IMO it's been like this for the last 20+ years. Even as a teenager in the 2000s during conventions I can remember looking from the stands down to the ice level of the arena and seeing so many hot young girls with their babies/young kids walking around and no sight of a husband, not even sitting beside a man but instead sitting with their parents. I remember even my parents commenting on this. I sit as high up as I can now and sleep during the conventions but I assume it's still the same.
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There seems to be many jw's marrying outside of org recently.
by atomant inl was wondering if others have noticed this or is just my imagination?my sister whom has always been a fine example of a dub just got married to an outsider was a shock to everyone as no one knew she was dating an outsider.she seems happy.the elders are to shit scared of her to approach her about the matter.
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Memoir by Prince
by Dagney inhttp://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/prince-to-publish-unconventional-memoir-in-2017-20160318 .
hmmmm...i wonder if he will preach?.
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I just found out about this District Overseer in Quebec that got DF'd
by Quarterback inhe sure was well known, and apparently he left his wife some time ago.
his initials were m.l.. does anyone know about this?.
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Canada zone visit March 2016
by Richard_I incanada's getting a zone visit in march 2016, but no mention of who's doing the visit.
praying it's anthony morris and we get our own tight pants talk.
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@prologos - yes you are right, it was a gypsy, my bad, i think I remember him mentioning "gypsy" now. also yes, i was thinking the same thing about the translation. Bunn spoke quickly and said Shewfelt (Canada branch committee member) was to raise his hand if he was speaking too fast because his talk was also being translated live into French. Well, he never slowed down, and damn could that guy talk fast, i kept thinking of that during his talk that the French congregations will only get like 50% of his talk, and he kept screwing up the bible verses he said he was about to read (e.g. Luke 11:17, but meant Luke 17:11). Bunn looked to be about late 60's to mid 70's.
@wannaexit - a brother from vancouver told me the GB would often visit their conventions quite often. of course, we never, ever saw them in the middle of nowhere in Winnipeg or Alberta
@label licker - yes at the end of his talk Bunn stressed being loyal to the GB, and I think he mentioned it again in his concluding prayer, and how jehovah is entrusting them to lead the JWs. no mention of the royal commission in australia or all the child abuse news that's come out recently.
@stuckinarut2 - no, sadly there was no 10 minute rant on tight pants. next year, maybe.
also, during Jung's part, I felt really bad for the couple(s) that went up to Baker Lake to preach. It was something like -60 degrees celsius and he showed a short video of them waving in front of the Baker Lake sign and the wind was blowing like crazy and there was snow everywhere. They're spending all that time and money (their own money, too) with nothing to be gained, it's just frivolous.
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Canada zone visit March 2016
by Richard_I incanada's getting a zone visit in march 2016, but no mention of who's doing the visit.
praying it's anthony morris and we get our own tight pants talk.
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The zone visit talk (now called worldwide headquarters representative visit or something like that) happened yesterday. Some "Brother Bunn" from the Mexico branch gave the talk. Before the talk, Rod Jung, the branch overseer at Canada Bethel, gave an overview of what's being done by the JWs in Canada, including visiting ships at ports in Vancouver. He actually acknowledged those who were forced to give up being special pioneers/bethelites/missionaries who had to return home and basically just said "We love you/thanks for your work" and just left it at that.
He gave some really, really fake sounding experiences to me, like how a refugee from turkey came to canada and was lying to get his permanent residency, but was given it in record time when he openly told the judge he fled Turkey because he killed people/lead a life of crime but because he's studying the bible with JW's blah blah blah he's leading a better life, and for some reason the Judge appreciated his honesty and immediately allowed him to obtain permanent residency. that was an eye roll from me.
For Bethel member numbers, 380 are now at Canada Bethel (I believe they had 450 before the layoffs), and about 900 at Mexico Bethel.
I honestly forget the theme of the talk, it had something to do with being thankful or appreciative or something like that, the guy talked so much it felt like rambling sometimes and I fell asleep for most of it. he gave one experience of somebody who was super opposed to his family joining the witnesses and the guy was having a heart attack, and when the doctor came he gave the guy medicine and a tract, turned out the doctor was a witness too... yeah right.
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Prince's recent passport pik!
by fulltimestudent inwell, that's the claim.
is this sexy, or isn't it?
are male witnesses now allowed to wear eye liner?.
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glad someone else posted this. Prince also performed his risque song "Little Red Corvette" just a few days ago too, a song he stopped performing when he converted.
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/02/17/prince-tribute-vanity
I think he is no longer a JW now, too. at least not in the normal sense.
