I stumbled across this forum today as I was looking for information online as it relates to Johnny Carson and the whole John Denver thing that was spread around years ago. It's no surprise that I cant find a single thing on it on the web as I always thought it was an urban legend. Just angers me that things like that spread around and so many people just accept it as truth because a brother or sister told it to them. Kind of like another thing going around about the Tsunami. A picture is circulating that is (to me) obviously a fake of a HUGE wave overtaking a city. I've been hearing "Yeah this brother was in a hotel near the road when he took this picture." Burns me up that people are SOOOO gullable and stupid.
Anyway....that leads me to my story...I've been in the truth since I was 6 years old. I remember the brothers coming to my home to study with my father and mother when I was 6. I am now in my very late 30's. Technically I am still a Witness though inactive for almost 4 years now. My wife and daughter still attend meetings on occasion though its quite seldom now. My wife family has been inactive for close to 10 years. My family is still very strong in the truth. My father is an elder, my mother is a regular pioneer and my 3 sisters are also active in the truth. My story is very long and full of "drama" and I think if I attempted to relay it here online word for word I would have a breakdown. All I can say based on my experience is that I really do think it is the truth BUT, just as in Israels time, the organisation has allowed itself to become corrupted and those who know what the truth is and how things should be done are being pushed out shut down. The meek shall inherit the earth.....well....the ones I see people calling 'strong in the truth' are actually just strong personalities that do what they want the way they want and the real 'meek' ones are just that...too meek to stand up to them. My father is like that....in fact it anger me every day to see how much he gets pushed around in the organisation and in outside things....work, etc. He's been removed as an elder 3 times in his life in 3 different congregations for no other reason than the fact that he went toe to toe with other elders who were doing the wrong thing and he tried to stand up to them and they were the elders we all know who have all the CA and DA parts and have all the connections and all the parties and get togethers where they invite CO and DO's for the show of it all. Not sincere socializing but political maneuvering. In fact one of these people has been known to give considerable "donations" to each CO that visited our congregation each time he had an agenda or issue he needed resolved for him in the congregation. Needless to say...as much as I want to do the 'right' thing I am only being pushed further and further away from the organization and I worry for my wife and daughter and how that may effect them. I'm close to just going back and doing what I can to keep the family peace and keep my wife happy. I truly believe that this world is coming to an end and want my daughter to see the new system but I truly doubt this organization has Jehovahs backing anymore. After all....how could it with all I've seen.