Funeral Talk

[HappyDumpling]

This past weekend my friend and I attended a funeral talk for a faithful brother who had fallen asleep in death and support the family. The song that was sung on Saturday was  Song 151 - He Will Call). Afterwards my friend and I discussed what we would prefer to have sung at our own funeral talks. I decided on the original song: "If you could see what I see" (purely because its my fav song and it annoys most people and it will be stuck in their minds for the rest of the day..... 🙂 Mhua ha ha What song would you prefer?

[Tortuga]

To be honest, I rarely think about my own funeral. I plan on never dying. However, my wife and I have talked about each of us making a "If I Die" folder on the computer and putting in it the images that we would like shown during our funeral. 

[bobby]

yeah with me i put one in my folder at the hall a what if I die you if some is reading this I'm have die 

[Tortuga]

We sadly attended two funerals over the weekend. One of them was an elderly sister and the family did something interesting. Instead of having a printed program available for everyone, they had a business card with just a picture of the sister and a QR code. The QR code was a link to a huge collection of family photos and videos. I thought that was a nice way to share some of the highlights of the sister's life.

[BLEmom]

On 6/17/2024 at 10:10 AM, Tortuga said:

To be honest, I rarely think about my own funeral. I plan on never dying. However, my wife and I have talked about each of us making a "If I Die" folder on the computer and putting in it the images that we would like shown during our funeral. 

I really need to create an if I die binder. I do all the things for the household and my guys will be a little clueless if I kick the bucket. Maybe I’ll add the photo thing to my list. 

[Pabo]

My wife and I plan not to have a funeral or memorial service if we pass away in this system. My wife would prefer a party when she is resurrected, whereas I prefer nothing at all, just hand me some tools and tell me what needs to be done in the new system.

 

If I had to choose a song, they wouldn't play in a Kingdom Hall anyway. The song? "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC. 

 

[Alikay]

23 minutes ago, Pabo said:

My wife and I plan not to have a funeral or memorial service if we pass away in this system. My wife would prefer a party when she is resurrected, whereas I prefer nothing at all, just hand me some tools and tell me what needs to be done in the new system.

 

If I had to choose a song, they wouldn't play in a Kingdom Hall anyway. The song? "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC. 

 

I am in agreement with you. That’s my plan too. Let everyone go about their day/s like nothing happened. If death is not a normal part of life by now I don’t know when it will be. All that will be said at a funeral/memorial service would have been saiid by me to whom it was to be said while alive. My family and friends knows that and that’s that. 

[Tortuga]

49 minutes ago, Alikay said:

I am in agreement with you. That’s my plan too. Let everyone go about their day/s like nothing happened. If death is not a normal part of life by now I don’t know when it will be. All that will be said at a funeral/memorial service would have been saiid by me to whom it was to be said while alive. My family and friends knows that and that’s that. 

I understand feeling that way, but I gave a funeral talk several months ago and a lot of non-witness family attended it. The family told me that the funeral talk was the only time that some members of the family had listened to the bible. So a funeral talk is for the living and may touch the hearts of people that haven't listened to the truth in the past.

[Mike047]

Really everything about your death is for the benefit of others, we especially hope that family who are not among Jehovah's people will think on the bible-based funeral talk.

 

Among the 'when I die' folder, is a suggestion of who might be asked to give the funeral talk. Of course, if you are married, or have other close family, you may want to ask them who they would prefer to have give the talk (remember you don't hear it firsthand, and will only be told about it later).

[bobby]

yes when my mother passed family, cow workers, and some of our Neighbors came to the funeral talk, and some had lots of questions after the 

talk

[Miss Bea]

30 minutes ago, bobby said:

yes when my mother passed family, cow workers, and some of our Neighbors came to the funeral talk, and some had lots of questions after the 

talk

What a fine witness for Jehovah!

[MullumMiss]

In the past several years there is a lot more information on the deceased shared at funeral talks.  I really love this compared to how it used to be.  I get to learn things about them I never knew.  I attended last week, via live stream the service of one of our friends Dad.  Though we knew him we didn’t really know his history.  He passed away at 91 and got the truth in the 50’s.  His life story is in an Awake in the 70’s which I never knew.  His 2nd son did the service and his other 3 children all spoke.  The family are very close and when I heard the talk I learned what kind of man he was and I understood why.  

When my Mum died 13 years ago the service had only a little of Mums history as they did back then.  Most of Mums grandchildren are not in the truth and I really felt they would have loved to hear more about her history.  

Me I hope to “never die”. Though with this system you just can’t tell these days.  When I enjoyed a funeral talk by a brother a couple of years ago I did say to him, I think I would like him to do my talk.  He didn’t look impressed.👀

[HappyDumpling]

On 6/27/2024 at 7:43 PM, Miss Bea said:

What a fine witness for Jehovah!

I agree, the day of death is better than the day of birth. How much more awesome it would be to give a witness to Jehovah and the light of the truth that could spark the interest of truth in others. ❤️

[kejedo]

    My husband, never Baptized, died less than two years ago. He only wanted his obituary printed locally, although we grew up in a different state. His Study conductor spoke, and our three sons attended. His sons from his first marriage did not attend. If they asked for money to attend, I would have considered it. I had requests for money but not to attend his small funeral.  Friends here provided a meal after his funeral. I provided the venue.

    I also want nothing, including no talk at kingdom hall. I am preparing financially for the funeral home and already have a plot which houses husband's cremains (his wish.) Should one of our sons predecease me, husb and I made plans to accommodate that.