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JW.org Focus on the Past - Have Always Wondered?
by JWTom in
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just curious of others thoughts.....while watching the latest round of convention videos with my pimi wife it was highlighted again in the content how much the wt org.

has always focused on the past (in my opinion).

many of the historical events that are highlighted as significant are from 100+ years ago in some cases.
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Assistance Received!--2020-August-S-147-E Announcements And Reminders! (as of 2020-08-02)
by Atlantis in
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someone has stepped forward to assist us.

that sure didn't take very long!.

2020-august-s-147-e announcements and reminders, in english and in german.. .
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From reddit...How old were you when you became a publisher?
by Biahi in
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2. experiences
i was six, not given any choice.

i remember being in the old kh, and my dad told me the brothers wanted to talk to me in the back...i was terrified.

i actually thought they knew i didn’t want to be a dub, my dad told them to just add me as a publisher, so no back room meeting.
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Manual-- Instructions For COVID-19 and Announcement-2020-07-17
by Atlantis in
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letters are from spain:2020-07-17 english announcement2020-07-17 spanish announcement2020-07-17 english instruction manual for covid-19, 18 pages with 8 chapters.table of contentsgeneral precautionsmeetingsfield ministryshepherdingtheocratic facilities and construction projectscongregation expensesjudicial mattersconventions and assemblies2020-07-17 spanish instruction manual for covid-19, 18 pages with 8 chapters.índiceprecauciones generalesreunionesministeriopastoreoedificios destinados a actividades espirituales y proyectos de construccióngastos de la congregaciónasuntos judicialesasambleas regionales y de circuitothose on the email list have already received these documents.

if you are not on the email list, reply below for a download link to be sent to your pm box.petra!
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Honest assessment of my life
by silent3 in
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2. experiences
my old account was silent and i had to create a new account which kind of bums me, but here i am.. over the years i've really experienced some rough times emotionally and spiritually which led me down many paths.

being angry most all of time with a few outbursts really started to make me take stock of what was wrong with me.

further i started really going back and trying to figure out where i went wrong.. so i revisted all my previous posts on here.
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2 Letters Arrived-English and Spanish-Announcement!--(as of 2020-07-17)
by Atlantis in
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2020-07-10--announcement.

(2 letters--one in english and one in spanish.).

use of messaging apps to share video files:.
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Did you ever know a JW who was political?
by wolverines in
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one black sister would always slam the jews when there was anything on the radio or tv about the palestinian's.

i knew others who had other ideas that were strange and not neutral as we were told to be.

the black sister would dress like she was from africa in a dashiki robe from time to time.
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Are You Afraid To Publicity Express Your Opinion?
by minimus in
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are you reticent to express your opinion when it comes to religion or politics?.

when we were jws , we had to be so careful that we didn’t stumble anyone.

are you comfortable saying that you don’t agree with someone or something even if it appears you are in the minority?
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ExJW meeting via Zoom on May 7th
by Mike1 in
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2. friends
hey people!

i hope you're all surviving the "great tribulation".

or is it the "last days of the last days", already armageddon, the end of this "system of things"?
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Keeping everyone on the hook
by hoser in
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i’ve always noticed that the local jw leaders like to give as little notice as possible for local meetings and expect you to drop everything and rearrange your life to fit their agenda in.

i’ve noticed this more during the pandemic.

we are not given the codes and time of memorial until a couple hours before meeting.