I wonder why you are leaving. You seem to truly believe in it still. Most of us have seen right through the organization and the "truth". We have all done the research and we know that this is not the "true" religion. However, I am one to say be true to yourself. If you still believe with your whole heart that this religion is telling the truth, then I do not think you should be so hasty in your decision to leave, because you will leave your family and friends. They will shun you because they do not have unconditional love for you. In the back of your mind, if you are not convinced it is a false religion, you will always live with the guilt and the self afflicted damnation you will put on yourself. Which I do not think is that healthy. Believe me when I tell you that I would be the first to give you all my reason's for believing with my whole heart that you are in a cult and you are wasting your life. But you would not believe me. So I am encouraging you to read the stories in this forum and to find out all the facts about the JW's before you head back.

I really believe that if you still believe, you will head back. I did that several times. Hurting people several times. It wasn't until I realized that the reason I went back and forth is because I had trouble with their teachings. I had trouble with the contradictions. I had trouble with the conditional love. And I had trouble with their interpretation of the bible.

If you still decide to leave then you will need us.

For this I say

Aloha,
Laura