Posts by Mary J Blige

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I Made the Literature Trolley Run Away Today - Twice

by cofty in

i popped into town this morning to buy an anniversary card for mrs cofty.

it is market day on a saturday and it's tourist season so the town was very busy.

here is a picture of the scene from a year ago... two cult carts were in their favourite place being guarded by none other than one of the elders who was on my judicial committee, his wife and another jw woman in her electric disability buggy.

Mary J Blige

Isn't there a little brown book Reasoning with the Scriptures that has an entire section on how to rebuff conversation stoppers such as "I am not interested"?

I would delight in reading how you may have used any of these conversation stoppers and how Brian would have responded.

It is a good 15 years but I seem to recall "are you not interested in the God's Word the bible... not interested in JWs?" Etc etc. Would be great to use a conversation stopper on the trolley people just to see if they recognise what you are using on them. Oh the irony!!!

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Re: “Became So Beloved” Video

by pixel in

amid all the talking about the rc, the wt is releasing a new video:.

to all bodies of elders.

re: became so beloved video and event media document type.

Mary J Blige

Can someone please explain to me what happens at the point the branch is notified that a DA'd or DF'd person is deceased? Is that a prompt for them to destroy your personal file?

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One year of being free

by Israel Ricky Gonzales in

one year ago, this thursday, i went to work as usual.

i got home, ate dinner, got myself dressed for the meeting, and helped my kids get ready like i usually did.. my son had a talk that evening, his second one.

many of my family went to support him.

Mary J Blige

IRG: My youngest daughter's 15th birthday on the 26th. My parents for the first time ever will be joining us for our evening meal. My love for my parents has deepened as has my respect for their courage, tenacity and trust in each other. I turned worldly being born in - they, mid 60s have learned TTATT. You are lucky that you will never carry the heart burden of my parents. Enjoy your children and your grandchildren when you get there. Much love to you. MJB.

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Im ready to leave

by SpunkedTeen in

jw
friends

i just found this website and im so glad because for the first time in a long time i dont feel alone...i am a born in and in the last two years have been struggling because i thought that i was the problem and i was the reason for not feeling any love from and for the other pubs .i want to leave the org but have no idea how to tell my mother(who is a faithful jw).

Mary J Blige

Great advice. Welcome. You are among those fortunate enough to have figured this out at an early age. Agree that you should keep reading and discovering for yourself all the while maintaining your respectful attitude to your mum - no matter what.

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Why some smart people believe the JWs/Bible

by jws in

jw
friends

i consider myself smart.

go ahead, laugh.

i have a sense of humor too.. but i grew up a jw and also believed in the bible.

Mary J Blige

So true. For me maybe apathy. Because I was born in and my parents made those decisions that I didn't need to question? I have racked my brains as to where I was when the blood and generation flip flops came in and you know what? I think all I ever heard at meetings was white noise because I have no conscious recollection of any of it. No funny looks between peers, no hearing post match discussion - no reading this in WT and saying "hang on". For this reason I do feel dumb. I get it.

At +60, my parents, after all of their lives in this cult, having just discovered TTATT, my question to them was how could you have been deceived for so long? They are both intelligent people!? They had a range of responses that totally summed it up. The hardest thing for them is reconciliation with their foolishness for so long. It's not a cult for nothing!!

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Question and answers for fisherperson regardingy time at bethel

by _Morpheus in

so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.

rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.

q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?

Mary J Blige

Privacy?. ..... we are all using user names that hide who we really are?!.... ....

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Question and answers for fisherperson regardingy time at bethel

by _Morpheus in

so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.

rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.

q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?

Mary J Blige

It is merely a reflection of that which you put out.

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I was encourage to read the Bible, but the correct Bible

by John Aquila in

i got a brief email of encouragement today.

i was told i need to read the bible, but the correct bible before it's to late.

the sign that the end is close is very obvious-(gay marriage is legal) .

Mary J Blige

And the real bible study begins!

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Question and answers for fisherperson regardingy time at bethel

by _Morpheus in

so fisherperson sent me a pm asking a bunch of questions re my time at beth hell.

rather than respond in a pm i will post the q/a here as i have nothing to hide.

q:what years did you serve in brooklyn bethel?

Mary J Blige

My comment was not solely related to this thread, nor solely to you, PHISHERPERSON, although I can see how you got that. I wish you peace at heart. Again, I would like to thank you all for your comments as I find them all very helpful in my understanding.

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To DA or not to DA, that is the question?

by dubstepped in

let me preface this by saying that i don't expect anyone here to make my decision for me.

i do however note that like the bible says, in the multitude of counselors there is wisdom, and this is a huge decision, so i wanted to put it out there for discussion.

i really appreciate your words of wisdom, as this affects not just me but my wife also, as we find ourselves in the same boat.

Mary J Blige

I have been out 12 years and have only just contemplated sending in a DA letter. I have nothing to lose - my 'friends' have been absent all these years, I moved towns and critically, my parents have just awoken. However, I feel that a letter of DA will not have the effect I romanticize it would and for that reason, I decided that the fade would allow long lost friends (if ever I was to see them again) to ask me if I was still in and would give me a better opportunity for a "witness." If I was DA'd that would shut the door entirely.