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That is a common name for the upper section of seats in large auditoriums and stadiums. I have had this unreasonable fear of heights my whole life. When younger, I was able to get on a few rooves if they weren't too steep or slippery but those days are long gone. With my hip and knees, those days have also passed for me, too Looking forward to getting the use of my body back in the New System ... and, finding out if a fear of heights is an imperfection.

NASA’s Webb Provides Crash Course on Planet-Shattering Collisions 01 October 01, 2026 10am (Release ID: 2026-131 The telescope is going beyond grazing the surface of these dusty, chaotic systems. Approximately 20 years ago, the Spitzer Space Telescope uncovered an enigmatic subclass of circumstellar disks — rings of dust and rock orbiting mature stars. Now a team of astronomers has used the James Webb Space Telescope to further study these confounding environments known as extreme debris disks. Within these disks, Moon-sized and even Mars-sized objects are colliding, creating massive amounts of warm dust. With the largest survey of these disks to date, the team has enough data to begin investigating their composition, origins, and connection to planet formation and evolution — including in our own solar system. Article link: https://www.stsci.edu/contents/news-releases/2026/news-2026-131/ Pic Descriptions: Extreme Debris Disk (Artist’s Concept) The types of collisions within young stellar systems known as extreme debris disks are relevant to scientists’ understanding of our own solar system, which is thought to have undergone similar impact events that created our Moon and shaped Earth’s initial state. Credits: Artwork: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI) Timeline: By investigating the compositions of extreme debris disks, scientists inferred that silica-rich disks are produced by high-energy impacts of Mars-sized objects, while silica-poor disks are created by less energetic events from Moon-sized bodies. Illustration: NASA, ESA, CSA, Joseph Olmsted (STScI)

I wonder if at some point the annual meeting program is released separately from a broadcasting. Same with Gilead. And that there will be all 12 monthly broadcasts with 'ordinary' programs. And that the annual meeting parts + Gilead programme parts are shown instead of a public talk on Sundays (in parts). As soon as possible after annual/Gilead. Poor translators ❤️ If not instead of public talks, then when? As a third, voluntary part after the WT some Sundays in late October/November? I am allowed to dream ... I may post this in the annual meeting thread.

One of the most important things an elder taught me was that eventually all the JWs who are underhanded, 2-faced, or divisive eventually fall away - we don't need to stress about it. Remember, Saul's kingship was condemned, but it took many years for David to replace him. Slow from our perspective is not negligence from Jehovah's. Their hearts will be revealed just as surely as ours will as we witness small injustices and decide if we are going to abandon Jehovah because of the actions of men.

What a cute song! 🥰 I couldn't find the Brazilian Portuguese version.

Don’t know how many more surprises my heart can take. 🤣

TOI, C’EST TOI, MOI, C’EST MOI. (Romains 12:10) [Couplet 1] : Tu sautes, je cours : pas pareil ! Toi, la lune ; moi, le soleil ! Oiseaux dans l’air, poissons dans la mer ; Les p’tites bêtes rampent sur terre. Certains amis sont des souris ; D’autres font « GRAOUH ! » : la maison frémit ! Jéhovah les a tous faits différents, Et c’est vraiment amusant ! [Refrain] : Tape des mains, viens tourner. Lève les bras, viens te baisser ! Toi, c’est toi, moi, c’est moi, Et c’est bien comme ça, tu vois ! Main dans la main, chantons toujours : « L’amour rapproche, chaque jour ! » [Couplet 2] : Tu fais les choses à ta façon, Moi, à la mienne, et c’est bon ! Toi, l’escargot, tout lent ; Moi, lapin, vite comme le vent ! Je vois toujours du bien chez toi, Et toi, tu en vois chez moi ! Pas besoin d’être pareils Pour rire et jouer sous le soleil ! [Refrain] : Tape des mains, tape des pieds. Amis différents, bonne idée ! Toi, c’est toi, moi, c’est moi. Côte à côte, avec joie ! Main dans la main, chantons toujours : « L’amour rapproche, chaque jour ! » [Pont] : Chacun sa voix, sa façon, Chacun ses jeux, sa chanson. Si je choisis de comprendre, Je te donne la main sans attendre ! Ma façon n’est pas la seule bonne ; Je vois du bon chez chaque personne. Jéhovah a fait la Terre ronde, De la place pour tout le monde ! [Refrain final] : Tape des mains, viens tourner. Des amis heureux, tous rassemblés ! Toi, c’est toi, moi, c’est moi. Trésors différents, pleins de joie ! Lents ou vifs, calmes ou bruyants, Grande famille, tous contents ! Main dans la main, joyeux, chantons ça : « L’amour nous rapproche de Jéhovah ! » Toi, c’est toi, moi, c’est moi. Jéhovah nous aime, toi et moi ! TOI, C’EST TOI, MOI, C’EST MOI.mp3

