Betrayed - The Story of How My Husband Reported Me to the Jehovah's Witness Elders 

It’s crazy that smokers get disfellowship so quickly, but sex offenders get protected 😡

"It is the biggest burden I've ever put on myself and my family." - Perfect description of being a Jehovah's Witness.

When a JW asks for help the elders pile on the guilt and shame. I remember listening to a talk about feelings of anxiety. The crux of the talk was: Well, just don't feel anxious. Hey thanks for the help. I never would have thought of that

So true they have no program to help anyone. There is a disabled brother here in Jamaica.... fairly educated. When he needed help...seeking a job...the same so-called brothers sent his picture around and ridiculed him. I said to my sister; "you know if it was another church they would have programs in place to help him"

Lady Cee, I was an elder’s wife & I towed the line, doing what was expected of me. Even signing up to auxiliary pioneer, ( after 12 years straight of regular pioneering), during those “special” months, while husband kept working, so he would look good!! I always felt so guilty when I just wanted to stay home from a meeting, I went anyway 🥴. I admire your fortitude, standing your ground, being your own authentic self!!! I’m no longer married, left org. 3 years ago, having watched you ever since. I’m slowly learning to stand on my own 2 feet, & to date I’m proud at how far I’ve come…thanks for the inspiration! ♥️😌. Great interview by the way, & a beautiful couple!

Such a great interview! That part where they want your whole life, but get down on your luck and they will tell you quick that they are not a charity! Huh? But I've been loyal for 40 years. Crazy crazy crazy! The burden of it all is crazy

Misty is my sister, Craig is my Brother in law. Wedge central drove huge wedge between them and myself. I’m so thankful to have my amazing sissy back in my life. Love you sissy!

Great story, I appreciate the way you show real individuals with real problems.

Thank you so much J.T. and Lady Cee for having us! We really had a blast with y'all! Thank you for taking an interest in our JW experience and allowing us to share our story. We are honored to have the opportunity to maybe help someone in a similar situation. We love what y'all do, keep up the good work! 😘❤

You are taught that you won't get old because the end is so near. And, when you actually do get old, don't expect the Watchtower to move a finger to help you.

Here's what's really ironic: The organization will actually punish you for being obedient to God. 1 John 4:1 says not to believe everything you hear even if someone says it comes from God, but to check it first to see if it really is - 1 Thessalonians 5:21 says to test everything that is said to be sure its true, and if it is, THEN accept it. So even from God's standpoint, He puts the ownership on YOU to check things first and not to accept the things that aren't true. But for a JW, listening to what God HIMSELF ADVISES, will have you removed and labeled......quickly

My mom had to have a tumor removed and she didn't tell my brother or me until it was time to have the surgery done because none of the friends would drive her. Now we had to take her. We are both disfellowshipped. What kills me is she has to call them and let the PO know that she will be around one of us or if she needs something done at her house and my car is there she has to call and explain 🤔. I always ask if they didn't want me here why won't they come? Oh they don't want to be inconvenienced. But she my mom and I'm gonna do everything for her and pray something clicks and she wakes up.

Interesting I ran across this video I actually served as an elder in the congregation Misty was in in California and I performed the marriage talk for Misty's father and new wife but just a short time after I had done research trying to make some changes as an elder through research in the society's publications in the way things were done that ended up making me and my family to leave. I feel sad that I had to enforce men's rules in the congregation while I internally knew and tried to make changes only to cause frustration and anxiety. Sorry if I ever made you feel bad about yourself I know it was never my intention but I know pushing the society's policies I know people had to feel that way.

Misty “the people ended up being my god” 22:19 This lady just nailed it. Whether it’s the GB, the people, conditional family relationships, the organisation or the same books/publications that’ll they’ll tell you to get rid of that’s exactly what your doing. Just substitute “the people” for the other entities on the list. A great interview as always!

You know what I realized is so great about JT and Lady Cee’s YT videos? It’s no matter what JW topic they’re discussing or who they’re interviewing, they always have a smile on their face. Watch any of their videos and you’ll see what I’m talking about. They keep it real, but also positive. A true testament that ex-JWs are much happier once they’ve left. Love what you guys do and please keep smiling. 😀

So pleased that this couple were able to survive this challenge and reset their lives. I love this channel!💖

Fantastic interview! What a great couple. Thank you for sharing their story.

