Posts by Magwitch

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My favourite JW books when I was a delusional.convert. Did you have any ?

by smiddy in

did you have any favourite books by the society when you were in ?not that this book was my fav.

yet it was the first book i read learning about jw`s.

" from paradise lost to paradise regained " i know , it was designed for the young , however my mentor thought that since i had no understaning of the bible it was what i needed.

How Many Remember the Mass Skating Rink Parties of the Late 70's ?

by Perry in

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they were a hoot weren't they?.

First Monday of every month in Rice Lake, WI. The entire circuit would show up. Couple dance with Kent Erickson to Bee Gees How Can You Mend A Broken Heart .....Good memories. We held hands - what a rush

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Did You Ever Hear An Elder or Bethelite's Comments That Made You Question ??

by minimus in

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years ago, the society's speakers used to give many off the cuff statements.

a lot of personal opinions and questionable remarks.. anything ever stand out for you in this area?.

Magwitch

The Searcher.....that is hilarious. At a public talk the elder stated that we will all be vegitarians in the new system, but Jehovah can make trees that grow bacon.

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SEND THEM ALL !!!

by Tech49 in

i dont see anyone else mentioning it, so i will: last night at the service meeting there was a letter read, from the most holy 8.. a request for more workers!

and this one with new addendums!

i am pulling from memory, but pretty sure i have it right (feel free to correct me if someone else hears the letter too).. .

Magwitch

Fathful Witness....I asked my mother the same question. Her reply was so the resurrected ones will have a place to live. You can't get much smarter than that - good thing she got her college education from reading the Awake magazines

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Does anyone know the curent understanding on Chess for JWs?

by BU2B in

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i seem to remember chess was frowned upon by some jws.

is this like the oral/anal sex policy?

just ignore it and hope it goes away...

Magwitch

If it is fun then it must be wrong

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Funny ELDUB story!

by DATA-DOG in

i know we talk about how the " life-saving rescue work" is a joke and not effective.

well, here is good example involving a faithful eldub... i meet a contractor at work.

he knows one of my co-workers who is an elder, and nice btw.

Magwitch

We really are that low on the totem pole

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My sister's decision to ex-communicate me, just might rock the boat!

by Faithful Witness in

it was 11 days after i received the email from my sister, informing me that she is no longer going to communicate with me.. i was never a jw, so i don't fully comprehend this decision, nor do i understand the games jw's play.. i talked to my mom yesterday, and she (baptized within last year) is getting more and more fed up with the nonsense.

she has been trying to get everyone to come together, and she is seeing more and more extreme behavior from my sister and her husband.

my mom is blaming my brother in law, but my sister has clearly spoken up and said she is speaking for herself also.

Magwitch

It is all a game. I am disfellowshipped, but my elder father and pioneer mother communicate with me everyday. Your sister probably thinks Jehovah will give her great blessings for cutting you off.

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My favourite JW books when I was a delusional.convert. Did you have any ?

by smiddy in

did you have any favourite books by the society when you were in ?not that this book was my fav.

yet it was the first book i read learning about jw`s.

" from paradise lost to paradise regained " i know , it was designed for the young , however my mentor thought that since i had no understaning of the bible it was what i needed.

Magwitch

Life Everlasting in the Freedom of the sons of God. I read it every March before the Memorial. I threw away every JW book (including my bible) but I cannot part with that book. I also loved Faith on the March by Mcmillon

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Did you ever listen to a meeting by the phone?

by Magwitch in

at my last congregation i had a really good friend named ruby.

she was quite a bit older than me, but she was as cool as they come.she is one of the only things i really miss.

one night i was having a party at my house and she was there of course.

Magwitch

At my last congregation I had a really good friend named Ruby. She was quite a bit older than me, but she was as cool as they come.She is one of the only things I really miss. One night I was having a party at my house and she was there of course. She had brought along an ancient sister and when she went to leave she pulled up in front of my house to help sister ancient get in. She forgot to put the van in park and when she tried to get back in the van she fell and the van ran over her legs. The men in the house are running down the street to try and stop the van and there is Ruby laying in the middle of the street. Fortunately the damage was not severe. However, Ruby decided that she could not attend the KH anymore and had to do the phone hook up. Although she spent most of her time at the mall, going to the hall was too much. So I told my husband that Ruby could come to our house on meeting nights and we could do the phone hook up together. Since my ex was unaware that he had a wife and two young daughters, he didn't really care. Every Tuesday night they would call and tie us in. Now Ruby was a champion Scrabble player - we played almost every single day. We would usually last through the opening song and prayer and then Ruby could not take the distraction and still play Scrabble. She would always put a couple of pillows on the phone so we did not have that noise. My daughters loved Tuesday night. We always had such a good time with that muted phone in the background, playing games and drinking wine.

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A letter from my brother Nathan to my uncle in 1978 when Nathan was at Bethel

by Magwitch in

my uncle recently died and apparently he never threw anything away.

among many things he held onto was a letter that my brother wrote to my uncle in 1978 from bethel.

my brother was in the same hall as howard zenke (a real heavy at bethel) and nathan rode to all the meetings with howard and beana.

Magwitch

If the Watchtower says it then it must be true. It is shocking that some of theGB don't even believe their own writing.