Interesting about what happened about Lester Jarka. I do recall hearing the name Keith Kelle - I think he was a CO and maybe even a DO at one time. I knew his father, Irving Kelle, when he was alive. I think Irving used to be in the now defunct Nashville Illinois congregation.
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Kelle Jarka
by isaacaustin inhas it been confirmed whether or not he was an active witness at the time of his crime?
can someone post the article making the statement to that effect?.
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Kelle Jarka
by isaacaustin inhas it been confirmed whether or not he was an active witness at the time of his crime?
can someone post the article making the statement to that effect?.
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Not to hijack this thread or anything, but I wonder if Kelle Jarka is any relation to Lester Jarka. If anybody here is from the St. Louis area, they may remember that name. Lester was a heavy hitter in the Metro East area for many years throughout the 70's and 80's, featured on EVERY assembly and convention. Then, in the early 90's, he 'stepped down' and disappeared. Seemed like a nice enough guy, but never knew what happened to him.
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Coded Phone number for Kingdom Hall attendence.
by Joshnaz ini just learned the the kingdom halls have a coded phone number for listening in on the sunday meetings.
for my area the phone number is 623-748-1908. when it asks you for the code dial 623293. you can enter the number of listeners and you are counted in attendance.
i just wanted to let everyone here know and see what everyone's thought's were..
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Interesting....
In my old hall, the telephone tie-in consisted of a speaker, a twisted wire coat hanger, and a telephone. When the shut-in called the hall to listen in, I would hang the phone receiver over the coat hanger so it dangled right next to the speaker - just close enough to let the shut-in listen at home.
Kingdom Hall? IT Department? Those two phrases don't belong in the same sentence...
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jw.org seems to have crashed
by NotBlind intoday, sept. 14th, is the big day when jw's are supposed to be able to download the new songbook music from the jw.org website.. and their website seems to have crashed.. too much traffic/demand for the new tunes?
or was it hacked?.
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Well, the site is back up. No new music though.
Another failed prediction?
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jw.org seems to have crashed
by NotBlind intoday, sept. 14th, is the big day when jw's are supposed to be able to download the new songbook music from the jw.org website.. and their website seems to have crashed.. too much traffic/demand for the new tunes?
or was it hacked?.
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Older posters check in...just post your name...we need to hear from you!
by restrangled ini am not the oldest but have 3 years here!
restrangled.. how about you?.
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I've been on here for 8 years, since the summer of 2001. I just don't post very often.
Before that, I was on H2O since the fall of 1996, posting as Brother Garfield. I didn't post there very often either.
Before that, there was the AJWR board "free-for-all" and the short-lived "Watchtower Unplugged" in 1995 and 1996. Anybody remember those?
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Has the WTBS ever written YOU a letter when you made no request for one?
by gubberningbody inme.. i'll tell you in a bit..
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District Convention Talk perhaps?
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The Book Of Revelation - Book Study
by ablebodiedman ini understand that the revelation "climax" book is being studied again.. if you are a jehovah's witness out here in the internet wilderness there is a unique opportunity to.
measure what you are learning in the "climax" book against truths that exist outside of the organization.. i invite you to take some time to do that.
there are three short video's which examine the entire book using.
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No, I've decided to give up ALL brands of fundamentalist religion. Thanks, but no thanks.
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The Book Of Revelation - Book Study
by ablebodiedman ini understand that the revelation "climax" book is being studied again.. if you are a jehovah's witness out here in the internet wilderness there is a unique opportunity to.
measure what you are learning in the "climax" book against truths that exist outside of the organization.. i invite you to take some time to do that.
there are three short video's which examine the entire book using.
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Sorry, you're about 3 1/2 years late with this post. The Revelation book was studied for a record 4th time around 2006 or so. But this is 2009, and no plans have been publicized to study it again. There are several other books that will likely be studied before Revelation (if it ever gets pulled out of the closet again) - "Be My Follower" and the new "Bear Thorough Witness" are two that come to mind.
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CO's and DO's for the Midwest.
by AllTimeJeff inhowever you define the geographic midwest.
the only do of consequence i had was illingworth.
also f bartell.
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Here's what I posted on another thread. These guys were all in the Midwest.
DO Sam Herd - Everybody seemed to enjoy his talks, of course that was 25 years ago.
DO Joseph Howard - About 20 years ago, he had a sister on the Ministry School at the Circuit Assembly in tears from the critical harsh 'counsel' he gave. Not well-liked in the district.
DO Joseph Wengert - Grandfatherly figure, seemed nice enough. Never met him personally.
DO Louis Beda - I think they had a cat. Don't remember much else about the guy.
DO Bob Hartman - It seemed like he was in Alaska for a time and talked about how cold is was (-30 degrees) and they STILL went out in service.
DO Steve Konjevich - Seemed nice enough, and I remember he always wanted his lunches at the Kingdom Hall. Made a big deal about people's ethnicity and nationalities.
DO Wallace Goff - Was a MTS instructor, and rarely showed up to circuit assemblies. Pretty personable guy, though.
CO Melvin Branam - Nice guy, always had time for people. Spent time with families and encouraged children. Liked to sit in the back of the Kingdom hall so he could talk to people. Probably my all-time favorite CO.
CO Robert Wickers - Seemed a little full of himself. Not the best speaker.
CO Michael Swanson - Seemed very intelligent. Didn't say much, but he was very perceptive.
CO Stanley Coberly - Former missionary who was sent home from Honduras after getting malaria. Single CO. Nice enough guy, but not much of a speaker. Not the most memorable CO.
CO Arnie Erickson - They were from Minnesota. Still had a motorhome years after the other CO's were forced to give theirs up. Older couple - I think his wife's name was Rusty or something like that.
CO Stephen Miller - Young couple who were very idealistic and zealous. They had a heart and really wanted to help people, as far as I could tell.
After that it gets kind of fuzzy.