Posts by Mystery

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What state are you from?

by Junction-Guy in

this is for the us crowd, what state do you live in?

or from?----i live in tennessee, but from ohio and kentucky.

For those baptized as a JW/minor, how did you feel on your baptism day?

by Gopher in

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friends

i was petrified that day.

i felt nervous and slightly sick that morning, so i couldn't even eat breakfast.. leading up to that baptism day ( i was only 16 ), i didn't want to tell anyone about it.

maybe because i came from a cold-hearted congregation where the other kids my age didn't like me (i was too serious), i didn't want anyone else to know.. i felt relief after the dunking was finally over.

Mystery

I had been trying my hardest to be a good "little JW". FS, getting pioneer hours etc.... I was either 13 or 14. I thought that everything would become totally clear to me after my baptism. I KNEW it was all true. I KNEW my father would not lie to me. I KNEW my life depended on IT!!

I did not have the "realization of knowing all things" (which i thought i would!) after i was dunked.

I remember one time i was in FS and we were in a convenience store and the sister i was in service with ask me and several other young teenagers "what was the first day of your life?" One answered the date of her birth. The sister said "No, that's not right." I answered "... (i have now forgotten the date)... I have been alive 1 1/2 yrs! (it had been 1.5 yrs since my baptism)! Then everyone else "got the hint" and said how long they had been "alive!". Thinking back on it, that convenience clerk must have thought we were all a but of nut cases!

Years later, when a friend of mine was disfellowshipped (he attended a different congeration) and i saw him at an assembly, he looked so miserable. Walking around by himself, no one speaking to him. I felt so.... bad for him. (that isn't the right word) It really broke my heart to see how he was being treated. He looked so depressed and miserable. I couldn't handle it. HOW on earth could turning your back on someone HELP him? HOW?

My doubting began.

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christmas present

by KAYTEE in

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friends

i've just had my christmas bonus from the goverment (uk) 10 pounds.. do jw's send theirs back because of their beliefs about christmas.. kt.

Mystery

When i questioned my dad (elder) about this - a long time ago - he told me that JW's can accept their bonus because it was gratitude for the work that had been done for the entire year. That is was not really a "Christmas present", but it just happen to be given around Christmas because Christmas is at the end of the year.

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Hambeaks Extremely Heartbreaking News

by Sparkplug in

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friends

our friend hambeak just got the most dreaded phone call from his jw child.

the news was passed on as he was asked for by name and not as"dad" and let known that "they" just called to let him know that his other son, brian, age 26, is dead.

he was in a car accident.

Mystery

((((Hambeak))))

32

Hello all, here's my story.

by Paralipomenon in

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friends

brace yourself, this may make you gag.. holidays were spent in service.

some friends were having a bbq that we were invited to, i went down and asked to see if there were by-products in the wieners.. i was baptized at 15.. i asked to be baptized at 12 and to humor me they let me take the test.

to their surprise i actually aced it but the elder convinced my parents that i was still too young.. i would run lemonade stands in the summer time and donate the proceeds to the hall.

Mystery

I was an elder's daughter; "had the faith" just like you. Since I was female, of course, i didn't have the possibility of being an MS but i could go to Bethel and scrub floors!

Glad i had the same doubts, like you, and did a little research on my own.

Stay around; you will learn a lot.

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I put my dear old dog to sleep

by Jez in

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friends

after 2 months of old age and illness, 2 cancelled vet appts, hoping he would get better, tears, frustration, watching him not eat, throwing up, becoming skin and bones, justifying keeping him, i stuck to this morning's appointment.. he was with me for the last 12 years of my life and his life has been entwined in so many of the memories i have.. to tell you about him, would be an essay.

i just want everyone to know that he was so close to me.

in the end, i kissed him on his head, said, "good boy, you're a good boy" and he laid his head on my hands and went to sleep.. i love you and will miss your crazy dog ways.

Mystery

I am very sorry to hear that Jez. They are so much a part of our family, especially being with us for so long.

I am afraid i will face the same situation very soon with my 13 yr old. It was the first real Christmas present i ever had. My husband doesn't understand the double meaning when it comes to her. Most of me finally letting go of the past and her just being with us for so long. When she gets to bad i know i will finally let it be done; I won't let her suffer. But it will still hurt.

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Great News

by Undecided in

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friends

my grandson went back to the hospital for more test today and they found that the cancer was a type that can usually be cured.

the hospital is one of the best in the east.

i sure do feel better now.

Mystery

Real Great News!!

27

My DF'd brother will never go back!

by AuldSoul in

some years ago my brother was disfellowshipped.

not for apostasy, but for more mundane reasons.

he has not had the internet, he has not studied the bible much since being disfellowshipped, he has been feeling guilty and considering returning for the last six months.. i had no way of contacting him, having lost touch in the midst of his many moves.

Mystery

To having your brother back.

23

Fear and Loathing in - Surrey

by Crumpet in

i don't know if its coming down from the impossible high of the aposta bbq weekend or just hormones but i feel horrible today.

all last night i tossed and turned unable to sleep - i felt like i was going through a series of hallucinations rather than dreams.

i kept hearing voices - really sharp right up in my ear.

Mystery

(((Crumpet))))

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MERRYS MOTHER HAS DIED

by tijkmo in

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merrymagdelene is back home and agreed to me letting you know that her mother died on friday morning...understandably she doesnt feel much like posting at the moment..but will let us know her feelings as soon as she is able...the memorial service will be held on the 29th... (((((merry))))))

Mystery

(((Merry)))