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  7 Things Remarkably Happy People Do Often

  by Oubliette in

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  i came across this article today and really appreciated it's positive message; and so i wanted to share a few choice excerpts that i thought were particularly relevant for this group:.

  7 things remarkably happy people do often1.

  make good friends - make real friends.

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  XBEHERE

  Phaedra welcome! Unsual name you have, I like it.
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  Any Suggestions on what to say if elders ask why you stopped going in FS?

  by BU2B in

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  i was curious what might be some good things to say if i am questioned by the elduurs about my decline in fs.

  anything too honest may get me a jc (although that would be for the best in the end..) the co visit is this week so they may be getting more agressive than usual.

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  lie. submit 1-2 hrs of "informal witnessing" they really don't care anyway if its CO visit as they just want to have a low number of irregular and inactive pubs to report to middle management.
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  Where were you? / How old were you?... during the Ray Franz witch trial?

  by Zoos in

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  i was 13yo and largely clueless to what was going on.

  i think i remember hearing something about an apostate being weeded out of bethel but really couldn't have cared less.

  i didn't start getting zealous until a couple of years later.. .

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  I was 15 and living at home with Elder Dad and Pioneer mom. I do recall mom discussing the Time magazine blurb about it with Dad and wondering what was up.
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  Donation Changes-Elders Meeting

  by XBEHERE in

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  2. friends

  so we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 lboe...it was was many of you expressed.

  below are some of the quotes from the elders:.

  "we just need to keep the focus on jehovah's work, remind the friends of this".

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  You are right about that...I used to be one of those tow the liner's. The feeling that I got during that meeting was that our BOE would do as told, period. This is the scary part of this cult, nobody openly questions anything the CCJW says and remains in for very long. Your family will be told that you are satanic and to shun you. Ex- Elders are treated worse than publishers in many cases since they "should know better.."
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  Donation Changes-Elders Meeting

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 lboe...it was was many of you expressed.

  below are some of the quotes from the elders:.

  "we just need to keep the focus on jehovah's work, remind the friends of this".

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  XBEHERE

  Pontoon- I am in the U.S. East of the Rockies to be a little more specific.
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  Donation Changes-Elders Meeting

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 lboe...it was was many of you expressed.

  below are some of the quotes from the elders:.

  "we just need to keep the focus on jehovah's work, remind the friends of this".

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  kate I have compartmentalized my "service" as an elder and I am honestly trying to be as helpful to people as I can. The JW's in my hall can sense that I am a little different I hear so many comments like "you are so understanding" "you are one of the cool elders" etc. etc.

  I know that this is a cop out and pretty much I am living a lie but its what I feel I have to do in order to maintain my family situation. I really wish I had the "balls" to do what some on here have and just come clean to my wife and kids but I dont think it would end well for me. The loss of my family would break my heart.

  As for the meeting we had... they will never say what they really feel, because like me, they know it would be the end. Some of them truly are deluded and convinced that GB is God. So sad but hey its their choice.
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  Donation Changes-Elders Meeting

  by XBEHERE in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  so we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 lboe...it was was many of you expressed.

  below are some of the quotes from the elders:.

  "we just need to keep the focus on jehovah's work, remind the friends of this".

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  So we had our elders meeting to discuss the 3/29 LBOE...it was was many of you expressed. Below are some of the quotes from the elders:

  "We just need to keep the focus on Jehovah's work, remind the friends of this"

  "What a nice change, now everyone will be able to afford a new KH or Ass Hall"

  "We can now offset our poorer brothers lack of funds in a more proper way"

  lol.. one thing is for sure among the diehard JW's GB=Jehovah

  No matter what they change it will always seem to be the correct thing to do.
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  Is There Anything About The Witnesses That You Like?

  by minimus in

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  anything??

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  They are like any other population of people, some very nice and some complete total assholes.
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  New Donation Arrangements for KHF?

  by XBEHERE in

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  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/governing-body-instructs-congregations-to-pledge-fixed-monthly-donations .

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  is there a thread on here detailing this?.

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  http://jwsurvey.org/cedars-blog/governing-body-instructs-congregations-to-pledge-fixed-monthly-donations

  is there a thread on here detailing this?
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  How many use their tablet and ipads at the mtg ...for internet surfing?

  by stuckinarut2 in

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  2. friends

  so if you are still an attender, how many use their tablets or ipads during the mtg for 'non theocratic' purposes?.

  i often log on here, and post during the mtg (if no one is sitting behind me that would notice).

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  I was ordering things from Amazon on mine a couple of weeks ago.