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  How Does One Get Into The GB?

  by Cold Steel in

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  if one wanted to get onto the governing body, how would one go about it?

  and who is currently the head of the gb?

  how often do occupancies arise?.

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  MC Hammer & Blondie nailed it, IMO. We had a CO who was a GB reject. Donald Arnot. Word on the street was exactly as Blondie described. He was called back to Bethel for "observation" and didn't make the cut. Holy Spirit was clearly at work. He was a most disagreeable little man. My daughter called him "Rumpelstiltskin".
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  What is your favorite Restaurant in New York City?

  by Iamallcool in

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  new york city is on my list of places that i want to live in.

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  We ate at Charlie Palmer's "Aureole" many years ago.

  Uber-expensive but what a memorable meal.

  I think we've just about got it paid off now.

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  I'm not a camper. I don't see the point in pretending you are homeless

  by wha happened? in

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  i used to camp alot as a kid.

  i was in cub scouts and boy scouts.

  dad and i went to lot's of camping trips.

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  @ wha: "So how many are camping in Tahoe this year?"

  We'll be roughing it this year.....

  .....at a motel in South Lake Tahoe.

  Check your PMs in a few minutes.

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  I made it!! I'm just so freaking happy!!!

  by Rocky_Girl in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  as some of you know, i started college 5 years ago for the first time at age 27. i had been out of the "truth" for 9 years at that time, but had just broken free of the mentality.

  well, on saturday i walked across the stage with the 130th graduating class at rocky mountain college!.

  after 5 years of working several jobs, taking care of two little boys as a single mom, and trying to get the most out of my college experience, i earned my master of accountancy, bachelor of science in business management, and minors in writing and organizational leadership.

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  Thank you so much for sharing your success with us.

  Brightened my day, and you and your children's lives.

  CONGRATULATIUONS!!!

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  2 year into my fade, where I'm at...

  by gutted in

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  2. friends

  well it's been exactly 2 years and 2 weeks since the night where i investigated (googled) as much about jws as i could after being born and raised in the cult till my mid 20s.

  it took just one all nighter to completely demolish all of the doctrines and bullshit of the religion.

  basically after that i went to one more convention and have not stepped into a kingdom hall since.

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  Good life-coaching advice from clarity!

  Our fade is going quite well since we all (my wife and late teens/early 20s kids) woke up around the same time.

  Lots of spin off activities through our various new-found friends.

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  August 7th going Skydiving - Want to come?

  by Found Sheep in

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  sorry i'm talkative today.

  only day off this week.

  so some work friends from va and wv and some local wv's are going.

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  I hope you have a blast FoundSheep! Good for you on pursuing your bucket list.

  Have you ever checked out YouTube videos of "Wingsuit" flights?

  REALLY dangerous, but it looks like quite an adrenaline rush.

  I hope you never do wingsuit jumping, but the vids are worth checking out.

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  Introduction / My story

  by theBGB in

  1. jw
  2. experiences

  hello all, i've just discovered this site and i cant begin to describe how happy i am to have come across it.

  i stumbled across this site purely by accident...seriously i was looking at arkham city walkthoughs and a few jumps later i end up here.

  i though it was a legit society page at first and thought 'what the hell, this will be good for a laugh', but after reading a few posts well...i couldnt stop reading.

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  Welcome aboard BGB!!

  Nice to see you had the vision and guts to not waste your life.

  Look forward to learning more of your story.

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  (p.s. You gonna let us know what BGB stands for?)
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  For You Cat Lovers - I Mean It This Time!

  by DNCall in

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  LOL at both of the above!

  I thought about getting our dog one of these and then taking him to a meeting.

  

  But, I didn't want to risk losing him to the love bombing.

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  This Weeks Watchtower Lesson- Approaching your spouse

  by stuckinamovement in

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  2. bible

  scene: a man and his wife talking before they prepare their watchtower study together.

  me: sweetheart, i love you so much.

  let me ask you something though.. her: ok sure babe.. me: hypothetically say i was an abusive husband..... her: your not though.. me: i know, but just hypothetically if i was an abusive husband and i hit you what would you do?.

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  Wishing you well with your Family Worship.

  I don't know your wife, but the "I'm puzzled/disturbed" approach usually works better than "This is B***Sh**!"

  Keep the "I'm puzzled" demeanor and you might get good mileage out of this WT lesson.

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  Whats the real reason men want to become elders?

  by usualusername in

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  discuss..............

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  From Shakespeare's Twelfth Night, 1602:

  Malvolio:
  "In my stars I am above thee; but be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon 'em."

  In WT world, Elderhood is the first rung of "greatness". Malvolio's first category doesn't apply ("some are born great" i.e. Elders) but the second and third categories nail it, IMO.

  I tried to avoid being an Elder for as long as I could, but eventually, unless you've really ticked off the local BOE, you're going to get appointed.

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