I was disfellowshipped between 1999 - 2002. Two out of the three elders in my judicial committee are dead. I would say that it's sad that they died after having wasted their lives in a cult, but the fact remains that they were not good people. The rest of that generation, which made me believe that 1914 would mark the beginning of the end, is very advanced in age. Judges whose power is given by the same people with lives ruined in cruel judicial committees designed to keep the indoctrinated in line.

This was one of the things I couldn’t stand family and friends turning each other in. I wasn’t going to put up with a husband turning me in to the elders because I wasn’t going out in service enough I got a husband, the elders, and a overbearing, controlling Mother-in-law all on my back and have her telling me I’m an embarrassment to her son and her husband. I’m not being submissive enough to her son and I’m not living up to the expectations of an elders daughter-in-law.

It always amazed me that a wife must be obedient to her husband but it never applied if the husband was a non-believer then she must be obedient to the Govering Body

Oh Misty I loved when you said " Why?" ......Why would you want to continue to burden yourself? Good for you!!!

Man, Craig had their number!

I am really glad that Craig does his research about checking religions out. I just wish he would take that further and check out whether religion itself stands up to critical thought and questioning.

Craig, you was very intuitive from the beginning. Didn't have the internet at that time, the fact they didn't want to be question should've been a red flag. Praying for your Dad to realize it is not the Truth & that family really matter. Craig & Misty survive.

Hello from Texas. Glad you woke up! Best wishes!

Nice video seems so many are held hostage not getting to see family enforced membership

Damn, been so caught up in my own b.s. that I never really considered how much the cult affects the non believing spouses. Thanks for the great content! Y'all are awesome

Can't run fast enough or jump high enough because Sam Herd said that your best is not good enough.

My Nanna she's in her 80s, she lost her husband about 5 years ago (both of them never were jws when married- but my Nan was a JW in the 60s leaving her Catholic church), well when her husband died, she returned to the JW (she says she felt lonely which is why she returned, I don't think she fully believes in it). Anyway, she was seeing this man, roughly her age, but I think they were just friends, my Aunty (her daughter) went to the elders and told them about their relationship. And they had to end it. I felt really bad for her, she's an old lady and getting told off to by the elders and her daughter butting in.

Wonderful video, it's so hurtful to see this happening to a family. I hope soon she can reconcile with her father. I hope the best for them.

"Listen to your husband" Best part! Lol God bless you'll.

Great job on this interview with Misty and Craig! Listen to your husband!

@10:10...Tell it like it is Craig!! 👊😂😂 I'm loving this interview and I'm only 10 minutes in!! 🙌

Congrats to craig , figured out a loophole to get his wife out! Unfortunately, it came at a cost! Shunning by believing family members! Not God's org!!!

What a nice surprise! Looking forward to it.

My ex-wife was constantly throwing me under the bus to the elders. Not even for legit stuff just perception. For example I borrowed a few CDs from a friend of mine and she turned me in to the elders saying I stole them. My friend wasn't a witness and I had to make him call my ex to tell her he let me borrow them. I had a permanent seat in the b School. There's a reason she's my ex

My father is a Jehovah's witness along with his wife. He always used this as an excuse not to be part of my life when I was younger. It took me years to get over not having a father. He owns a business in welding and I used to work for him. He paid me as little as he possibly could so he could rack up his millions as well as treating me like crap, as an adult. He even assaulted me 2 times. The 2nd time I called the cops. He lied to the cops. A friend of his who he employs, was my co worker along with being an elder covered for him in the church. Nothing happened to my father. Never disfellowshipped or anything. What does the Bible say about a rich man making it into the kingdom of God? 😒 🤔

Good job mom and dad, love you guys :)

Thank you all for your discussion... As always, excellent...

