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I don't think we've had an actual book released at the annual convention for quite a number of years now... The Walk Courageously With God book was released at the Annual Meeting in October 2025 https://jwtalk.net/topic/59094-2025-annual-meeting-parts-1/page/26/#comment-1070633 So the question is, what was the last book that was actually released at the Annual Convention?

I've been to both and no there was no release at the Circuit Assemblies. There haven't been for a long time. The convention last year was the book you have or linked here https://www.jw.org/en/library/books/walk-courageously-with-god/ I do not think there is a book release this year. It is just the videos - as far as I know. Welcome to the site.

It could go in the book section.

Searched a bit around for fact checking, found these reports. UNITED STATES COMMISSION on INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM from November 2020 https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2020 Issue Update - Jehovahs Witnesses.pdf UNITED STATES COMMISSION on INTERNATIONAL RELIGIOUS FREEDOM from November 2024 https://www.uscirf.gov/sites/default/files/2024-11/2024 Jehovah's Witness Issue Update.pdf The specific Bitterwinter quote I didnt find, but needs further reading.

Here is the link to the YouTube video: CHAPTER 1: THE CAMBRIAN EXPLOSION The Cambrian Explosion represents one of the most abrupt changes in the entire fossil record. Below the Cambrian, some relatively simple organisms are known, but above the Cambrian, an “explosion” of complex animals appears for the first time. DARWIN’S DILEMMA begins with computer animation of some of these creatures, then tells the story of the Burgess Shale in Canada where spectacular fossils of Cambrian animals came to light in the early 20th century. DARWIN’S DILEMMA is based on the book Darwin’s Doubt by Dr Stephen Meyer. Production was completed in 2009. The documentary presents fossil evidence that defies Darwinian evolution and supports Meyer’s argument that the Cambrian fossil record gives strong evidence for intelligent design. https://youtu.be/g-C3ifVAnrQ?is=t2dWwDoPIqddhwEH

The latest update #4 has a cross to Harold Corkern. He says the following: "In April 2026, the United States received a branch visit for the first time since 2014. The U.S. branch is unique in that we have five different complexes. We have Wallkill, Patterson, Warwick, Fishkill, and San Juan. The Governing Body decided that from now on, the United States will receive a branch visit each year focusing on one of our Bethel complexes." [Brooklyn does not get a ment ion.]

I found that really striking too, and wanted to share it with others. But I decided to first fact check it since I’m not too familiar with the people behind this bitterwinters website. ChatGPT says they have really editorialized/misunderstood what the report actually said about persecution towards us. It may need some further nuances added before we go around claiming it as objective fact. If it turns out to be wrong, it would make us look bad, as though we were taking liberties with facts in order to wear “most persecuted religion (for our size)” as some kind of badge of honour. If it does turn out to be true though, it could make people take notice of us.

Wait. You say you're from Merseyside, but linking/reading The Sun? Really?

Hello brothers and sisters What is the theme of the assembly some of you might have seen already? I am quite isolated at my home looking after my son and the outside world to me is a bit vague. Which is one of the reasons I joined you lovely people. I have been in contact with an elder he usually tells me the things are important to know that as it's nearly the end of June and I haven't been told about the assembly I thought I would ask here. Does anyone know if there is any new publications being released? Everything is digital at the moment that is nice to get a book occasionally I do have the new study book for July which is what I found out about here. Actually it was one of the first things I asked. I will contact the elder that I am in contact with now and then and ask him to send me the link so I can see my local brothers and sisters. The last time we had an assembly it wasn't in the very big meeting place like some it only had a few thousand. My very first assembly was when I was about 10 years old and it was an international assembly in the UK at Twickenham. It was a very unusual experience something I'd never experienced before. We didn't have a lot of money we just about adding enough to travel to the stadium and I think we brought pack lunch with us.. and it was quite rainy but we only had umbrellas a lot of people had really good structural coverings. I remember we set on some stone steps of the stadium we didn't own any deck chairs: ( The next assembly I went to at Twickenham the happiness book was released. The gold one with the little flower on it. Does anyone remember that? I was so excited to get this book it was a really nice read. Some years later we went to Brighton center in the UK for our assemblies it was all undercover in a big building we was quite spoiled:) Assemblies have some very happy memories for me.

