my dad was recently made an elder about maybe 6 months ago, and now he is never around he's always at work or doing some kind of jw crap.
now he conducts the watchtower study and is even doing the special talk tommorow.
he's become an even more strict controlling jerk than he was before, and i'm never allowed to go out and do anything non jw related because he doesn't have the time.
That is how I acted as an elder. I had to be exemplary in every way and my family also. I felt trapped in many ways, so many 'privileges' to take care of. Every bit of it was never ending work.
I too was an elders kid and felt the same way you do. My Dad was a great friend and father. The stress of being an elder is what got to him. Shamefully, I let the same thing happen to me as an elder, except I had a meltdown, nearly killed myself, then quit.
Was your Dad like this before his appointment?
i went to the memorial last night.
it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.
during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.
One image makes me want to research how the Roman death sentence was carried out. The 'artwork' showed a Roman soldier with a rickety ladder leaning against an already upright stake. A nearly dead Jesus with feet dragging was being hauled towards the torture stake.
It looked like the Romans would have to hold a limp bodied Jesus way up on the stake while one dude hammered in a few nails while standing on his half-assed ladder.
I was looking at this scene while pondering the mechanics of getting a man nailed up there when POOF!!! fade out to the corporate website logo (again no longer than ONE second), then black screen...
i went to the memorial last night.
it was the first time i have seen two big hd tv's on the sides of the stage.
during the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.
I went to the memorial last night. It was the first time I have seen two big HD tv's on the sides of the stage. During the talk memorial themed 'art' work was displayed on screen.
As EACH image would fade to black or transition to the next image the screen would display the logo for their website for 1 second and then disappear. Really bizarre. Saturated advertising for sure.
burnedout
in the u.s., three's company was not allowed.
it was explained to me that it was an immoral show because a man and women lived together and no one was married.
the sister who gave this observation was a family friend and we were newbies to the religion.. at least i somehow managed to watch the benny hill show undetected..
do you think it is easier for an elder to wake up to the wtbts because of the position he is in which gives him access to info that the rank & file would not be privy to, or do you think it would be harder for him to wake up because of all the prestige/power/admiration he receives as a result of being an elder, or does it come down to something else entirely?.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0c1ixarr31y.
they must really be having issues finding brothers to slave for the org..
http://mypolice.qld.gov.au/blog/2016/02/09/break-enter-arson-beenleigh/.
https://www.google.com/maps/place/kingdom+hall+of+jehovah's+witnesses/@-27.7070899,153.2022375,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x97799a9c520da3ff.
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Blonde, yes I think the KH bombing was around 1985. I was up late that night in Florida listening to my shortwave radio and was excited that I could hear Radio Australia. When I heard about the bombing I woke up my Dad to tell him. IIRC, the bomb was under the stage and the brother giving the talk when it exploded was thrown some distance but not severely injured.
Why must people do things like this?
the brief outline for this item makes reference to the most recent wt on the subject of "reaching out" (sept 15 2014 - pages 3-6) if you are a jehovah's witness and thinking about becoming a ministerial servant or elder, then please consider the following information prior to attending the kh for this weeks clam.
first - if you hope to become an elder, in the uk you will also become a charitable trustee.
you will not be given any training for this part of your role.
A few weeks before my public nervous breakdown at the KH, I was interviewed onstage as an example for other young brothers to be a happy Elder like me...
I said the words because I was expected to, but inside I knew I did not wish anyone to experience the torture of that position.
On the outside I was a 'Happy, Joyful Elder', while on the inside I was planning suicide as my only escape...
The 'yoke is light', my ass it is.
to all bodies of elders in the united states branch territory .
re: magazine requests .
dear brothers: in our letter to all congregations dated october 20, 2015, regarding making wise use of printed magazines, publishers are encouraged to use good judgment to determine an individual’s interest before offering magazines.
warning of a long boring post ahead.
i feel like i need to vent my story out, as i feel quite helpless at the moment.. i'm 31 year old, married, father of toddler with another one on the way, due later this month.
i've been serving as elder for about 4 years now in a south florida congregation.
Hi Sanchy, your story and mine are similar. Even the part about FL, I am from SWFL.
I was an MS for ten years and then an Elder for the next ten... I was ready to kill myself even though I had two little kids. I was also killing myself slowly with alcohol. I ended up having a breakdown at the KH right before I was to start the meeting.
My wife has been supportive of my mental health now, and we very rarely discuss 'spiritual' things. I am happy, calm, sober and love my family more than anything...
I wish you the best, show lots of love to your family, be a great husband and Dad!