Wish she had enough nerve to fire up a cigarette, during that judgment, I mean judicial meeting. No disrespect Misty, just so effing sick of GB, I lost my friends and family. I separated myself from everyone that I loved, in the name of doing more. God bless you 4. NEVER enough

This is such an informative video. Very enlightening for sure

I been disfellowship for 17 years and I tried to go back in 2007 and the brother told me you are not ready. So I stopped going and 2018 I went to the memorial and that was the time I went. Her story reminds me of my mother I turned her in for smoking and the brothers told my mom if she didn’t don’t stop smoking she would get disfellowship and she stopped cold turkey and continue in the religion until she passed away in 2004. I have had recently a witness pass me at the store tell me what’s wrong with you what are you doing and I told her I know I need to come back. And a sister loan me money since I was disfellowship told me recently I don’t have to pay it back but please come back holding that over my head. In other words as long as you come back forget the debt but what if I don’t go back and she has my phone number and she said I will be checking that is pressure.

Th part about th parents needing us later in life. I'm in my 50's(born in it)and my mom is now in her 70's. She now has dementia. Guess who her elder husband reached out to, lolol!! Yes, he's catching it now. I'm th df'd(at age 19) one. My sis never got baptzd. Took me some time and I had a very honest talk with her husband as to why he would get little from me initially, but I've managed to put her mistreatment of me behind me, and now help out. Th best part now is she actually says I love you, loves to see me now, and does not talk about the religion at all, whew! It took dementia for her to act human.

I hope more people wake up and get out from this cult before is to late and before they ruin their lives and families

I just wanted to jump into my iPad and give you guys such a hug!! What a journey you have been through. How cold to disfellowshipped you over zoom--are you kidding me? Just know there is a community out here that cares for you just the way you are.

Thank you for these videos. At one point I was thinking about going back until I found you guy’s. Please keep up the good work ❤️

Thank for the video ExJW Critical Thinker. Hello JT and Lady Cee.

Nice to hear Craig and Misty’s story, I can relate to there not being any help or support groups for those struggling with addictions but in a way thats good as it forced me to seek help outside from other religious groups who had excellent support apps and groups and this started to wake me up early on as you see people outside do have genuine faith and high moral standards this really does undermine the exclusive enlightened witnesses against the spiritually dead world outside that the organisation tries to paint especially to those of us who are born in. It was nice to see Craigs critical thinking immediately kicking in and seeing the warning signs his advice was right on! My experiences with other religious people has definitely helped me find peace and rest in Christ Jesus my saviour and escape the cult spiritually stronger than I’ve ever been, hopefully this will start to wake up my family and friends, especially after such extreme talks at the convention this year, I believe our Love will conquer their lies.

Great interview, guys. Lady C and JT. Many blessings from Jehovah God and His Son. Keep up with the videos and don't let up. This man-made religion must vanish. It is the work of the Devil. I am so happy to be out and free to worship The Father in spirit and in truth. God bless. Amador, Kingdom Christian from sunny Puerto Rico.

Misty rocking that cool 'T' shirt.....😊

Can anyone show me in the Bible how the governing body was appointed as the faithful and discrete slave in 1919 or any thing about the overlapping generation

JT I remember in one of your videos you said that as human beings we are consumers of products. I wish I was more like Craig and researched the religion I was getting into. It's no wonder the organization is very much against JWs going to other sites besides their own because they know very well that once one does research they gone.

LOL when I was first in, there was a Ten minute break between meetings so SMOKERS could have their (smoke break) ! Then they come out with the SIX MONTHS to stop Tobacco!!! An Elder stepped down because his wife couldn't quit! That was in Springfield, Oregon .

Where have i been... Lady C .. Goodness gracious... LOVING THE HAIRSTYLE... so pretty

