i have a friend who is a witness, and i wanted to send them a message on tuesday, but i'm not entirely sure what to say.
"happy memorial" doesn't seem quite right.
what are some appropriate greetings to send on the day of the memorial of jesus christ?.
Why is it Tuesday the 4th instead of Friday the 7th ("Good Friday," when may other Christian denominations commemorate the death of Christ)?
Easter is a "Moveable Feast" so it will always fall on Good Friday and Easter Sunday. There is a readily available formula to calculate this.
As explained above JW's Memorial is calculated similarly to the Passover in most years.
George
this has been announced on the jw's official website, in the "jw news" section.
this is not a joke.
anthony moron da turd is out as a gluttonous body member!
Is it possible to come off being anointed and be other sheep and still be an Bethel elder?
As I understand it if an anointed one is disfellowshipped and later reinstated they do not become one of the other sheep. They remain as anointed, there is no "second prize".
This situation arose years ago with an anointed sister who fell away and disassociated for many years. Then her son died tragically and she came back to the meetings and resumed D2D etc. At the first Memorial she did not partake but apparently the CO had words with her as above and she resumed partaking until her death.
As regards AMIII I have never heard a single comment about him in the congregation so I assume no one knows/cares about the situation.
George
mass shooting at a kingdom hall in hamburg, germany this evening.
at least 6 or 7 killed, dozens injured.
single shooter on the run, police doesn't rule out more shooters.
live broadcast of memorial service
Is there a recording of this?
George
mass shooting at a kingdom hall in hamburg, germany this evening.
at least 6 or 7 killed, dozens injured.
single shooter on the run, police doesn't rule out more shooters.
There was a special forces armed unit or whatever very close to the KH at the time of the shooting and their very prompt arrival undoubtedly saved many lives. A sister in our congregation said this was clearly Jehovah's direction to save so many. I despair.
George
i overheard my wife listening to '2023 governing body update #2, presented by kenneth cook jnr.
a few points i got from it.. new hour requirements.
quote "with the new hour requirements for pioneers, many us us can share in the pioneer work.
Neither have any experience in life. They have never had a full time job, family, mortgage, utility bills and generally making ends meet. When did they last rush in from work, grab a bite, a shower and off to the meeting with the wife and kids?
George
the org is always so late.
i remember the last in person meetings before went to zoom, none of us were wearing facemasks and i thought why is the org so late with this.
they just announced older ones shouldn’t come but most large organisations had already stopped in person.
they are always so late with everything ⏰
Including Armageddon.
George
hi everyone i’m not pimi or pimo i’m pima.. i don’t think the gb have everything right but i’m sitting on the fence that maybe they do some things.. if the great trib starts i will jump that side of the fence.. this is a definite little sneaky advantage dodging but even by their own doctrine last min some could come in.. i suspect many are like me.. i spent years in bethel and am very disappointed and disillusioned by it all.. but at the end of the day i love the bible and think it is the word of god and i don’t see any other religion that comes as close to what jesus describes his true followers or who are fulfilling mat 24:14..
I'm just sittin' on a fence
You can say I got no sense
Trying to make up my mind
Really is too hard I find
So I'm sittin on a fence
Reminded me of the old Stones song but you will need to be of a certain age to remember that one.
George
hey.
does anyone else dread attending (in person or on zoom) the memorial months in advance?.
literally as soon as new year hits, i feel sick and super anxious, and i've realised it's because of the memorial, which i only attend because of family, who kinda tell me the reason they have bad health is cuz i left the jw sevel years ago..
Find a gullible looking elder and ask him to explain why the Passover is not even given a mention at the Memorial anymore.
You could even sing him a little reminder song... 'twas Nisan 14 when your glory was seen... The Passover lamb was then eaten, and Israel 12 tribes went forth free....
George
i have been out for a long time now and have kept busy.
but tonight my jw mom asked me what is happening in norway.
so i researched and wow!
Don't forget to tell your Mom that ToMo3 is "no more".
George
the jws i know (which admittedly are more liberal than most) are suddenly into prepping to one degree or another.
some have simply assembled "go bags" with basic common sense supplies in case they need to bug out in the event of a natural disaster and others seem to be seriously into it, almost to the degree to which mormons are.
backup generators and a year's supply of food and water).
...and where are they going to flee to?
A sister in the congregation told me that we will all be going to Chelmsford. Bus loads from all over the country, it will be wonderful she thought.
I asked if there was space for about 140,00 extras there, four times the current population of the entire town. I was assured Jehovah knows what he is doing.
As regards hoarding, or prepping, we have done that all our life as did our parents. Not for some great calamity but to have plenty in store in case of illness or bad weather and you cannot get out for a few weeks. Just common sense really
George
