i asked my mother today, who is in her late.
80's, if she ever thought that she would ever.
get this old and see 2010 on this side of the.
On one of the rare occasions I was able to talk to my dad over the year, I asked him.."But what if you are wrong?" He said, "I am NOT wrong, I can't be wrong, It's impossible. That would mean I wasted 40 yrs of my life. I am NOT wrong."
So..there's no "What ifs?"
lisa
"the truth"it's like someone giving you a box of puzzle pieces and the person tells you that the puzzle is from god.and that you should be so happy and humbled by the fact that it was given to you.
then you are told how to put it together when to put it together, who should help you, who should not help you,only marry other puzzle workers, only associate with other puzzle workers, you must dress and act like a puzzle worker and you can only use their instructions etc etc if you read any other instructions or use any other art form andif you don't do exactly as you are told to do with this puzzle you will die...and as you start to put it together you notice thatthe pieces don't all fit, but your constantly told that they do, so don't complain or else your puzzle will be taken away.
and you won't get the wonderful chance of putting it together and you will die.
oOOOooo...Excellent analysis. Loved it!
lisa
hi, i've noticed that a lot of poster lately have had this scripture quoted to them, so i thought a little critical analysis is appropriate!
dog returning to vomit is supposed to imply that you go back for more of something that didn't agree with you in the first place, is that correct?.
but, there are a couple of things that need discussion -.
Getting a life, is not the same as eating vomit.
If you are born into the religion, and you leave then go back, that would be returning.
lisa
mike and i decided that we would find out where he lived and visit him.
he had moved to completely different area but we were new elders and determined to get our man.
we confronted bro smith on his doorstep after establishing where his house was and waiting outside long enough to ensure that he was in.
Oceanblue, you cried and didn't get reinstated? I was told that's where I messed up, I didn't cry so that proved I was unreprentant...even though I was the one that originally went to the elders on my own and confessed.
lisa
Find a new girlfriend, and in two weeks forget to call the old one.
lisa
my wife did not attend the holiday celebrations with my daughter and i and instead chose to spend the time with her parents.
she told her mom how she saw nothing wrong with the holiday celebrations and my m-i-l told her that she was right in that the things people do this time of year are very beautiful indeed.
however, it is the reason why people do these things why we are not suppose to partake in them.
Never mind the fact that by my being at the assemblies, some individuals might mistaken me for a JW. I even had someone call me 'brother' at one of those assemblies.
Yikes, maybe you should plan these things ahead of time, like not shave for several days,wear jeans and never a tie. Don't ever put one of those name badges on either.
lisa
mike and i decided that we would find out where he lived and visit him.
he had moved to completely different area but we were new elders and determined to get our man.
we confronted bro smith on his doorstep after establishing where his house was and waiting outside long enough to ensure that he was in.
we have a single mum, with two small children, living on her own, racked with guilt, needing help and support more than ever. After all she was just getting out of marriage that wasn’t working for her. Her father a good friend of mine provided this upport by disowning her. Write her out of his will, removes her phone numbers form his and his wife’s mobile phone and only contacts her children through the ex-husband
you know that feeling, when you read something, and you know, they are talking about you. ....except for the last part. my parents decided to shun my children too. They didn't want to get attached, since they weren't going to make it to the paradise anyway.
lisa
my wife did not attend the holiday celebrations with my daughter and i and instead chose to spend the time with her parents.
she told her mom how she saw nothing wrong with the holiday celebrations and my m-i-l told her that she was right in that the things people do this time of year are very beautiful indeed.
however, it is the reason why people do these things why we are not suppose to partake in them.
I think of her attending as "respecting" others beliefs/traditions.
no one cares if she "condones", they just want her company, they want to include her in the festivities, because they love and care about her...or would if ever given a chance.
lisa
just wondered if many of you have sent any anonymous letter to the society expressing your view points and unhappiness with the way things are.. i am in the process of doing this, but wish to keep it personal and not show it on this forum as there is too much in the letter that might give me away.
the letter will be very sincere and honest.
it will be about 10 pages long and i will be sending copies to the governing body and to the writing department at brooklyn.
Alternatively, you can remove anything that might identify you as the writer and then send a copy to everyone in the congregation except the elders.
W
I agree, send a copy to everyone in your congregation and anyone else you have addresses for.
Shorten the information to a paragraph or two, and put it on a postcard.
That will get way more attention and will get your information in the hands and read by many before it even gets to the intended......
lisa
