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Thursday, September 24 Exult and be joyful.—Isa. 65:18. Isaiah reveals why we have every reason to “exult and be joyful” in the spiritual paradise. This environment is a creation of Jehovah. (Isa. 65:18, 19) No wonder he is using us to direct people away from the spiritually parched organizations of this old world and into our beautiful spiritual environment! We are excited about the blessings we enjoy because of being in the truth, and we are moved to tell others about them. (Jer. 31:12) We are also grateful for and excited about the hope we have as residents of the spiritual paradise. The Bible promises that we will “build houses and live in them [and] plant vineyards and eat their fruitage.” We will “not toil for nothing” because we will be “blessed by Jehovah.” He promises us a secure, satisfying life with a real purpose. He knows each one’s needs and “[will] satisfy the desire of every living thing.”—Isa. 65:20-24; Ps. 145:16. w24.04 22-23 ¶11-12

I can only speak of the situation in Spain, don't know if it's similar in the US. I sell second-hand books and other small articles from time to time. When it's only one book (300g, less than 1 lb) I send it as ordinary mail through the national mail company, the equivalent to the USPS, and it costs me 3,70€. But when I send two or more books, it's often cheaper to use a website that compares offers from several courier companies. Most of the time I can find cheaper prices than the standard pack you pay at the mail office. I see some similar websites in the US are https://www.pirateship.com/ and https://www.parcelmonkey.com/. Naturally I have never used those but it wouldn't hurt to have a look.

“Also, at 82, I do not "just run around" like 60 years ago. I put less than 3,000 miles a year on it now.” Quoted from James. 👋 You and I are about the same age. I’ll turn 83 in November. My husband has ordered a vehicle for me. It’s a Toyota Crown Signia(?) white with a black top. It’s a hybrid, so it should average out at 38 miles per gallon. It looks like my trips to the kingdom hall, (round-trip around 50 miles) might be almost free. And for the most part, that’s why I put mileage on my rig. We bought it on the Internet from a dealer three hours away, inland. And it was complicated. He’s changing it from low profile wheels to normal normal profile wheels. We have to clear things with the Tribe., (we pay no sales tax) and last, but not least WeatherTech mats for front and back. Never mind the financing. You’ll be able to put almost half of it down because of the sale of the Subaru. Now, my traveling partner, Paula, will probably be putting the most miles on it because she drives us to the convention and the assembly. Now we get to give her rig a break. You cannot imagine how stressful this has been for me. Well, not really. When this whole thing started, I started praying to Jehovah because I can get anxiety attacks, lose sleep, have a hard time following a decent train of thought. You get the picture. Pretty much will make a mess of me. And I noticed that my anxiety was pretty much not there. And I’m so grateful. This is in spite of the fact I have to have surgery on an esophageal hernia come Monday. Never mind I have a small part in the assembly on 18 October. That’s 20 days after my surgery. And two weeks of that 20 days will be liquid only diet. I shall be svelt. If I’m able to walk.😕 I think this is the last huge event in my life, I hope, until the Memorial next year

Yes in Switzerland there was a -50% discount. We paid 2,500€ instead of 5,000 for 4 persons for 7 nights. When we were delegates in Switzerland we thought we would spend way more than we actually did.

Thank you! I will ask the elder!

These are not fake stamps..The elder leading FS yesterday for letter writing explained what I related here to the group. I don't know personally the original brother who bought the large amount of forever stamps from the post office..but it is legit, and many in our zoom group buy them.

Yes - several brothers here are using it on Android - usually on a tablet. We have had 0 glitches over a good 2-3 months. No data loss at all.

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Any feedback from Android users?

Any testing done on Android? Also can it handle the mix of Apple and Android users ? Tyia

2, give or take 2, minus the "take"

How many Rhode Islands is that?

What does this teach me about Jehovah: Jehovah created us to be social creatures. We benefit when we seek the counsel of mature ones, in accordance with our nature. Even Jesus sought counsel and acknowledged he had limitations in knowledge.

Firstly by always factoring in postage costs when gift buying. Secondly by being familiar with the postage sizes and prices. Thirdly for anything more than a standard letter, but the postage via the official Royal Mail website to benefit from slightly cheaper 'online' prices Fourthly for those standard letters by buying 'Forever'-style stamps before prices go up (and ideally as long ago as possible! lol) For the Royal Mail in the UK the standard postage costs depends on both the size and the weight. Obviously adding additional services - such as quicker speed, tracking, and signatures - cost more, but the foundation of those costs is the size and the weight of the package. Here in the UK, generally the cheapest way to send a 'package' is by sending it as a 'large letter' .... I've bought cheap light-weight cardboard posting boxes that are purpose designed to fit the dimensions of a 'large letter' (approx 1 inch thick, 14 inches long, and 10 inches width) and therefore allow me to pack the gift/s cost efficiently Below are prices if stamps are bought 'over-the-counter':

Is that a large boulder the size of a small boulder or a small boulder the size of a large boulder? 🤔🤣

FWIW if they are current/recent US Forever stamps, and the sister is not subsidising the cost, then I understand that, at those prices, they will be counterfeit / fake. This has been discussed here, it is not unknown. I believe we also had a letter warning us about counterfeit stamps from the Governing Body during Covid. https://jwtalk.net/topic/57680-bogus-postage-stamps-united-states https://jwtalk.net/topic/50821-fraudulent-stamps/ https://www.uspis.gov/news/scam-article/counterfeit-postage

But ... but ... how much chocalate is that measured in boulders .... ?

Yep! Without reduced rates provided by a company (like eBay or WhatNot), you can expect at least $8 per package. That has been my experience...

Brother Neil..I don't know if you could use stamps for your packages, or give the shipper the stamps to pay for the postage, but there are people who buy a huge amount of stamps from the United States Post Office at a significant discount and then sell those stamps to others at a discount making a small profit. In our congregation here in Florida a pioneer sister provjdes 100 stamps at a cost of $18! Those who write letters for the territory buy stamps from her and since she is homebound and a pioneer she benefits and the friends benefit!

HI David, This comment was recently posted on the other forum:

Bro. Neil, this is everywhere. No matter how small the package you pay a steep fee. The house always wins.

Hi Everyone, This past week I sent several small gifts to other states here in the U.S for my friends. 1 package was fairly small, about the size of a mini tablet but did not weigh much at all. However the post office charged me around $9 which surprised me! I was expecting to be charged maybe $3-4 Another package I sent was in a flat but larger soft package. The package had only 2 medium T-shirts that were very light in weight. But the post office charged me around $16 I was very disappointed. But I paid the amount so that my friends could receive the gifts. But are these prices normal for shipping items? I have little experience in recent years mailing packages. If prices are this high for shipping where you live, have you find ways to reduce the costs? I would appreciate any advice, thanks! I just was not expecting to pay this much for shipping small items.

Is there also a discount for the Hotels for the convention days?

An average fully grown male "chocolate colored" American Bison is 1,800 lbs. I think this chocolate thing has supernatural bulking abilities.

Which country? only the convention 6/7 days or do you plan longer trip? The Comitee gives a list of 3/4 star hotels and sometimes a small discount (~10%) for selected airlines