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  The "WOW!!" moment...Theocratic Ministry School was a sham!

  by Terry in

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  i just remembered something from long ago..... i moved to california in 1974 after i had been in "the truth" for 11 years, having full-time pioneered and also having served time in federal prison over the so-called christian neutrality issue.. i felt completely confident that my bible education was the best on planet earth.

  i had honed my skills by door to door preaching, discussion, arguments and attendance at the theocratic ministry school.. i began working as an artist in a huge company that manufactured all kinds of art, sculpture and wall hanging.

  the head of the artists was a wonderful young man, skilled artist and devout christian who took me under his wing.

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  Sounds like the WBTS is the best Pyramid scheme ever! LOL

  Michele
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  Did you miss out on "higher education" when a JW but go to college later?

  by Mad Sweeney in

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  i did.

  still not finished with a degree yet but i'll get there.. how about you?.

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  Yeah. I just started college when I started studying at 22... put it off for 5 yrs.. I graduate this year (at 28) with my bachelors in nursing and plan on starting my Masters next yr. I was told at the meetings that I didnt need to go to school for nursing... that nurses wouldnt be needed in the new system.

  Michele
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  @ Carla... the military is nothing like the Kingdom hall. and I was speaking about worship? God did create the congregation for a reason," wherever TWO or more are gathered in my name". so i dont think i will find God walking in a park, I do have to congregate or go to some kind of meeting and yes the meetings were not all that enjoyable, they were very boring, mundane and no i dont beleive everything they were teaching... but the false hope felt better than NO hope, not to be rude or sarcastic, but where do you stand as far as worship to God is concerned Carla?

  @WTwizard.... thanks for the advice. I had some Mormons at my door the other day asking if i wanted to study. I explained their whole religion to them and their jaws dropped, then I asked each one how many wives they had, they just laughed it off. They said they would come back and never did. But I am going to get dressed in a little bit and go to the new church across the street.... i dont know why i feel hesitant to do it...
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  @ blacksheep.....No, i dont know of any clubs....... I guess I could try to find some. I have been staying at work longer to burn up the time, going to the gym, reading books ect.
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  @ sizemik..... yeah it is real. Its Sunday Morning... the happiest day of the week for me, well, when i was in anyway...

  now its the worse. I want to get up and get dressed to go worship and have no where to go.... ::(((

  I want to start attending Seventh Day Advent churches and work my way backward. you know? since thats where the wtbs branched off from anyway.
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  True or False..... its better to believe in something than nothing at all..... )atleast thats the excuse I used before to go to each and every meeting)...

  and your right, if my mom was catholic i probably would be, babtist, presbyterian, lutheran, islam, advent.... and so on.

  my point being... When you leave the WBTS. it FEELS like there is no where to go...... atleast thats how I feel now..

  and I didnt cherry pick doctrine... the GB did that for me....
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  Its really hard when your raised as a witness..... its the only way you know HOW to worship.....
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

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  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  Thanks alot SizeMik..... I will take your advise... and those are good words to describe the way I feel "Spiritual Wilderness"......

  I do feel like im lost.....
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  Do Jehovah's Witnesses feel as though they are the only ones assisted by God in their lives?

  by stillstuckcruz in

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  i was thinking about this while staring blankly at the assembly speaker today.

  a prestigious member of the gb.

  o joy.

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  I have wondered the same thing myself. I see other christians who talk about their fantastic relationship with GOD. and I would think to myself, If WE are the only true religion, then how can God be approving of you, be a friend of yours if your not a Jehovahs witness???. I always wondered if they were making it all up, they couldnt possibly know Jehovah because they are not "one of his people".....

  The truth is, I personally had a wonderful relationship with God BEFORE i got babtized... after babtism it was all downhill.

  One pioneer sister who studied with me a little while -right after babtism asked me how I came into "the truth". I told her that I started reading the bible everyday by myself, asked God for guidance and I began to understand and that no one came to my door, I just found the local hall and came to meetings myself. I told her that I found Jehovah myself.

  She got upset after I finished talking and told me that what I was saying was impossible, that I had to brought in by someone IN the Organization..... and that there was no way I found God without the aid of one of his witnesses to teach me the truth. I sat there at my kitchen table and just looked at her like she was crazy.... needless to say that was our last book study together.. i did not want the crazy sister in my home anymore. She didnt like that I was honest with her, she wanted to hear something different....
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  Ok I left the WBTS..... now what?? kingdom hall withdrawal

  by sister x in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so my last meeting was in december 2010. i was attending the english and spanish halls for a year and just english for 6 yrs..... lots of meetings.

  i had only two friends at the hall and no boyfriend/husband.

  i live in a town where i know no one, no family and when i became a witness i left the one job (air force) where i had people who cared about me..... now im alllllll alone!

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  @ the Max..... I know I can... master at it. I know I would walk in the hall with a Big grin on my face and walk out even happier...

  I think it would be different this time because now I KNOW what Im walking into vs. being deceived like before.....