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  "An Encouraging email"- i really almost threw up.....

  by New light for you in

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  ok.... are you a glutton for punishment?

  you'll love this "encouraging email"..... .

  i just received this experience from a friend, how loving a father jehovah is!!!

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  New light for you

  Ok.... are you a glutton for punishment? you'll love this "ENCOURAGING EMAIL".....
  
  I just received this experience from a friend, how loving a Father Jehovah is!!! ysKate
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  I have to tell you this wonderful experience I heard from a sister I met at the DC last week. There was a Down's Syndrome boy born to a pioneer sister in Jacksonville, Forida, she named him Richard. The sister raised Richard, who was baptised at 31 yrs old. Well, the sister grew old and died and her older son, not a witness, took the grown up Richard and put him in a gated community condo in Palm City, Forida and left him there. For 3 years this man, he is now 61 years old, went from person to person at the associations' swimming pool asking everyone if they were one of Jehovah's Witnesses. He took a daily walk all around the community, asking everyone if they were a witness too.
  
  
  One day, the family that I met at the DC moved into this gated community--the only witnesses in this community. The father of this family decided he would go to the pool. There were about 40 people at the pool that day and he was swimming and heard this 61 yr old person going around asking everyone, 'are you one of Jehovah's Witnesses?' The brother walked up to Richard and said, 'I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses!' Richard started to cry and was so thankful to finally meet up with the brothers!
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  IT COULDNT be that maybe ODDS ARE IF YOU ASK EVERONE FOR THREE FREAKIN YEARS.... SOMEDAY you're bound to run into one. IT COULDN"T BE THAT !!! AND , IF IT TOOK 3 FRIGGIN YEARS... WHY'D GOD TAKE SO LONG TO ANSWER? HOW BOUT THAT???>??>?
  
  fRIGGIN IDOTS
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  My Pioneer Wedding =Didn't get much money/gifts from invited Brothers!

  by Witness 007 in

  1. jw
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  didn't have much money...everyone wanted to come, so i reluctantly invited many.

  we had lots of good food and nice bottles of wine, white and red.

  so it cost a bit to set up....my soon to be wife said: "don't worry, your a pioneer, i'm sure the brothers will be generous with their gifts!

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  I think alot of the wedding depends on where you're from. Witnesses tend to not have too much money (no college) so not have quite as lavish weddings as normal in the area... is my take on it. WHEn i was in the midwest, my wedding was "normal" where we had it at a reception hall with the full-out served dinner, open bar, sweets tables, ice sculptures etc. but that's what almost everyone would do there.

  We did have about 300 people (10years ago), the 150 worldly we got at least $100+ per couple, witnesses... $10, $20, some less, a FEW more, very few.

  I was OK with it at the time, I didn't know half the worldly people (husbands side) so i felt like they paid for it, and then my friends got to come for free. I agree, you cant "expect" to make alot of money, just go into it not going into "hack" for the wedding, but to enjoy it yourself, anything you walk away with is a bonus.

  I admit, there were a couple poor sisters i invited, because I grew up with them, loved them, and wanted them to come. They pooled their money into one card. It was so sweet, there were singles , a few 5's, whole thing was something odd like maybe $32 for 3-4 of them, but to me it was touching. it was honestly what they could give, i believe.

  Now, here in the south, everyone just goes to a forest preserve and "brings a dish" and that's your reception.... i just dont know about that. I'm not a true southerner i guess,seems tacky for me... but to each his own. I dont know if i could have stomached "bring a dish" to my wedding.
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  Spirit Directed Organization..How?

  by Blueblades in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  correct me if i'm not understanding this phrase, 'spirit directed organization'.. my understanding is that the watchtower has recently taught ( someone may remember the exact watchtower that this was taught ) that the anointed and every jehovah's witness has the same holy spirit, no more no less.. nothing special is directing the watchtower society when it comes to understanding the scriptures.

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  why then do they keep on using this phrase, that they are being directed by holy spirit and still use it when asking one of the baptism questions.. if they have no 'special knowledge', how is it that they write talks about being directed by holy spirit especially when it comes to distrct convention talks.. blueblades.

