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  1. You'll have to reach out to your CO and ask him to resend it. I don't know another solution.
  2. State-by-state view of gas prices as Iran war pushes oil markets higher Gas prices are rising across nearly every region, with some states already well above the national average. As of April 2, the national average for regular gasoline stood at $4.08 per gallon, according to AAA – up $1.09 from a month earlier. On the West Coast, drivers are seeing the highest costs, with prices reaching $5.89 per gallon in California and $5.36 in Washington. On the East Coast, gas prices are approaching or exceeding $4 in several areas, including $4.20 in Washington, D.C., and $4.01 in New York. Trump outlines next phase of Iran war, declares country 'eviscerated' after 32 days | Live Updates from Fox News Digital
  3. Just a note: the US is not the 7th and last world power. It is the combination of the US & the UK as the Anglo-american DUAL world power. So, your post shows how the 2 combined make up that King - as a dual power. These 2 combined are not "losing".
  4. Just a note: the US is not the 7th and last world power. It is the combination of the US & the UK as the Anglo-american DUAL world power. So, your post shows how the 2 combined make up that King - as a dual power. These 2 combined are not "losing". Just a note: the US is not the 7th and last world power. It is the combination of the US & the UK as the Anglo-american DUAL world power. So, your post shows how the 2 combined make up that King - as a dual power. These 2 combined are not "losing". Just a note: the US is not the 7th and last world power. It is the combination of the US & the UK as the Anglo-american DUAL world power. So, your post shows how the 2 combined make up that King - as a dual power. These 2 combined are not "losing".
  5. Don't we already know what President Trump was going to say? He's going to tell us that land invasion has begun and then he's going to lay out what that land invasion is going to accomplish. At least that's my guess.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. It would be unusual, but there isn't a stipulation against it. IS there a reason that the chairman can't offer the prayer? Or would it be better to have the one the elders want offering the opening pray be the chairman?
  9. I didn't realize how long it takes to get marines in place ... Thousands of Marines to Arrive in Centcom the Same Day as Trump’s Iran Deadline https://share.google/12wLSJzIcXkOHhrLl It will still take a few days once near there to be in position - so, Monday or Tuesday of next week. This thing is definitely going into extra innings.
  10. For some they see the clouds of a global destruction while for others - men are marrying and women are being given in marriage and life is going on. I imagine this is exactly what Jesus meant the time would be like just before Jehovah puts it into the nations hearts to attack all of false religion. We won't see it coming and there won't be some event more than any other that says "this is almost it". It will just be "this is it". And we'll know it as all nations will give enough authority to the UN and it will attack ALL of these religions. It is going to be sudden and right on Jehovah's timetable - whenever that is. We trust the timing will be perfect and he'll help us endure until then.
  11. That's a pretty long telegraph - telling people what you have going - 2 to 3 weeks before they arrive. It's already 3 or 4 more days before 31st arrives.
  12. I'm just thinking out loud here... Let's say they do- what does that look like? What do they do? Bomb the US to try to get them to stop? I just can't figure out what they could do even if they wanted to. Do you have any ideas?
  13. Today @ Costco 5.899 a gallon. It just keeps going up.
  14. And I am going to Glenn's house and helping him eat chocolate - as he will have too much and I want to help him be balanced. You know - like when my wife says she ate the last cookie to save me from the calories ... I am just going there to help Me leaving his home after eating all that chocolate -> Seriously, I have a feeling anything I say now would be completely changed by the events that are soon to be upon us!! I'd like to think that the first thing I will do (after saying THANK YOU!!! to our amazing God for being there) is raid my nearest Costco, 7-eleven / whatever for all the Mountain Dew I can stash. Once it is gone ... it will gone forever.
  15. "Average" prices might be high for a while: Short-Term Energy Outlook - U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)
  16. Somewhere I read that Hawaii, California and Nevada have the highest gas prices right now. Okay I went to look for it: https://share.google/2ddO8RTcXHoiq2SdV Make that 3rd state Washington with Nevada in the next grouping.
  17. In Rev it mentions both The King of the South/ False Prophet and the wild beast. The wild beast is the entire Satanic political system. It has always fascinated me that the False Prophet is specifically mentioned separately. It'll be interesting to see how that plays out. Anyway, he clearly doesn't become part of some one world government with only digital currency than is also controlled by just one group. He maintains his separate identity.
  18. Today, just 2 days later, it is $5.399 same place. Do you suppose these oil and gas companies are just charging exorbitant prices because they want to inflict as much pain as possible? You might ask why? I'm thinking, they don't really want this war and they're worried about more repercussions from it; so, make it as painful as possible to the American people; so, they'll complain and hopefully that will push the politicians to take control and end it? Just a random thought....
  19. There seem like a lot of what-ifs in that. There also seem like a lot of what-ifs that don't seem likely. We know there will be a King of the North and a King of the South at the end; so, there's no one world government at the end where they're all doing the same thing. And by the end I mean "the end of the Great tribulation" - as Jesus is throwing each individual one of these into the lake of fire - the wild beast (Satan's political organization today) And the false prophet (the 7th world power UK/ US) separately - (Rev 19:20). Also, see the end of Daniel chapter 11 that the king of the North is done in - not by human hand (so, he must still be alive at Armageddon).
  20. This reminded me of this portion of the US Declaration of Independence: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,—That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. But when a long train of abuses and usurpations, pursuing invariably the same Object evinces a design to reduce them under absolute Despotism, it is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security." They nailed it: mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed. I often wonder if this is what holds many back from seeing the Kingdom of God as a better solution too.
  21. Here in the Central Coast of California @ Costco it is $5.299 for regular and $5.659 for premium 91.
  22. I had a conversation with someone recently about this. I explained our belief that these are consecutive and not separated. He then said I must believe in the "replacement theology". I had to look that up ... The next week when I saw him I said, "yes, we do (mostly). As this is essentially most of what Paul wrote about in the Christian Greek scriptures - especially Romans and Hebrews." He looked at me like I had blasphemed. And we agreed to disagree. You know, it's hard to get past the passage in Romans 11 about replacing Jews with gentiles. EDIT: found the topic from 3 years ago - I'll stop being off topic and post about this there.
  23. If you do not state any objectives, you can always later say you achieved them.
  24. This is why it is so important for us to already have our thinking in harmony with Jesus and his appointed slave. Then we won't be thrown.

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