well, the day finally arrived.
everyone says we were expecting it...but, not really.
my wife's dad passed away.. he suffered for many years and we were at odds about medications and intrusiveness, but he was just a man in great pain, desperate for relief.
The same thing happened when my grandpa died. They talked about him for about 5 minutes (1 story about how he gave some water to some JW who were there visiting my grandma) and then the rest was on the beliefs of JW. I was offended because I love my grandpa very much and thought he was more than just 5 minutes!!!!
But that's to be expected, I guess. We have the memories in our minds and hearts and that's what counts!
for the brothers .... suit jacket and pants must always match as part of a complete suit.sport jacket and slacks not permitted.shoes must be polished (i had to go home and change shoes once).shirt should be white or close to white (i.e.
no dark colored dress shirts).do not wear bright colored suits or suits with more than one color (not including pin stripes).tie should not be bright colored or have too many colors.pants should have cuffs (this was recommended, not a rule).suit jacket must be buttoned up at all times (although you may wait until you begin speaking to button up your jacket).never put your hand in your pocket, even for one second.legs must be close together (his exact words were "do not have a horse stance").heels must be together but toes should be slightly apartif you are holding a microphone, the microphone must be point just above the chin, not at the mouth.if you are holding a microphone, do not put the other hand in your pocket (i cannot stress this enough, they will get you for this).do not lean on the lectern (podium, pulpit).whew!
strict dress-code guidelines straight from the presiding overseer.
I remember my dad being counseled on the fact that he wore colored shirts - shortly after, they all started to wear them.
Also, one time he had to get dressed quick because he just got home for work, so he didn't wear socks and was counseled for that - it was on a Monday night in someone's house.
I don't understand why they can change their doctrines, but not the dresscode. Slacks and a nice shirt are perfectly acceptable for ladies. For our family, it became about how many dresses we could buy for every special event - like a fashion show!
In our church now, I wear jeans and it feels good that i don't have to worry about what I am wearing, but can just listen to the message!
today has been one of the most aganizing days since i woke up.
my family has been pressuring me to show up at the memorial for the past week.
it became very intense today with my dad texting me constantly to get me to confirm and when i didn't answer he would call my wife and then she would constantly nag me to answer my dad and so on and so forth.
It is difficult. When my family told me I was worshipping the devil, it was hard at first, but it gets easier over time. It must be especially hard since it's your wife. Some other people on here have successfully woken up their spouses, so it's possible. Just keep loving her as you normally would. She'll be sad, but you, as a husband, have so much influence! Just let her go to the meeting without reproach, though, becuase then other people will claim convince her it's persecution or satan and it isn't. I would say, though, continue to read the bible and pray, take care of the poor and it's good you have support on here. Don't give up on God because of what JW say!!
last year, my last jw memorial, i listened to the talk as an outsider would.
the speaker strung unrelated texts together and for the first time, i saw that the interpretations made no sense.
afterward, i had a private memorial with homemade unleavened bread and wine with four people--three of whom partook.
The last one that I went to - a few years ago- I also went as an outsider perspective. First, we went to the assembly hall where it was held and instead of being able to see the speaker, they had us sit in some other room and watch the guy on the tiny tv, while all the kids were crying all around. Which, we could have fit in the main section, what was that about. Then, in a monotone, they seemed to suck all the love of the sacrifice right out of it, like a vacuum. My dad was so proud and introducing me to everyone as his daughter, when usually when I go over to their house, he totally ignores me, and it was just this whole show to tell me that if I come back, look what I could have, I was mentally drained, for sure! I did enjoy going to Denny's after, though, that was always the best part about going to the meetings and stuff, going to Denny's after!
last year, my last jw memorial, i listened to the talk as an outsider would.
the speaker strung unrelated texts together and for the first time, i saw that the interpretations made no sense.
afterward, i had a private memorial with homemade unleavened bread and wine with four people--three of whom partook.
