JWTom

Joined

• started 22 topics
• posted 124 times   see topics posted on
• send a message

Topics Started by JWTom

• 
  26

  Return to Kingdom Hall Meetings - Letter to Elder Bodies?

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  a couple of threads over on reddit that there is a letter to elders on restarting meetings.

  i find this hard to believe and have not seen anything on this from our trusty sources on this site.

  can anyone confirm?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  9

  The Impact of Less "Appointed Men" & This Site Thank You

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  with the passing minimus, we all may think about what this site has meant to us personally.

  i lurked here for quite a few years before becoming active as a poster....still i consider what i have done to be very slight compared with others.

  may minimus rest in peace and a big thank you to all that have helped me here over the years.. a new member that is a pimo elder (reservations) posted here about how he could wake people up while remaining a pimo elder.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  16

  Awake is back! India used in every illustration???

  by JWTom in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  as someone else noted.

  why is the new awake a setting in india in every illustration?.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  27

  Do local JWs want in-person meetings back in your congregation?

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i realize many here think that in-person meetings will return as soon as things are safe with covid.

  but many acknowledge it will likely be 2022 or later when this happens.. surprisingly, many pimi jws in our congregation are not shy about saying they are fine with zoom meetings forever and do not want to go back to in-person meetings.

  many speculate similar thoughts that are on this site....such as a combination of in-person and zoom meetings.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  7

  Significant Changes Happening - Even Though Many May Not Realize

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted this item a few weeks ago (link below) with a compilation of items that could happen as the organization unravels - even though many (including myself) may find it unlikely, improbable or simply too much of a change to believe.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5165806634663936/drastic-upcoming-changes-accelerated-pandemic.

  as an active pimo though, i came up with the list in the above post simply from the standpoint that very significant changes have been occurring on an ongoing basis and sometimes i think even very active witnesses do not realize it.

  a few major items that have been ongoing or were singular events listed below.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  1

  Ongoing Changes Happening - Even While Some Do Not Realize How Significant

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i posted this item a few weeks ago (link below) with a compilation of items that could happen as the organization unravels - even though many (including myself) may find it unlikely, improbable or simply too much of a change to believe.. https://www.jehovahs-witness.com/topic/5165806634663936/drastic-upcoming-changes-accelerated-pandemic.

  as an active pimo though, i came up with the list in the above post simply from the standpoint that very significant changes have been occurring on an ongoing basis and sometimes i think even very active witnesses do not realize it.

  a few major items that have been ongoing or were singular events listed below.

  1. 
• 
  61

  Awake Magazine - No Longer Being Printed?

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  someone made reference in another post that the awake magazine had ceased publication.

  maybe i missed it since i have not been on here as much in the last 6 months.

  is this true?

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  16

  U.S. Announcement at CLAM w/o March 3 - Donation of Trailers Needed

  by JWTom in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  at our clam meeting this past week there was a rather lengthy announcement asking for the donation of travel trailers.

  needed to be at least 22 feet long and not older than a 2005 model year.

  lots of other details were in the announcement about what was desired related condition of the trailer, etc.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  36

  Drastic Upcoming Changes? (accelerated by the pandemic)

  by JWTom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  good to see you again!

  much discussion now about the fallout that is coming due to impacts of the pandemic combined with the long-term downward spiral of jw.org.

  i am active as a pimo and my wife is pimi....much of our personal conversation and conversation with others in jw land focuses on how things will play out for jw.org in the next 12-24 months.

  1. 
  2. 
  3. 
• 
  13

  Meeting Workbook - I am your inheritance - April 5-11

  by JWTom in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  similar to the bethelites being dismissed topic for march/april 2020 is the article for april 5-11 related to the idea "if you just do what jw.org says....then someone is going to slide cash under your door and it will all be good related to your future finances" (link below).. i know current jws that believe this and have pimi family that believe this.

  they believe these even though they have endlessly challenging finances even struggling to pay bills.

  the reality is that anyone struggling financially as a jw is going to be in a state of poverty just trying to survive.

  1. 
  2. 
  3.