i'm curious.
(true in both senses).
when i was a child i used to hope celebrities i liked (or wanted to boink) died before armageddon.
I never thought to kill some out of 'love' but there were soo many strong feelings of hoping someone would die so they would be resurrected.
For the few that did die (like grandparents), I never properly grieved their actual passing. Decades later, I still have occaisional overwhelming sense of loss. Loss of loved one and loss of time that was squandered while they were still alive. Not getting to know them as well as I should/could have, instead, time was spent preaching to them.
-Aude.
hi, brothers and friends!.
would make me happy if you say a prayer or wish me good luck!.
been an exciting day, training with you guys before the rumble in the jungle tomorrow!.
Good Luck. Keep your cool and you'll do fine.
-Aude.
http://www.katu.com/news/local/report-holt-heichel-were-members-of-same-church-175169201.html.
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how sad......
@ Jamie - That was a very beautiful and touching video.
Whoever made it, did a wonderful job.
-Aude.
(this is the story of a man who, due to economically hard times, accepted a job as an internet disinformation shill.
after only 6 months, he resigned.
he was no longer was able to look himself in the mirror.
@NoStoneCutters - Is this your own story or just one you found on the net.
What is the 'take-away' point you wish us to grasp?
Thank you for sharing.
-Aude. (Dare to Know.)
http://www.katu.com/news/local/report-holt-heichel-were-members-of-same-church-175169201.html.
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how sad......
Fiddler called it on the initial thread:
Fiddler wrote: It was said that the suspect was an aquaintance of Whitney and her husbands and lived in the same apartment complex as they did. I wonder if he was also JW or maybe df'd or just some guy with an eye on Whitney. It is tragic whatever the connection was...........
http://www.jehovahs-witness.net/jw/friends/240105/2/JW-Sister-Missing-near-Portland-OR (Last post on page 2 of this thread)
My heart goes out to this family. Such a horrific tragedy.
I went thru a similar thing but took 19months to find the body of the missing friend (daughter of the PO). That murder has never been solved but those first 19 months were the worst as there was no closure until her body was found.
-Aude.
there is a lovely site where one may light a candle for a moment of silence.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles.
i set up a group, where they may all flicker together, if you like.. http://www.gratefulness.org/candles/candles.cfm?l=eng&gi=oompa.
(we love and miss you, oompa.).
bttt
Just re-lit another one.
-Aude.
my father passed around 9 this morning.
he'd been in poor health for some time, but it still comes as a shock to have him gone.
we are going to miss him terribly.
A true pioneer in his field. So sorry for your personal loss.
-Denise.
as we all know the society has very strict guidelines regarding conduct between the sexes.
in the cong i grew up in, it was so small-minded that if you were single, and seen talking to a member of the opposite sex, you were presumed to be in some sort of relationship with him/her.. sex before marriage is out of the question, with heavy petting also looked down upon.
dating is a serious affair, with all onlookers expecting engagement/marriage to be the outcome.
@Still Recovery -
Is there something you wanted to add to this OLD thread? Must be something for you to have searched it and posted 5+ times.
But your comments are showing up.
-Aude.
if so do you remenber any big time elders from 1990-2010 or present because i'm from the l.a area .
or my l.a members could do a los angeles congregation roll-call..
Ventura County here.
@Mind-Blown - my family was in one of those congs until about a decade ago. Maybe you knew them back then??? (I just sent you a pm)
-Aude.
