Steve and I attended our very last meeting this evening. I wrote a thread a few weeks ago about our elder visit and their decision to announce that we were disassociated. They agreed to wait until we returned from our vacation so I could tell my grandma who still attends via phone link and so she wouldn't have to be alone in her devastation. She really wasn't devastated but she would have had a huge drama to herself if they had announced it and she was home alone with no warning.
Steve wore his usual t-shirt and Levis and I chose an especially short and tight black tee that says "I have nothing to wear" eight times on the front, along with my superlow Levis that show my tattoo and belly ring nicely.
We arrived early and a couple who have always maintained contact came right over and were very chatty. We told them why we were there and they were totally fine with it. Most shunned us but a few said hi and not much more. It has been over six years since we attended and seven since we were regular attenders.
We refused offers of songbooks and bibles and sat through the song and prayer. The school was horribly boring and juvenile. I was trying hard not to crack up through most of it. There is a sister whom we despise who sat right across from us who I swear looks exactly like the lady who played Danny DeVito's mom in Throw Momma From the Train. She turned and glared at me and I had to fight not to laugh out loud. I figured it wouldn't be right to sit there and have them stare at the backs of our heads so I got up and went to the restroom. They stared and I smiled big and made eye contact with a bunch of people.
After an excrutiating ministy school, the elder who visited us got up and made the announcement. "Steve and Rachel Egner have dissacociated themselves and are no longer Jehovah's Witnesses".
We didn't especially like how they put it on us since they are the ones who made the decision but we sure liked the last part "are no longer Jehovah's Witnesses". It just wrapped it all up so neat and tidy. We got up and left right after...with big grins. Then we went for a celebratory drink...lagavulin.
I took pictures!
Me in front of the meeting schedule
Steve as we were leaving
Looks like fun doesn't it?