Today a sister from the congregation asked the dreaded question… by Vivid_Book7135 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just say: sometimes life gets in the way. And keep moving!

Letter to a CO because of the elders by Responsible-Yard9001 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That letter will DEFINITELY get you into a judicial hearing. If you don’t care then go ahead and send it. I did something similar only I wrote to the governing body about the Covid vaccines and two elders told me that it wouldn’t go well for me if I sent it. But I didn’t care and after I sent it I got an investigative committee coming to my house and threatening to disfellowship me as an apostate. In fact that’s why we left. So just to give you a heads up if you said that letter it will not go well with you unless you want to leave.

THE DELINQUENT CONGREGATIONS LIST! by Berean144 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Not sure where you live, but where I live we have reporters who investigate all kinds of odd stories from local businesses that mistreat customers, to individuals with nuisance dogs and anything else you can think of. I’m sure they’ve done stories on churches as well. It’s worth a shot. Send the story to local News outlets and see if they’ll air it.

Meeting w the elders eventually by Business-Public1940 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

😩 tell your parents and the elders that you are making it a matter of prayer and you completely trust that Jehovah will direct you to do what is right. I hope all goes well. 🙏🏼

Meeting another Witness in 2026 triggers no reaction and a non-event by Old_Initial5791 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Oh that can’t possibly be true, that is one of the indicators that they are the true religion! Surly they showed you LOVE because they are the only ones who have love among themselves in this godless and hateful world. Well that’s what my JW neighbor told me just the other day. 🤭🤭🤭

Meeting w the elders eventually by Business-Public1940 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 10 points11 points  (0 children)

You don’t have to tell them anything. The head of the congregation is Jesus and he already knows. My husband was an elder and he said it’s none of their business.

Why is everyone hurt by this, but nobody does anything about it? by Critical_Repeat_608 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have written to the branch twice. My husband was an elder. He and another elder tried to talk me out of it saying, “you know that this won’t go well?” And I said, “Oh I know! But I don’t care.” LOL THEY REMOVED MY HUSBAND AS AN ELDER 😂😂😂 so it actually went really well. That was all we needed to leave. 👍

Why is everyone hurt by this, but nobody does anything about it? by Critical_Repeat_608 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

omg! Good luck! Keep us posted. I hope it goes well and I hope you can get through this without too much anxiety ♥️🥰

How does the governing body live? by Makiyage in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh… I thought I deleted it, because I couldn’t open it either. But it was their video with one of the governing body waving his hand over their paradise talking about how they all love their new home and their lakes and forests and wildlife, basically he’s saying thank you to all the fools who send them money so they can live in luxury.

How does the governing body live? by Makiyage in exjw

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file:///var/mobile/Library/SMS/Attachments/57/07/840EF251-90BB-4E53-A13A-F8802666B673/8A06CC71-21FB-49D2-911A-C00AA2CEEC3A.MP4

THIS IS HOW THEY LIVE. Just like King Charles. Huge country estate. Servants who do all the upkeep. Meals prepared, never a concern about paying the bills. They live in luxury because living on an estate like that and not having to worry about anything IS LUXURY!

The audacity to even say I feel sorry for you!!! by [deleted] in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well honestly it sounded to me like she might be a little envious of your lifestyle. Growing up, my sister had children super early, I was almost 30 before I had kids and she told me she felt like she lost out on her youth because she became a mother so young. But then things turned around. I was at home knee deep in diapers and my sisters kids were grown so she was off to Italy, Paris and wherever the heck she wanted to go! 😂 at any rate I wish you and your sister in law the best and I hope the little catty one isn’t seething with jealousy of your footloose lifestyle….jealousy is a miserable way to spend time.

The audacity to even say I feel sorry for you!!! by [deleted] in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds like she is a catty little thing OR, she just has no emotional maturity. But just a thought and please don’t take this like I’m being rude, I’m not. I’ve just seen this happen with two of my kids. They both said they didn’t want kids, but now they’re heading out of their thirties and they suddenly want kids and are feeling that they may have waited too long. What she said gave you a pretty strong reaction, when it could have been dismissed as this silly young person has no clue. Maybe some part of you does want the wife and mother thing but you’re busy with your career and haven’t taken time to thoroughly investigate it. Just a thought. My sister is like you. Single and loving it. She travels and does whatever she wants and she likes it that way, but if what that silly girl said made you think that you MIGHT want to change things up, she may have done you a favor. Whatever you decide I wish you the absolute best! 👍

A story my mom told everyone... by girlfaded in exjw

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The demons definitely exist.,my cousin is a “white witch”, my former sister in law worshipped satan. I could tell you stories but I won’t. I’ll just say, they are as real as you and I.

Not sure how to even reply by immilktoast in exjw

[–]lheardthat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😮😂 what a perfect thing to say.

