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when i was at the farm, a few years past, the bethelite referred to the grave yard area where bro franz and bro knorr are buried as the launching pad.. was that "joke" how it was commonly referred to?.
just lois.
I've heard people come back from tours (not sure which site) and talk about seeing an area that was like a memorial spot for anointed ones who had made the jump to hyperspace. They said it was nicknamed 'The Launching Pad.'
It was a while back though, and the ol' memory may be patchy!
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Excellent post Oubliette, and thanks for the recommendation. That's going on the list!
"talking to her, he realized how easy it was to present an appearance of orthodoxy while having no grasp whatever of what orthodoxy meant.
in a way, the world-view of the party governing body imposed itself most successfully on people incapable of understanding it.
they could be made to accept the most flagrant violations of reality, because they never fully grasped the enormity of what was demanded of them, and were not sufficiently interested in public events to notice what was happening.
Did somebody call me?
i like terry's topic about noah's day not being armageddon enough.
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Show them Luke 21:8.
we had to go off grid for a time, time and half a time as we thought we had been outed.
fortunately it was a false alarm, but it was a stressful time.
i asked for my original diary thread to be deleted in case there could be anything on there to identlfy mrs smith and i. i am always very careful when posting, and am sure there was nothing on there, but felt it best to have it removed in order to be as cautious as a dove.
Hi Pickler, what a great thing to share with your family I think it helps children see how big the world is and help them understand why the world is shaped as it is today.
Its another Saturday here in Australia, looking forward to doing what normal people do - tidy up the house, wash the car, do some shopping, sip a coffee and people-watch in a cafe. So nice to not have to worry about field service or the meetings.
I like this.
I like this a lot.
that's right, and it's great!
i don't know exactly why because he hasn't turned apostate and still seems to believe jw things.
i don't feel comfortable in asking him why he doesn't go to meetings anymore for some reason, or find out what he believes and if the things i've told him bout ttatt influenced his decision.
Hello Julia,
This is indeed good news. The longer one is away from the meetings, the harder it is to go back. So keep each other busy and before you know it, six months will have passed and life will be a whole lot happier. You'll have to endure some people trying to find out what's going on, but ride it out and they will soon move on to other things.
Very glad to hear your news :-)
you might remember last weekend i posted up some info from my friend that had the opportunity to attend the zone overseer talk in japan.
that thread is here: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251038/1/hot-off-the-press-zo-talk-in-japan.
well today my friend forwarded me this little gem.
jwstudy: What was the general reaction of the people in attendance? Were they ecstatic to have more spiritual food from the slave.
We thought that the book of Matthew was an odd choice for a release. Any suggestions as to why the Governing Body decided on this book?
Are there many apostates / faders / doubters in Japan?
Sorry for all the questions, we don't often hear from Japan so its great to hear from 'the inside'.
Stay safe :-)
i was supervising a class of 14 year olds and there were a couple of jw kids, a girl and a boy, both of whom want to go to bethel.
i told the boy i wasn't comfortable with all the changes the gb's been making over the years.
i mean, i'm the teacher, right?
Was his name Andre? Because I sense a WT study article experience in this kid's future....
you might remember last weekend i posted up some info from my friend that had the opportunity to attend the zone overseer talk in japan.
that thread is here: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251038/1/hot-off-the-press-zo-talk-in-japan.
well today my friend forwarded me this little gem.
Yes, you heard him right: "15 minutes a month they are scripturally enduring in the preaching work."
REALLY?
What scripture was that?
this is literally hot off the press as in from about half an hour ago.. we have a friend from nz (who is wavering and knows our situation) and he is on holiday in japan at the moment.
today there was a zone overseer talk that he went to in nagoya (southern japan) and it has just finished up.
straight after the song and still in the stadium he emailed us the info below.
Hi guys,
That is a great link Ann, thanks very much. He has asked me not to post it so I'm happy to do what he says.
Just posted up a sequal to this thread. Check it out: http://jehovahs-witness.net/watchtower/beliefs/251234/1/ZO-Talk-in-Japan-Part-Deux
