I had.
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2002 annual report
by izobcenec insilentlambs has provided the folowing numbers:.
increase of average publishers:
usa 3% (last year 1%)
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dsgal
Isn't it interesting how the number of memorial partakers keeps increasing also?At this rate they'll never all die off !
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When to put up Christmas decorations?
by Simon in.
the kids are very keen on having a christmas tree and some decorations.. is there any date these are supposed to go up or are we going to look really silly having it up mid november ?
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dsgal
I'm going to put up mine as soon as I take my last bite of pumpkin pie on Thanksgiving.
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Your Congregation?
by hamptonite21 inhow big was your congregation?
we had 2 english and i italian cong, in the old hall.
the cong i attended had about 140 publishers.edited by - hamptonite21 on 14 november 2002 23:49:16.
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dsgal
We had 134 publishers .
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Why the Ambivalence?
by Robdar infor the past day or two, i have been having conflicting feelings of hatred and then nostalgia for the org.
after reading bay64me's thread entitled "crisis of wardrobe!
", i fondly recalled shopping for those dowdy dresses, trying to find the perfect match between what i liked and what the society dictated for me to wear.
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dsgal
Like I said,I don't have sentimental feelings about the hall and I am NOT lying.What is there to feel sad about when you were just an outcast?They're probably just as glad I'm gone as I am to be gone.I guess that's why none of the elders have been by in the whole ten months since I left.No one has the right to accuse someone of lying unless they have walked in their shoes.
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Have you joined another religion?
by freedom96 ini don't think i will never join another organized religion.
that being said however, i have enjoyed going on occasion to non-denominational churches, watching the band play music, and the speaker.
if you did or would attend another church regularly, which one would you go to and why?
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dsgal
No I would not join another religion but I have been to several functions at my uncle's Assembly of God church and they were very welcoming and friendly compared to the cold callousness of the witnesses.It didn't even seem to bother anyone that I wasn't a member.
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Why the Ambivalence?
by Robdar infor the past day or two, i have been having conflicting feelings of hatred and then nostalgia for the org.
after reading bay64me's thread entitled "crisis of wardrobe!
", i fondly recalled shopping for those dowdy dresses, trying to find the perfect match between what i liked and what the society dictated for me to wear.
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dsgal
I wouldn't understand because I was never part of a gang.I was just a reject who never got invited to anything.But I guess it must be nostalgic for those who actually had friends there.