i took ill the morning after the memorial (my wife and i both attended.
we arrived about 30 minutes after first symptoms.
the ems guys were at my house in .
I'm glad you're OK and that you made the decision you did. I experienced significant blood loss this fall and in the ER made sure I wrote on the form that I had no objections to any type of treatment using blood and asked that it be put in the computer immediately; I later signed a consent form though thankfully didn't have to use it.
Though you would have chosen a different time for this discussion I think you handled it quite well.
i haven't missed a memorial since i started attending over 50 years ago.
tonight i was expecting the hall to be jambed as usual.
i sat in the 5th row from the front and from where i sat, i could see 31 empty seats--there may have been more.
Attendance was down because last year's memorial was the last one before the big A, remember?
a friend and i were discussing the possible means by which the wts could drop 1914, the last remaining significant prophetic flop-date to which they cling.
i believe they will feel compelled to do so, and i believe they will do so within the next 5 years.
they tend to drop significant prophecies before crucial anniversaries that make them a clear laughingstock.
Light getting brighter? Sounds like its fading fast.
for lurkers and those not yet aware of this, because we have new ones joining us every day.
in 1993 david koresh led more than eighty branch davidians to their deaths in waco, texas.
in 1978 some nine hundred followers perished in a mass suicide in jonestown, guyana, under the command of their cult leader, jim jones.
The problem is that the GB has convinced everyone they speak from god. Once you have someone convinced of this you can tell them just about everything. The r&f certainly don't understand it; everyone is waiting on jehovah to resolve doubts. How do you crack the "gb speaks from jah" lock and chain that keeps everyone in their place?
as in the contemporary author, without looking on www.google.com?
if you have heard about him, can i ask how long ago you heard about him, and where did you hear about who he is?
just curious.
A union organizer, murdered. My partner is a labor historian. Folk song sung by Joan Baez, among others.
http://brooklynheightsblog.com/archives/882.
selling old standish hotel,,i can't seem to cut & paste,,maybe someone else can do it to this forum.
thank you..
I remember hearing (from a DO or Bethelite or someone "important") that the "society" was going to slowly move things out of the city for safety when things got too bad near the big A. It's taken quiet a while because that was more than 20 years ago. Now they can safely make huge amounts of money from the sales.
for 18 months i have been at loggerheads with my wife over the wts.
she has been the perfect watchtower slave even declaring that she'll never leave the truth.
i decided not to interfere in her life, attacking the society, and the idiots in the hall, but recently things have changed for the best.
Well congratulations; I'm so happy for you! It's good to hear of a success story.
are you looking forward to the 2007 dc?it will be the best ever.will you be there for fellowship and association?have you started making preparations?have you requested time off work?have you booked your hotel room?what will your goal be at the dc this year?
all very good questions.. why is the 2007 convention special?
because you are invited.you will be given a special invitation.in fact,there is a worldwide campaign to advertise this convention with a special handbill.per km02/07 is the fallowing presentation"this is your invitation to an upcoming important yearly event.you will be warmly welcomed.
Wait wait wait! I thought last years DC was the Last One before the big A!
damn.
7 years.
if you were to ask me back then if i thought *this* board was going to be around in 7 years, i would have guessed "no.
Seven years ago I was "inactive" and newly divorced. And broke and supporting two kids. My family had already decided to shun me because I wasn't attending meetings and they thought I must have committed a sin. Nothing was further from the truth! My new "worldly" friends were a huge support and got me through the tough times. I still thought the wtbs might be right but knew I'd never go back. I was still three or so years away from discovering JWD.
A lot has happened; thanks for the thread Jourles!
i hail from new bedford, mass.
i was a newbie with the jw's in the mid 50's, quickly and naively following my parents, and when i graduated high school (new bedford high) i moved to where the "need was great" in central iowa.
the following is a composite photo of some of the folks that met on the second floor of an insurance building in new bedford.
I knew the Silva's in Detroit; they were DO'ing there. I heard they eventually left the "traveling work" and were enjoying the pursuit of material stuff! Does anyone know?
