WT study article 48

Eira

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Just been reading this weeks WT and came to paragraph 12 and 13 about an experience of a sister named Zaina. She served at Bethel for 23 years and was then reassigned. I couldn’t help but think how difficult this change must of been for her after being institutionalised for so long and how the ‘organisation’ can be so cruel to let someone go after so many years of dedication. I know this has been spoken about In Brother Kings writings before .
How can’t brothers and sisters see this??
 

Eventhorizon

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Ah yes last week and this week have been some tough ones. The only consolation to this particular examples of Zaina (Middle East? and Brixit last week (India?) would be how true is it? Somewhere between 0 and 50%? Because we all know they are embellished (for people that have had assembly parts they are quite familiar with this).

If you objectively review the 1st video from the congregation Bible Study last week, you realize that the matter of conscience is presented in a way that your conscience will arrive at the Borgs decision for you. That video does not go down the middle. There is all kinds of deceptions and lies in the parts these days.
 

SusanB

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In the article they were telling us to trust in the org and then they told us the experience of someone who trusted in the org for 23 years just to be let go!! Probably without severance…
They are very effective at squashing any first hand reports. The brothers and sisters believe they should never utter a negative word against the organization or the GB and so their stories really don’t get told. I have knowledge of a very few that look to me like they were just discarded and then their families stepped in to assist them financially but they never complained, not even one negative word. So, its very easy for the brothers and sisters to be completely unaware of the outcomes for those who have been discarded. Like a piece of paper just being washed out to sea. You never consider it again but then you hear about an island of trash floating somewhere in the middle of the ocean and you wonder how it got to this point with no one knowing.
 

BillyRay

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Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and faithful service these many years. As a token of appreciation, please accept this severance check, ahhh.. I mean this gold watch, ahhh…. rather this pension, errrr… umm… this hearty hand shake and best wishes. Oh, and pick up that can on the way out, would you? 😕
 

PJ54

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Thank you for your hard work, dedication, and faithful service these many years. As a token of appreciation, please accept this severance check, ahhh.. I mean this gold watch, ahhh…. rather this pension, errrr… umm… this hearty hand shake and best wishes. Oh, and pick up that can on the way out, would you? 😕
Might as well give them the bird & laugh at them.
 

barry

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The article also mentioned about merging congregations.
The congregation I'm went through a merger just a couple of months before covid. I wasn't there yet at that time, but the KH in the town I live in was closed and the congregation was merged with another congregation 45km away.
In my town are a lot of older people and what I see is that these cannot get to the KH and just connect on zoom.

In the WT there was the experience of Vlado and he said:
the reorganization required many adjustments that were not easy for us older publishers.”
That paragraph concluded:
Are you struggling with the adjustments that come with a congregation merge or an assignment change? Be assured that Jehovah understands your feelings. When you support such changes and loyally stick to Jehovah and the organization that he is using, you will surely be blessed.—Ps. 18:25.
Going through that article I felt really sorry for the lonely elderly friends who are now mostly stuck at home and can no longer enjoy the company.
 

mts

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When I briefly saw paragraph 11 of this study article entitled "Keep your senses when your loyalty is tested", my first thought was, here's an angle they can apply to all those who did not follow the GB v@x push.😬 Interestingly, in bold letters, it says: Fully support organizational changes, but in the lang I attend, this same phrase translates to: Support any organizational change. Although the article's focus was on accepting assignment changes, was waiting for someone's comment to include something related to the org's pandemic handling. Voila! It happened, but on paragraph 14.

The comment included how the org handled covid, zoom meetings, mask usage & ministry but did not include any mention of the vax push :unsure: and jw's supporting those changes. Nonethless, paragraph 14 has Vlado's comment about "These refinements are preparing us for even greater changes in the future." Consequently, if there are R&F members that have not supported all of the pandemic org changes, what will become of them?

Nonetheless, I did appreciate the final two sentences on paragraph 11 that said:
"Remember that your assignment does not reflect your worth as a person. Jehovah values your obedience far more than any assignment."
It seems again, incoherent to state our obedience is to Jehovah, but to also imply this includes obedience to the org. There must be seniority & priority, a superior, which here stated is Jehovah, so, unless I am missing something, obeying organizational changes has conditions, albeit, if in harmony with God's word.
 
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mts

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The article also mentioned about merging congregations.
The congregation I'm went through a merger just a couple of months before covid. I wasn't there yet at that time, but the KH in the town I live in was closed and the congregation was merged with another congregation 45km away.
In my town are a lot of older people and what I see is that these cannot get to the KH and just connect on zoom.

Going through that article I felt really sorry for the lonely elderly friends who are now mostly stuck at home and can no longer enjoy the company.
Our cong went through a big merger, three into one. The other two congs were 40-50 miles away and after the merger, over the first 2 months, over twenty left due to the distance. We also have other challenges aside from the repeated covid sickly ones.

Although the merger brought a good number of R&F members, they are not as reliable due to how far they travel and especially for the mid-week mtg. Last minute, the locals are relied upon to step in, so the merger hasn't been ideal -to say the least. It's put added strain both emotionally, physically and financially on many, but, the org said it was God's will, so, as stated in the WT 48 study article, they are just fully supporting organizational changes. At some point, the sacrifice(s) (which include out-of-state assemblies) may become too great, so, just have to see how things play out over time.
 
