Thanks again for taking time out to share this information with us Blondie. I do hope that you are feeling much better and I'm glad your MRI and Ultrasound scans have shown an improvement in your health Whatever your condition is ... it hasn't stopped you from providing us with some valuable insight!

I have to admit that I do feel sad for those elders who have run the gauntlet of the 'stronger' ones. I've seen it first-hand myself in the past ... where an elder who is perhaps considered more liberal minded (usually a younger one) ... is pounced on well and truly by the others. I've seen elders stood down and very humbly doing their level best to be reinstated again. I've also seen elders who SHOULD have been stood down ... sprouting off at how clever they are for having MORE of Jehovah's backing than others!

19 The need for overseers and ministerial servants is greater today than ever before. We therefore urge all baptized males to take a fresh look at their circumstances and ask themselves, ‘If I am not a ministerial servant or an elder, should I analyze the reasons why I am not serving?’ Let God’s spirit help you to get the right focus on this vital matter.


Must be running out of fresh male meat! Does this mean they may amend their rules and allow women to become part of the leadership team? No? Didn't think so!

Thanks Blondie