Posts by exwhyzee

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Prodigal Son

by exwhyzee in

i thought this was kinda' funny...a friend of ours just posted a instagram photo of the guy who played the prodigal son (josh orton) in the jw video, giving the sunday talk this morning at the hall he is attending.. there are a lot of ooooh and aaaaah comments about this guys celebrity status and people claiming to have known him or been in the same congregation as he was.. one of the people who commented on the photo is the on again off again sarcastic jw brother-in-law of our friend.. he said " nice to see that the prodigal son is doing so much better now".

exwhyzee

Woh woh woh . . . Seven years ago, an MTS graduate told me that he knew the guy who played Timothy in the DVD that came out that year, and he said HIS name was Josh Orton. I even wrote it down so I wouldn't forget. Can you explain?

I have no explaination about the photo other than it appeared on my Son's Instagram with comments from other JW's about it. The comments included this guys name and his being the "star" of the Prodigal Son video. Some mentioned their personal link to him i.e. they went to his cogregation...knew him as a kid etc. The Photo was obviously taken during the meeting an posted moments later. I'm not sure if the guy would have wanted this or what the rules of etiquette are but I suppose he is in a public place so.....

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Prodigal Son

by exwhyzee in

i thought this was kinda' funny...a friend of ours just posted a instagram photo of the guy who played the prodigal son (josh orton) in the jw video, giving the sunday talk this morning at the hall he is attending.. there are a lot of ooooh and aaaaah comments about this guys celebrity status and people claiming to have known him or been in the same congregation as he was.. one of the people who commented on the photo is the on again off again sarcastic jw brother-in-law of our friend.. he said " nice to see that the prodigal son is doing so much better now".

exwhyzee

I thought this was kinda' funny...a friend of ours just posted a Instagram photo of the guy who played the Prodigal Son (Josh Orton) in the JW video, giving the Sunday talk this morning at the Hall he is attending.

There are a lot of Ooooh and Aaaaah comments about this guys Celebrity status and people claiming to have known him or been in the same congregation as he was.

One of the people who commented on the photo is the on again off again sarcastic JW brother-in-law of our friend.

He said " Nice to see that the Prodigal Son is doing so much better now"

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I have JUST become a GREAT GRANNY Of Twins.

by mouthy in

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henry 51bs 12 oz,eve 51bs 14 oz...phil my grnason by marriage just called.. ashley the new mum) my granddaughter who herself was a twin,from my melanie who died when she was 42(cancer).

they are doing well born by ceaserian at 2.40p.m today!!!!!

!.

exwhyzee

exwhyzee> Your nose is growing...Just like Pinnocio's

Ok....you caught me...I admit....she didn't leave her purse on the Ark but when God said "Let there be Light"....she was the one who filpped the switch.

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I have JUST become a GREAT GRANNY Of Twins.

by mouthy in

jw
friends

henry 51bs 12 oz,eve 51bs 14 oz...phil my grnason by marriage just called.. ashley the new mum) my granddaughter who herself was a twin,from my melanie who died when she was 42(cancer).

they are doing well born by ceaserian at 2.40p.m today!!!!!

!.

exwhyzee

Thanks all Am I the eldest on Here?????I really want to know

I'm afraid not...there's one old gal on here that claims to have left her purse on the Ark.

Happy 87th and Congrats. on the great grandbabies..twins, no less !

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As a parent, did you ever have a swimming pool and invite neighbor kids?

by 4thgen in

being 4th generation, i realize that am socially stunted, in regard to those that are not jws.

i am forging ahead and endeavoring to build a life outside of jw's.

i am trying as i can to socialize my child to make friends and be a normal kid.

exwhyzee

Sounds fun...maybe a few of the other Mom's might be able to help out.

If you're concerned about your insurance coverage I suppose you could ask your agent or review your policy to see what liability coverage you have and what it covers exactly. If a pool is covered, then do your best to eliminate possible hazards and have a plan in mind in case something should happen.

We have a lake in our neighborhood so our boys grew up practically living on the water doing all kinds of stuff, all of which had safety hazards. Kids are kids JW's or not...I do know one thing and that is, it's good to create a safe setting for your kids to have fun with their friends but it's also good to let them have at it....stay in the background yourself so that they can become their own person without having to sensor themselves too much because ol' Mom and or Dad are hoovering around. This will be a little harder to accomplish since there is a pool involved but worth the effort I'd say.

