…and simply handed me an invitation to an event on how to survive the end of the world. Then they left.
Oh darn! It’s on a Sunday morning! I work on Sundays. At a church.
But I could go to the convention coming up.
So, anyway, they’ll probably come back, right? To ask if I’m going to the event?
I’d be surprised if they didn’t come back. We get them at our house all the time. I don’t answer the door, they leave The Watchtower in the door.
I get this type of Jehova’s Witness all the time. The first time they came they asked how I felt about God and if I feel I live a good life, or something. I told them I thought God was awesome and I am a good Christian. They were all “ok, great! Here’s an invite to our event!” and that was that.
They come back maybe every 2 or 3 months and just drop off an invite and that’s it. Weird.
Should have asked when the end of the world will be also. With so much to fit into our schedules these days, you can’t reasonably expect us to plan for that without advanced notice.
I had two young guys come to my place one day and I felt a little sorry for them as it was really hot out. I sat down and had a nice chat with them, expressed my admiration for their ability to work as hard as they do doing cold calls and being harassed pretty much the whole time, I told them that they were way stronger than me with their no drinking and womanizing ways and then I told them some of my thoughts about how things work and the way the world is to me. They were very pleasant throughout the almost two hour conversation. Yes, very nice indeed!
Oooops, I forgot to mention that I have never seen another JW near the house again, nor any of those watchtower magazines in almost three years! HHHMMMMMM?
[minor nitpick] JWs drink. Mormons do not. [/nitpick]
JFLuvly, I suspect your prosletyzers were Mormons. Did they leave you a Watchtower? (If they did, then they were JWs.)
Not that I think there’s a whole lot of difference between the two.
I did not know there was a significant difference, perhaps they were mormons. Apparently my outlook on the world was a little much for them to handle, either that or they liked my view so much that they gave up religion, mission accomplished either way. I don’t remember if they left a book or not, my wife seems to think that they did.
Couldn’t that have been a copy of the Book of Mormon, though? I’m not sure that narrows it down.
Usually, The Watchtower is more like a magazine or pamphlet. The JWs also distribute a publication called Awake!, which is also basically a magazine or pamphlet.
The Book of Mormon would look like a novel. (Mark Twain called it “Chloroform in print.” Heh) Typically, they have a navy blue cover and most people end up using them to support a wobbly table leg or something. I know someone who carved out some of the guts of his, and used the cavity to keep his stash in.
Like I said, it’s a very minor nitpick. I’m an exmormon (and recently dated a JW) and I see little difference between the two, aside from some glaring doctrinal differences. They are pretty much just different flavors of the same brand of Kool-Aid, so to speak. Either way, neither would be terribly open to any sort of thinking that doesn’t already fit within their worldview, although in my experience, both would be very happy to just sit down and chat about religion regardless of whether they agree with your ideas.
One difference between the two:
• Mormons go on missions generally some where around age 19-21, and for two years. During those two years, they do nothing except missionary work – no TV, radio, internet, newspapers, no outside media aside from church-approved materials. Because they have nothing else to do, chatting with you about religion, regardless of your differences, would be welcomed. They are not allowed to hold down jobs while on their missions, date, or participate in any activity that is not directly supporting their mission. (Except one day a week when they prepare for the upcoming week, do their laundry and grocery shopping, write letters home, etc.)
• JWs are expected to distribute XX number of publications each month throughout their entire lives. They don’t go serve missions, per se, in the same way Mormons do. It’s just another part of their lives, something they do on Saturday mornings after the chores are done. They still hold jobs, read the papers, and otherwise live normal lives.
Well, “normal” being a setting on a washing machine, maybe I should say… “and otherwise live typical lives.” 
Is there beer at this event? I’d go for free beer.
They aren’t really picky about the RSVP thing, so I doubt they will be back. They have a lot of territory to cover. I’ll let you know when they show up at my place! Then we can chart their speed!
Not at the event, but since JW’s can (and do) drink, they may go to a bar afterwards.
JW’s can dance, party, have sex, etc. Or maybe I’ve never met the truly religious ones. 
Which can be said of any religion…
I was talking about one of my friends, and I told her my view that, if you meet a JW outside of “conversion mode”… First you won’t even know the person is JW unless you asked… Second, the person will most likely NEVER attempt to convert you.
I’ve had few friends over the years that are JW (including a not so practicing friend with benefits). Nice families, nice people. Rarely do I get books and pamphlets, but really… I like to read and what they give is no better or worse than the garbage sold in the stands… And is free!
It’s a pity. Ever since I moved from Utah I don’t ever get proselytizers anymore. I used to get missionaries knocking on my door maybe once a month or so when I lived in SLC. Maybe they can sense evil and avoid it…
I had a leaflet through the door for the same event. If it’s really the end of the world, why would I want to survive it?