Posts by Lapuce

I have two, both WT related in a sense, got one in 2003 and the other in 2004, An angel the first and a mermaid the second... I'll post them later this week.

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Before you became a JW's did you hear "all" of the horror stories about JW

by booker-t in

my mom became a jw's when i was around 4 in 1969 so i don't really know what it is like to not be a jw's and become one.

at 4 i was dragged to all of the meetings and that was the way of life for me and my siblings.

but for jw's that were of an adult age did "opposers" tell you all of the "horror stories" about jw's before you became a jw?

Lapuce

Most adult new Witnesses I know became Witnesses in order to peruse a romantic interest. Joining the Witnesses is more of a compromise than a commitment for many. No Witness joins because of the history and doctrines, they join in spite of them.

That was the case with me I like the woman simply too much..... and it ruined my life...

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How did the WT art affect you? Did you find subliminal WT art as a JW?

by freetosee in

i was always impressed by the art in wt literature, especially by pictures of the throne of god, heaven and angels, the visions of daniel and revelation.

these added in deepening my acceptance and understanding of wt teaching.

the earthly hope was very appealing to me, yet i whished to be able to go to heaven for a short time just to see the spirit realm and then return to live in earthly paradise.

Lapuce

How about the picture of the JW family off to field service, with a child glancing enviously behind at the "vacationing" family scooting off in the SUV? That image was last year, still engraved on my memory.

I agree with that image too, except now I did buy the SUV and my family follows me even the dub wife on most occasions...

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A NEW Flock book has been released, with notes by a Presiding Overseer

by Elsewhere in

jw
friends

for several years there has been available a pay attention to yourselves and to the flock book in pdf and html format.

this book has proven to be extremely valuable in exposing the morally questionable activities of the watchtower society.

now we have a new version that is even more valuable because it contains the hand-written notes of a presiding overseer, some notes as recent as late 2005. these notes are frequently dictated to elders by a circuit overseer or district overseer in order to avoid liability (the wts can deny every giving such instructions).

Lapuce

Thank you Elsewhere for this valuable asset....

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Will JW's elders Disfellowship or Disassociate or Reprove a JW for flag-sal

by booker-t in

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i attend a group activity every week and there is a young jw's woman that attends there with me and everytime we stand up to salute the flag she refuses to stand or say the pledge of allegence.

she told me that if she did the elders would df'd her for idolatry.

i have never heard of jw's getting kicked out for saluting the flag.

Lapuce

It reminds me of a time I caught an elder's son smoking (He was 13 or 14), noting happend to him as his dad was an elder but also a pioneer, I was told that it was a closed case because I had no other witness with me.

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A really good book about Watchtower history

by Gary1914 in

i recently discovered a great book which i would like to recommend.

it is called a people for his name and it was written by a jehovah's witness named timothy white.

i love this book and it helps one to see the origins of many things taught by the witnessing such as disfellowshipping and the blood doctrine.

Lapuce

Yes it would be nice to have in PDF format to read... A value for us.... trying to find ways in getting out loved ones!

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Have you ever snapped at someone in field service?

by Lapuce in

have this happend to anyone and if so, what happend ?.

it happend on a cold winterday in service, i was with my dub wife and another couple doing the door to door thingy, anyways i get to this door and the guy starts threating me, since i am quite large(beefy) i snapped back at him and sharted yelling like him and daring him to fight me, my wife got so mad after that incident and the the other couple didn't say a word.

i did leave, but it was a close one.

Lapuce

Have this happend to anyone and if so, what happend ?

It happend on a cold winterday in service, I was with my dub wife and another couple doing the door to door thingy, anyways I get to this door and the guy starts threating me, since I am quite large(beefy) I snapped back at him and sharted yelling like him and daring him to fight me, My wife got so mad after that incident and the the other couple didn't say a word. I did leave, but it was a close one.

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Baptismal date, do you remember?

by Jourles in

yesterday was my 15th year anniversary of being baptized.

may 11, 1991. i'm not sure it counts anymore since i was df'd last feb. 3, 2005, but still, it is a remarkable period of time to pass by and reflect on what changes have occurred.. i was 18 years old.

the "internet" was barely a blip.

Lapuce

well remembered the month and year 1994, and it was in september.... thats all I can recall.... It was at a two day assembly.