Myself and my fiancé have been together eleven years now and both were born in third been for myself and I believe the same for my fiancé but his family goes way way back to the beginning of the organization pretty much because his parents were late in life kids for their parents who were also late late in life surprises for their parents and his grandfather was born at the end of the the 1800’s (not great grandfather). I left the religion a couple years prior to my fiancé and though I kinda grew up in the same town he was born and raised in I moved a lot but we came back to this town several times during my childhood. I actually was friends with him later on in life and we never had feelings like that for each other until after my dad died, needing platelets but being told obviously that he could not accept platelets but he was also told bone marrow could be accepted if it didn’t bother his conscience which after that I left. Then I enrolled in college I had been married a few years at this point as well and had two children ages one and three and my obviously now ex was extremely abusive and is still an alcoholic as far as I am aware. He became even more so after my dads death. It got so bad I began planning my escape and thought joining the military, which I had secretly wanted to do my entire life as my grandpa (dads dad) had served in the army he never became a JW even though my Grammy had and brought my dad and his siblings up in “the truth” , so I joined the Navy and we moved closer to my ex husband’s mom, nana and sister so that I could be sure there were people around that could keep track of and take care of the kids while I was in boot camp and A school and planned to leave my ex soon as I could get that done and live far away with my kids. Plans went as about far south as they could as I got a phone call and a few letters that while not stating outright that bad things were happening I knew full well he had became abusive towards the kids at this point apparently due to myself not being there but he’d never been that way to them prior to that so I never thought he would. I had reached out to the elders as well about a year before I left the religion and was told I “Just needed to be a better Christian wife and he would not have a reason to be abusive” yea about that. Anyways, so I managed to thankfully be released from the navy on an honorable medical discharge was how they worked it out so that I could go home and make sure my kids were safe and get things handled and was given an RE code which would have allowed me to return though I never did end up going back sadly. I got home and we tried the one more chance (even though it was a billion chances at that point) because I am one that once I decide something that’s it and I never ever was willing to put my children or myself through the back and forth with an abusive mate. I gave it abt a month or two I believe it was before I finally had enough and he crossed the line so far I knew it was either get the hell out or one of us was going to end up dead. I called the man who is now my fiancé because he had been disfellowshipped abt two years prior to that moment and he was the only person I knew in this town and trusted, my family members were over five hundred miles away plus they were all JW and I was not going back, so I called him up and said can the kids and I stay with you for a bit until I get on my feet and he said yes and was at our place in no time and in less than an hour we were packed and out of there. I spent about six months with him at his house then the girls and I lived into an apartment not far from his home and it was not long before he comes over one day and he says “why don’t you and the girls just come home”. By then the divorce had been finalized and I was tired of my ex coming to the apartments drunk off his ass and causing a racket and being horrible and I had developed feelings for my now fiancé through all of this. So he moved us back to his home and the kids were four and six at that point a year later I was awarded full custody and restraining orders for myself and the children against my ex and we’ve been a happy family since. We have gone through things don’t get me wrong but we are a real team and the kids absolutely adore my fiancé and as far as they are concerned he’s the only father/dad they have. The kids are now fifteen and seventeen and have both expressed gratefulness that we did not return to the organization and raise them the way we were raised and my two have had some exposure to it being that until they were a year and three years respectively I took them religiously to the meetings ect I was fully in until my dad died though I had many questions that only irritated elders and anyone else I asked since I was a teenager which always bothered me and I made a pretty big mistake at the age of barely 18 and went and told on myself even though had I not nobody would have ever known what I did but I got dfd then reinstated a year later at 19 two weeks after getting married (the elders told me I had to get married to the guy I had been dating while out to be reinstated so I did) I was always so afraid of being without my family. It was all I had ever known and my entire life was wrapped up in the organization. I was even baptized at a very early age, just ten years old, and after having my own children I cannot imagine letting my ten year old make such a life altering decision. My mom is still in but both my brothers have left as well and my younger bro was going to send in his letter but my mom legit asked him to “just do what your sister did and walk away so that I can still talk to you” how fd up is that?!?!! I mean seriously!! My youngest bro just never got baptized and my mom gave up on pushing him towards that as she was fully into grieving my dad when he was just thirteen years old so for awhile my mom was just trying to survive after losing my dad then my grandpa passed eight months later. It makes me crazy that even the most intelligent ppl in my family can to this day hang onto the belief that the organization is “the one true religion” I just look at what it has become and it is just about everything they used to get on that stage and tell us was a sign of a false religion. I mean the jw broadcasting is basically televangelism isn’t it!? Does nobody in the organization see that?! I get told to “come back” but in my mind I think, come back to what exactly? It isn’t even the same religion I was taught at this point. It is almost unrecognizable aside from the the same worn out rhetoric in talks given over and over and over again with cherry picked, out of context scriptures and some of the same old don’t do this rules but there are so many things that have changed like the whole YOU MUST ATTEND ALL THREE MEETINGS BECAUSE IF YOU MISS THAT EXTRA SPIRITUAL FOOD THEN basically you will become a sinful person because you’re opening yourself up to satan the devil by skipping that meeting and now they shortened things and completely got rid of an entire meeting like wtf?!