I've missed a lot! I have a sinus infection, so my mom wasn't hounding me about going. Our church celebrated the "Lord's Supper" last week. But not without having us examine ourselves first. I partook. I love those days!!
..one day, as will our lives.
any day could be the last day of our existence... with that in mind, how would you want to spend your final hours, if you knew that your life was going to end tomorrow?
what would you like to say on that last day, and to whom?.
I would probably go visit all my family and write posts to all my friends on facebook. Oh, I'd probably go out to eat somewhere and eat a bunch of different kinds of my favorite foods and eat lots of chocolate drink lots of espresso. I would probably stay up late hanging out with my husband and us crying together. Then when I couldn't stay up any longer, just pray myself to sleep. At least I'd die in my sleep (I'm assuming?).
the european space agency has produced a fascinating map of the universe using the super dooper plank satelite.. by stripping out dust emissions and radio frequencies from the milky way galaxy and more distant objects to leave just the afterglow of the big bang, an image of the microwave radiation (measured over a 15 month period) has been obtained that gives an extremely precise picture of the universe just 380,000 years after the big bang.. what we have learned from this data is the universe is some 80 million years older than we thought, the universe is made up of slightly more ordinary matter than was previously thought - 4.9% of all matter, up from 4.5% - and that there is less dark energy (which cosmologists don't understand) than previously thought and also it has an axis of evil (it appears the early universe was assymetrical) and a cold spot!!.
so we need to go back to the drawing board with regard to inflation theory to account for the asymmetry and cold spot.. this is why i love science, the more we learn, the more we have to learn.
btw, god sisn't show herself!.
I was just noticing a pattern in "new light" or "new understanding" ....science always changing, JW always changing...it's like they both are a wait and see situation...I wasn't questioning the truth of either one...just the pattern. I'm a this is like that kind of gal and I have my own theories...they amuse me! :) I imagine JW fancy themselves as scientists of interpretation of the bible...they form a theory, back it up with "evidence" and then form a conclusion, then "new evidence" is "seen" and then a new conclusion is made...it's like kids playing dress up...in a way!
is so they can then use it as an excuse to make the congregation work even harder.
surely if jesus had six-inch nails hammered through his hands you can do more in field service.. if jesus could die of slow asphyxiation on the torture stake you can get to the convention even if you have four kids and two jobs or are 93 and nearly blind.. you are letting jesus down and making his agony count for nothing if you don't give until it hurts.. this is why they talk about a man being tortured to death in graphic detail in front of little children as i once was at the kingdon hall.
this is why i dreaded the memorial..
I thought it was to trick everyone into thinking they were a regular christian religion, so they can ease into it and then they can hit them with the weird stuff later!
the european space agency has produced a fascinating map of the universe using the super dooper plank satelite.. by stripping out dust emissions and radio frequencies from the milky way galaxy and more distant objects to leave just the afterglow of the big bang, an image of the microwave radiation (measured over a 15 month period) has been obtained that gives an extremely precise picture of the universe just 380,000 years after the big bang.. what we have learned from this data is the universe is some 80 million years older than we thought, the universe is made up of slightly more ordinary matter than was previously thought - 4.9% of all matter, up from 4.5% - and that there is less dark energy (which cosmologists don't understand) than previously thought and also it has an axis of evil (it appears the early universe was assymetrical) and a cold spot!!.
so we need to go back to the drawing board with regard to inflation theory to account for the asymmetry and cold spot.. this is why i love science, the more we learn, the more we have to learn.
btw, god sisn't show herself!.
Scientific findings remind me of the "new light" that JW are coming up with. Always changing...
isn't this guy like the greatest anti-hero of all time?.
as the series wears on it is getting more and more difficult to sympathise with the guy.
but i must admit i stuck with him pretty far.
Haha...this is our favorite guilty pleasure show! I am torn between rooting for Walter White and just really hoping he gets caught! When I found out he was the one who poisoned that kid...and how mean he's always been to Jessie and he killed Mike....I just really don't like him now. But when he said he would quit the business, I kind of started to like him again. Everyone deserves 2nd chances!
