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  Former Longtime Elder - Reflections

  by James Jackson in

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  the meetings are getting more boring to me.

  some of the elders during their parts just talk and talk and talk about uninteresting things.

  boring, boring.

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  Magwitch

  The quality level of elders seems to be at an all time low. Just an example...

  My father (a born-in) is in his mid-80's is still serving as an elder. Actively giving talks and serving on committee meetings.

  • He had a stroke a few years ago and still shakes like a leaf.
  • He had quadruple by-pass surgery 2 years ago and is still so skinny his pants can barely stay up
  • His voice is all but gone
  • He is hunched over like the very old man that he is.
  • The last public talk he gave was quite embarrassing according to my sister. Misquoting things like..."The Society publishes in over one million languages." She said he sounded like a little retard (sorry I know this is P.I)

  My father is EXHAUSTED and definately has one foot in the grave. Yet, the body insists he keep serving. I guess they just do not have too many replacements.

  On the other end of the spectrum, I had an elder serve on my committe meeting (that I did not attend) that was 25 years old. I knew him from the time he was a little boy.

  • He had a very disturbing childhood
  • He had a lot of learning disabilites
  • Did not graduate high school (but pioneered)
  • Any joke, piece of history, book reference etc. went way, way over his head
  • IQ has to be in the Forest Gump area.
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  I lost my pet today...

  by tooktheredpill in

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  she was a 12 year old maltese.

  the best pet in the world.

  my wife and i never had kids, so she was our only daughter.

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  So very, very sorry. It is frightening how much we love our pets. We have five and they are the center of our world. Most of our circle of friends are animal lovers also...We have a big memorial dinner together whenever one of us has a pet cross over "The Rainbow Bridge". It does help to mourn with like minded friends.
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  If you were on the Zimmerman jury, how would you vote? 2nd degree murder, manslaughter or innocent?

  by UnConfused in

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  Magwitch

  This whole story is terribly unfortunate.

  Two young men with way, way too much testosterone running through their bodies and way too little common sense. I do not beleive GZ should be another victim of America's incarceration system for the next 30 years, however I do not feel he should be able to walk free either.

  I am so glad I am not one of the jurors - they have a very tough job ahead of them.
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  100 things I learned from watching "The Prodigal Son" DVD

  by Perversion of a truth in

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  these are things that were said or insinuated, i start with the first 15.

  enjoy!!.

  1. working for a corporation in the city makes you fall out of the truth.. 2. if you become inactive or leave jehovah you will make your whole family sad and ruin everything.. 3. all worldly people cheat.. 4. all worldly people curse.. 5.

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  Magwitch

  So this mother cooks, cleans and even does their laundry for them!! She speaks sweetly, smiles and wears pretty little dresses etc. etc.

  What happens when these young men marry that pretty little pioneer sister in the hall who also never had to do any chores because she was pioneering and had a mother that did everything for her?
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  Manhattan Project Arrives in London

  by scotinsw in

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  last friday and saturday i saw the new manhattan project carts in a few places in london.. one, smack back in the middle of the street outside one of the busy central london train stations is asking for trouble!

  situating it in the middle of the pavement!?!

  are they crazy?

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  Magwitch

  Cedars....

  literature stands can now be ordered by certain US congregations from the Society for a fixed price of $47 per cart

  Really? They really can't donate a crap-cart to the congregations?
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  Higher Education

  by XBEHERE in

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  we have co visit this week.

  its official, after months and months of college bashing including but not limited to the wonderful jeremiah book the co's are hitting it hard with their talks now.

  same as the jeremiah book, higher education sucks and worldy people suck.

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  Magwitch

  Besides learning to think and reason, you also realize there are a lot of wonderful and interesting friendships to be had with "worldly people".

  The GB certainly do not want us realizing that there are a lot of great people in "the world"
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  Americans in Prison

  by usualusername in

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  at the moment the usa has around 2 million people in prison.. along with that you have some crazy prison sentences.. .

  thug shot at police 19 times.

  hit an officer on shoulder.. 122 years.. .

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  This is a subject that absolutely sickens me. So many beautiful young lives wasting away in a cell. So many heartless prosecutors!
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  My first talk with JWs at the door while on vacation

  by troubled mind in

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  this was the first time in almost eight years i have had a conversation with a jw .

  we were on vacation last week at my son and daughter in laws home .

  one morning the doorbell rang and as i went to answer it my daughter in law said she thought it was witnesses .

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  Magwitch

  Did you get their names? I most likely know them
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  During Your IN Years If You Had Anointed At Your Hall, What Were They Like?

  by LoisLane looking for Superman in

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  the scoop of humanity at one khall, the anointed ones" were a mixed group.. one bro, h. had been in for eons.

  he was df for adultery, back in the day when they would announce your sin openly from the platform to everyone.

  he just kept on coming and partaking until he was reinstated.

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  Magwitch

  • My great grandparents were of the annointed. They were lovely people from the Russel era. They converted from their Catholic faith, so it was natural to go on believing that heaven is waiting.
  • My uncle professed for years, but was then DF'ed for homosexuality (60's). When he was reinstated he then had the earthly hope.
  • In the 80's we had a man in our hall that was well known for being a wife beater (I don't think he was too nice to his 9 children either). He was so self-important - especially at the Memorial. He was eventually DF'ed
  • In my last hall we had a couple in their 30's (with the weirdest kids times ten), the wife started partaking and then the husband started. I would love to hear the lastest on them and their kids (the kids are probably partaking now)
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  The Pioneer Wife

  by Rattigan350 in

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  the pioneer wife:.

  in public -.

  she is active in service,.

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  Magwitch

  As an elder's wife and a pioneer of ten years, I can honestly say the only part of this thread that applies to me is ....

  never washes or cleans the car

  I did what I was told by my father and then my husband. It was a hell of a life and I am glad to be free of the slavery.