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kenmuldoon55

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Just been reading this weeks WT and came to paragraph 12 and 13 about an experience of a sister named Zaina. She served at Bethel for 23 years and was then reassigned. I couldn’t help but think how difficult this change must of been for her after being institutionalised for so long and how the ‘organisation’ can be so cruel to let someone go after so many years of dedication. I know this has been spoken about In Brother Kings writings before .
How can’t brothers and sisters see this??
How about back in the nineties when the Spanish government ruled that aged Bethel workers were entitled to financial support for their labors?
The WT leadership thought it a better idea to close down all printing operations there and “release” branch workers.
I guess the only elderly JW’s that can be assured of continued support up til their death will be the seven oafs up on kings drive.
 

mts

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How about back in the nineties when the Spanish government ruled that aged Bethel workers were entitled to financial support for their labors?
That's interesting. I know a couple personally in a central america branch that was closed pre-pandemic. It's still there with a skeleton crew including him & wife, but not actively producing much. The fact that if you went to serve, be it Bethel, etc., w/o any professional skill(s), having not gone to a tech college, professional program or university, and have to leave, will likely make it tough to make a decent living.

There was 1 couple that used to be in my hall that were in Bethel for 25 years. Apparently something happened and they were let go. He was an elder be4, but came to our cong unappointed and unfavorable to be reappointed. He consistently complained about his job, salary and difficulty in finding decent work. No college or professional skills. This is something that early on impacted my view of Bethel. Never found it fair to just let someone go after years of service with nothing but a thank you and Jah will provide message. Also had a cousin that served in Bethel 11 yrs and after leaving, had to go back and take a professional course to qualify for decent work. Came out okay, but easier since he wasn't married or have kids (today he's df'd tho).

Yes, Jah will provide, but there is a personal part to play, like prepping for real life first, right?
 
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Ms_ladyblue

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When I briefly saw paragraph 11 of this study article entitled "Keep your senses when your loyalty is tested", my first thought was, here's an angle they can apply to all those who did not follow the GB v@x push.😬 Interestingly, in bold letters, it says: Fully support organizational changes, but in the lang I attend, this same phrase translates to: Support any organizational change. Although the article's focus was on accepting assignment changes, was waiting for someone's comment to include something related to the org's pandemic handling. Voila! It happened, but on paragraph 14.

The comment included how the org handled covid, zoom meetings, mask usage & ministry but did not include any mention of the vax push :unsure: and jw's supporting those changes. Nonethless, paragraph 14 has Vlado's comment about "These refinements are preparing us for even greater changes in the future." Consequently, if there are R&F members that have not supported all of the pandemic org changes, what will become of them?

Nonetheless, I did appreciate the final two sentences on paragraph 11 that said:

It seems again, incoherent to state our obedience is to Jehovah, but to also imply this includes obedience to the org. There must be seniority & priority, a superior, which here stated is Jehovah, so, unless I am missing something, obeying organizational changes has conditions, albeit, if in harmony with God's word.
These two Watchtower articles are filled with the same techniques that cults use to manipulate members into submission. One of these techniques used in these articles is repetition is being used to slowly condition them to conform to their way of thinking. In fact there has been other study articles in the past few months with this same format.

For example, concerning the two articles, someone posted on a website a ”word frequency analysis.”

*SEE BELOW ⬇️



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AND NOTE HOW MANY TIMES JESUS IS MENTIONED ⬇️

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jay

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That's interesting. I know a couple personally in a central america branch that was closed pre-pandemic. It's still there with a skeleton crew including him & wife, but not actively producing much. The fact that if you went to serve, be it Bethel, etc., w/o any professional skill(s), having not gone to a tech college, professional program or university, and have to leave, will likely make it tough to make a decent living.

There was 1 couple that used to be in my hall that were in Bethel for 25 years. Apparently something happened and they were let go. He was an elder be4, but came to our cong unappointed and unfavorable to be reappointed. He consistently complained about his job, salary and difficulty in finding decent work. No college or professional skills. This is something that early on impacted my view of Bethel. Never found it fair to just let someone go after years of service with nothing but a thank you and Jah will provide message. Also had a cousin that served in Bethel 11 yrs and after leaving, had to go back and take a professional course to qualify for decent work. Came out okay, but easier since he wasn't married or have kids (today he's df'd tho).

Yes, Jah will provide, but there is a personal part to play, like prepping for real life first, right?
My Brother came out of Bethel being able to run one of those huge printing presses. There were all kinds of those jobs waiting for him on the outside. He also came out with a mighty thirst... for Beer.
 

kenmuldoon55

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That's interesting. I know a couple personally in a central america branch that was closed pre-pandemic. It's still there with a skeleton crew including him & wife, but not actively producing much. The fact that if you went to serve, be it Bethel, etc., w/o any professional skill(s), having not gone to a tech college, professional program or university, and have to leave, will likely make it tough to make a decent living.

There was 1 couple that used to be in my hall that were in Bethel for 25 years. Apparently something happened and they were let go. He was an elder be4, but came to our cong unappointed and unfavorable to be reappointed. He consistently complained about his job, salary and difficulty in finding decent work. No college or professional skills. This is something that early on impacted my view of Bethel. Never found it fair to just let someone go after years of service with nothing but a thank you and Jah will provide message. Also had a cousin that served in Bethel 11 yrs and after leaving, had to go back and take a professional course to qualify for decent work. Came out okay, but easier since he wasn't married or have kids (today he's df'd tho).

Yes, Jah will provide, but there is a personal part to play, like prepping for real life first, right?
Of course, but if the leadership were telling you pre 1975 that prepping academically or otherwise for a future in this system was not too smart or showed a lack of faith in Jehovah, seeing how Armageddon was almost upon us, that would’ve had a profound influence on millions.
 
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