well freinds I think you have been a club fore internal praise, Metatrons wuie is fare from reality, more of a what he hope is the reality.
Here In Sweden we have the same situation as we have all the time, not any bigg diffrence.
In our cong we have a few young girls how baptised and very active, we have also some new from the districkt.I think that this TV program about abuse have strengted the cong, and some see now that the end is near, all terribel lying about Jehovas peopel is proof inaf, and they say from podium this is only the start, we have to wait much more soon.
When it comes to elders , it is not any bigg differens from before, some leave some come inn.
I have check widh my friend in US , and they say the same, I think this increes in US last year was surprising, at least if you read on this sites, then you bellive it is soon end of this religion evrything is a mess, but the reality is fare from that, we are growing even in US.
So Perhaps it is some desinformation on this sites, or is it former members how háve benn in bad congs?
I must say I am impressed how efecktive our organisaition is when media start to take something upp, they turn this to ther one advantage vey quick, I can see how difficult it is to tell anything about this issu , if you do you are look at as not so good brother.
this was a look in our org now, from one how is still in, so listen and learn, this peopel how is been out fore years dont now the situation now I think.
love from HM