Yinzerdad, welcome to the board and thanks for your story. I have lost passion for life too. I know how you feel.
But I do find joy in life each day. I have my ups and downs.
Keep posting and join in a bit....you might find a passion.
Kate xx
prologue... .
a brief precursor about myself.
i've been lurking around for almost 2 years.
Yinzerdad, welcome to the board and thanks for your story. I have lost passion for life too. I know how you feel.
But I do find joy in life each day. I have my ups and downs.
Keep posting and join in a bit....you might find a passion.
Kate xx
thousands of mormons have simultaneously tendered their resignation from the cult following secret changes to the handbook that further discriminated against gay members and the children of gay couples.. "last week secret revisions to the handbook for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints was leaked to the public, sparking a furious backlash and ultimately resulting in the mass resignations.
" source....
Yeah I noticed Orphan Crow. Hey Cofty are you spreading your literature about lol ?
thousands of mormons have simultaneously tendered their resignation from the cult following secret changes to the handbook that further discriminated against gay members and the children of gay couples.. "last week secret revisions to the handbook for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints was leaked to the public, sparking a furious backlash and ultimately resulting in the mass resignations.
" source....
This is a much better article from a more reliable mainstream unbiased source.
http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-mormons-gays-resignation-20151114-story.html
Kate xx
thousands of mormons have simultaneously tendered their resignation from the cult following secret changes to the handbook that further discriminated against gay members and the children of gay couples.. "last week secret revisions to the handbook for the church of jesus christ of latter-day saints was leaked to the public, sparking a furious backlash and ultimately resulting in the mass resignations.
" source....
Interesting if it's true. The source is not one I have heard of. Seems pretty good none the less, and is a good example to those JWs who are awake and still stuck in WT.
Kate xx
why does everyone just turn a blind eye to the false teachings of the watchtower?
the bible warns us many times and in many ways not to follow false prophets - including the lake of fire.
fundamentally why do the followers of the watchtower just ignore the very bible they claim to live by?.
WireRider,
Most of us are here for support or to give support in JW related issues. You have the answers why JWs believe in WT lies.
It's a cult and they are indoctrinated.
A lot of us here have woken up from this indoctrination and struggling to rebuild our lives from scratch.
Kate xx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji92ofakh20.
hi my name is graham (but i much prefer to be called grags), i'm a 38 year old married man from the uk and have been studying with the witnesses for about 3 months.
i do a study every saturday and love every minute.
in john 6: 16-24 jesus's disciples get onto a boat without jesus and set off.
Grags, welcome and thanks for coming. If you enjoy your study with JWs, that's really nice. There are a lot of loving kind JWs to meet. I was one.
But as far as having the only one truth about the bible that's a different matter. Watchtower is a cult and it has harmed my family.
If you want to know my story let me know and I will post my YouTube for you
Take care Grags
Kate xx
wanted to say hi.
i've been lurking for a long time.
i also spend time on other forums.
Welcome Pioneerbot, it's great you woke your kids. Howe old are they? I woke mine up too. It's great you sowed them The Australian Royal Commission hearings. Excellent move.
Thanks for the added info.
Kate xx
also, my wife has come to her limits of understanding me about the witnesses related grief i have been having.
she has told me many times to stop reading the ex-witness sites because i get depressed and become angry, which sadly is true.
it's not very productive to be sad throughout the entire day and then shout at your wife for the reason she has no first hand experience about, therefore how could she possibly know and help?
Despite if I read or not, I still get outbursts of sadness that later turn into anger. I feel the stress is so much that it's negatively affecting my life and marriage.- GrownMidget
Welcome GrownMidget, thank you for this insightful thread. I am sorry you are still suffering outbursts. I hope you get support and your marriage can be a happy calm relationship with that support.
Mental illness is an awful thing to suffer and has stigma to it. It can be hard to live with, but you are a fine example of someone who has tried to stay positive and is looking for support and a way to deal with your outbursts.
Take very good care GrownMidget
Kate xx
i am not sure if it's true but i heard from a good source that wt has given instructions to elders to postponed disfellowshipping members from wrong doing/gross sin until further instructions given by headquarters.
i heard some jws were just reproved either privately or publically.
has anyone else heard anything like this recently?
No I have heard nothing. Is your source from Bethel or an elder? Seems a bit far fetched to me
Kate xx