If the pool idea scares you off, you could have a water baloon fight or get a few of those super soaker water guns maybe set up a bunch of sprinklers. Maybe you could set up a few shallow kiddie pools and have a tug of war where they tried to pull eachother into the pool. Have all the stuff they'll need gathered and let them set it all up... that's part of the fun. Kids and water are automatic fun.

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How to upload pictures from photo bucket

by FL_Panthers in

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how do you do it?.

please help.

exwhyzee

How do you do it?...please help

Choose the photo you want from your Photobucket account and you should see several "URL addresses" shown to the right of your photo. These will be used to link your photo to JWN. The URL addresses will look like this...http://photobucket.com/1234blahblahetc

"Copy" the URL address that is located in the area marked "Direct"

Come back here to your JWN comment box and click on the Insert/Edit icon located just above the text area

( the insert/edit button is the on with a ♣ little green tree on it)

Click on that "♣ little green tree" and a box will pop up that has an area marked "Image URL"

"Paste" the "Direct URL image Address" you copied from your photobucket account, into the space marked "Image URL"

Click on the "Insert" button at the bottom of the pop up box.

Your photo should now be visible in the body of your JWN comment.

Hope that helps !

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Anyone recall asemblies actually being fun?

by tim hooper in

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when i was a wee lad, there was a carnival atmosphere at assemblies as this old footage will show:.

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http://www.britishpathe.com/video/witnesses-baptised/query/jehovahs+witnesses.

exwhyzee

Do you agree that there was a different feel to the org in the times depicted in the film?

Yes I do MAGNUM and I completly understand your sentiments and for a moment I even found myself getting caught up in the mood of the movie.

At the same time I realized that when we were steeped in the JW mindset we tended to buy into the image they were trying to portray and we likely projected our own feelings and personal intentions onto other people or upon the events and occasions they organized for us .

I also realize that at a certain point in life we begin to look back on the past with rose colored glasses. That's not to say that I think it's impossible to have fond memories about the past that are based in reality but I know that one has to be careful that our overly glorified memories of the past aren't making us dissatisfied with the present or even causing us to contemplate ways to return to those bygone days.

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Anyone recall asemblies actually being fun?

by tim hooper in

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friends

when i was a wee lad, there was a carnival atmosphere at assemblies as this old footage will show:.

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http://www.britishpathe.com/video/witnesses-baptised/query/jehovahs+witnesses.

exwhyzee

I heard the International Assemblies in Poland were the worst. You can't even see the stage during the Drama's. Apparently no matter where your seat is, you end up sitting behind a Pole.

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Anyone recall asemblies actually being fun?

by tim hooper in

jw
friends

when i was a wee lad, there was a carnival atmosphere at assemblies as this old footage will show:.

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http://www.britishpathe.com/video/witnesses-baptised/query/jehovahs+witnesses.

exwhyzee

You have to remember that this is a propaganda film. The music ,the carefully edited scenes with smiling faces and friends hugging eachother as violins play is meant to tug at your nostalgic heart strings. Change the music....show a few shots of kids sitting in the sun for hour upon hour listening to Fred Franz's manical voice....women waiting in line with children to use a bathroom, families sitting all day on hard bleachers under a plastic tarp as a rain squall passed over.... old ladies and pregnant women being hauled off on stretchers after passing out, Apostates picketing outside, a disfellowshipped person sitting all by himself and the film would take on a whole different feel.

For me the only thing good about the Assemblies was seeing your friends during the breaks. The good memories I have of the assemblies were only momentary and they are only considered good when they are compared to the rest of the Assembly experience.

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Congregation Pledge Disgusted Elder

by rrb2016 in

at the meeting the other night, the elder who had to read the announcements, which included the $$ info for the new donation arrangement seemed downright disgusted as he read the announcements and asked for the vote.

he said, "well, here is another organizational change" as he read the letter about the discontinuation of the 2nd meeting during co visit.

then after they voted, he said if you have any questions ask this other elder as if he wanted nothing to do with it.

exwhyzee

People will turn a blind eye and let a lot of things "slide" but when it comes to money....their money, they will suddenly "pay more than the usual attention". Abstract doctrines can be easily excused or ignored but money is a tangible commodity that most people can relate to. This call to have individuals commit to a specific dollar amount each month may just be the "straw that broke the camel's back" for those who have been ignoring the significance of the recent doctrinal changes.