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Reena's story is interesting. It's been made into a miniseries called "Under the Bridge" which is on Hulu (streaming).

They usually say that innocent until I'm proven guilty, but I'm guilty until I'm proven innocent.

Where is the brother 😅 @Dustparticle Thieves steal 12 tons of KitKat bars in Europe chocolate heist https://edition.cnn.com/2026/03/30/europe/kitkat-bars-stolen-europe-intl-scli

These Are the Biggest Scams That Cost Seniors the Most Money https://clark.com/scams-rip-offs/senior-scams/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_campaign=ClarkDailyNewsletter&_bhlid=ee4a9921582d63eb0983b9125fae3bc01be9f18f I received a call purported to be from Publishers Clearing House. I asked how I could have won a contest I did not enter. The scammer said that every time I scanned a credit card I was automatically entered. Publishers Clearing House comes to your door if you win. They don't call you on the phone. I got another call that claimed to be from MegaMillions lottery. They said I had won $5,500,000. I knew that I had not entered ANY lottery. I laughed at the guy; told him I knew it was a scam and hung up.

I liked the Memorial Bible reading, particularly Luke 21:34-36.

Assigned.... I like that idea. Instead of simply a choice, this continues doing something for Jehovah. Making yourself available for opportunities or assignments.

Okay, I know. This is gonna be weird and I don't know, maybe somebody already mentioned this. But I was watching a show when somebody woke up from a coma and they opened their eyes... And I thought how weird would that be if people opened one eye at a time and blinked with one eye at a time. Just sayn' You're trying to do it right now aren't you? Yes you are...😂

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Tuesday, March 31 Take my discipline instead of silver, and knowledge rather than the finest gold.—Prov. 8:10. You can keep learning about the love that Jehovah God and Christ Jesus have for us if you continue to meditate on it. Perhaps during this year’s Memorial season, you can carefully read one or more of the Gospels. Do not try to cover too much material at one time. Instead, slow down and look for additional reasons why we should love Jehovah and Jesus. If you have been in the truth for many years, you might wonder if it is possible to discover new insights on such familiar subjects as God’s justice, his love, and the ransom. The truth is that there is no end to what we can learn about these and other topics. So take full advantage of the wealth of information that can be found in our publications. w25.01 24-25 ¶13-15 Memorial Bible reading: (Daytime events: Nisan 11) Luke 21:1-36

Also an FYI, the welcome video does not have any chorus, just instrumental, so you can just download the invitition in another language to download the welcome video. Or, if you have a JW HUB account and are a MS or Elder, you can go to JW DOCUMENTS under “Videos” and you candownload the video from there.

Yes, the welcome video is not yet available on the Brazilian Portuguese invitation media. If you don't want to wait for it to be updated, you can download it from JW Hub on the jw.org website when you search for it, or download the invitation in another language, where the Brazilian Portuguese option will appear in the video when you click on the three dots in other languages.

I just downloaded the installer, extracted with 7zip, and cut and paste the files to the program folder.

Yes we a sharing with another congregation. Its a bit of a drive there. Just heard, August is the possible start date with completion by November.

I had not ill thought about it. It is always good to make sure we follow directions and assist others to do the same. Also, I know you feel the same as I do - "love believes all things". We trust our brothers that we love. I feel the same about you - you just wanted to know the direction. I wish you the best my brother.

My Brother, Thank you for sharing that. I truly didn’t mean for my question to be taken in any unintended way. I was simply asking. It isn’t my Memorial, and I’m confident Jehovah will bless all their efforts.

It’s probably because it is not yet available for Brazilian Portuguese but check on the website, which is the link I gave you and search if your language shows up. If not, that means the video not available for your language. If it is, then you need to update the invitation in the app. If that didn’t work, then just download it from the website then upload it to the app and put it to the playlist.

