Posts by konceptual99

The traffic has been horrendous. Coaches were only getting out of the car parks at 7:30. We ignored the society, parked 15 mins walk away and are home 70 miles away before some people have got the WTS shuttle bus to their hotel 4 miles away.

Unconfirmed reports are that a brother had a heart attack whilst standing stuck on the foot bridge crossing the A316.

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Service Meeting Adjustment w/c 1st September

by konceptual99 in

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friends

probably nothing of major note but there is an adjustment to the service meeting of w/c 1st september to allow for a 15 min local needs the society have asked the elders to deliver.

this is in uk and i've no idea if it affects other regions.. if it's uk only then i suspect it's either specifically about donations or more likely the status of the new branch facility, asking for volunteers/money.

given that the elder delivering it in our hall is prominent on the local rbc then i suspect the latter.. .

konceptual99

That's another thread I missed. Thanks George.

We we will just have to wait and see what it is but I don't think it will be anything outstanding.

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JW humor. You're welcome :-P

by Kudra in

even when i was "in", i couldn't take this stuff... *gag*.. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/440226932296032407/.

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konceptual99

Oh come on. That's got to be the funniest joke ever told. I mean it. Honest.

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Go Bag

by notsurewheretogo in

my still-in wife has asked we prepare a "go-bag" with all the stuff we need in case of a natural disaster....we live in a country where there is none!.

but when i asked where this all came from she mentioned hurricanes etc but again we live in an area where they can never be things like this.. thus i suspect this is a society based instruction...can anyone enlighten me?.

are the society advising dubs to be doom preppers???

konceptual99

Not decrying the value of being prepared for some kind of unusual situation but anyone who was around when the announcement was made will recall the speculation it sparked on if the bags were there for when Armageddon hits and how close it must be now. This might have been unintended from the WTS but I doubt they minded.

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Service Meeting Adjustment w/c 1st September

by konceptual99 in

jw
friends

probably nothing of major note but there is an adjustment to the service meeting of w/c 1st september to allow for a 15 min local needs the society have asked the elders to deliver.

this is in uk and i've no idea if it affects other regions.. if it's uk only then i suspect it's either specifically about donations or more likely the status of the new branch facility, asking for volunteers/money.

given that the elder delivering it in our hall is prominent on the local rbc then i suspect the latter.. .

konceptual99

Probably nothing of major note but there is an adjustment to the service meeting of w/c 1st September to allow for a 15 min local needs the society have asked the elders to deliver. This is in UK and I've no idea if it affects other regions.

If it's UK only then I suspect it's either specifically about donations or more likely the status of the new branch facility, asking for volunteers/money. Given that the elder delivering it in our hall is prominent on the local RBC then I suspect the latter.

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2014 MEMORIAL ATTENDANCES FOR REST OF THE WORLD

by steve2 in

the october kingdom ministry for the united states reported the 2014 memorial attendances for the us branch office that has subsequently been well discussed in a separate thread.

in that thread, a poster asserted that in some parts of europe the attendance had been higher than last year - but to date no source evidence has been provided.. so, have memorial attendances for other parts of the world been reported in any of the publications such as kingdom ministryyet?.

if so, could you direct me to the source(s).

konceptual99

The British KM for October does not mention the memorial attendance. It does say the following however...

May saw a tremendous surge in the placement of books and brochures, no doubt due to the enthusiastic support for the public/metropolitan witnessing campaign. Many new home Bible studies are being started, with Britain reporting 60,189, and Ireland, 3,639.

This is what it says in the September KM...

The 134,829 publishers who reported field service for April conducted 60,007 home Bible studies. In Ireland, 6,218 publishers reported 3,558 Bible studies. What an excellent potential for future increase!

So the tremendous surge of books and brochures saw a net increase of 182 Bible studies in Britain. That "excellent potential" is clearly being realised...(cough)...

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THE TRUTH is an estimate

by Terry in

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as i was growing up in a household with my grandparents, i heard a certain phrase hundreds of times, "well, you know what they say .

and i wondered: "who are "they"?.

it was my first encounter with shapeless, formless, invisible, abstract, non-descript, and anonymous authority.. the premise seemed to say:.

konceptual99

Great post Terry

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Is taking a blood transfusion a "Disfellowshipping or Disassoication" offense?

by booker-t in

i remember back in the day when i was a devout jw in the 90s elders would go to the hospital to try and see if a person took a blood transfusion.

i remember my cousin was having surgery after a severe car accident and if he did not take blood the doctor said he would have died.

the elder came to the hospital and badgered my cousin's wife until she told him my cousin did get some blood.

konceptual99

This change has never been published in a way that makes it clear to the R&F. Many still think it is a DF offence. The point may be moot but it is yet another case of a lack of transparency.