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  Elder Visit

  by livingagain in

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  well i just had my elder visit here in my temporary job location town.

  stood on the door stoop was not allowing them in my home uninvited.

  my family had their visit on the weekend while i was down there(260 miles away) visiting.

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  has anyone noticed lately the emphasis on elders..

  by surferdude in

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  in particular it seems like every wt for the past year or so has a section or a paragraph pumping up the elders.

  or talking about them being "gifts in men"?

  or like the part on the service meeting this week, interviewing an elder and making him seem better or different from the rest of the cong.

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  Lost My Job Part 3

  by Yizuman in

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  well, there's another update... .

  if you missed my previous 2 posts, here's some to catch up...part one and part two.

  i emailed the township trustee and i told her of my situation and that he found out from my dad that i lost my job at wal-mart and i have been trying to buy time to find another job with no avail.

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  Praying In Restaurants

  by Englishman in

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  when you were a jw, how did you manage to say your "thank you's" before eating in a public place?.

  or didn't you bother?.

  englishman.

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  Lottery Tickets & Gambling

  by JH in

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  when you were active, did you buy any lottery tickets?

  i know a xjw who told me that he never stopped buying lottery tickets, even when he was active.

  he always asked somebody else to go get them for him, so that he wouldn't be seen buying them.

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  Circuit Visit / Christmas campaign

  by caspian in

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  sorry that i haven't posted for a while, been moving house and congregation over the last few weeks.. just thought that i will mention, the comments made by our co at the elders meeting on the friday of his visit.. with the elders starting the visits on the inactive in jan and feb, it was suggested by the society to start a week or so earlier to see how many have inactive ones have christmas decorations and so-on.. it was also suggested that if such ones are celebrating a pagan festival, it could be classed as false worship.

  which is classified as a "self-disassociation offence" and hence an announcement could be made to the congregation.. my question is this, is it just our co taking things in to his own hands or is this now national or international policy.

  kind regards.

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  KM Official Explanation of Counting Time

  by Funchback in

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  taken from page 8 of the december 2002 kingdom ministry.

  sorry, i don't have a scanner.

  do you contribute to an accurate report?.

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  current or recent jw's? especially elders.... what

  by surferdude in

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  what were or are the qualifications for certain "responsibilities" around the hall?

  our hall literally has only ms or elders --- attending, doing stage set up, handling book counter/service desk, and reading wt and closing the service meeting with song and prayer.... the only exception is the young son of a high ranking elder at our hall... they put the restrictions that a ms has to meet on these activities, i am regular, but not active enough in the service although i assured them i was "doing the best i could" (3 - 5 hours a month) but they acted like that was terrible.... we had a heated discussion for 30 minutes.... .

  sd .

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  I met a guy at Internet

  by Ardilla in

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  i would love to hear your opinion about what happen to me this weekend with a guy i met.

  i met a guy at internet last week.

  i called him and we talked from 10 pm until 6 am from the next day.

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  Is this legal?

  by IronGland in

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  if a former jw decided to put on a suit and tie and go door to door trying to place old wt magazines and books they had laying around, and asking for a small donation, but using the proceeds to buy beer, is that illegal in any way?

  i figure they at least owe me a beer.edited by - irongland on 4 november 2002 21:28:23.

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