Topics Started by Olivia Wilde

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If anyone who decides to have a meetup around LA/Orange County in southern Ca!!!
by Olivia Wilde in
1. jw
2. experiences
if anyone is up for a meetup in a public place anytime soon around southern california let me know.

i am not a good organizer of these things but if anyone wants to organize a meetup i am all for it, it can be near disneyland or surroundings!

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Is it true? Heard a rumor WT postphones Disfellowshipping until further notice!!??
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
i am not sure if it's true but i heard from a good source that wt has given instructions to elders to postponed disfellowshipping members from wrong doing/gross sin until further instructions given by headquarters.

i heard some jws were just reproved either privately or publically.

has anyone else heard anything like this recently?
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WT Mtg "read scriptures" are only to be read by a 1 brother???
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
we had co visit recently & it appears that the co told the elders of the congregation that the scriptures indicated on the wt to be "read" on the watchtower study are only to be read by 1 brother in the entire study.... the elder conducting the watchtower announced that at the wt mtg... i was like what???

only men?....

has anyone else had this occur in their congregation?
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To Elder: We have been lied too all of my JW life stop telling me to go out in service!!!
by Olivia Wilde in
1. jw
2. experiences
i've always maintained a huge sense of justice, when presented with facts and truth i don't tolerate hypocrisy and "fake" my path in life.

i relate to nancy grace from hln, seeking justice and truth.

many friends tell me i would be a great lawyer for my candor and directness, i don't think soo because i honestly do not like confrontation.
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Tough Day & wanting to escape
by Olivia Wilde in
1. social
2. family
so today after my workout at the gym, i was driving away from the parking lot, notice 2 witnesses on the sidewalk with their witness cart, one older man with a young female, related?

not sure but as i drove away it finally hit me, all this buildup & staying strong since my awakening finally hit me .... just crying & saw my life flashing before my eyes just couldn't keep myself strong anymore, especially thinking of my child & other things happening in my life currently, which are hitting reality...... i came home & had a conversation with my son about our weekly mtgs, we have missed the ms mtgs for a few times/days in a row now, does anyone check on us?

... anyway i finally told him that for the time being mommy needs to figure out some things with god & jesus first & for the time being won't be making the ms mtgs & will be doing our bible study at home... thankfully he understands & just told him that god understands how i feel & is ok with it.... it's difficult to feel alone in this, i feel broken with the other things happening in my life, not wt or jw related, & just want to escape & run away, i don't have many friends & my non jw family is not a close family, we were never close, & i feel like i don't have anyone to talk to.... people that know me & interact with me have no clue the turmoil i'm going thru inside, i pretend like nothing is wrong with my life .
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Crises of Conscience by Raymond franz hardcopy book
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
can anyone tell me where is the best place to buy the hardcopy book from?

i need it for a friend, i need to buy it from a place that the proceeds go to a good cause, not amazon,..
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JW Sister: raped, pregnant what does she do?, abortion or adoption?
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
this question came out frequently from a situation known to some of us who knew of 2 cases.... if a single or married sister gets rapped by stranger or incest, a pregnancy results, she is not allowed to have an abortion but neither is she allowed to give it up for adoption?...i always question why not up for adoption?...

no you will be blood guilty because the child won't be raised in the "truth"... hmmmmm does anyone heard of that?

is it a matter of consciousness?
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Another great video of someone waking up!!! Using our "thinking mind"
by Olivia Wilde in
1. jw
2. experiences
i love the fact what he said about reading crises of conscious: if you read that book as a jw and still think the wt has the truth, something is wrong with you....the song played at the end is simply classic and very appropriate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwvditiopv4&list=llz1w0ll081jjiycjb298pow.

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KH reinstatement letters filed
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
does anyone know if you can request your original reinstatement letters back from the congregation.... mine contained too many specifics & personal information that i prefer for no one to know & have access to 2 elders of that committee are no longer there, i've been reinstated 4 yrs & had been df'd for 3 years & i had wrote 3 letters until finally was acepted by 3rd one,..... has anyone attempted to get them back?

since ttat i don't feel comfortable for anyone to know deeply private things i wrote in those lettrrs...

helpp!
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How to evade questions from elders when you stop going out door to door
by Olivia Wilde in
1. watchtower
2. beliefs
due to circumstances right now i cannot leave permanently the watchtower, however i need honest advice of what to say when elders question me how come im not meeting the group out for door to door & going out in " field service"... what would be proper responses not to draw suspicions since i'm aware of ttatt.. .any serious advice please...