Stories of ones coming in the truth through JW.org

[Cushi]

Today I worked out in service with a newly baptized brother from a neighboring city and he told us a very nice story. He said after he got baptized and was in the bathroom changing, there was an older brother in his late 60s or early 70s who had just been baptized as well and they both were ecstatic. He asked the older brother how he came into the truth. The brother said that he used to be a baptist preacher. The brother said “really?! You’re going to have to give me the shortened version of this story.” He said that the brother then told him that he started to see things in the Bible that were contrary to what he was teaching his church. He realized he wasn’t teaching them the truth, so he decided to stop preaching. He said he had ideas of what the Bible really taught but couldn’t find a religion that shared his beliefs. One day he got on the internet looking for the truth and he stumbled on our website. The truth was so clear to him. Finally he had found a religion that taught what he knew to be the truth from the Bible. He’s now one of our brothers. What a great story. This brother was willing to give up his profession to do what he knew was right.

 

If any of you guys came into the truth because of JW.org or know a story of someone who has, please share 🙂

[retroHelen]

An older brother in our congregation was actually once a disfellowshipped person for smoking many years ago. He had moved away from his original home to our area with his wife to get work here. She later died from lung cancer and he knew what he was doing was not right and made an effort to give up the cigarettes.

 

He came home from work to his empty house  one day to find a tract through his door all about our website. He logged on and sat all night absorbing the Truth and realised that he had not had it properly before and knew so little about it and had missed so much good news. He filled in the online form and one of our elders called and studied with him.

 

He came along and married a sister in the congregation and was a very conscientious asset to the congregation until he died last year.

 

Another experience - I was calling on the ministry when I met a man, outside a house doing building work on it, that I remembered used to study with one of our pioneers when he was a youth, but became part of a band and dropped his study many years ago. He asked how the Witnesses were doing these days, so I directed him to our website. My husband and I called a few days later and he said that he was very impressed with what he had seen/read and asked to resume his Bible study - which my husband agreed to. It wasn't easy for him as he had many obstacles and health problems from his  past lifestyle to endure with, but he and his wife and 2 children are in the Truth. His little son is a joy to hear reading on the platform.

 

They home teach and help others teach their children at home too, now that our schools are insisting on teaching more nationalism, alternative lifestyles and wallowing in unchristian festivals more than ever before!

[Tortuga]

I really like this thread...

[1MKnight]

A sister I recently met told me her story. My memory is not great, but I'll give the CliffNotes. 

She was raised in a Muslim family. Her father and mother were highly controlling and emotionally abusive. (These are the details I can't remember). At some point, while at school a sister started witnessing to her and she liked what she had heard. Then she was visited by another sister at her house and a study was started. But due to extreme opposition from her parents - such as not allowing her out of the house except for school - the study was briefly done in secret, then eventually stopped. 

 

Later, this young woman spent some time (a year or two) learning mainly from the website. This was the bulk of her study. Once she was old enough to move out she told her parents what she wanted to do, only to be told that if she leaves and studies with the Witnesses she will no longer be her daughter. With that she left for another state, studied and was baptized a short time later. 

 

More recently, she and her parents have started communicating again under her requisite that he doesn't talk bad about her religion.

[1MKnight]

On 8/27/2018 at 7:09 PM, Brother Jack said:

This brother was willing to give up his profession to do what he knew was right.

This reminds me of Elisha:

 

(1 Kings 19:19-21) . . .So [Elijah] went from there and found E·liʹsha the son of Shaʹphat while he was plowing with 12 pairs of bulls ahead of him, and he was with the 12th pair. So E·liʹjah went over to him and threw his official garment on him. At that he left the bulls and ran after E·liʹjah and said: “Please, let me kiss my father and my mother. Then I will follow you.” He replied to him: “Go, return, for what have I done to stop you?” So he went back and took a pair of bulls and sacrificed them, and he used the plowing gear to boil the meat of the bulls and gave it to the people, and they ate. After that he rose up and followed E·liʹjah and began to minister to him.
 

He too gave up his entire career for the chance to serve Jehovah.

[Cushi]

9 hours ago, 1MKnight said:

This reminds me of Elisha:

 

(1 Kings 19:19-21) . . .So [Elijah] went from there and found E·liʹsha the son of Shaʹphat while he was plowing with 12 pairs of bulls ahead of him, and he was with the 12th pair. So E·liʹjah went over to him and threw his official garment on him. At that he left the bulls and ran after E·liʹjah and said: “Please, let me kiss my father and my mother. Then I will follow you.” He replied to him: “Go, return, for what have I done to stop you?” So he went back and took a pair of bulls and sacrificed them, and he used the plowing gear to boil the meat of the bulls and gave it to the people, and they ate. After that he rose up and followed E·liʹjah and began to minister to him.
 

He too gave up his entire career for the chance to serve Jehovah.

Thanks for sharing. I didn’t remember this part of the account.

[Dave47]

Hello brothers and sisters, this my first post on here.

After reading these nice ‘Stories about how ones have come into the truth', it reminded me of an experience that a brother told me about many years ago.

While at a convention, a sister was approached by a brother who asked, remember me? She replied, can’t say that I do. It turns out that he purchased her house many years previously. The reason for him not forgetting her; he found a number of books and magazines in the loft (under the insulation) and found them interesting reading. I cannot recall the full details of how things developed at this point, but as a result of this find, he ended up having a bible study and got baptised. A nice story in itself but when coupled to the sister's account of things, its quite remarkable.
It turns out that she lived in a divided home, living in fear of her husband who wouldn’t allow her to have any of our literature in the house. This resulted in her having to hide her books and magazines with the hope that he would never find them. One of her hiding places was under the insulation in the loft.

Edited October 27, 2018 by Dave47

[hatcheckgirl]

Welcome David!  Great first post! 

[A fellow servant]

Welcome Dave ....thanks so much for sharing.   Look forward to other posts!

 

Your Oklahoma brother

Dave

[walkerkelton18]

I love this thread. Very encouraging. The account from 1 Kings is outstanding. So many have given up so much..but gained so much more. Our God is generous. 

[Ludwika]

I have a friend who when he was 12 years old walked into the park near his home in Austria, looked up, and said "God, if you exist I'd like to know more about you ". 2 days later he came into contact with the Witnesses. In the face of family opposition he came into the truth. The family moved Australia hoping to get him away from "those people " but the 1st friend he made in school was a witness, Jehovah looked after him. To this day none of his family have ever responded to the bible's message, how remarkable he did at 12 years of age and alone.

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[minister159]

23 minutes ago, Ludwika said:

I have a friend who when he was 12 years old walked into the park near his home in Austria, looked up, and said "God, if you exist I'd like to know more about you ". 2 days later he came into contact with the Witnesses. In the face of family opposition he came into the truth. The family moved Australia hoping to get him away from "those people " but the 1st friend he made in school was a witness, Jehovah looked after him. To this day none of his family have ever responded to the bible's message, how remarkable he did at 12 years of age and alone.

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Not exactly an experience from using JW.org. but a minor miracle in its own way. The angels have been active long before we had JW.org. 

[Bob]

I forgot about this talk by brother Splane, examining this very subject:

 

https://tv.jw.org/#en/mediaitems/pub-jwb_201705_13_VIDEO