In early 2021, I was still in the society and writing to people for my ministry from home. I also rang to chat with my calls and see how they were faring. One lady lived in a very remote village in here in Wales. She was a verger in the local chapel; her sadness was that there was at least one funeral every week that she had to organise. She said it was all elderly people dying but none of them had been anywhere to catch Covid, except to have a jab, here the elderly were jabbed first. All the deaths were from families that would expect to live into their 90s yet some were passing away in their 70s and 80s. Sometimes this would mean the family were suffering two generations dying very close together.
There were many other sad stories, an elder visited me when we were able. He stood outside and boasted that he and his wife were jabbed, he couldn’t see a problem. I asked him if it was wise to boast about this as we are all aware that the jabs couldn’t have been made without abortions. I asked if the society supporting the vaccines so heavily was in fact a tacit support of abortion? He looked at the ground and wouldn’t answer.
Another elder told me that the only way to stay in the “truth” is to stop thinking as much as possible. How then does that work with Matthew 22:37? “Jesus replied: ’Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’” Surely, if we have turned our minds off, we can no longer worship?
There was an elder who was phoning me all through lockdown with deep concerns about the very scary path the society chose to follow, this man later went to the other elders and basically asked them to lull him back to sleep. Waking up was just too painful for him.
I decided that I cannot be a part of this insanity where people are encouraged to put men before Jesus and Yahweh himself. I was very concerned about Matthew 24.45 “Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of the servants in his household to give them their food at the proper time?” This is who the GB claim to be. I worried about it but a friend showed me 1 Peter 4:10. “As each one has received a gift, employ it in serving one another as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” So, each one of us can either be a faithful or a wicked slave as we choose. I notice that nowhere does it say that the other servants should start to place a faithful servant above the master, or even on equal terms with the master. As for feeding the other servants this is just the task that was assigned to the servant in this parable, it could just as easily have been a different duty. I find putting Malachi 3:16 together with Micah 6:8 is very helpful as a guide to show us how to live.
The situation is very sad and those who have not woken up yet may till have time to do so. We must pray hard for people still left in the society; there are many kind individuals there who may not understand yet. Even congregation members who are cruelly shunning those of us who have done no wrong, may still wake up.

I live (Wales).

It was not my adverse reaction that I'm here to write about, I did not take the medical intervention,it is brothers and sisters in the three English speaking congregations in a North Wales town. I warned my three sons about the dangers of the 'Medical Intervention' only one listened. the other two have not had good health since, including high blood pressure and several bouts of COVID. Most distressing was a really genuine lovely and very fit Elder suddenly dropped dead on an Elders Zoom call. Then a 24 year old boy went into hospital with collapsed lungs, the hospital put him in an induced coma. Then a young brother who was a husband and father (in his 40's) had a Stroke and everything had to be done for him by his wife. Then he had to have major heart surgery. Two sisters have had heart attacks that I know about, and a friend had 17 clots appear on her lungs. There are lots more, but I will stop there. I lost two of my fleshly brothers, but they weren't JW's (neither am I any more) Also a brother-in-law and also my next door neighbour. The two sons who did not listen have labelled me an apostate, one of them is an Elder.

I am 72 years old. I live WREXHAM (United Kingdom).

The Covid Pandemic Events gave me the Unique opportunity to reevaluate my Faith. I had never questioned The Governing Body, until Letts Update Talk of December 25, 2020. I then knew immediately we had been under The Evil Slave, Jesus warned us about.

I prayed, I began a deep search for understanding of this and Bible Prophecies yet to be fulfilled.
Dear Friends, Please compare other Bibles to understand. I want very much to share my New Found Hope.
I have been a Regular Pioneer for over 40 years, attended 4 Pioneer Schools.
I recently told a Witness friend, I have had many experiences with young Mormon Missionaries.
After useless hours of debates, I spoke this to them. Before we begin, I need for you to tell me, Between The Book of Mormon, and The Bible, which of these is your choice for the highest authority?
They always said, The Book of Mormon. I told that to my Witness friend, and said for you as a Jehovah's Witness, which is your Highest Authority? The Governing Body, or The Bible.

This Ethanim 1st, is Historical to Jehovah. Please check out The Hebrew Calendar on this.
It falls on September 21st, 2025. There are 4 Significant Holy Days that will occur this year, in only 7 weeks. The First is Ethanim 1st is The New Beginning of the year. Which begins with the Blasting of Trumpets. Second is The New Moon Festival, also begins with Blasting of Trumpets. Third is The Festival of Trumpets, Especially Blasting! And Fourth is This is a Jubilee Year, again Blasting of Trumpets! Now I want to please share why this year should matter to all of us.