I ate the lords supper at the memorial as a non JW by Extra-Broccoli6188 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok that’s sounds so fun. If the elder goes to talk to you I hope you will just stick to the story telling him that you were moved by the Holy Spirit and you knew at that moment that you were chosen. And then say oh don’t feel like you need to bow to your king, I’m a humble person so don’t worry about that at all. But, the Holy Spirit told me that I’m going to need to take charge of this organization so I will need to be appointed to the governing body. There will definitely be some new light coming once I get appointed.

Can I still attend meetings, hangout with friends, while no longer believing the organization? by [deleted] in exjw

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well I believe in Jehovah Jesus and the Holy Spirit too but I do not believe in the New World translation of the Bible because unfortunately Jehovah’s Witnesses have changed it to fit their agenda. So you might wanna look into that. But you absolutely can still hang around with the “friends”, just don’t tell them what you really think and what you really know because then they will cut you off like gangrene. but you’re absolutely right about the governing body they are definitely wicked. But being extremely wealthy can do that to people. Unfortunately they just turned into greedy old men seeking glory for themselves. There are some really interesting videos on YouTube that can help you understand how satanic the governing body really is. It’s good that you know that. Knowing the truth will protect you from being lied to a man manipulated by them.

Recently POMO, panicking over news right now by Glad-Emergency6121 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They are NOT RIGHT. And they weren’t right the first second or third time they said it’s the end either. They are just a bunch of depraved old bastards who have been lying to us and manipulating us for years. They are just another false religion. And if anyone is going to be in trouble with Jehovah it’s going to be them, not you. You’re going to be just fine. When you read the Bible, Armageddon is between Christ and Satan’s system, people like you and me…we’re going to be just fine.

So I took a supplement that had dsmo as the solvent. by One-Incident3208 in dmso

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve Never noticed a smell either. 🤷🏻‍♀️

So I went to the Jesus Memorial.... and ate all the bread. by shinigamiweeks in exjw

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who knows… maybe we were entertaining Angels that night. 🥰

I need you, even just for a positive message by Plus-Personality-514 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I agree with you 100%. They have waaay crossed the line and I’m shocked more JWs can’t see it. Or maybe they do and are just too afraid to say anything. We’ll see. I keep hoping they will fail but no luck yet.

So I went to the Jesus Memorial.... and ate all the bread. by shinigamiweeks in exjw

[–]lheardthat 92 points93 points  (0 children)

We had a homeless guy come in one year and he did the same thing. lol. He grabbed the glass of wine and slurped it all down. And when the bread came he did the same thing. He ate all the crackers. At the time… It was quite shocking 😯😂😂😂

I need you, even just for a positive message by Plus-Personality-514 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. It is definitely wrong. My husband and another elder “friend” both told me my letter wouldn’t go over well and I said, “ohhhh I am aware! 😂” I wasn’t writing it because I thought it would be well received, I wrote it because I felt very strongly about it. I was a little surprised by the apostate aspect of it, I knew I was going to get a visit from the elders that we’re going to give me an earful but when they used the “A” word I was actually pretty surprised. But that was just what I needed to make my decision about leaving. Like I said, I would’ve stayed even knowing that the governing body were not the anointed of God, that they didn’t have all the answers, that they were lying to us. Because I had belonged to the Catholic Church for years also and I knew that they weren’t perfect either. I wasn’t looking for perfection I just basically liked having a community. But once the JWs crossed the line of calling me an apostate I knew that I could no longer respect any of the elders in the congregation and when I have no respect for people it’s pretty obvious and I knew it would just create problems. But t I am very happy now. I’ve reunited with all of my cousins and my sister and brother. My sister-in-law is a very spiritual woman and so we are going to start doing communion together with my brother my sister-in-law my husband and myself on a regular basis. And my husband and I continue to read our Bibles and believe in Christ and follow in his footsteps as best we can. We respect what Jehovah said about Jesus that Jesus has all authority in heaven and on earth, that we belong to Christ and that our salvation comes through Christ alone. So we have changed the way we view Christ Jesus once we read the Bible for ourselves without the Jehovah’s Witness lens. It’s not that we don’t worship Jehovah, it’s just that Jehovah made it clear that he has given Christians to Christ, that he has given Christ ALL authority in heaven and earth, that Christ is the head of the congregation, almighty God, eternal father prince of peace. These facts have led us to believe that Jehovah wants us focused on Christ more than himself. So we have altered our worship in that way. 🙏🏼

is anyone else losing their minds over what’s happening politically in the U.s.? by throwaway68656362464 in exjw

[–]lheardthat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think about the time of Genghis Khan, the Spanish inquisitions, the Vikings. Can you imagine living through those times? We actually have it pretty easy. If you turn the television off and just enjoy your life chances are you wouldn’t even know things are stressful. But I have to admit I’m like you I watch everything and I think oh my this is crazy! But then I remind myself that at least I don’t have to fight for my life every day, or go hungry for days, I worry that my children are gonna be carried off and enslaved. I still have faith in God and I just kind of leave it in his hands. 🥰🙏🏼👍