i believe i did in 1974, but i was just coming into the org and didn't realize the significance of the part he played.. it was a sunday at a stadium on the campus of the university of alabama in tuscaloosa.
all the "friends" were almost beside themselves with excitement, so looking back, it must have been f. w. franz!.
i'd worked until 6 pm that saturday night, had a one year old teething child, and had to arise at 3 am to get ready for the bus trip.. when we arrived, the weather had turned colder, the stadium was quite warm, and i fell asleep a few minutes into the talk.
I heard him when I was 16.
My boyfriend and I were late getting there ( I won't say why ) so we had to sit in the front row. Embarrassing!!
I don't remember what he talked about. I just remember everyone acting like a huge celebrity was in town!!! OMG!!! And Ooooing and Aaaahhhing over how amazing it was that he spoke for so long without notes, cus he was blind.
I voted, too.
the best thing for me..... my son stopped over and he realized he needs to buy a home....so we quickly did a run on the internet in our neighborhood and he found a jewel.. whether he gets it or not....it was fun for both my husband and myself to go see, help him ask questions and give him the ok.. it's probably just a dream, but reminded us of our younger days.. how was your day?
something happy please!!!!
we have enough horrible negatives going on right now..
My daughter arrived yesterday!! And she brought one of my dogs - the chihuahua, who has suddenly goten FAT!!
We're going to Edmonton for the weekend and an arts and music festival next weekend.
Yay!!
I'm happy!
(I still have no avatar, so I'm signing off with the palm trees from now on. Hope that's OK!!)
he was born yesterday with many complications including breathing problems, possible lung underdevelpment, anemia and body temperature issues.
the poor little guy was hooked up to a breathing tube and tons of monitors.
because the hospitals couldn't handle some of the problems, they sent him and my daughter to the best hospital in boston last night.
Sorry to hear this.
Strength to the littlest angel.....
Love,
Palm
this is one of the first major incidents that made me start questioning.. our hall had 5 elders and 2 ms's.
we also had various other brothers, all doing fine.
some of the brothers who didn't have priveledges did magazines, literature, etc.. one day, the elders decided the brothers were not reaching out enough.
"What I think is missing here is
simply how the people involved are affected."
AllTimeJeff,
You are absolutely correct. This statement of your's is a light bulb moment for me. This is why this situation has bothered me so much. I can't tell you how devastating this was to people. I watched people suffer, watched people cry, watched people leave, heard people question whether they themselves were acceptable to God or not.
The devastation left behind, tells me it was not right.
For myself, I no longer beleieve the elders are appointed by holy spirit.
Thanks, everybody!
To any teenagers on here, my advice: Get your High School while you are young!! It's hard to do over 40!! Seriously.
this is one of the first major incidents that made me start questioning.. our hall had 5 elders and 2 ms's.
we also had various other brothers, all doing fine.
some of the brothers who didn't have priveledges did magazines, literature, etc.. one day, the elders decided the brothers were not reaching out enough.
Spike,
do you understand that these elders would have df'ed anyone who openly disagreed with them? I believe they would have done it. The talks they gave during this time, were warnings.
Holy-spirit directed organization......or not? Do you see my dilemma?
this is one of the first major incidents that made me start questioning.. our hall had 5 elders and 2 ms's.
we also had various other brothers, all doing fine.
some of the brothers who didn't have priveledges did magazines, literature, etc.. one day, the elders decided the brothers were not reaching out enough.
I know, CT,
I've been waiting for the punchline, too.
a snail....to indicate great slowness.
this is one of the first major incidents that made me start questioning.. our hall had 5 elders and 2 ms's.
we also had various other brothers, all doing fine.
some of the brothers who didn't have priveledges did magazines, literature, etc.. one day, the elders decided the brothers were not reaching out enough.
That's just my point, spike.
If I follow them blindly, going against my conscience, then I believe that would not be what God wants.
If I dont follow them, I am disloyal to Jah, also not what he wants.
Either way, I can't win.
This is what has bothered me for a long time.
Thanks, Caliber! I wish I could remember you.......
