Yeah I was there in the 1970's.
One thing I didn't see mentioned here is the several tape records of speeches made at various conventions, usually brought to us by the co's. and others, elders etc.
These were very clearly predicting 1975 as the end of this world and the beginning of the "new world".
They in my opinion were not directly from the wbts but were the opinions of co's and possibly of do's.
But they were not discouraged or stopped by the wbts during the 73/74 years .
If we read the publications and listened to the talks at the assemblies, there was no doubt that the wbts was predicting the end of times as 1975, albiet in a some what subtle manner.
I know several families that moved from large cities to more remote areas, because they feared what might take place in large cities when armageddon came and they felt safer in smaller towns.
What amazes me most, is that they are still there, predicting armageddon some time, unhappy and confused, older, with children who left the troof, and treating me like I am a poisonous snake.
While I go about my business, enjoying life, and grinning at them.
Some things are so strange and impossible to understand ie, the j dubs.
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