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  JW convention 1950 (pics)

  by purplesofa in

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  jehovah's witnesses convention at yankee stadium is opened officially by convention chairman grant suiter.location:ny, usdate taken:august 1950. .

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  Emma

  I wasn't at this one but the one in '54, I think. My mom was baptized. But the photos look exactly as I remember it!
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  I can't believe what I did.

  by reneeisorym in

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  so yesterday i was watching the news and i saw something about secret santa.

  there is this movement of people who hand random strangers $100 bills at places like laundry mats and thrift stores.

  so i was "moved" and decided to give it a shot.

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  Emma

  You're not crazy; it was awesome! I like what you did better than what I do sometimes. When I'm in a coffee shop and have paid for my coffee, I'll hand the cashier a five and tell them to let the next customer know their drink is paid for but they can't let them know it was me. The cashier is always delighted and so is the customer. I don't usually get to see who receives the benefit but that's not the point. I do this most often when I'm feeling down and it picks me up.
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  My Christmas Present (A kitty)

  by reneeisorym in

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  considering that my christmas present was alive and couldn't be wrapped, i got her last friday.

  the funniest thing is that she has taken up a spot under the christmas tree to sleep!

  it's like she knows she's a christmas present!

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  Emma

  They're both beautiful. Sasha reminds me of my Fina who died about eight years ago; I can't believe she's been gone that long. She still is in my heart.

  Congratulations! What a wonderful gift.
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  We had it all figured out..honest. 1974 KM..please read lurkers...

  by oompa in

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  well, why can't i cut and paste material?...am i restricted or something?

  have tried and tried.

  maybe i will be able to if i can just start the damm thread......oompa

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  Emma

  Yes, friends of mine sold their home and dragged their three kids off to live in poverty in houses that were barely inhabitable - no electricity or running water or heat at night! Yup, Jehovah's heart just warmed at this.
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  Nine year old boy baptised

  by dozy in

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  http://allafrica.com/stories/200812120627.html

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  Emma

  baptism shows a decision to "do right

  At nine you can't decide what's "right." You could get a child to believe all sorts of things and make a promise. This promise commits them to a very narrow definition of what's "right." If the boy doesn't conform he'll be tossed aside by his family and community, very likely as a teenager when he needs them the most.
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  Pioneer Hour Requirements Not Changing

  by Joker10 in

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  i was told this morning by my parents that the circuit overseer told everyone in the congregation that certain rumor, the change in hour requirements for pioneers is not being lowered.

  he mentioned he got this information from the governing body.

  he advised everyone to stop believing in rumors!

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  Emma

  I don't even remember the current hours requirement. What is it?
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  Sheri discusses her JC meeting on The View

  by shopaholic in

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  show aired thursday 12/11.. they were talking about losing your virginity and who you told when it happened.

  sheri mentioned that she wrote it in her diary and sister found it, tore out the page and took it to their mom and her pleading with her mom not to tell the elders.

  she talks about sitting in front of the 3 elders with her dad and being asked very probing questions like if she had oral sex.

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  Emma

  Even is she wasn't baptized, if she was an unbaptized publisher living with her family, she could have been treated as baptized and had a jc and reproof. It depended what year it was and what congregation you were in; so much for unity.

  Don't you know, they had to "protect" other youth and families by embarrassing her and her family and making them feel like crap.
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  Here's what happens when you buy the wrong gift.

  by JeffT in

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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knashc5ubx4&feature=related

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  Emma

  Moomanchu, I hope you're not my secret santa! lol
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  Should I Write to "Chicken of the Sea"?

  by compound complex in

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  dear tuna friends,.

  i am very disappointed, perhaps even angry.

  my grocery budget is very limited.

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  Emma

  You should write. They need to know you're unhappy with their product. I wrote a few years ago because of the same thing (not sure it was the same brand of tuna, but I think so.) I did get coupons for several free cans. They weren'a a lot better, but they were free.
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  Did you ever do "rooming" work before a convention?

  by crazycate in

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  truthseeker's topic on the recommended lodging list, and some of the experiences people have had, made me remember the rooming work we did before a convention that was held in our city many years ago.

  we actually went door to door asking people if they had rooms they would be willing to let visiting witnesses stay in.

  i don't remember anyone telling me, "yes," but i know there were people who signed up rooms.

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  I did; in the Detroit area and in our small community in Pennsylvania. I liked it better than the d2d work.