ugh, close ones who are disfellowshipped is such a struggle. all you can do is pray that they turn around.

I don't mean to be callous about this, but I really don't understand that. These people have rejected Jehovah and his standards and there is no place in my heart for such an one. And as for prayi...

they haven't taken a stand against jehovah UNLESS they have turned apostate. If they are disfellowshipped, they have sinned and not been repentant- hence, warranting their removal from the congrega...

actually - there is a watchtower article about this - Dec. 2001 Questions from Readers. I learned that it wouldn't be appropriate to publicly pray for such ones - but privately (once they've seen a...