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Originally Posted by rayliotta
Didn't Witness Lee support the idea of door-knocking my pointing out that it works for the Jehovah's Witnesses (back in the 80's, I think)?
So it really wouldn't be surprising if they would borrow techniques from Mormon recruitment, as well.
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Someone said that he knocked on thirty to forty doors and none of them opened, so immediately he was disheartened. But I would say that you should not be discouraged because according to our reports, on the average only one in fifty doors we knock on opens up... I also did a little research the door-knocking by the Mormons and the Jehovah Witnesses and found out that they get one open door only after knocking on hundreds and thousands of doors. Therefore, when you go door-knocking, you must have a proper attitude: An unopened door is not discouraging but rather a normal thing. You must be prepared that people are not going to open their doors. If everyone would open the door and were all predestinated by God, then would it be necessary for us to labor in this matter? I believe that God did not predestinate that many people...
The Revelation and Vision of God Ch 9
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I do not even believe that the Jehovah's Witnesses or Mormons have the best way of door-knocking. According to my study, we have a much better way.
A Word of Love Ch 1
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There you have it. WL says that he "researched the Mormons and Jehovah Witnesses practice of door-knocking. I find it interesting that despite his findings regarding its ineffectiveness, he went on to push it as the best way to gain people. In that second quote he says that "we have a much better way". I have to wonder to myself what way that is.
Last time I checked, whatever increase the LC has is not coming from the practice of door-knocking. I'm not even sure how many are still doing that. I know there is talk now and then about trying to get is started up again. I think though most realized that it's not worth the time. Of course, since WL said that this is the new way, there are always going to be saints who try to put these things into practice - and fail.
Secondly, WL said that only one in fifty doors opens up. Well if you ask me, that sounds like a complete and utter waste of time. No wonder people got discouraged when this was all going on.