YOU ARE YOU, I AM ME. (Romans 12:10) [Verse 1]: You like to hop; I like to run. You like the moon; I like the sun. Some birds fly high; some fish swim deep. Some little bugs just crawl and creep. Some friends are quiet as a mouse, And some go “ROAR!” and shake the house! Jehovah made them all, one by one, And different is a lot of fun! [Chorus]: Clap your hands and turn around. Reach up high, then touch the ground! You are you, and I am me, Just the way we’re meant to be. Hand in hand, we sing and say: “Love can bring us close each day!” [Verse 2]: You may do things a different way, But that’s okay, my friend, okay! You’re a turtle, nice and slow; I’m a bunny, fast—go, go, go! I’ll look for good in all you do, And you will find good in me, too! We don’t have to be the same To laugh and play and share a game! [Chorus]: Clap your hands and stomp your feet. Different friends are fun to meet! You are you, and I am me. Side by side we’ll always be! Hand in hand, we sing and say: “Love can bring us close each day!” [Bridge]: Different voices, different ways, Different games we like to play. But when I choose to understand, I can reach out and hold your hand. I won’t say, “My way must be right.” I’ll look for good with all my might. Jehovah made a world so wide, With room for everyone inside! [Final Chorus]: Clap your hands and turn around. Happy friends, what a happy sound! You are you, and I am me. Different treasures, glad and free! Slow or fast, quiet or loud, We’re one big family and proud! Hand in hand, we laugh and say: “Love brings us close Jehovah’s way!” You are you, and I am me. Jehovah loves you, loves me! YOU ARE YOU, I AM ME.mp3

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can you give a timestamp?

Maybe it's a bug in the Brazilian Portuguese version. It also shows up duplicated here.

We have taken two helicopter tours, one was to a glacier while we were on an Alaskan cruise, the other was a tour of the Big Island of Hawaii and we flew over an active volcano. We have backpacked and stayed at the Havasupi Reservation in the Grand Canyon but we haven't taken a helicopter tour of the GC.

I guess we will just have to wait and see.

Well said.

Lol, so does my husband John. He doesn't fly. When we had conventions at the stadium if we had to climb to get to seats on the very top, he got dizzy. He would call it the nose bleed section.

According to our list posted on the front page of this website, how many "guests" (meaning non-member public) do you see? That is as of this moment. Who's Online 52 Members, 0 Anonymous, 1,919 Guests

It depends on where I go. When my daughter and I went to NY, we did visit Wallkill, but we also visited NYC. We went to Central Park and Times Square. While in NYC we went to the Macy's Herald Square. It has sone of the few remaining wooden escalators in the world. If I get to go to Chicago, I want to go to Waukegan to see the house I live in back in the 1950's. I hope to visit some various places and brothers with an extended train trip. The train trip is part of the idea, and I will see an array of various landscapes during the trip. The whole trip may take a month. When I was younger and single, I took a few trips with other single brothers, and we visited some of the places like The Grand Canyon, but we also visited congregations to see KH's in other places. (No helicopter ride at the GC - I can't take heights) Since I don't fly, I either travel by road or train.

Might be a bug on your end. Just checked my app and it looked fine 🤔

We don’t but there are parts of this forum that are visible to the public (encouragement for the brotherhood) eg others are private for members only (Our meetings our ministry…) eg

Here in Warwick there is much to do. In view of the dangers that now exist, my husband and I would rather stay local. In the summer we like to go to the creamery which is icecream done on premises overlooking the valley. Very beautiful scenery. We have a drive-in movie. The only one in New York. We live in a village and we are surrounded by farms, animals etc. We have lots of quaint stores and when we do carts almost always witnesses from other parts of the world stop by to talk to us. They come to see HQs, Patterson and Wallkill. Ah, we have wineries, lots of wineries. Our congregation divided 5x so they made a new congregation and called it Orchard Valley. (wineries) We now attend that congregation and we are once again expanding. So....for us there is no reason to go out of our comfort zone. We visit HQs every now and then and take some bible students that want to know more about us. We also have lakes, so we Kayak. This brother lives on the lake and when we go there we barbecue and go kayaking. There is so much to do so......again.....we don't travel much anywhere. I am hoping maybe fly out to California to visit my youngest daughter. We'll see.

some of us may have the privilege to enjoy to travel in the future! By now, we love to see photos from others and dream about the places. Thanks for share the photos.

I think what I like the most when I'm abroad is just walking in the street and seeing people, shops, buildings... Noticing how different things are from what I'm used to. I like walking tours and museums and cultural activities, but also visiting supermarkets. It's surprising how different products can be when you are in another country or region. I like to go hiking in nature but only for easy treks. My wife loves animals, so when we travel somewhere we try to include some visit to a zoo, a farm, or anywhere we can see animals. We also like trying different foods. Something I personally love (my wife not so much) is going to the movies at the end of the day. At some really special places we have taken helicopter flights. So far we have done that at the Grand Canyon and also at a glacier and at Milford Sound in New Zealand. It's not cheap but it creates life-long memories. When we where younger we would organize long trips where we would drive many hours every day and spend every night at a different location in order to visit as many spots as possible. Then we needed a vacation after the vacation. Now as we get older we appreciate more staying in one or two places, not driving so much and enjoying the things that are close by.

Hi there I just published https://bibleguessr.uk/ It's my first game ever. I use it for my bible reading to quiz myself. But everyone can use it. It's also 100% opensource, so if you feel inspired you can create your own version Do try the Social => Daily and share your result (If it works 😅)

Is there any other changes?