Hi Fabio, your analysis is very interesting. From the way you write, it’s clear that you have experience with this kind of testing, so I really appreciate the observations you shared. I’ve been using JW Time for a while and, so far, our experience with it has been very good. That said, I think it’s really useful that you’re planning to test the app, also to better understand whether any data is being sent externally and how it behaves at the network level. I don’t have the technical skills to properly evaluate all these aspects, so I’m really curious to know what you’ll be able to find out. I think having clearer and verifiable information could be useful for everyone. Thanks!!

Bravo, I call back to the old world. I like the Morgan Freeman touch as well. I would need a bookmark with a list of tasks to complete to keep me on target for the day

I have reinstalled JW Library about 3 times. Every time in Settings I find that it has automatically selected a library for music which is NOT the libabry I want. I creatred a new library under Music called JW Library and included it in the Music library but JW Library setill shows the wrong location, and I have not way of changing it. Very frustrating!

How about an ad promoting bringing back actual bookmarks for use in physical books. These bookmarks would be scripture themed and intended to use in a paper Bible. The ad would show various ages and demographics of people happily using these bookmarks to mark their favorite scripture. It would be narrated by Morgan Freeman.

Matthew 10:22 “And you will be hated by all people on account of my name, but the one who has endured to the end will be saved.” Matthew 24:9 “Then people will hand you over to tribulation and will kill you, and you will be hated by all the nations on account of my name.” Luke 21:16-17 “Moreover, you will be handed over even by parents and brothers and relatives and friends, and they will put some of you to death, and you will be hated by all people because of my name.” John 15:18-21 “If the world hates you, you know that it has hated me before it hated you. If you were part of the world, the world would be fond of what is its own. Now because you are no part of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, for this reason the world hates you. Keep in mind the word I said to you: A slave is not greater than his master. If they have persecuted me, they will also persecute you; if they have observed my word, they will also observe yours. But they will do all these things against you on account of my name, because they do not know the One who sent me.” John 16:2-3 “Men will expel you from the synagogue. In fact, the hour is coming when everyone who kills you will think he has offered a sacred service to God. But they will do these things because they have not come to know either the Father or me.” 2 Timothy 3:12 “In fact, all those desiring to live with godly devotion in association with Christ Jesus will also be persecuted.” 1 Peter 4:12-14 “Beloved ones, do not be surprised about the fiery trials that you are experiencing, as though something strange were happening to you. On the contrary, go on rejoicing over the extent to which you are sharers in the sufferings of the Christ, so that you may rejoice and be overjoyed also during the revelation of his glory. If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy, because the spirit of glory, yes, the spirit of God, is resting upon you.”

It's interesting that the mid-week meeting is preparing us for public preaching (not always carting) and informal preaching, not only house-to-house.

its wide open but I was thinking of secular companies making ads for JWs. If our culture was their focus. I know it will never happen but being goofy Alright whose your actor for Aaron?

its worth reporting if only to try to protect the older friends, maybe it would deter some from acting out. we pay taxes and should have every benefit of the law. of course expecting justice will just frustrate us but it worth trying to improve things even temporarily

another report - seems the HQ was "abandoned" - a squirt of water description . Although when Mt Kushner was being shown around (see video above) , he said how well it had been looked after https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/39475164/itv-world-cup-studio-abandoned-jehovahs-witnesses-hq/

Just stumbled on this one: https://moultano.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/where-to-find-the-colors-your-screen-cant-show-you/ Besides spending a couple of sentences about attributing to evolution instead of a creator, I found it very interesting. How nature has more colors and our eyes can see more colors then our technology can produce, very well explained connecting screen technology, retina working and maybe more importantly ... where to find them! So its also an indirect way of telling us to go out more. 😁👍

We know we will continue to preach during the GT. But I wonder if the cart ministry, SMPW, might be discontinued for safety reasons.

