Posts by FatFreek 2005

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They would Stone us if the law would allow

by ElderEtta in

several years ago unless i was dreaming i read a watchtower quotation that effectively said that they would execute us as disfellowshipped individuals if the law would allow.. was i dreaming?.

Is that a pumpkin in your window, brother?

by Fatfreek in

jw
friends

the circuit overseer, henry judson, came up to me during the circuit assembly.

"brother miller, it's been reported that your family may have a pumpkin in your window.

" he waited for an answer although he never asked a question.

FatFreek 2005

Thanks, Sparky1. I moved to the midwest after graduating high school in '58 but Mom and Dad kept me posted and many of those names sound familiar.

The pic above is my newly baptized and smiling dad, Wesley Miller, Fred Franz among admirers left to right, Bill Silva, Bob Morris, and Frank Gonsalves.

I understand Bill Silva and wife Veronica went into Circuit work.

Len Miller

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Is that a pumpkin in your window, brother?

by Fatfreek in

jw
friends

the circuit overseer, henry judson, came up to me during the circuit assembly.

"brother miller, it's been reported that your family may have a pumpkin in your window.

" he waited for an answer although he never asked a question.

FatFreek 2005

I just looked up Franz's age and he was born in 1893 which would make him some 63 years old when the pic was taken. Judson, though he looked older, was born in 1899, some 6 years younger than Franz.

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Is that a pumpkin in your window, brother?

by Fatfreek in

jw
friends

the circuit overseer, henry judson, came up to me during the circuit assembly.

"brother miller, it's been reported that your family may have a pumpkin in your window.

" he waited for an answer although he never asked a question.

I'm amazed, Sparky1, that someone on this forum remembers him and is contemporary with me. I will turn 78 next week and still remember that year of 1956 well. We had that circuit assembly in New Bedford in the fall of that year. During that same year we had a visit of "celebrities" from Bethel, giving us a weekend's worth of special talks. Included in attendance was Fred Franz (on the left) engaged with a smiling Henry Hudson.

Hudson was living near either Taunton or Brockton. He had a daughter, Shirley, who attended our New Bedford congregation, which was on the third floor of the Lumiansky Insurance building. That's where the above photo was taken by this 15 year old (me) with a cheapo Kodak camera I'd gotten for Christmas two years earlier (when we celebrated holidays).

It so happens that we now have a wonderful internet which provided some details of Shirley and her father. See capture below. Apparently, she and husband lived across the Acushnet River from New Bedford in Fairhaven. Len Miller.

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Hey jesus! So tell us all about heaven!

by nowwhat? in

i always wondered, how come the apostles never asked jesus what heaven is like compare to earth.

and wouldn't they be bugging jesus to tell them all kind of stories of such?.

FatFreek 2005

And Jesus was forgetful.

recall when he said in Matthew that “this generation will not pass away until all these things take place”

He neglected to say " this overlapping generation". How thoughtless

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Is that a pumpkin in your window, brother?

by Fatfreek in

jw
friends

the circuit overseer, henry judson, came up to me during the circuit assembly.

"brother miller, it's been reported that your family may have a pumpkin in your window.

" he waited for an answer although he never asked a question.

FatFreek 2005

Bump

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1975—Were You Affected By What 1975 Was Supposed to Bring?

by minimus in

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friends

for years , we were told to wait until 1975!.

the end was coming and we better be ready—or else!.

were you around during this “momentous “ time??

FatFreek 2005

It was the year 1977 before my my eyes opened

The link to my story follows

https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5746296582307840/my-bucket-list-letter-my-sons-41-years-after-leaving-wt

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My bucket list letter to my sons, 41 years after leaving WT

by FatFreek 2005 in

several months ago i finally sent them a letter.

they are from the group of die-hards that continue to shun their father.

the following is a paste of part of the first page.

FatFreek 2005

Have you heard anything back from them yet?

Indirectly, yes. Fortunately, another son, never baptized was told by G*** that he scanned the letter. That's about it. I know both of them received it.

Yes, DOC, I am now close to 78 and naively waited this long to put this to rest. Perhaps the letter will help someone else since it is now posted online.

To those who haven't read it it's actually an exposé of the 1975 debacle and how it paralleled the 1925 fiasco exactly 50 years prior. It reveals several WT lies and coverups as they tried to alibi their way out of both muddles. Some of us put our tails between our legs and accepted the blame for these teachings as they attempted to shift it onto our shoulders. Some of us, myself included, refused to accept a blame that has always been that of Watchtower's governing body.

Len

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My bucket list letter to my sons, 41 years after leaving WT

by FatFreek 2005 in

several months ago i finally sent them a letter.

they are from the group of die-hards that continue to shun their father.

the following is a paste of part of the first page.

FatFreek 2005

Several months ago I finally sent them a letter. They are from the group of die-hards that continue to shun their father. The following is a paste of part of the first page. The link to the entire letter is here but I warn you, is some 14 pages long.

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A question for you women; what was it really like for you being in the Org?

by Tallon in

hi there folks.. i took a bit of time out from the forum, however i'm back again.. what was it really like for you, your experiences good or bad, etc, in the org?.

if you were granted a listening ear by the gb, what changes would you like to see implemented?.

FatFreek 2005

Charlie Brown has something to say about all this.