I was over 18 when the elders called a family meeting to ask if I still wanted to be a witness. I don't think they cared that I was an adult, my parents were still asked to be present. Remember they only have power that YOU give them. I wish you the best.
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HELP. ELDERS COMING TO TALK WITH THE FAMILY
by Thoughtless inso after the annual meeting, on sunday, the elders want to talk with my family.
i do not like this one bit.
perhaps i am being exposed.
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What Are Some Stupid Rules In Watchtower World?
by minimus inthere's a lot.
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one that i just don't understand is that no one should hold hands during a prayer.. where the hell do they come up with these rules??
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Its been a while, but when I was a kid, the speakers could only wear white shirts with their suits. Color was to distracting. Also, nail polish could only be a shade of red or pink. I had a friend that was counseled for green polish.
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The worst thing to have pride in
by Rattigan350 ini really hate it when kids on interviews on meetings or assemblies and they state with pride that they turned down the piece of cake or brownie or other birthday treat at school.
is that something to really be proud of?
it is not as if the teacher is tempting them.
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I think Nelsonian Knowledge is my favorite word of the day. Thanks NeverKnew! The only people that are proud that they are not eating BDay cake are the Witnesses. No one else even notices. Except the poor JW kid who's mouth is watering at 2:00 p.m. during the bday party at school. She is so hungry from a long day at school and her mom has not picked her up yet. So the teacher gives her a cupcake and take the little candle off it and says " now its not a bday cake" and the little girl INHALES the cupcake. Wow that for personal fast :)
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An Elder Reads CoC !!
by TTATTelder ini have recently joined the site.
i was just appointed an elder this summer.
i started discovering the ttatt (the truth about the truth) last year after putting a few things together myself concerning the leadership and then doing some research online.. i really enjoyed jwfacts.com, jwsurvey, and others.
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Welcome. It will be good to hear your stories.
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Do Witnesses Have Any Aspirations Anymore?
by minimus inwhen i was a kid, my family wanted me to reach out for any type of "privilege", whether it be cleaning the rest room or being an attendant.
obviously, reaching out to be a ministerial servant and elder were high on the list.. since college was a no no, we were to aspire to be something within the congregation.. i wonder if anyone aspires to be anything in the organization, at this point in time..
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When I was young, I wanted to work behind the literature counter SO BAD !!! They let me a couple times to help the MS that ran it, and then they finally broke it to me that girls did not do that stuff. I was a very sad 10 year old.
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Update on my fade
by wizzstick init's been over 3 months since i first posted after years of lurking:.
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/253883/1/my-story-a-kinda-newbie-from-the-uk#.ukhopt-yza8.
and what a 3 months it's been.
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What a great update - good luck to you both!
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What Assembly were you baptized at...
by vilot ini was baptized at the 1976 "sacret secret" dc at inglewood ca there must have been 50,000 people there..
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I am not sure with others, but in my hall, the reason you got baptized so young was because it was considered a "first step" to being accepted in the congregation. Also, you were not allowed to date or marry if you were not baptized (unspoken rule). I was 17, and I delayed more than most in my hall.
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JW's planning for retirement
by FirstLastName ini had an interesting discussion with a jw family member recently and he brought up his plans for retirement.
according to his age bracket, this will not be for another 20 years or so.
he plans to buy land, build a house, move the parents nearby.
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Thank you all for your thoughts. I agree with all of you, that although they push the idea of Armageddon looming, that they also planning for the future without it arriving. It should be noted that this family member I mentioned just had a baby, so perhaps their thoughts are with more important issues like taking care of family, hense the planning for the future.
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JW's planning for retirement
by FirstLastName ini had an interesting discussion with a jw family member recently and he brought up his plans for retirement.
according to his age bracket, this will not be for another 20 years or so.
he plans to buy land, build a house, move the parents nearby.
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I had an interesting discussion with a JW family member recently and he brought up his plans for retirement. According to his age bracket, this will not be for another 20 years or so. He plans to buy land, build a house, move the parents nearby. He was actively looking for property.
It is, ofcourse, very smart to plan ahead for retirement, and then it hit me how weird it was that he was thinking that far ahead, with Armageddon looming. When I was in, there was no need to even have a career, cause you would never have use for it - Armageddon was just around the corner!
It struck me, how much the message must have changed in the 10 years that I have been inactive? Or, could it just be that he is not taking chances and he see the flaws in the message himself?
I have kept up with some policy changes reading this board the last couple years, but have no experience attending meetings in a long time. Just was an interesting observation.
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What Assembly were you baptized at...
by vilot ini was baptized at the 1976 "sacret secret" dc at inglewood ca there must have been 50,000 people there..
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July 1994. Cow Palace.