I think I da'd myself a few weeks ago. My sister had an elder call me. I wasn't home but recognized the name on my caller ID. It's been nearly 20 years since I saw this particular elder. (I've moved.) My sister was actually in town and didn't call me. I decided to return the call on my terms, no surprise call from him. He sounded shocked to hear me! I told I'm I'd called to see if everything was all right with my sisters. He reassured me it was. He said he'd called to see if I was ready to come back to the truth! I told him No. When he asked why, I told him it was too long of a discussion for the phone but that I no longer considered it the truth. He kept talking about how only Jehovah's people are following the right path despite how busy everyone was. I wasn't going to debate him. I just said to let my sisters know I was here if they needed anything. He got to count about 15 minutes! Sorry, this is off topic...
Posts by Emma
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43Nov 15 WT Study Edition - Appeal to help inactive ones
by TJ - iAmCleared2Land inheard today that the nov 15 issue has two of its four study articles targeted at helping inactive ones.
get ready for the phone calls to start up.
has the scans of this been posted yet?.
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2009 YEAR TEXT:. 'Bear thorough witness to the good news' Acts 20:24
by iloowy in2009 year text: 'bear thorough witness to the good news' (acts 20:24)
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Emma
I thought the good news had already been preached.
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Emma
I was hoping we could have one more secret Santa exchange.
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What would your name be if Sarah & Todd Palin were your parents?
by darth frosty inmine would be:.
rust mustang palin.
click link to find yours.
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Emma
Muzzle Mamoth Palin. What?!
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Married my partner...
by writerpen inwe just got back from san francisco where we were married last week.
maybe some day gay couples won't have to travel 1,000 miles to get married, and their commitment of love will be recognized by society.
there will be no need to use code - my friend, my roommate - at the office, with neighbors, or with family when speaking about the person with whom you live your life.
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Emma
Congratulations! I hope someday soon this will be the case nation wide.
No honeymoon?
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i was a full time preacher who else did ?
by mattbetrayed ini did the full time min from school even though i could have gone to drama school.what a wast of my time and life!!!!!!!!!!!!
!iam happy to say that i came to my senses and went back to school and became a nurse,very happy i did my wife is still a jw but she stopped the pioing and she to became a nurse.. i will make sure my kids dont get temped to be encouraged to do that wast of time.as the wife still goes,and my mom and dad and sisters still go.. anyway would love to know what others who were pioneers felt of it and what doing now,please tell..
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Emma
I pio'd for four years, three of them "where the need was greater." Really struggled with trying to live on minimum wage of 20 hours work a week and burned out after a couple of years. Kept going a couple more after that. Aux'd a few times. What a pointless waste of time.
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I Still Like JWD. Do You???
by minimus ini really enjoy the posters here.
it's a bit calmer but it still works for me!
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Emma
Yup. I'll be here until, well, forever or until its closed. I've been to other sites but don't like them like JWD.
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JWD found my best friend... after 25 years.
by POs Son inabout two years ago, i read a post on jwd asking if there was anyone from the xyz congregation.
recognizing this as the congregation in which i was raised, i made contact with the poster.
it turned out to be my next door neighbor when i was a child, she was my babysitter, and best friend..
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Emma
I've met old friends here, too. This site has been a real gift. Thank you Simon.
Emma
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Emma
When they start their spiel, I politely say "no, thank you" and begin closing the door. They sputter, try their hand at overcoming objections, but there's not much to overcome with a simple "no." It gives them no choice, nothing to say, they weren't persecuted or treated rudely. But they're gone!
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BETHELITES - Whatever Became of?
by Black Man ini often times wonder what happened to certain bethelites that i ran around with during my 1990s tenure there.
while there are still a few left there, the greater majority of them aren't there for various reasons (marriage, disillusionment, left the borg, etc).
a couple of cats i wonder about - there was one brother who i believe was from kansas, who got his fingers cut off in a printing press.
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Emma
I had the name wrong; I think it was Gearing.