last week a sister in my new hall made the following comment,.
"a brother once told me that it is better to be wrong with the organization, than to be right and be on your own without the organization.".
wow.
" if the governing body says to paint the wall with peanut butter...then that's what I will do" (by presiding overseer elder)
Elder holds up a black bible and says " if the society says this bible is green..then we believe it brothers". (by service overseer elder)
ok so we have all be jws so that isn't unusual.
supply pictures if you can.. i have ridden an elephant.
ok so it was at the zoo but it was still an elephant.
After I understood TTATT, I went back to school and got an education (not so unusual but amazing for me)
Visited catacombs in Rome
Spent some time in a castle in Europe
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Iclone:that was funny. You have a nice way of writing. I'm reading it to my hubby as soon as he finishes buttering his toast
hi lazarus - i'm new here, and i'm a little disturbed by some of the judgmental comments i have read here concerning your situataion.
isn't that what the borg has done to all of us?
each individuals situation can only be judged if that person walks in your shoes.
Hello Fading: you express wondefully the sentiments of those of us that willingly stick around for the love of our elderly parents. Thanks for sharing.
I heard that he wants to spend more time reading and praying
in 1976, my friend bruce price was in contact with jehovahs witnesses who had become disillusioned through the debacle with 1975. bruce was the leading voice among the sda ministry in working for jws.
at the time, i was a member of the sda church.
although i left them about 25 years ago, to this day bruce and i enjoy a strong and genuinely warm friendship.. so, in 1976 bruce invited me to a meeting with one of the jws who was leading the disquiet in his congregation in dandenong (victoria, australia).
How did I miss this five years ago. Yes please --the link
it's only a rumor.
but we all know that sometimes rumors become a reality.. supposedly the public watchtower and awake magazines will be combined together and the two shall become one.. i wonder if the present 16 page "rags" are becoming an embarrassment.
they truly are rags of the lowest quality..
@Eustace- I believe the rumor is that it will be a 32 page magazine.
@Smiddy and Erbie- LOL ---there was actually a time when I was such a good little girl-and never never said anything that would indicate I was running ahead of "mother". Those days are long gone.
it's only a rumor.
but we all know that sometimes rumors become a reality.. supposedly the public watchtower and awake magazines will be combined together and the two shall become one.. i wonder if the present 16 page "rags" are becoming an embarrassment.
they truly are rags of the lowest quality..
It's only a rumor. But we all know that sometimes rumors become a reality.
Supposedly the public watchtower and awake magazines will be combined together and the two shall become one.
I wonder if the present 16 page "rags" are becoming an embarrassment. They truly are rags of the lowest quality.
i've published a new article on my blog about the agony that people go through in seeking reinstatement.
part one includes a personal experience of one that crawled throught this field of glass in order to be able to regain a relationship with a close friend that is asleep in the jw movement.. part two will have a transcript (and accompanying audio on my youtube channel) from a sister that recorded her entire reinstatement hearing, including what the elders said about her after she was dismissed from the room while they deliberated.. here's a peek at the article on jwstruggle:.
.. .. .. there are likely a number of you on jwnet that have "been there and back again" and gone through it.. what was the hardest thing about getting reinstated?.
Thanks RayPublisher! Love your site and the article is captivating.
this is my first post here on jehovahs witness.net.
i joined a ltitle while ago but have been deciding if i want to become active on this site and i believe the response to my question here will determine my descision.
i am a former jehovahs witness and have quite a story.
Well said Blondie :)
