Well, after one year of “Dissociating” ourselves, my wife an I are going back to the Kingdom Hall! No, we don’t want back in. A very dear friend has passed away (she happened to be the wife of our PO). After we Da’ed ourselves, she would still contact us from time to time to see how we were doing. This meant a lot to us after leaving. We feel since she visited us that we should at least show our respect for her friendship and attend the funeral.
I once gave a funeral talk as an Elder and I was struck by the notice at the bottom of the WT outline that stated, “Do not eulogize the deceased...” but instead talk about the hope (still have the outline somewhere in my meeting bag). Man that bothered me, this was a time to reflect on the life of a good friend, to share stories. However, the WT still wants a 45 min “info commercial” on their teachings! I still obtained info on the brother and shared with the attendees (a lot were non-dub relatives and co-workers).
I will let you know how I am received (?) Or tolerated at the service this Saturday.........