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  The elders of the 1980s are now in their 60s and 70s

  by truthseeker in

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  having just come back from the uk and spoke with some witnesses to find out how my old congregation is doing, i realized i am now the age that my elders were when i was a kid.

  and i wonder what the elders who are now in their 60s and 70s are thinking when they look in the mirror and an old face looks back at them.

  many of the elders in my old hall are now retired.

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  EdenOne

  Searcher:

  Active J.W.'s are in two camps IMO;
  1) The end is so near you can almost smell the paradise
  2) Just live life each day - if the end comes, it comes. If not, I have the resurrection hope.

  I always felt like those on #2:

  Having known of past 'unfulfilled expectations' (back then I didn't dare calling them what they were - false prophecies) and also having in mind that Jesus said that no one could know when the end would come, I've always been less than overhyped thinking the end was nigh. That worked out in my favor, I was able to be less deluded.

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  Hello world !

  by Mrs. Eden in

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  well, here i am.. hello world, mrs. eden sending regards to everyone.

  :).

  my english is limited, so please go easy on me.. mrs. eden.

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  EdenOne

  Welcome, love!

  :)

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  Is there a problem with the server?

  by EdenOne in

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  i've noticed two things.. a) i can't sign out from my account.. b) when a new account was created, clicking the verification email link returns a http 500 server error.

  since the verification of email hasn't been completed, can't log on with the new account.. simon, are you aware of this?.

  eden.

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  EdenOne

  Simon, I used a different computer to click on the confirmation link, and this time, it worked. Must be that cookie thing - i don't know how to eliminate it.

  Still, can't sign out of my own account.

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  Is there a problem with the server?

  by EdenOne in

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  i've noticed two things.. a) i can't sign out from my account.. b) when a new account was created, clicking the verification email link returns a http 500 server error.

  since the verification of email hasn't been completed, can't log on with the new account.. simon, are you aware of this?.

  eden.

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  EdenOne

  Just tried to sign out, still unable to.

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  Mrs. Eden sends her regards to you all .... =)

  by EdenOne in

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  mrs. eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards.

  more to follow soon.... .

  eden

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  EdenOne

  It's her younger sister, married with a uber-CO.

  Sweet woman, but also shows signs of obsession with little details. And, like her husband, they live 24/7 within the Watchtower bubble. It's all about the Organization, the brethren, God's creation, the future paradise, the preaching work, the experiences ... soo very tiring, and quickly becomes annoying. Seems like they don't know how to have a conversation about anything non-'spiritual'. My son used to get sick every time we would go out for a meal with them. They pounded and pounded on him about pioneering, a career in Bethel, dangers of high education .... sheesh!

  This is what my wife is up against.

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  Is there a problem with the server?

  by EdenOne in

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  i've noticed two things.. a) i can't sign out from my account.. b) when a new account was created, clicking the verification email link returns a http 500 server error.

  since the verification of email hasn't been completed, can't log on with the new account.. simon, are you aware of this?.

  eden.

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  EdenOne

  I've noticed two things.

  a) I can't sign out from my account.

  b) When a new account was created, clicking the verification email link returns a HTTP 500 Server Error. Since the verification of email hasn't been completed, can't log on with the new account.

  Simon, are you aware of this?

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  Mrs. Eden sends her regards to you all .... =)

  by EdenOne in

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  mrs. eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards.

  more to follow soon.... .

  eden

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  We've been discussing this for a couple of weeks now. Mrs. Eden has a tendency to make decisions quick and radically, and, as you might imagine, she would rather leave abruptly. But that's what she's done the last time, and the earthquake it generated, especially on the family, ended up with her going back in once she was vulnerable after her mom's death.

  So now I'm advising her to make a slow fade. She's dreading the pressure coming from some people in the congregation, namely the Bethel-heavy sister that gave her the 'recovery bible study', and her fleshy sister, who is married to a CO. Also a couple of close friends she has in the congregation.

  Her sister calls her every second day and always asks if she has attended the last meeting, sends her "spiritual" emails and text messages, reminds her to watch the latest "wonderful" videos and broadcasts from the mother Org, ... you get the picture. "Loving control". Besides ... we suspect that her sister and the Bethel sister that gave her the bible study are in contact behind the scenes. Any advice for her on how she can perhaps handle this kind of soft pressure?

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  Mrs. Eden sends her regards to you all .... =)

  by EdenOne in

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  mrs. eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards.

  more to follow soon.... .

  eden

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  EdenOne

  I wish I knew how to link to older threads ...

  If anyone doesn't know the background to this story, you can find it in two threads:

  • New Development in My Life
  • Setback

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  Polish Publishers that became inactive in 2015 will be reported to Branch Office

  by wifibandit in

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  per ohmyjw over at r/exjw:.

  i assume that other countries also got this letter to boe dated 1st september 2015 about sending additional information along with s-10 form (annual cong.

  report).

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  I can only imagine that this might be part of an effort/campaign to reach out to inactive ones with the new brochure "Return To Jehovah"...

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  Mrs. Eden sends her regards to you all .... =)

  by EdenOne in

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  mrs. eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards.

  more to follow soon.... .

  eden

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  EdenOne

  Mrs. Eden is laying here by my side reading the forum latest posts with me and asked me to send you all her warmest regards. :)

  More to follow soon...

  Eden