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1914 Commemorative T-shirts Available Now!!!

by 00DAD in

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jwn member cedars is fast approaching his 1,914th post.

as of this posting, he is on his 1,909th post!!!

in honor and recognition of this momentous event, we are very excited to be offering to all jwn members your very own 1914 commemorative t-shirt!.

Does God Command Christians To Go From Door To Door Preaching The Gospel?

by Bangalore in

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does god command christians to go from door to door preaching the gospel?.

source:http://www.thercg.org/questions/p070.a.html.

based on a quick reading and misinterpretation of acts 20:20, many believe that the apostle paul preached the gospel of the kingdom from house to house, to those who were unconverted.

New Article on BEARDS and Attire of Jehovah's Witnesses

by jwfacts in

i have had requests to add an article about beards and jehovah's witnesses.

it is interesting that there is virtually no statement that says a witness cannot have a beard, yet universally they do not have beards.

i have scoured quotes from all the threads on jwn, all references to beard on the cd watchtower library, and copies of elders letters that i have.

Hi Guys, I'm new here...

by Mikado in

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been lurking for years, but couldn't log on.

for some reason, my email spam filter is inaccessable, and ended up having to open another account, simply to become a member... wonder how many others have had a similar problem.. its been an eye opener reading everyones life experiences, often so similar.. i was almost a born in, with a hardcore family.

abusive stepfather who was one of the original jws in the area, so much so, that it was called the xxxxx family religion.... been out for 25 years, am glad every day for that!!.

KiddingMe

Welcome Mikado! Looking forward to hearing more from you!

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Recent changes

by Thumblina in

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i was on this board a lot when i faded and left 6 years ago but not been on much since.

is there any thread/s in particular to read showing the changes in the past 5 years?

or any kind willing person who has time to summarise them as a reply below??

KiddingMe

Great thread, marked!

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Improving your memory

by snare&racket in

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i have never had teaching on memory, i have never really had any advice given to me on memory, but i think it is something we would all benefit from knowing, even at a young age.

as we know how our brains make connections now, it seems a missed resource that they don't overtly teach memory methods in school to suit our anatomy and physiology.. anyway, for those that are interested in discussing it and have sought out your own methods, i am interested to hear them!!!.

everyone has slightly different memorising techniques, i am a very visual learner and i have a very visual memory.

KiddingMe

I was in training yesterday and the instructor spoke about "the 330 rule", which says if you repeat something 3 times within 30 seconds, helps you to retain it. For example, when meeting someone for the first time, you ask their name and they say Jane, you would say back, "Jane, oh, it's nice to meet you Jane, what do you do for a living Jane?" You could also, at that time, make note of Janes eye color, this would help in associating her face with her name.

He also, recommended this program which he used for his daughter who was an "average student" but then bought her gpa to 4.75, and "it wasn't because she was very smart, it was because of her reading, comprehension and retention rate". She got all these college scholarship offers. Now his entire family uses it for their kids and grand kids. The program is called Evelyn Wood. Has anyone heard of it?

Please note, the company he works for sells the program (and various other developmental programs), so I'm skeptical as it could've been a sales pitch.

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Letter to BOE: Adjustment in process for appointing elders and ministerial servants

by pixel in

hello, you read it here first!.

governing body of jehovah's witnesses.

to all congregations.

KiddingMe

Great point Data-Dog. It could also make it easier for the GB to delete elders that screwing up.

It will be interesting how this plays out with elders and ms that request to be deleted.

We've been getting more substitute CO's (local elders) the past few years. I wonder if they may just make these substitutes permanent and use them to cover the circuits/districts they reside in. This would cut down on expenses such as providing apartments and cars, while allowing the CO's to take care of aging family, and other responsibilities that deter other elders from pursuing that position.

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