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I feel like it might be because we didn't have a campaign last service year. In the 2014 service year, we had the campaign with the jw.org tract. A lot of people auxiliary pioneered that month or spent more time in the ministry. Since we didn't have a campaign last year, less people auxiliary pioneered and that affected the number of auxiliary pioneers as well as the hours. We had a really phenomenal year numbers-wise last year. We definitely won't duplicate that every year. If you average the two years together, we're on par with previous years. The average number of publishers is right on with what we should've seen. So, I think, all in all, they're not as good as last year's but no need to worry or panic.

Oh, no problem. And she very well could have and I'm just unaware, but we attend the same congregation. They were in Spanish for years after they returned from the missionary field and have been back in English three or four years now.

Just a little clarification. Gary and Lynn own their own business. I don't believe she went to law school. If she did, she's not a practicing attorney.

Breaking News: County Commissioners overturn zoning decision on Jehovah Witnesses assembly hall Hamilton County commissioners Wednesday, Nov. 14, overturned a decision by the county rural zoning commission that paves the way for the Jehovah Witnesses to build an assembly hall and church in the Harrison Township / Harrison Joint Economic Development District. A unanimous vote was required to overturn the rural zoning board's decision this past summer which said that the church and assembly hall were not suited for the commercial/industrial park. Township attorney, William Keating, argued that JED state law “trumped” local zoning laws. Commissioners rejected that argument. More than 50 members of the Jehovah Witness organization waited in a nearby conference room for the decision. Philip King, legal counsel for the Jehovah Witnesses, said the organization will be a good neighbor and will provide economic benefits to Harrison and nearby communities. He said the thousands of church members who will attend assemblies throughout the year will spend money at local restaurants, gas stations, and other retailers. Look for updated story later today.

Micah, The intent is to sell the London Assembly Hall and the Assembly Hall in Indianapolis. They're going to build an Assembly Hall in western Cincinnati or eastern Indiana to take care of all of the congregations that are assigned to London and Indianapolis. The London Assembly Hall is very small and needs remodeling. They felt that it would be more beneficial to sell the land and build a larger Assembly Hall in sourthern Ohio. For our circuit, we have to use three weekends to hold our assemblies. The Hall won't fit our entire circuit. With this new plan, we'll be able to have one assembly for our entire circuit. This is probably the same for most of the circuits assigned to London. I'm not sure about Indianapolis. I know that there are issues with selling the London Assembly Hall because a brother donated the land. We'll see how all of that shakes out. If you think about it, please pray about the meeting today. We've been searching for land for over a year now.