Glad you woke up and got out!

The Church is the 'pillar and foundation of Truth.' Find the Church, and you will be home.

JESUS CHRIST SAID HE IS the first and the last and the ALMIGHTY. REVELATION 1:8. ( King James Version Bible printed by Jehovah Witness Bible and tract Society 1989)

That is why they errase john 8:1-11 from their bible

Instead of WT saying to have “ your best life ever” it SHOULD be “keep up your appearance”!!!!

JWs = $10 to get in, $20 to get out.

I am in my sixties and live by myself. I get lonely. I relate to Misty as the same thing happened to me with smoking. I now don’t need to hide it. I would love to talk about it. My eldest son is in his mid fourties and has a wife and 2 young children all in this religion so I too had to wash and dry my hair quickly if he was coming around to see me. During the COVID one witness saw me in the neighbourhood and told me to tell one of the elders. I had been given time to stop smoking earlier but failed. Of course I was disfellowshipped in August. Now I don’t hear from my son and grandchildren at all. I am ‘dead’ to them. However I’ve truly woken up now.

JT You're absolutely right Some times you're a burden by your own religion with teachings not affiliated with the Bible.

I was disfellowshipped for 10 years and the only time my parents and brother would contact me (not even directly but through my non witness sister) was to borrow money. What’s even more sad is I felt obligated to do so because at least “Jehovah is going to bless you for it”.

Thank you JT and Ladycee it takes #Courage to Expose the Watchtower Wild Beast

Brother JT wow you can really bring out some amazing points I was a witness my whole life born into it been out 7yrs now I'm 45 I also have an unbelievable story to tell.

JW Elders Cop - out...You need to Pray, attend KH Meetings ,do more Field Service....the problem is "You" not doing enough for the WT ORG (Cult) and the GB (8 Dude's in NY) and that's the Truth ...😲😥😱

This couple is awesome! 😂 Thank you Lady Cee and JT. You both are awesome. Seeing her cry made me cry. This brought back so many memories. 🥺

If God operated like the GB NO ONE WOULD OR COULD BE SAVED. Elders LOVE to watch a JW’s cry at their feet and beg to not be kicked out. They need to see tears and groveling. It’s SO DISGUSTING!!

Im confused. When people get out of a religion, what compels them to want to join another religion? Especially if you get out of being a witness?

I remember when watchtower allowed people to be baptized into the religion and they smoked. Watchtower understood that addiction was the problem. Then watchtower changed the rules unilaterally. It was like a contract that is signed by two parties and then one party changes the contract but the other had NO SAY in it. This one more example of watchtowers lack of mercy.

“Jesus said his load is light… so why is my load heavy?” This resonates so well with my experience as a witness. It led me down relapses to smoking. This video is so relatable.

So sad but if it wakes a person up then see it as a God send!!! Sometimes these sick things happen to open the eyes of a person . It’s Providence for sure

Message to all so-called ex-JW activists: Your chances of success are as successful as those of the West in Afghanistan, IF YOU DON'T BEGIN to fight against the Watchtower-Taliban LEGALLY!

Wow! Seven years smoking as a JW and Jehovah didn’t know??? I thought he knew everything. It took her worldly husband to let the “spirit guided” elders find out? Interesting 🤔

