talesin, it is one of the ironies of lfe that "you can't cheat an honest man". Throughout my experience as a true believer it was my "simple eye" that got me in trouble. I once caught a look on a book study conductors face that caused me to look again and I saw him glare slightly at a married pioneer sister (Her husband was a nonbeliever). She had the look of adoration as he continued feeding the sheep that night. Two weeks passed and the conductor's daughter ,who worked for me,called home for him to come pick her up for a ride home. It was the pioneer sister that answered the phone . The daughter said the sister was helping out while her mother (study conductors wife) was in the hospital having the baby. I told the daughter I would give her a ride home and I did. When I knocked on the door the brother (study conductor ) opened and I asked him to step outside. It was dark. In the faint light I looked at him and said " Are you ok ? " He swooned and cried out that he was doing every thing in his power to not have "these" feelings for the sister. I felt cut that he was in such trouble and pleaded for him to not be around her (they would also go in field service together). After pulling himself together he said he would stop and she would just have to understand. At that point he went inside and as I turned to leave the door flew open and the pioneer sister stood stealthily in the doorway. She called my name and said she wanted to read me something. Her bible was open and she read scripture about the platonic relationship between David and Jonathan . She "admonished" me and I left. It wasn't long before I again saw the brother. We just sort of gestured and waved, like "comrades". Then one night after the service meeting I caught his eye . We were in the back of the crowded hall as everyone was leaving. I went to him and asked if he was ok , he asked to go out side and there he confessed adultry. I was beside myself as to what to do. I told him I would not say anything for two weeks and that he should tell it to the Elders within that time. ( I have never been an Elder ). He said he would. After two weeks my conscious compelled me to speak with him and I did . He said he had spoken to the District Overseer and everything was ok and that I don't have to do any thing. I looked at him with that simple eye and behold , he was lying. I went to an elder and the rest is history. The irony ( since that is what this thread is about) , the irony is that , to this day , the wife of the book study conductor...hates me. Surely god's ways are unsearchable.
