Topics Started by Gram
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David H. Splane
by VM44 indavid splane is a member of the governing body of jehovah's witnesses.. he became a full time minister in september 1963. a graduate of the 42nd class of gilead, the jehovah's witness missionary school, he served as a missionary in senegal, africa, then for 19 years as a travelling overseer in canada.
he and his wife, linda, have been at bethel (jehovah's witness headquarters) in the united states since 1990, where he has worked in the service and writing departments.
since 1998, he had been a helper to the writing committee.
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Pecking order of Memorial jobs
by Open mind inwhat's your personal take on the perceived level of jw prestige attached to various jobs at the memorial?.
here are a handfull in no particular order:.
parking.
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New Songbook
by snowbird ini hope this one will be dropped: jehovah our father in heaven; oh, this is a most sacred night; twas nisan 14 when your glory was seen .... i hated that song!.
sylvia.
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Kingdom Hall Interiors
by TheMan inso i drove by my old kingdom hall the other day and noticed that it had a for sale sign in front of it.
this came as no surprise to me, as i knew that they recently won approval to build a new kingdom hall in a neighboring town.
(caused a bit of a stir in town - but that's a different story).
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Yankee Stadium
by coffee_black ini didn't know this.... i was there...i was only 6 years old, but i remember it..... all that sport consequence, and you know what yankee stadium's record crowd 123,707 will forever be?
a 1958 convention of jehovah's witnesses.. http://www.usatoday.com/sports/columnist/lopresti/2008-09-17-yankee-stadium_n.htm.
coffee .
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JW's unwritten dress code and personal appearance standards-FROM WHERE?
by Thechickennest inone thing that always use to puzzle me was the personal appearance standards, espessially for meetings and service.
the men always were expected to where a tie, suit, jacket, etc.
no beards were allowed-mustaches were ok!
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My sister died in a head on collision last night
by Bumble Bee ini still can't believe it.
she was here for the bbq, we had an awesome time, laughing, her telling stories from our childhoods.
i gave her a hug and told her i loved her before she left.
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One hundred eleven assemblies
by JimmyPage inmy dad visited recently and somehow we got on the subject of assemblies.
he's been in the truth 37 years and figured he'd been to 3 assemblies a year.
that meant he had been to 111 assemblies in his life!
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What's Must See TV For You?
by minimus inthere are some shows, past and present that i've always watched.
my all time fav is the sopranos.. i enjoy two men and a half and law & order svu..
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Demographics of the posters here
by Gram injust wondering about the demographics of the posters -- has anyone done a breakdown of:.
how young is the youngest, how old is the oldest?
i am 62. it seems to me that the largest majority of posters are between 30 and 50 years old.. where do most of the posters live?