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  Big announcement after all DC have ended?

  by Quandary in

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  i was told by a reliable source that the organization will be making a "big announcement" at the end of the summer when all the dcs have ended.

  has anyone else heard this?

  maybe this is the "new light" they have alluded to in recent wt study articles?

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  On my way walking in to work this morning, I saw a wt on the sidewalk. It was folded back to some photos and they were the old ones of the harlot (UN?) and a wild beast-lion sort of thingy, really old pics. I wonder how they can keep spitting up the same old stuff! The warnings haven't changed any more than the terrible art work! How could I have swallowed this stuff?
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  Photo how-to

  by Emma in

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  ok, so i'm computer illiterate.

  i have a photo of myself in my gmail account.

  how do i upload it to the forum?.

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  Emma

  OK, so I'm computer illiterate. I have a photo of myself in my gmail account. How do I upload it to the forum?

  Thank you!
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  ged it to something more main stream.Important notice about my avitar

  by Stealth453 in

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  several of you have expressed distress at the thought of my avitar.

  i thought it was funny.

  i apologize if any of you were offended by it.

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  Emma

  I don't remember the old one, but I like this one.
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  Analysis of a Time Consuming System: Shocking Numbers about JWs

  by drew sagan in

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  weekly meetings .

  book study: 1 hour .

  meetings for field service: 15 minutes (13 hours per year) .

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  Emma

  When I was really studying (personal study and study for meetings) it took much longer than above. It could take me a couple of hours to prepare for the wt study, book study, min school and svs mtg. each! I'd look up every scripture and make notes, do research in the "Aid" book and others; what a goody two-shoes I must have looked like! However, I couldn't sustain this pace for long and fell into terrible guilt for not being "spiritual" enough.

  And when I "pioneered where -the-need-was-great" I'd make sure I could give either of the "sisters" talks in case no one showed up. And I'm admitting this...
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  do you?

  by purplebunnyfoofoo in

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  believe that gods name is jehovah?

  do you still use it as his name?

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  Emma

  No

  No
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  Disgusting comment regarding the baptism at the DC

  by under_believer in

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  at the service meeting the other day the "friends" were given an opportunity to discuss the district convention (portland, or, june 30-july 2).

  ) people baptized at that convention.

  a bigger number than i remember for at least a decade.

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  Emma

  I chose to fade instead of publically renounce my faith in order to leave communication open with my family.

  And did this work? It's mainly why I faded, but it didn't work. I was "inactive" and refused to meet with anyone. The assumption was that I was sinning or apostate, neither of which was true.
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  How "old" is the oldest person who lived in your family?

  by JH in

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  i was just wondering how old can a person live.

  my grandmother lived up to 97, almost 98. .

  those born in 1914 are 92 years old and some are still alive.. i guess that no one lived over 120 years since the flood.. how "old" is the oldest person who lived in your family?

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  Emma

  Paternal grandmother - 98.
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  What you do for Friends........

  by whyamihere in

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  i have to set up my little story before i give you the details of the generosity i bestowed upon my dear lovable friend......... briana(ex jw), is going to a wedding next aug with her boy friend nick.

  the wedding she is going to is nick's cousin(groom), who she used to date(short period of time).

  briana got the "groom's identity" news this past week.

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  I want to see the dress...
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  It's when you don't expect to be SHUNNED...

  by Ms. Whip in

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  ...that it hurts the most.

  today, when i was walking into the grocery store entrance an old jw friend of mine was walking out.

  it was one of those face to face akward moments where there's no way you can pretend the other person isn't there.

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  Emma

  I don't get how they can shun people who aren't official

  It happens all the time! By the time I was inactive a few months, my mom and sisters were shunning me AND my kids, even the non-baptized ones. And most witnesses I ran into. I would think it strange if they didn't; so much for fading....
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  Gilead 42nd Class 1966

  by thaisun in

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  is there anyone out there who was in the 42nd class of gilead and has seen the light?

  my name then was vivienne ainsworth.

  i would dearly love to hear from anyone who remembers me.

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  Emma

  Thaisun, welcome. I aspired to Gilead but never made it. I'd love to hear more about your experienc.