The problem is that the WT has turned Christianity into a "religion" of their own. The Bible is complete and it is the Word of God. Jesus is the Word of God! And what does the word of God say? "Wherefore my sentence is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to God: But that we write unto them, that they abstain from pollutions of idols, and from fornication, and from things strangled, and from blood." But the rules of WT is troubling to Christians! Judging and giving a "Second death" sentence to those who do not follow the commandments of the Governing Body is not obeying Jesus the Christ, and is not acting in love. I met an Amish man about a year ago, and he was very friendly and reasonable , and I felt he was a good hearted and righteous man. And he smoked this little pipe. It did not offend me whatsoever. Why could I not consider him a brother? What if I told him that if he did not stop smoking that pipe, I would no longer talk to him or be a friend to him, and if he did not agree with ME, God was going to destroy him for all eternity? This is the presumptuousness that the Governing Body has taken upon themselves. Why would they care? What about mercy? Jesus said that with the judgement you judge others, you will be judged. Do they have no fear of God at all? "There will be no mercy for those who have not shown mercy to others. But if you have been merciful, God will be merciful when he judges you." James 2:13 New Living Translation It is so simple. Why do they refuse to listen? Now Jesus said.. Anyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but anyone who speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come. But the WT says apostacy (publicly disagreeing with WT) is the very worst sin, and can hardly ever be be forgiven. Not only do they disobey scripture, but they are wicked judges, that cannot behold the rafter in their own eyes. I recently tried to speak to different jw's, and they refused to even address my legitimate concerns. And cut off all communication with me. To me they are worshipping corrupt men, worship that belongs to God alone. And this is what the worship of the Beast is all about. 666, the number of man!! They themselves may not be THE Beast, but cannot it be said they are in the very image of the beast?

the organization wants to boast in your flesh...and point accusing fingers at other churches[thus whitewashed graves]But God has said..no flesh shall boast..and He has bound up all men in sin in order to have mercy on all. Even the saints[body of believers/churches] shall not boast...Daniel prophesied the saints[churches] would be overcome....God allowed this to happen because He is saving all men..itis not his will that any perish

Happy Holidays

I don't believe in the Trinity either and you can't find any other religion that doesn't believe in it.

I couldn't imagine choosing strangers over people that I know love me..This is so deep, however, we all live and learn. That religion runs deep. Everything surrounds pleasing people vs God GOD FIRST

If God is energy, he can be more than just three things.

Misty’s story of feeling so much better now that the burden of not being able to be herself has been lifted was very touching to me. It is a shame that this “religion”cuts people off from associating with their families by calling them mentally diseased apostates just because they no longer want to be Jehovah’s witnesses.

"The people became my God not God." Bingo!

Happy New Year

I think most religion is about what people think more than what God knows.

I got hung up on the trinity thing. I now believe in the trinity as a born again Christian…lady C can you give me your take on this topic?

I have an exjw friend that had to do a background check for a job. There was an option to see who has looked at your background. The was a one from Warwick. She was creeped out. Why would they do this?

lol. I started smoking in my early 20's. I remember I got my first car , and i would puff a smoke after field service. One time i dropped an ash on my suit, right before the meeting and made a hole on my pants right before the meeting. The whole meeting I had my arm over my leg and left as quick as i could after the meeting.

Yeah, JW religion is really supportive of you until you need real support. I also notice how all their videos about supporting people is purely directed to supporting only JWs, nothing supporting people outside their faith like many religious groups do. They will help anyone regardless if they have a faith or not.

My wife turned me in to elders

Freedom Ain't Free... Good Bye Watchtower

I was a child when I questioned how justl prayer might help an alcoholic. I couldn't understand why a professional wasn't supposed to help

JW’s sure love their alcohol though….

Should have shown up to the hall and liit up a cigarette!!! I swear, I would have! I would wear a long coat to get in the hall then take it off to show a jean skirt underneath and a tank top with a big cross on it and light up a smoke😁

The Baptist all teach the Trinity, it is part of their core belief, read the book “WHAT BAPTIST BELIEVE”.

Hi Misty, your Dad can talk to you,,,as the not talking to you IS only the GB IDEA I'm SOON to be thrown out, because I don't agree with some of the things they do and teach, join the Club all the best for your journey with your Family and friends and great to See you and Hubby on this Channel *****...

I want to be interviewed

53:40 🤣🤣🤣

I’m not aJ, but I was interested in what they believe. I was never aware that there was shunning in this group. As a Christian, I usually tell people and it is reinforced by my pastor that you have to be so familiar with the truth that you will be able to spot error miles away. Religion that is based on good works will be very burdensome, which is what you all found out. Hope that you can freedom in giving your life to Jesus and live for him. John 8:36

Best thing is to leave the CULT and your husband behind.