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  Nine year old baptized

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  this weekend at the circuit assembly, (i stayed home, thank goodness), i heard a nine year -old girl was baptized.

  and she seems a bit mature for her age, but hardly mature enough,in my opinion, to make such a choice on her own.

  it seems to be a trend in our circuit right now.

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  Talked to a good friend

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i had one of the best days i've had in a long time.

  it was cold and snowy so i declared my own snow day.

  and went for a walk with my dog in 13 degrees fahrenheit while treading through snowy slush.

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  Did Jarka get disfellowshipped yet?

  by EmptyInside in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  i don't know why this crossed my mind today.

  but, i'm rather curious if a convicted murderer, jarka in this case, got df-d. i mean if murder isn't a disfellowshipping offense, i don't know what is.

  a few weeks ago i related this case to my brother, who is an elder.

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  A Sad Situation

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i know of an elderly, pioneer sister who has a disfellowshipped son with a terminal illness.

  and until recently, she has had no contact with him.

  her son doesn't really have much longer to live.

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  Still Confused

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  this last week has been especially hard for me.

  this is all new to me, and as most of you know, the journey is gut wrenching, quite painful.

  lately, i've been trying to take the go with the flow approach.

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  Thinking of taking some classes

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  i'm still trying to figure things out here.

  but,i do have a question for those that started college many years after high school.

  how did you make the transition?

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  Switching congregations

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  did any of you start going to another hall if there were problems in your last congregation?

  it happens a lot now.

  when someone has an unresolved problem, they decide to go to a neighboring congregation..

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  Did anyone else ever play their record albums backwards?

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  okay, i'm dating myself, record albums and all that, but i remember as a kid in the 80's, everyone was playing their albums backwards looking for some hidden satanic message.

  my older brothers got talked into throwing a couple of their moody blues albums away.

  anyway, it was all the craze in my hall.

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  Crisis of Conscience

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  well, i just ordered "crisis of conscience".

  i'm kind of nervous about actually buying and reading it.

  this life is all i've ever known, it's my whole identity really.

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  Camping for conventions

  by EmptyInside in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  outlaw's post about convention food reminded me of my family's experiences camping for the conventions.

  fortunately, they did this before i came along.

  but, it seems the whole congregation stayed at one campground.

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