Yes, this exact video. It’s funny that when I downloaded the JW file, only the images came through—not the video. The instructions say that when you download the Invitation under the “Media” option, you can view everything. Is that correct? But in Brazilian Portuguese, that didn’t happen…

There is a form S-126 that outlines the process. It does not mention calling up someone else for praying. That form follows the same process mentioned in the link: "How is the meeting conducted? At the Memorial gathering a brother who serves as the chairman gives a brief welcome and opens the meeting with a song and a prayer. This is followed by the Memorial talk ..." It leads you to the idea that the chairman gives the prayer, but it doesn't say he MUST. It seems there could be room for a body of elders to make that determination. It is just one more shuffle up to the lectern at a time when we have a lot of guests - keeping things simple is usually desired. I would trust the elders made a good decision and have good reasons if they change it up a bit. I hope you enjoy your memorial and that everything runs smoothly. Having been behind the scenes in coordinating dozens - it is a lot of work and moving parts. It all looks pretty seamless when you are there but know the brothers and sisters spent a consider amount of time getting things together so it looks that way. In our congregation we have a lot of young ones - they did a big get-together this weekend with them to have fun making the bread. Keep us all in your prayers that these go smoothly all around the world! For many decades I have pictured the memorial as a huge tidal wave of praise to Jehovah and His son that goes all the way around the planet. It starts in some remote island on one side of the international date line and splashes down just a small distance away on a nearby island.

The welcome video? It is out now on most languages. https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-wlcv_2_VIDEO Unless you’re talking about a different thing.

I had access to a Windows machine and was able to test the app. I think it’s worth sharing my impressions here: - The app is extremely simple and robust. Surprisingly, I didn’t encounter a single bug in any of my tests, even though it’s still in early versions. - The automation works very smoothly, and you have complete freedom to use the app however you prefer, without needing any extra configuration. - The built-in browser is excellent—it really feels native to the app. It also lets you project images/videos to a second monitor directly from the website, and even project a live tab or crop a specific area for display. - You can follow the entire meeting without ever leaving the app! I found that amazing, especially since I’ve used other tools where I had to follow the meeting through a separate platform. - It automatically separates the image used for the Memorial from the Annual Text (Version 1.4.0.0 — last time I checked, the website still showed version 1.3.1.0; I received 1.4.0.0 through the automatic update, which brings me to the next point). - Updates are extremely fast and seamless. It was so quick I couldn’t even time it properly—after confirming the update, it took about 6 seconds to download and install, and the app was already reopened and ready to use. - It allows you to control each secondary monitor individually by clicking the monitor icon when nothing is playing (to the right of the settings button in the lower-left corner). It also supports windowed mode (useful for virtual meetings). - You can preview the media being played directly within the app, similar to how JW Library works. - There’s a setting for Song announcement mode. When enabled, opening a Song video will first project the Song title to the meeting (while it’s being announced). Then you simply click play to start the video normally. - It works seamlessly with the .jwlplaylist format, both for importing and exporting, as well as .jwpub files. - It makes it easy to open PDFs. If the document appears too small on the projector for the brothers to read, you can apply a very smooth zoom. - You can set Solin as the default app for images and videos. That means if you double-click a media file on your computer, it will open in Solin and automatically be projected to the meeting. If multiple media files are opened at once, Solin automatically adds them to a temporary playlist, allowing you to choose what to project. Extras: - There’s a timer feature where you set the exact time it should reach zero, and it projects the countdown. For example, if it’s 7:00 PM and you set it to 7:30 PM, it creates a 30-minute timer that ends exactly at 7:30 PM. - You can type in the theme of a public talk, and it will be displayed on the projector. Although it’s designed for that purpose, it can easily be repurposed—for example, to display a cleaning group image. Overall, these are the things I noticed while using the app that weren’t clearly explained on the official website. I didn’t need any configuration to test anything mentioned above. Also, regarding the Solin website, I noticed that the homepage has been completely redesigned—it seems the previous version really was just temporary. All in all, the app is simple and effective. You can clearly see the level of care that went into building it.