Jehovah's Witnesses invitation work in NE Ohio and Western PA

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Article Source: Jehovah's Witnesses delivering personal invitations

Jehovah's Witnesses delivering personal invitations

By Colette M. Jenkins

Beacon Journal religion writer

Published: July 13, 2012 - 11:19 PM | Updated: July 14, 2012 - 11:30 AM

Jehovah’s Witnesses from 62 congregations in Northeast Ohio and western Pennsylvania are making a special door-to-door effort over the next couple of weeks to distribute printed invitations to their annual district convention.

The three-day conference, called Safeguard Your Heart!, begins at 9:20 a.m. July 27 at Cleveland State University’s Wolstein Center, 2000 Prospect Ave., in Cleveland.

The themes of the event and daily programs are based on passages of Scripture, including Proverbs 4:23; 1 Samuel 16:7; 1 Chronicles 28:9; and Matthew 12:34. Its goal is to help those in attendance strengthen their spirituality via talks, dramatic Bible readings and presentations.

The local convention, which is expected to attract nearly 25,000 people, is the first of three scheduled over three successive weekends. Admission is free.

In addition to the local convention, 385 are planned throughout the nation in 103 cities. The New York-based Jehovah’s Witness organization claims more than 7.6 million followers in more than 109,000 congregations worldwide. Jehovah’s Witnesses are perhaps best known for their door-to-door preaching and distribution of literature, including The Watchtower and Awake!

For information, go to www.jw.org.

[Joey]

This is my convention to. )'>

[Blueyedchanel]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

[Joey]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

[Brother_Bliss]

This is my convention to. )'>

Mine too. Ill be an attendant again this year.

[Micah]

Mine as well. We break it up between the three conventions. We go to Friday to the first, Saturday to the second, and Sunday at ours. I am getting excited and nervous!!! This year will be my first time driving to and from the convention. I am more nervous about Friday. I need to make sure I got a full tank of gas, and PRAY my A/C doesn't go out on me.

[Greenfield]

So Micah, Bob, and Nancy will all be at the same convention. I assume Shawn will be too? Is it just a coincendence you all are from the same area or did Bob know you all beforehand or...?

[Blueyedchanel]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

I was born in Youngstown but we lived in Columbiana, although my aunt and uncle now go to a Congregation in Youngstown. His name is Roy Bottorf, he is an elder so he may eventually give a talk at your hall. Which area do you live in? I have/had a ton of family up in that area, my gma is the oldest of 12 so all her brothers and sisters are spread out in that area.

[Shawnster]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

Dang, that's a long drive.

[Shawnster]

So Micah, Bob, and Nancy will all be at the same convention. I assume Shawn will be too? Is it just a coincendence you all are from the same area or did Bob know you all beforehand or...?

Yes, mine, too.

Bob knew me from another DB first. Only when I filled out the registration here did he see how close we really lived.

[Shawnster]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

I was born in Youngstown but we lived in Columbiana, although my aunt and uncle now go to a Congregation in Youngstown. His name is Roy Bottorf, he is an elder so he may eventually give a talk at your hall. Which area do you live in? I have/had a ton of family up in that area, my gma is the oldest of 12 so all her brothers and sisters are spread out in that area.

I recognize the Bottorf name, that's for sure.

[Brother_Bliss]

So Micah, Bob, and Nancy will all be at the same convention. I assume Shawn will be too? Is it just a coincendence you all are from the same area or did Bob know you all beforehand or...?

Yes, all 4 of us will be at the same convention. However, I met all these brothers and sisters online.

Shawnster and I are on another JW board besides this one that I joined in 2000 and I think he was on for a few years before that. I met Micah in a Facebook JW group back in 2008 and invited him over here. I met Nancy here on JWTalk, but she said a local elder who knows of my involvement with this site recommended it to her. There is also Pamie (Winddove) whom I met on Facebook and invited over here, and her son Caleb who attends the sign language congregation that I do from time to time.

During this time, I have met Shawn, Pamie, and Caleb in person. Pamie came up to my congregation for a Sunday meeting, and Shawn was working at the District Convention last year as was I. I had a section, and he had a gate. Since then, I had Shawn come give a public talk at our congregation and he did superb!

[Brother_Bliss]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

Dang, that's a long drive.

Yup. It's probably the same for us. I've been to Youngstown Central twice and just traded with Youngstown North a few months ago. It was close to an hour.

