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1984 WT cover -- Watchtower's Final Failed Prediction?

by FatFreek 2005 in

14 years ago

the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.

will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?

some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

VM44 I stand corrected.

I stated she was the same and that would put her at 107 but my friend just said that she was the same and never said if she was still living.

So looking over the SS info it appears she died at 99 years of age. So I ran ahead by assuming she was still alive when I saw the 107 years of age.

My apologies on that part. I was just trying to take it all in by talking to him on the phone and reading what you had posted here.

So that was totally my fault. He(friend) thinks she has passed away so the info on her being 99 at date of death (DoD)is probably the accurate one.

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1984 WT cover -- Watchtower's Final Failed Prediction?

by FatFreek 2005 in

14 years ago

the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.

will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?

some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

VM44 I just contacted my friend/source again and he affirmed that the Louise Stemen in Maggie Valley,N.C. is the one and same as the one that was in Franklin years ago. So that means she is over 107 years of age and that would also mean that at least one of them off that Watchtower cover from back then is still alive. That is amazing.

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1984 WT cover -- Watchtower's Final Failed Prediction?

by FatFreek 2005 in

14 years ago

the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.

will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?

some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

Or actually now that I look at his last name, I see what my friend was referring to.

It is with two E's but not in sequence. Stemen has two E's whereas Steeman does too but in wrong place.

The correct last name then is Stemen and that would make the most sense with what my friends were describing to me.

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1984 WT cover -- Watchtower's Final Failed Prediction?

by FatFreek 2005 in

14 years ago

the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.

will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?

some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

Dear VM44

You are absolutely correct on the part of N.C. that you came up with.

That is the Congregation he was in when i knew them.

Thanks for posting that. Great hunting on the internet as well.

According to that it was with one E tho and not 2. But that was his address in Franklin,N.C. when they were there.

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1984 WT cover -- Watchtower's Final Failed Prediction?

by FatFreek 2005 in

14 years ago

the infamous cover of that 1984 watchtower (27 years ago) was perhaps the last prediction / prophecy of the watchtower society.

will there be any more or have they finally learned their lesson?

some think they are like a race-track junkie and are addicted to predictions.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

FatFreek 2005,

I just wanted to let you know that the names of the Steemans on this cover of the WT (the chiropractor and his wife) was Willis and Louise.

They lived in N.C. for a time in the 1970's.

I may have her name misspelled but his name most certainly was Willis.

I asked a friend that is a little older than me that was in same congregation in N.C. with them about the spelling of their last name and he said he feels sure that it was Steeman. I always thought it was Steiman but according to him it was 2 E's in the last name.

Thought I'd pass that along to you if it would help in any way.

The odd thing is I did a Google search on his name and got nothing about land ownership in N.C.

So I asked two others that were in his congregation in N.C. and they both said his name was Willis.

Only thing I can figure is he either didn't own the property were he was located and rented it or it was listed in another name.

And if I 've got the story straight it was after he left bethel that he and his wife went back to Florida.

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"temporary enjoyment of sin?"....why does it have to be temporary??

by oompa in

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14 years ago

i just read this phrase on a thread about the 7-15 wt and how shunning of family is so important....it just made me laugh.....some sins feel so damm good....so why do they have to be temporary?.....i am starting a revolt....we need permanent enjoyment of sin!!!!!!

!.....hahah....see i made myself laugh....needed that......oompa.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

Oompa you remind me of that song that Billy Joel sings "Only the good die young".

Especially the part where he says he'd rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints. The sinners are much more fun.

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62 tornadoes hit N.C. yesterday leaving 22 dead,lots of injuries and major damage. Has anyone heard from Oompa and other posters near hard hit areas?

by StoneWall in

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14 years ago

i'm in n.c. but in our area we were spared the most severe storms but still had some minor damage.. i'm just curious if anyone has heard from any of the other n.c. posters and if they're alright.. if any of you have phone numbers or any other means to contact them let us know how they are doing.. also if any n.c. posters are reading this just weigh in and say hi to let us know you're alright..

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

jamie I got your pm and sent you one back..

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New Here - originally from Tassie now in QLD

by RADHESYAM in

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14 years ago

well like exdubs my adult life has been a horried rollercoaster of ups and downs.

whilst attending a marriage counselling sesiion for the first time last week, the counsellor told me that is appears strongly that i have ptds and linked it back to my childhood as a dub.

i started doing some research and memories came flooding back.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

Hi/Hello from the U.S.A.

Welcome to the forum

May your stay be long and prosperous.

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Memorial - How many on here went and how many didn't?

by IMHO in

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14 years ago

feel free to add why/why not?.

14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

This was also the second one in a row that me and my family missed.

It felt so good to be at home and enjoying ourselves without the feeling at the KH of being crammmed like sardines into a box.

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What,s the biggest headache for the Gov. Body, College or Apostate???

by jam in

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14 years ago

StoneWall 14 years ago

Welcome to the forum moonguy!

That was some first post.

Very interesting how it turned out for you and your girlfriend after all that time away.

Hope to hear more from you in the future.

And my opinion is right now that both Apostates and college are creating problems for the Org.

If it wasn't causing problems for them,we wouldn't be hearing about it in the magazines and such.

Not sure which one is the biggest thorn in their side right now, but both are having an impact.

I will say this though. College was able to cause one of my in-laws to finally open her eyes and start to question the Org.

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