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Literature being discontinued, including Isaiah's Prophecy and Reasoning book
by Richard_I incongregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio cds/dvds for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the isaiah's prophecy book and the reasoning book, and i think i saw the draw close to jehovah book.
i meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot.
the branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.. this is in canada so i don't know if this is worldwide..
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sorry about taking so long but i finally took pictures of most of the letter, i put them on imgur. I forgot to take a picture of the last page. skip to page 2 for the discontinuations.
text (starting on page 2):
The following items in all languages have been discontinued and will no longer be available once depleted at the branch:
A Book for All People
A Peaceful New World - Will It Come?
Bible Topics for Discussion
Calendar of Jehovah's Witnesses
Comfort for the Depressed
Comprehensive Concordance of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
Could It Happen Again? A Question for the Citizens of Russia
Do You Have an Immortal Spirit?
Does Fate Rule Our Lives? - Or Does God Hold Us Responsible?
God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah
God's Word for Us Through Jeremiah - Large Print
Hellfire - Is It Part of Divine Justice?
How Did Life Begin on Earth?
How Precious Is Life to You?
How to Read and Write
Isaiah's Prophecy - Light for All Mankind I
Isaiah's Prophecy - Light for All Mankind I - Large Print
Isaiah's Prophecy - Light for All Mankind II
Isaiah's Prophecy - Light for All Mankind II - Large Print
Is Your Life Ruled by Fate?
Jehovah - Who Is He?
Jehovah's Witnesses Reply
Jehovah's Witnesses - What Do They Believe?
Jehovah's Witnesses - Who Are They? What Do They Believe?
Jesus Christ - Who Is He?
"Keep Yourselves in God's Love" - Brochure
Lasting Peace and Happiness - How to Find Them - On Audiocassette
Life - How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation?
Life - How Did It Get Here? By Evolution or by Creation? (Small size)
Live with Jehovah's Day in Mind
Live with Jehovah's Day in Mind - Large Print
"Look! I Am Making All Things New"
My Book of Bible Stories - Brochure
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures - Large Print, Volume 1
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures - Large Print, Volume 2
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures - Large Print, Volume 3
New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures - Large Print, Volume 4
Our Problems - Who Will Help Us Solve Them?
Reasoning From the Scriptures
Revelation - Its Grand Climax At Hand!
Revelation - Its Grand Climax At Hand! - Large Print
Study Questions for "My Book of Bible Stories"
The Bible in Living English
The Emphatic Diaglott
The Greatest Name
The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
Watch Tower Publications Index 1991-1995
Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2005
What Do Jehovah's Witnesses Believe?
What Does God Require of Us? - On Audiocassette
Who Are Jehovah's Witnesses?
Will Suffering Ever End?
Will There Ever Be a World Without War?
Will This World Survive?
Worship the Only True God
Worship the Only True God - Large Print
100-Year Modern-Day History of the Christian Witnesses of Jehovah in GreeceThe items listed below will become unavailable to request in all languages once ??? (picture cuts out) ... these items later become available, they will be included in an Announcement ... (I guess some literature will run out and be available at a later date?)
"All Scripture Is Inspired of God and Beneficial"
Apply Yourself to Reading and Writing
"Bearing Thorough Witness" About God's Word
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Canada zone visit March 2016
by Richard_I incanada's getting a zone visit in march 2016, but no mention of who's doing the visit.
praying it's anthony morris and we get our own tight pants talk.
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Canada's getting a zone visit in March 2016, but no mention of who's doing the visit. Praying it's Anthony Morris and we get our own tight pants talk. -
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Literature being discontinued, including Isaiah's Prophecy and Reasoning book
by Richard_I incongregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio cds/dvds for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the isaiah's prophecy book and the reasoning book, and i think i saw the draw close to jehovah book.
i meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot.
the branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.. this is in canada so i don't know if this is worldwide..
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Congregations get an annual letter that tells what can be ordered for literature (it's mainly a list of audio CDs/DVDs for the deaf), but this time it included publications that will be discontinued, and this included the Isaiah's Prophecy book and the Reasoning book, and I think I saw the Draw Close to Jehovah book. I meant to take a picture of the letter but forgot. The branch is only going to give what they have on stock, when that stock depletes that's it, you won't be able to order those publications anymore.
This is in Canada so I don't know if this is worldwide.
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Congregation average
by dothemath ina while back at our co visit, he commended the cong.
because our average hours had gone up.. we went from around 7.3 to about 7.5. i recall the days when anything less than 10 was considered awful.. of course now, they don't even print the hours in the km or anywhere.. i was wondering how these numbers compared to other congregations?.
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in my cong of about 70 the average if you exclude pioneers is 10 hours and i think the bible study average was about 1 study per publisher. i must really bring down the average because i only write down 1 or 2 hours a month and no placements/RVs/studies.
