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Without any official announcement : it's fake. Be careful.

Hello. Does anyone know if this Instagram account, jw_pressrom_espanol, is official? It has the same information as the English version, but in Spanish. And it has over 3,300 followers. The account is located in Mexico.

Fairly base-ic really.

Yes see the above comments ... shopping (PX), doctors, work, and witnessing.

Defies all logic! I tried John's suggestion several times including powering off the desktop completely. The strange behavior persists. Interestingly, following John's advice then I did this in sequence: Power down the PC Open JW Library checked a few scriptures in Study Bible. Clicked on Bible languages scrolled down to KJV (still showing update required - as per previous) Selected KJV Opened the Bible (KJV) Message appeared, "update available" and a download button appeared to the right, bit disappeared after a few minutes. Cant get it to repeat this so will post and try again after power down etc. Thanks for all the suggestions and patience... Bye

The BBC has an up-to-date article on this quake. So far, 3 confirmed deaths and 5 injured.😢 https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c20y4xp43ywt

I went to Fort Carson in Colorado. For shopping and doctors office with friends.

Sure, we used to go on base for the grocery store. Even though dad got out as a conscientious objector, he could still buy at the base. Also, I did some electrical work at a base as part of a crew for a short time. That wasn't specifically as a JW though. But, there was a time when we had a study with a lady who lived on the base. And that was as a JW.

different authorities seem to be giving slightly different numbers

Caught the end of Tony Awards and wondered if that was what brought on thoughts of plays and writers. Sure, anything I missed will be recast on news shows. If any one I would have liked to view, it would have been Laurie Metcalf or Ced ric the Entertainer. Arthur MIller's "Salesman" is too emotion charged for my taste. It was written and released before I was born and I read it in high school, I think. What was/ is your fave stage play or character? Billy Crystal was a presenter. One of my former students was best friend with his kids over 25 years ago and said Mr. Crystal was retiring then, and would not perform again without plastic surgery or somehow looking better. I thought he looked alright. Especially, I liked Bernadette Peters.

We do?

Thanks John, The update appears to start and the little line moves a few millimeters then abruptly stops. Set preferred Bible to Study Bible and checked the list again, this time I get the option to delete the KJV, but no change. No other publication does this.. Cheers

In addition, I have noticed that sometimes the update takes place but the "update icon" does not go away. So I update, close the app, reboot the device, open the app and check the update. Usually it is clear.

Depends on where you are.

Delete and reinstall the kjv version?

This is an ongoing issue I have. JW Library, selecting Bible languages I see as below: Click on update graphic, it starts very briefly then stops. On two Android devices - no problem. Issue occurs on: Desktop Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8524 JW Library 15.8.59.0 Laptop HP Windows 11 Pro 25H2 Build 26200.8328 JW Library 15.8.59.0 Any suggestions greatly appreciated.. Agape

This comment leaves; charmed as a quark and just as strange, to a person who has never rebuilt a carburetor.

HI Julie, So sorry about the situation with your son. I understand your concerns and worries. So what can be said to your son to help him? You mentioned that your son has "...a lot of mental health issues, he hasn't experienced romance before and this is a very synthetic version." But even people who have no mental issues can get very confused when it comes to the complicated emotions involving our deep inner feelings, love, sex, etc. So it could be that anyone could feel confusion about their feelings after having started some kind of connection with someone who is transgender. So do you think this illustration and suggestion could help your son? (Illustration) I have a drawer full of old computer & iphone cords and wires. Somehow they get all tangled up even though I try to keep them separated. When I pull everything out of the drawers, there is such a tangled, complicated mess. I don't even know where to start in "untangling" the mess. In a similar way, maybe some people who feel some form of connection to a person who is transgender is also all "tangled" up inside? Meaning that maybe they just like the "person", and possibly they feel some kind of closeness or bond because the transgender person understands them, sympathizes with them, etc. We have to remember that a "transgender" is a person. He/she was born with Jehovah's qualities of compassion, kindness, goodness, love, etc. So it is understandable why a person could feel a connection or bond with a transgender person. So your son could just be all "tangled" up inside, and may not really desire a romantic/sexual relationship but he is just so confused? Your son may have a "tangled" mess inside him trying to sort out if he just likes the "person" or if his feelings stem from romantic or sexual feelings or is this just friendship?? So since the most powerful thing that can be said to any person, including your son, who is sadly dealing with these tangled feelings, is from "the word of God" which is "... alive and exerts power and is sharper than any two-edged sword and pierces even to the dividing of soul and spirit, and of joints from the marrow, and is able to discern (and "untangle") thoughts and intentions of the heart", then how about this powerful story in the Bible about a special friendship BUT... that some people have confused to be about a homosexual relationship? Maybe having this story explained to your son from the perspective of trying to help him "untangle" his feelings could be very powerful? Sister Julie, This story can be explained to your son from this perspective: "Notice that 2 men had "feelings" for each other. They even developed a stronger bond, a stronger love, than the love of women that some men have had. Yet both David and Jonathan did not mix their feelings of male friendship with any romantic/sexual feelings that should only be directed toward a wife. David and Jonathan didn't think that just because they found some things in common between them and became friends and developed a bond that this could mean that other emotions were involved such as romantic or sexual feelings. No, these 2 good spiritual men did not confuse their friendship, their bond, for a homosexual relationship". And so maybe using this powerful example from the Bible could help "untangle" some of the tangled feelings your son may be experiencing?

Br. Paul, these are not files that I made or own. Br. Eryk made them. I just saved the files for use on several of my devices. The link I sent to Br. Darren will work for anybody to download. At the top of this page, Br. Eryk (the author of the files) has offered to discuss these files with anyone who wants to PM him. The link to my DropBox with the file folder is (English only): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/46wtequm75lh1uin18x01/AMMJchV1jpc0gjEFTUSpdg0?rlkey=0v1wwsc2pr7o7nfe9t9ikpsmt&st=jib0jh4t&dl=0

What is your son’s view of homosexuality, cross dressing, and other similar moral issues? I would just directly ask him. But make the question open, don’t try to direct him to the answer you hope he chooses, otherwise he might not open up about how he really feels.

You were right. Updated to a 7.8

7.8 magnitude earthquake hits southern Philippines, tsunami warnings issued https://edition.cnn.com/2026/06/07/asia/southern-philippines-mindanao-earthquake-intl-hnk

Ocean at record level heat and will probably be at record level for a while.

Climate Analyzer is showing that we are in a preliminary stage of Strong Category, the speed of this El Niño is nuts. Only year stronger was in 2015 and that wasn’t until October. There’s no question we will see temperatures over 2.0C and even as high as 3.0C above normal, going to be a wild ride for the next 2 years.