we say things we do not believe.
we think things we do not say.
we wear honesty as a neck tie.
We are the Watchtower Society of Secrets:
Our organization is known by the love we show each other
We love our sisters so much and we depend on them very much in the preaching work so much
That we don't view them as important and they should be seen and not heard
especially those of you married to servants and elders?
how did you feel about that?
did you wish the society would make more accomodations for dealing with children?.
It did not happen to me but I know a lot of sisters who got the raw end of the deal on many occasions. Just because you were female they had to do all of the things when "good brother so and so" had to take care of his responsibilities in the KH. They never got help and I always told myself that I would not get "stuck" with marrying a "brother" because my friends felt stuck with all of the responsibility.
alot of members don't have a flag or country name beside their user name, and well frequently one doesn't know where that particular person is from, tell us your country, state, county or what ever you feel like giving out.
if you are going to post please at least devulge your country.. me, i'm originally from taranaki, new zealand via auckland.
for the most of this decade i have been living & working in brisbane, queensland, australia.. .
St. Paul, Minnesota
in my "study" with jw's, we're in ch 7 of the "bible teach" book.
we did pars 17-20 last week.
this week, the co is in town, and my conductor is having him sit in.
Really though, you don't have this DO sit in on your study. You have a right to cancel or to suspend the study completely. I never understood why people practically line up to have a DO sit on a study unless you were really trying to show-off or kiss ass. I mean they practically kill themselves to do this! I never had any interest to willingly spend my money to entertain a speaker for the week just because of who HE is. I hope that all you are doing is getting information but be on guard because of the different tactics that are being used on you.
question:.
why do i see so frequently the witnesses referred to as "window washers" on here?
i have been a witness (though only recently "conscious") for my whole life.
I have touched on this topic in the past and someone got offended because they were a "Window Washer". There is nothing wrong with this type of work, although no higher educationis required for it. I know quite a few Witnesses who work for cleaning companies. It is just a common type of job that many are able to get that will allow them to serve in the ministry more often.
i am curious as to what the members here look like.
be totally honest now.
not everyone looks like a knockout or mr. buff.... .
I've been told that I really look like Angela Basset when my hair is braided. I just with that my body was like hers, too!
i posted a while back, i've been studying with a nice jehovas witness lady for probably about 6 months.
after a few weeks i googled a few things (earthquakes, how long we've been on earth, ect.
) i realised she was very misinformed.
Kristi,
You are probrably making one of the best decisions in your life. You really are better on your side of the fence. I keep telling my husband that he's a very lucky person in that he never got baptized and didn't have to go through all of the emotional / physical baggage that I went through. I wouldn't wish this one anyone.
has anyone ever worried about confessing something to the elders, only to find that they spend the next 25 years worrying that if those elders in 'the know' leave the organisation or get disfellowshipped, maybe they couldn't care less about making your misdemeanor public knowledge.
"if i'm going down, i'll take everyone i can with me".. i still worry about this scenario, and even though two of the elders in my case have died of old age, i will only feel really relieved once the last one does.. maybe current elders blab about the congregation members too.
i sincerely hope they would be too scared to do this in case there is an official complaint made against them for defamation of character and breaking a fellow believers confidence..
I know of elders who blab about judicial cases that are/were currently occuring. Most of the elders that I know love to gossip. I'm not just talking about in one congregation, but several. The bad thing about it was most of the "wives" knew about it too. Some of the wives knew the confidential nature of the situation, but would go to great lengths to snoop in their husband's briefcase or file cabinets. How do I know? I saw it with my own eyes. That's why you'll never catch me in the back room ever, and I will never tell ANY of MY personal business.
as most of you know, my husband and i da's ourselves almost 8 months ago.
the communication with my family stayed pretty normal.
they would call once in a while and text me.
Believe me when I tell you that they are doing you a big favor. I would not want to associate with people who are closed minded and judgemental anyway. You have to keep looking over your shoulders in order to accomodate them. Live your life, cause no one will do it for you.
had a surprise visit from some jw relatives over xmas.
they had never visited before, had never been invited, were travelling out of their way and despite having planned to "stop by" gave no advanced warning such as a phone call even a few minutes ahead of time to see if it was convenient.
they stood at the door apologising for not phoning in advance but offered no reason other than that they'd decided not to call.. when invited in they had little to say (perhaps disappointed??).
Jw's are the most nosey folks I know. If, (and I mean if) they had the balls to do that then I would pass on to them this nastiest assed fruit cake I got as part of a gift by a friend.
