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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Go Bag
by notsurewheretogo inmy 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???
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Service Meeting Adjustment w/c 1st September
by konceptual99 inprobably 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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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 inthe 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).
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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 inas 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:.
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konceptual99
Great post Terry
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Is taking a blood transfusion a "Disfellowshipping or Disassoication" offense?
by booker-t ini 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.
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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.
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Crowthorne Kingdom Hall (UK) Website
by passwordprotected inhttp://www.crowthornekingdomhall.co.uk/.
looks waaaay too close to jw.org branding, including the font, for it to be allowed to stay online by borg lawyers.
plus the video gallery page is all jw.org videos, yet the site carries this in the footer:.
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konceptual99
Cheers George. Not surprising really.
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Welcoming International Delegates for London 2014 IC
by Da.Furious ini had the pleasure of joining jw's on the weekend to greet the international delegates who are attending the london 2014 international convention at twickenham.. nothing interesting, just waiting for someone with a badge to come through the doors and all will cheer!
the interesting part is how they are behaving:.
1- the overseer: looked really bored, trying to impress surroundings by talking loud and how he can talk to immigration and check on passengers.
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konceptual99
feel the love...
http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=msgLwRMNydw
can we guess who DaF is ;-)
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If the Governing Body Told You They Love You All Very Much, What Would Your Reply Be?
by steve2 inin a letter in the 2013 yearbook of jehovah's witnesses, the governing body sign off with the words, "we love you all very much".
these words were later echoed by one of the governing body in an address to french jehovah's witnesses in july this year.
these words sound so marvellously compelling and heartfelt - goosebump inducing, even.. imagine the governing body wrote these words to you or expressed them to you in person- yes to you reading these very words.
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konceptual99
Would you still love me if I didn't do exactly what you say without question?
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Welcoming International Delegates for London 2014 IC
by Da.Furious ini had the pleasure of joining jw's on the weekend to greet the international delegates who are attending the london 2014 international convention at twickenham.. nothing interesting, just waiting for someone with a badge to come through the doors and all will cheer!
the interesting part is how they are behaving:.
1- the overseer: looked really bored, trying to impress surroundings by talking loud and how he can talk to immigration and check on passengers.
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konceptual99
Of course DaF...
In fact imagining the scenes of overblown emotions just because some people managed to take an aeroplane trip is pretty entertaining. As is the thought that the Holy Spirit(TM) was not quite clever enough to prevent the welcoming party to be infiltrated by the 5th column.
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Crowthorne Kingdom Hall (UK) Website
by passwordprotected inhttp://www.crowthornekingdomhall.co.uk/.
looks waaaay too close to jw.org branding, including the font, for it to be allowed to stay online by borg lawyers.
plus the video gallery page is all jw.org videos, yet the site carries this in the footer:.
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konceptual99
Which thread George? Sorry but I seem to have missed that one.