I'm going to use The Good News Bible. Matthew 24:15 "You will see "The Awful Horror" of which the prophet Daniel spoke of, It will be standing in The Holy Place! (Note to the reader, understand what this means.) Other Bibles conveyed "The State of Complete Holy Emptiness). Now go to Daniel and look at Daniel 9:27 " The ruler will have a firm agreement with many people for seven years, and when half this time has passed, he will put an end to Sacrifices and offerings. The Awful Horror, will be placed on the highest point of the Temple, and will remain there, until he reaches the end for which God has prepared for him." Also look at 2 Thessalonians 2:4, 5-12. Verse 4 "He will oppose every so-called God, or object of worship and he will put himself above them all. He will even go in and sit down on God's Temple and claim to be God. Please also examine very carefully all of the rest of these others. Daniel 8:8-14, 7:25, 11:30, 32-39, 12:7, 11,12. Also Revelation 13:5-7. I believe there is strong evidence that the beginning of the 7 years began in 2018. The World Health Organization and Centers for Disease Control announced the the next Pandemic would be worse than the Spanish Influenza. The Society reduced our Magazines to only 3 of each produced for that year, which we know kept being reduced.
We are already aware of The Governing Bodies involvement with The United Nations. Use the search engine on JW.ORG and look up people like Henry Kissinger, Bill Gates, Klaus Schwab etc..... But a critical magazine the Awake was written in 2018, it was first magazine for 2019, please look it up. Yellow cover with people who had Covid Masks on, tittle " Will we ever Feel Safe and Secure?" I literally placed hundreds of these magazines! One day my car was being worked on. I started reading it again. This is a direct Quote in this Magazine. " Earth's inhabitants will Truly be what, The United Nations, would like People to be Peace Loving Global Citizens."!!!!! Remember this magazine came out even before Event 201! October 18, 2019. And before Covid Pandemic March 15, 2020. There is so much more evidence that Satan is sitting on Jehovah's Rightful Throne. There were so many more things I discovered. The Weeds have never been Christendom. Look carefully at Matthew 13:41 " The Angels will Collect "Out From His Kingdom" all things that cause stumbling, and persons doing lawlessness." Compare to Ezekiel Chapter 34. All the Governing Body from Lett on kept using "Superior Authorities". No, not in Bible. Sounds like Satan's Rulership was Superior to Jehovah's though. There is no Bible direction on "A Final Warning Message" at all. Look up Hail and Hailstones. And the only other verse they try to justify this with Revelation 9:3-11. The king in verse 11 is Satan. This is a fear faith destroying propaganda. Jehovah would never put his people in a dangerous situation, for what purpose? Also, they keep promoting to Obey Blindly a Command, without Questioning, of Final proof of Obedience. Where's the scriptures? Where's the principle? I really believe we do only have a short time to draw close to Jehovah. I love the book "Draw Close to Jehovah", and dig deeper into the Bible. We are now moments away, I am looking forward to meeting you on the other side, we all have terrible experiences and wounds and scars, and Jehovah will heal us.

I am 69 years old. I live LsCrosse (USA).

My 88-year-old father, who did not want to get the mRNA vaccine during COVID-19, ultimately did so after hearing the "encouragements" from JW.

He said at the time, "I’m going to do it to obey the faithful slave and (...)" implying, in the JW mindset, "to obey Jehovah."

As an elderly, visually impaired man, he had complete trust in JW. So, he completed the full vaccination course to "obey." At the end of November 2021, he died of a "turbo" pancreatic cancer. This was his final act of obedience after 50 years of service to JW, during which he brought about fifty people "to the truth."

Is this the definition of the true happiness so often portrayed? Isn’t it rather the tragic end of a believer who remained obedient unto death, against his own conscience?

I won’t delve here into the catastrophic family consequences for someone who had "sacrificed" EVERYTHING for "the organization, Jehovah, the truth"...

A shiver runs through me, tears well up, have we lived our lives under the violence of the grip of ideas?

I am 55 years old. I live Bordeaux (France).

JW Family Blown Up:
I am not vaccinated, but two of my daughters and their husbands (all JWs) are. As a result, my family has completely fallen apart.

Let me explain:
My two vaccinated daughters and their husbands no longer want to see me, have distanced themselves from me, have ostracized me, and are preventing me from seeing my grandchildren because, in December 2021, I simply advised them not to take the third dose. Because I disagree with the Governing Body (GB) on this health issue, they consider me disobedient to the GB and treat me as a potential disruptor to their blind faith in the GB. They refuse to face the reality of the facts and prefer to remain in denial.

Emotionally, I am deeply sad and disturbed, to the point that it has made me physically ill.

I resent the GB for creating these serious situations that have led to physical and psychological harm, which so many JWs are suffering from.

They should have remained neutral on this matter and allowed each individual the freedom to choose. Their actions have given a bad witness and brought reproach on the name of God, Jehovah. See the letter: "Sins Committed During the COVID-19 Pandemic - Open Letter to the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses."
https://adverse-events-jw.org/open_letter/

Their strong push for vaccination has set a precedent that has divided congregations, and many JWs have become PIMO (Physically In, Mentally Out: physically present but no longer believing mentally) or POMO (Physically Out, Mentally Out: no longer physically present and no longer believing mentally).

What a mess and what a disaster!!!

I am 66 years old. I live St. Etienne (France).