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  2016 annual meeting

  by obarac in

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  2. beliefs

  just a few minutes till the start ..... we hope for a news from absalom and wifibandit very soon.. wifibandit, any tread on reddit for am?.

  also there were some info about live stream.

  any news about that..

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  ab.ortega

  So GG has has one more year to run for GB. It is the year of GG vs Rocky!
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  Ridiculous ways you kept your "time going" in service?

  by HereIgo in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i used to go out early mornings with 2 pioneer elders, we would drive 20 miles out of the territory (a big no-no) to look for hikers to preach to lol of course there were never any hikers.

  then off to starbucks for another hour lol easy way to count 2-4 hours.

  i am chuckling as i write this, what a joke!.

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  ab.ortega

  Back when there were pay phones.. left a tract at a pay as soon as leaving home to start counting time...That started the clock and ran straight through the fs meeting, didn't matter what the KM said. Then time didn't stop until I was home.

  I always hated when someone in the group asked "So how much time did we do". Ughhh make up your own b.s. time like I do.
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  Campaign to invite people to meetings

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  just found out last night that our congo is starting a campaign to invite interested people to meetings.

  the instructions for the campaign clear out that "interested" people are not just those whom we visit often or have bible studies with.

  it includes and random stranger we may talk to and who may show a hint of interest on the religion.

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  ab.ortega

  Looks like I will be seeing group shots of people "showing off" that they are working this campaign on my social media feeds. Ughhh how annoying. This truly is the best life ever.
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  Who is attending the 2016 Annual Meeting this Saturday?

  by Londo111 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious if we will have eyewitness reporters at the stanley theater like we do every year....

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  ab.ortega

  Public talks will now be pre-recorded to make them less boring (not).

  I considered myself a boring public speaker. I bored myself too. Subconsciously I must have done it on purpose.
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  Who is attending the 2016 Annual Meeting this Saturday?

  by Londo111 in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i'm curious if we will have eyewitness reporters at the stanley theater like we do every year....

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  ab.ortega

  I am looking forward to new doctrine that will wake people up. Give us something!
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  Britain Branch Relocation - Chelmsford, Essex

  by wifibandit in

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  2. beliefs

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i97qudi-jwe.

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  a-19-e 10/15.

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  ab.ortega

  They're seriously expecting skilled men like joiners to spend a month there free of charge. How the heck can anyone in this economic climate who has a mortgage to pay and a family to feed afford to lose a month's wages?

  
  

  
  Exactly, who the heck would do that. I wasted a week of vacation time for a dumb theocratic school which I did not benefit from at all. What a WASTE!
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  Update on my struggle

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  so it has been a while since my last posting and i am happy to report on some positive progress.. in my personal section, i had posted already so i am not going to overextend, but i've found a group of apostate friends.

  it turns out some brothers from my kh, whom i have lost touch with when they moved, are awaken to ttatt.

  we got separated when our congo got divided several years ago.

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  ab.ortega

  Thanks for the update. Check your inbox...
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  Elders preparing for the GT?

  by StarTrekAngel in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i know this conversation has come up in other threads.

  it is just funny that last night i received this message on my phone.

  could this be elders feeling that they need to prepare and find a way to reach all brothers as quickly as possible in preparation for something?

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  ab.ortega

  Yep, texting gets the job done. I'm surprised (not ) people couldn't even follow the simple instruction to not reply to the messages. I'm so glad I'm done with that.
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  2016-09-21 BOE Re: Global Assistance Arrangement for the 2017 Service Year

  by wifibandit in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  september 21, 2016 to all congregations re: global assistance arrangement for the 2017 service year.

  ps to bodies of elders:.

  this postscript should not be read to the congregation, and this letter should not be placed on the noticeboard.

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  ab.ortega

  Finally, please note as a separate matter that this year we will not be requesting any contribution for the Traveling Overseer’s Assistance Arrangement.

  Hmm.. Does this mean no more traveling overseers!! or will the full expense come locally?
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  The insanity continues

  by FedUpJW in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  as if anymore proof were needed that what used to be the religion i was baptized into has ceased to exist i was asked this insane question, when i mentioned to a jdub that someone i knew was celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.

  are they witnesses?".

  i didn't used to really think about that insane question in the past, but now that i have woke up to ttatt it is glaringly obvious that they think there can be no chance of actually knowing and getting along with anyone outside their tiny circle of conditional friends.

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  ab.ortega

  I am not fond of that question. When someone would ask about my family wanting to know if I had siblings I would tell them "Yes I have so and so and so and so" Then the next question would be annoying: "Are they witnesses?" or "Are they in 'the truth'?" I'd say no and then it would just get awkward. Ugghh