When I was in Central Pennsylvania in the early 70's there was a body of elders I think was entirely deleted. The PO actually ran everything. He gave the talk and conducted the wt study every week. (the exception was when they had a visiting elder to give a talk), and ran the service meeting and ministry school basically taking over both hours. One young pioneer brother tried to tell others in the circuit and was nearly df'd himself. Finally an elder from a cong in the same circuit listened to him and dropped in on a Sunday afternoon. The "society" finally was involved and sent a committee. The offending brother left, taking a good chunk of the congo with him. They all met in his house for the meetings. I don't know how everything finally ended up but it was a big scandal. This brother was really looked up to in the circuit as he got lots of young people in his congregation to pioneer, and he and his wife also pioneered. I remember lots of Friday evening circuit assemblies being built around this guy. My pio partners and I felt there was something icky about him from when we first moved into the circuit.
Posts by Emma
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26Sacking of entire bodies of elders
by yaddayadda ini once heard about nearly an entire body of elders in a congregaton that got demoted/sacked from being elders because of some scandal in their congregation that they collectively covered up or didn't deal properly with.
i think it was about some relative of a dominant elder that should've got disfellowshipped but they all brushed it under the carpet.
the branch heard about it and sent a circuit overseer especially out to investigate it and he sacked nearly all of 'em and some new ministerial servant school graduates were quickly assigned to come in and take their place.
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Watchtower logo on side of kingdom hall
by cyberdyne systems 101 inmy old kingdom hall has the watchtower logo built into the brick work on the side that faces the road - to me for a hall that is supposed to be dedicated to god, its a bit wrong to have a corporation logo on the side of it.
maybe its there to show they and not the congregation own it???
cs 101.
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Emma
I went to a congregation in PA once that met in a former church. They broke out all the stained glass windows and sawed off the steeple, then made it to look like a watchtower. Of course this was about a hundred years ago, lol.
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SECRET SANTA - Gift Ideas thread
by Angharad ini know a lot have already posted in the other thread, but i have had a request to start an offical thread for ideas.
if you have already posted in the other thread don't worry i will put links to both in the pms to people.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/123195/1.ashx.
so anyone that hasn't already posted some ideas, please do so in here !.
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Emma
Well, I'm getting ready to go shopping for my assigned person. They haven't listed any specifics so I'm going to be sending surprises. This is fun!
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Great News
by Undecided inmy grandson went back to the hospital for more test today and they found that the cancer was a type that can usually be cured.
the hospital is one of the best in the east.
i sure do feel better now.
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Emma
I'm so glad to hear this. I have a friend whose five year old is undergoing treatment for cancer. The prognosis is quite good. It's good to be near great medical care.
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Do you know why I returned your money?................
by lovelylil inbecause i am one of jehovah's witnesses!
remember these parts in the assembly?
some "worldly" person looses a large stash of money and then the jw returns it and brings glory to jehovah's name?
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Emma
Yes! I had two of my grandmother's rings disappear! I'm sure they weren't worth a whole lot of money, but one was a small diamond set in gold and the other an emerald. They were old and were about all I had from her. I still try not to think so hard about the loss.
Emma
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So when do you put up your tree?
by restrangled ini hope you all had a great thanksgiving..... my husband was so inspired he went up to the attic and dragged down our tree the same day (the 23)... i have been decorating for 2 days serenaded by vince geraldi's charlie brown christmas music.
for some reason it feels extra special this year.
perhaps because after waffling for years with the witnesses i was finally able to let go this summer after finding this site.. so when are you putting up your christmas tree?.
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Emma
We buy ours and put it up the Saturday after Thanksgiving. This is followed by dinner at a Chinese restaurant then cookies and hot chocolate at home while we put up the lights.
It was really warm here this weekend so we had to get around the warm weather to get in the Christmas mood. (I don't mind the warm weather; I can adjust!)
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we're back from the hospital
by BlackSwan of Memphis inok well the tonisllectomy went well.
they got the tonsils and the adenoids and didn't go ahead with the tubes in her ears.. they kept her overnight because of her history with the apnea and with the anasthesia, they wanted to keep an eye on her for one night.
we got back this morning.. she did awesome!!!!
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Emma
I'm glad things went well for Hannah. Now, make sure you take care of yourself, too.
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Who Will Be Celebrating Thanksgiving & XMas This Year???
by minimus infunny thing about jws----many celebrate thanksgiving but say they're only eating turkey with all the fixings by coincidence.
god made the food to be consumed everyday.
then you get witnesses who celebrate christmas the day before or after with all sorts of presents but they won't give it on the 25th because that day is pagan.
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Emma
Me! The holiday season begins tomorrow! I'm taking the day off to begin baking and cooking for Thursday; Saturday we'll buy the tree. I just wish the season lasted longer.
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SECRET SANTA - Gift Ideas thread
by Angharad ini know a lot have already posted in the other thread, but i have had a request to start an offical thread for ideas.
if you have already posted in the other thread don't worry i will put links to both in the pms to people.. http://www.jehovahs-witness.com/6/123195/1.ashx.
so anyone that hasn't already posted some ideas, please do so in here !.
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Emma
I have my name, but this person needs to post their preferences unless they want a surprise!
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What would be something you'd like from secret santa?
by megsmomma ini am already thinking of ideas.
my sister had an online relationship with a man from holland (they are now married in the us) anyhow, they would send eachother packages and the coolest things he would send was different foods from there... cookies the us doesn't have, chocolate spread for toast.... this is my first gift exchange since i was a kid, so anyone have some ideas?
( is this kosher to ask?
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Emma
bttt