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  New light for you

  the organization is "spirit directed".... We're just peons.

  We can pray for holy spirit... but we'd never be "spirit-directed".

  no, doesn't make sense, but what teaching of the WTBS does?
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  Couldn't Make it through the Convention today.

  by blkblk13 in

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  arrived late and left early.

  breaking point was the baptismal talk.

  about 40 were getting baptized.

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  New light for you

  The drama is on Youtube in full,..

  It's completely NOT in the bible at all in any part. Just TOTALLY made up this year to show you everything is bad... and that's what the early christians thought too!!
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  Farkel Writes a Book?

  by Farkel in

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  several years ago i was contacted by a well-known (actually famous and well-published) professor from the university of california at san diego and we had lunch.

  he bought lunch.

  doesn't everyone write books to make a whole big bunch of money?.

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  I say go for it! I"m excited for you! Do we get an apostate discount though?

  Title could be something like

  "watchtower can kiss my ass, now buy my book and make me lots of money"
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  Sister dies (?) at DC

  by DoomVoyager in

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  no, this is not a joke.

  having actually managed to survive through the entire 3 grueling days of the dc after attending the friday session today (hit sat and sun last weekend) i was initially going to make a criticism of some of the parts & points at the dc.

  however, something that i witnessed today changed my mind.

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  New light for you

  I think we should all have a drink for the nice (i'm presuming) old lady.

  Everyone pick up your drink....May we all live longer than her, and never go to a convention again.....

  CHEERS!!!
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  !!!Now I have really seen it all... Watchtower Jewelry!!!!

  by Princess Daisy Boo in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  sitting at home on a friday night - browsing through all the jw groups on facebook and this catches my eye.... we help support our full-time ministry with this website.

  please have a look at the "watchtower" -style pins and pendants.

  with a link to this website http://jeffreydesign.com/index.php?main_page=index&cpath=7 aside from the fact that it really ain't pretty, how pukeworthy is this??

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  New light for you

  It is some UGLY crap!

  And yes, i agree, first thing i thought of is you may as well wear a cross around your neck.

  I also always heard that "charm" bracelets were 'bad" , but it was the kind of "bad" where the people that just WANTED to wear them could get away with "what? i never heard that , let me research that" and then just keep wearing it. You remember, there were some rules like that. I'm sorry SORRY to say, you're all gonna hate me now, but i was the type to bring it up. I believed if you're gonna be here, you gotta follow it ALL or NOTHING.

  So now i'm doing the NOTHING... SO much more FUN!
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  apostates

  by JacquelinePloss in

  1. social
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  i think i'm on the wrong site.

  aren't apostafests for apostates???.

  i knew it.

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  New light for you

  she posted 17times to figure it out? no WONDER she LOVES mind control!

  COME ON BIG TEX!! post the little hussys PM"S!!!!

  DO IT! do it!!! do it!!!
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  Do you exercise or isn't that your thing.

  by LouBelle in

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  for the last 5 and 1/2 weeks i have been at the gym mostly twice a day except saturdays - i only have one training session.

  each of my sessions is at least an hour long but can go for two hours.

  i do various cardio in the evenings and do strength training in the morning.

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  New light for you

  Wow! i am SO impressed by everyone's dedication and ambition to staying fit... you know what we should do?

  We should make a Hot Sexy APOSTATE CALENDAR 2009!!!!

  I try to go to the gym2-3x a week, but with the kids, it's not always easy. Now, that i dont have to worry about working it in around field service, i should go everyday. that was the motivation i needed!~
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  UBM: Bringing CoC Home

  by TheListener in

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  i don't post as much as i used to.

  i certainly don't start many threads anymore.. but, i thought it would be nice to get some feedback.

  both from those that know my situation well and those that don't.i am a ubm.

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  New light for you

  I'm all for it. if you dont try something new, you'll always be where you are, which sounds like it's not all that bad, but not that great either.

  I was the "good witness" wife , my husband had COC lying around... and some freak reason... still cant tell you... i read it. Now i'm out too.

  Things can happen, and if she's not that strong like you say, anythings possible.