my grandmother, an immigrant from austria, was.
two of my aunts, their husbands, both elders, various cousins and two of my sisters are witnesses.
so is my grand uncle.
a few greedy elders will try to get money or things beforehand.
The same elder that made the suit comment to me was named executor of an elderly JW woman. When she died he accessed her home before any inventory of the estate could be made and carted off a whole trunk-load of valuable collectibles that were never seen again, and then he even bragged about it!
my grandmother, an immigrant from austria, was.
two of my aunts, their husbands, both elders, various cousins and two of my sisters are witnesses.
so is my grand uncle.
How often are the sick and infirm neglected. Is that a 'thing' among Witnesses?
Yes, yes it is. Near the end of her life my mother who was by that time suffering from advance dementia was openly ridiculed. My father who was still at that time an elder took the "for better or worse, in sickness or health" vow very seriously so he stayed with her at home taking care of her. Not one single person from their hall would stop by because as one of them told me, "It is so embarrassing to see how her mental health has declined."
After she died my father also developed dementia and was pretty well house bound. Again not one single person from the hall would come by to visit. One elder came to tell me that I should put him in a home, and that my dad had refused to let them take his suit to the cleaners. I told him well at least when he dies of loneliness he can be buried in a clean suit!
My sister and I and a DF'd relative were his only company or caregivers for the last months of his life. At least we met his request to die at home not in a facility among strangers.
I remember what he said in one of his more clear moments, "Jehovah's Witnesses have "love" on their lips, but NONE in their hearts!"
2023-10-17-legal seminar.
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Thank you!
I notice the questions are pretty intrusive, none of your business type questions. And of course the all important, Do you believe in the governing body and obey them question.
Anyone wanting to give free labor to this bunch is even more crazy than the typical politician.
the watchtower—study edition | december 2023. study article 52. young sisters—become mature christian women.
18 you may choose to get married.
the qualities and skills that we have discussed will help you to become a capable wife.
The husband ''corrects'' his wife just like a dog owner ''corrects'' his new puppy.
Many years ago a newly moved in to the congregation that I was in elder came to make a "shepherding" call on me. Scheduled for 7:00 P.M. He and another elder showed up finally about 7:30 P.M. and as we had never met he introduced himself with he words, " My name is ______ ________. I'm sorry we are late, but when I got home from work I found my wife had bought a new cook-book without my permission so I had to take time to chastise her." That was the way he treated everyone in the congregation.
I hated that sorry S.O.B. from then on!
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atlantis!
Thank you.
For some odd reason I read the announcement as, "do more. . .Do More. . .DO MORE!" and "You are not kneeling deep enough to your earthly masters."
an announcement to all congregations those with legal experience please come and work for free to cover up child abusers.. i mean what else would it be for?.
the cheek of it.. so the direction was always don’t go for advanced education and careers but now they are looking for such ones to give if their time and education for free?.
practice saying ‘No’ in front of a mirror.
The most intelligent man I ever knew (my father) also made the same suggestion. Start with saying "Ehn" and finish with "Oh". Do that over and over until the two blend into just one word, "NO".
That is one of the most liberating words ones can tell JW's.
2023-10-13-announcements (reporting field service).
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an elder who is a good reader'
If they follow this direction there will be congregations where the letter will not be read!
so everyone knows the “big news” of this past weekend, no more reporting of hours, placements, return visits, etc.
beginning november 1, jws just tick a box indicating whether they “shared in any form of the ministry during the month”.. so there was a brief comment by a redditor that seems like a brief joke “throwaway comment” but after thinking about it….why not?.
the idea is, what is “any form of the ministry”?
Counting time meant that the goal was putting in the time, not actually accomplishing anything.
Agreed. I remember back in the day getting frustrated with the "star" pioneers and telling them MY time was valuable and I wanted to make my time count, not just count my time.
Now my time counts for more than free slave labor to WT.
this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!
reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.
After all, the unspoken 10 hour requirement is a major qualification for those positions, and now, just about anybody would qualify, as long as they know how to wash windows.
Don't forget, they have to still have a penis, and be baptized.
this is going to break the hearts of a lot of uber-jw's!
reddit has now removed the video link of samuel herd telling jw's they will no longer have to report time or placements - just tick a box which says "active.".
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akdshyx79rm&t=13s.
For some time now I have heard that the GB have been using the term personal ministry when speaking about field serve-us.
If is your personal ministry then you are accountable only to god, not some organization. i said as much to a PIMI woman I know who was asking if I had heard the news. I got the "squint eye" and she asked who I've been talking to. HA!