It's a good thing we have records of these incidents,im not sure if there's an organizational arrangement to document these incidents worldwide. we see a lot of these hate crimes against Jehovah's witnesses here in Nigeria but there is no record,we simply talk about them and forget about them as if it's a normal thing.I think we should begin to take these incidents seriously ourselves,they should be reported to the police as evidence and they should be documented.These records will serve as evidence to prove to the authorities the existence of a deviant practice that deserves public attention. Even though in Nigeria,there is a law that considers hate speech to be a crime in itself,but im not sure how we can take advantage of this law as Jehovah's witnesses. for now,this law seem to apply only in politics as it came to effect due to the prevalence of hate speech in politics and political campaigns.Im not sure if these has been put to use in any other aspect of social issues. It seems clearly that our case as Jehovah's witnesses is just another area where this law can be applied. If no action is taken,these deviant actions will spread and people will begin to feel justified attacking Jehovah's witnesses on daily basis like they already do. reporting these incidents to the police is necessary, because many times we don't report them,we simply forget them and move on hoping that it is just an isolated event when in reality,it is a fully established pattern of hate crime that will only keep getting worse. People need to be arrested for doing these things and prosecuted so that others will realize that it is a serious issue to attack Jehovah's witnesses.

What to reason: James 1:2-4 2Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you meet with various trials,3knowing as you do that this tested quality of your faith produces endurance.4But let endurance complete its work, so that you may be complete and sound in all respects, not lacking in anything. Mt 24:13 Butthe one who has endured to the end will be saved. Ro 2:6,7 6And he will pay back to each one according to his works:7everlasting life to those who are seeking glory and honor and incorruptibleness by endurance in work that is good Not all trials are related to defending our faith, but they can still produce Godly qualities. Not all good works promote the Kingdom, but Jehovah still notices. You are doing good and Jehovah loves you. What to say: 1 Co 4:12,13 When insulted, we bless; when persecuted, we patiently endure;13when slandered, we answer mildly; we have become as the refuse of the world, the offscouring of all things, until now. 1Pe 2:23 When he was being insulted, he did not insult in return. When he was suffering, he did not threaten, but he entrusted himself to the One who judges righteously Pr 15:1 A mild answer turns away rage, But a harsh word stirs up anger.

Hey, brother! I know OnlyT, but not JW Time. Looks like a solid app, I'll definitely check it out! That said, a few things concern me. For starters, the app's very name, "JW Time," goes against the organization's terms of use. Other apps (like Meeting Media Manager) had to change their name, since "JW" can come across as something official. I also noticed that JW Time uses official organization images in the Microsoft Store listing and on its documentation site, which is also against the organization's rules. The privacy policy isn't clear about data usage either. It says users have the right to delete their data, but that data supposedly only lives locally on the computer. So it's not clear whether the data actually stays local or gets sent to the developer. Saying I have the right to delete data on my own computer kind of goes without saying. So it's unclear whether this data is being collected somewhere else, and whether deleting it locally even stops that collection. I also saw that the app can display the theme/topic for each part of the meeting. It's not clear how it gets access to those texts, since the organization doesn't allow web scraping on its official sites, JW.org/wol.jw.org. In that case, it'd be great to add a FAQ to the documentation explaining how it works, so brothers can use it with more peace of mind — like Solin and M3 do: https://solinav.vercel.app/en/faq https://sircharlo.github.io/meeting-media-manager/faq Worth noting, the app's own creator says in the documentation: "Note: I am not a professional programmer, but I will do my best with the time I have available." Of course, that doesn't mean it's not a good app — but it could use some explaining around the "gaps" I mentioned. Still, these are things that can be sorted out in future updates. Since I enjoy testing new tools, as soon as I get a chance I'll download it and run a network monitor to see if any data is being collected — like I always do. OnlyT, for example, does some error collection. M3's documentation says the same thing about collecting error info, but in practice it ends up collecting a lot more — usage reports, telemetry, errors, and an almost complete scan of the PC's technical info, often including the username. No data collection was found in Solin. M3 (Meeting Media Manager) and Solin also have a Timer feature, even though their main focus is media projection. I'll go ahead and test JW Time too. Thanks for sharing!

Deut 31:6.

So, is thread about having ads on jw.org and/or JW Broadcasting for products ... or is it about having ads on other media, like TV or radio, that promote the JW Organization ...