MentalProject

Brother

Simon

Married

Somerset (Where cider apples grow)

Regular Pioneer

Yes

The story is this,I was brought up in the truth but left before getting baptised when I was 15. I moved out of home and went to live with my worldly girlfriend. After a few failed relationships I met my wife back in 2004. We were into drugs, alcohol, raves, smoking I was a modern day hippy with large beard and dreadlocks etc etc. We got married and went on a trip around the world to Goa in India, Australia and Thailand.

While in Australia (2010) working and living on a farm we worked for a farmer who was very religious. He had lots of weird and wonderful ideas about the bible. A lot of what he believed was in contradiction to what I was taught when I was younger so I started to teach him the truth about what the bible really taught. I had to contact the local JWs to get bibles and literature to study so I could help teach him. In reality though I started teaching myself the bible. I gave up smoking and drugs so I had freedom of speech when talking to the farmer. When I left that farm I had placed 5 bibles and various other pieces of literature even though I wasn't even an unbaptised publisher, the farmer was praying to Jehovah and I was on my way back into the truth. I studied the bible teach book with my wife and we were going to some meetings, in all honesty she had no choice but to join me as we were so far from home.

We got back to the UK from our travels and I started up a bible study and got baptised in 2012. My wife came to some meetings but struggled to learn the truth for a while. We tried with various sisters to set up her own bible study alongside our family worship but due to her old life and various mental health problems she did struggle for a bit. My wife has struggled with leaving her old life and certain addictions as well as suffering from serious mental health problems which will be ongoing till the new system.

I think my wife has battled with the thinking of whether she is coming into the truth because I am in the truth or because she really loves the truth. It's been a long gradual process that we have all had to work hard at and we have all needed a lot of patience. That's why I chose my mum and another particular sister to take her study with as they are the most patient and gentle sisters I know which is something she needed.

It has taken us all 5 years to get to this point and my wife has done tremendously well and I am so proud of her. She loves the ministry is regular at the meetings and is much loved member of the congregation.

I remember at times when it was most hardest thinking as long as she eventually gets there I will be happy. She has got baptised for all the right reasons, because she wants to not because I am in the truth. I feel like Jehovah has answered prayers that I have been asking for the past 7 years. He answered them in his own time and I love him so much for it.

Pioneering, Curcuit Training, Running, Singing and playing guitar. Listening to loud electronic music.

I only read theocratic material.

Raging Drum and Bass, Ambient music, Good quality electronic music, Classic rock, Kingdom melodies.