[Brother_Bliss]

I was born in Youngstown but we lived in Columbiana, although my aunt and uncle now go to a Congregation in Youngstown. His name is Roy Bottorf, he is an elder so he may eventually give a talk at your hall. Which area do you live in? I have/had a ton of family up in that area, my gma is the oldest of 12 so all her brothers and sisters are spread out in that area.

I recognize the Bottorf name, that's for sure.

There is a Chris Butdorf in Wooster. We got the same haircut now

[Micah]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

Dang, that's a long drive.

Yup. It's probably the same for us. I've been to Youngstown Central twice and just traded with Youngstown North a few months ago. It was close to an hour.

You need to come to ours and give a talk!!!!

My wife knows Bro. Bottorf. My wife just informed me that he is in the Live Forever book. There is a drawing of a man holding a cigarette. That is him.

[Brother_Bliss]

You need to come to ours and give a talk!!!!

I'll try to maneuver my way into trading with your congregation.

You could always try to expedite it by suggesting me over there to your Public Talk Coordinator (PM me with his number), but I cannot see how the conversation would go...

"Hey, I wanna get this brother down here for a talk."

"Oh where is he from?"

"I don't know, Akron area I think. I met him on the internet on this Jehovah's Witnesses discussion forum that is not endorsed by the faithful slave."

"Put down the crackpipe, Micah!"

[Blueyedchanel]

My grandparents and Aunt and Uncle will be attending this convention!

I see your orginally from Youngstown...my Hall is currently exchanging speakers with Youngstown,last week we had a wonderful brother from there.

Dang, that's a long drive.

Yup. It's probably the same for us. I've been to Youngstown Central twice and just traded with Youngstown North a few months ago. It was close to an hour.

You need to come to ours and give a talk!!!!

My wife knows Bro. Bottorf. My wife just informed me that he is in the Live Forever book. There is a drawing of a man holding a cigarette. That is him.

Yeah Susan would know Sara and Roy from when she went to East Palestine congregation but I always thought it was my Uncle Roy's brother that was in the book. I vividly remember sitting in the book study staring at that picture. Both him and his brother served at Bethel at the same time so it could have been either one of them.

[Joey]

So Micah, Bob, and Nancy will all be at the same convention. I assume Shawn will be too? Is it just a coincendence you all are from the same area or did Bob know you all beforehand or...?

Yes, all 4 of us will be at the same convention. However, I met all these brothers and sisters online.

Shawnster and I are on another JW board besides this one that I joined in 2000 and I think he was on for a few years before that. I met Micah in a Facebook JW group back in 2008 and invited him over here. I met Nancy here on JWTalk, but she said a local elder who knows of my involvement with this site recommended it to her. There is also Pamie (Winddove) whom I met on Facebook and invited over here, and her son Caleb who attends the sign language congregation that I do from time to time.

During this time, I have met Shawn, Pamie, and Caleb in person. Pamie came up to my congregation for a Sunday meeting, and Shawn was working at the District Convention last year as was I. I had a section, and he had a gate. Since then, I had Shawn come give a public talk at our congregation and he did superb!

Pamie and my husband were in the same congregation as teenagers and she was at my Hall when her son Caleb gave a talk some time ago.Everyone here knows the Butdorf's ,I've heard him give lots of wonderful talks at assemblies.And Shawn gave a great talk at my Hall in May.

[Micah]

You need to come to ours and give a talk!!!!

I'll try to maneuver my way into trading with your congregation.

You could always try to expedite it by suggesting me over there to your Public Talk Coordinator (PM me with his number), but I cannot see how the conversation would go...

"Hey, I wanna get this brother down here for a talk."

"Oh where is he from?"

"I don't know, Akron area I think. I met him on the internet on this Jehovah's Witnesses discussion forum that is not endorsed by the faithful slave."

"Put down the crackpipe, Micah!"

Now I gotta go blow my nose from the coffee coming out it!!! LOL!!!!!!!!!!

I have his number. Wonder how that will go.

Bob :"Hello, I am Bro Angle from the Akron area. Micah gave me your number."

Zac ::thinking:: "I am going to kill that kid!!!"

Bob: "Hello??? You still there"

Zac: "You have the wong number." CLICK

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Zac: "Micah? This is Zac, we need to talk."

Me: "Crap!!!! Again???"

[Brother_Bliss]

Zac: "Micah? This is Zac, we need to talk."

Me: "Crap!!!! Again???"

Zac: Yes, how about Sunday after the meeting in the back room with Brother Elder and Brother Punisher.

lol!