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*DEAR BROTHERS AND SISTERS* _Greetings to you all, my dear brothers and sisters. Hopefully we are all doing well under Jehovah’s loving care._ *Truly* , _the times we are living in are not easy. The pressures of these “critical times hard to deal with” can weigh heavily on many. 2 Tim. 3:1_ _But how comforting it is to know that we are not alone. We belong to a loving spiritual family._ _The Bible reminds us at Hebrews 10:24, 25 that we should “consider one another so as to incite to love and fine works… encouraging one another.” Now more than ever, our brothers and sisters need to feel that love and support._ _Sometimes, a simple message — “How are you doing?” — can mean so much. A short phone call, a visit, or even sitting beside someone quietly at the Kingdom Hall can strengthen a heart that is tired. As 1 Thessalonians 5:11 says: “Keep encouraging one another and building one another up.”_ _Let us remember that some may be fighting silent battles — health challenges, financial pressure, family problems, or emotional stress. We may not see their struggles, but Jehovah sees them. And he can use us to be a source of comfort._ *Isaiah 41:10* _assures us: “Do not be afraid, for I am with you… I will really help you._ _When we remind our brothers and sisters of Jehovah’s promises, we strengthen their faith and our own as well._ _Dear brothers and sisters, let us:_ *Check on one another regularly* *Speak kindly and listen patiently* *Pray for one another* *Be quick to forgive and slow to judge* _A congregation filled with encouragement is a strong congregation. Even a small act of kindness can Make a big difference._ _May Jehovah continue to bless our efforts to love one another deeply from the heart. Let us keep holding on — the best days are ahead of us._ *With warm Christian love* .♥️

I agree with Floyd that your cirduit overseer is a little mixed up. The only thing that is supposed to be entered in that column is the actual true date that the territory is completed. He may be misinterpreting the question on the CO report he sends in - "How many territories have not been completed in the last year?" (Or simildar wording if it hasn't changed)That doesn't have anything to do with the service year, it means a calendar year. If the circuit overseer checks the records on February 24, 2026, he would determine how many territories have not been completed since February 24, 2025. In the U.S. there are rural congregations that have not completed their territories in 2-3 years. There are other congregations that work their entire territory every week. The Branch is just getting a broad idea of areas that need help.

Sine it just dropped, there is probably no way that all of your shared brothers have updated to #1433. We have started to cease all editing in NWS until all elders and ministerial servants are updated to the current version. Please let us know how it is working for you after all of your brothers have updated.

Remember when we used to get the report in printed form? It used to appear in the Jan 1st Watchtower each year. When did that stop? Also it appeared in the annual yearbook. The last yearbook we got was 2017.

The Short Link generator is currently down. I do not know the cause as of yet, but I am attempting to rescue it.

I think your CO is wrong about that. The last actual completed date could be any service year. The last completed date is the last time the territory was completed which could be last week. The whole idea is to make it easier for him to see which territories have not been completed in the last year. By making the date the previous service year he is only making it harder on himself to find the actual completion dates which will be in the other columns. I don't even know how you could make up a date other than the actual completed date. I can tell you what I would do but you may not have the personality type to do it. I would very respectfully ask him if we could both call the Service Department and ask them for clarification. If he doesn't want to do that then ask another elder to make the call with you. I was even bold enough to tell one CO that "You realize you are only here for 3 years and when you are gone I am going to go back and do it the right way according to every other CO that has come before you." But that wasn't very respectful. I would word it a little differently now. But the thought is still there.

Sometimes I explicitly ask for user input on some components. This mainly concerns how the screens work and the best layout I can implement. Other components concern the core of the system. Here, I explain how the system works and its advantages. This last component is not easy to understand. You really need to be a software architect to properly assess it. Nevertheless, I choose to share these parts and architectural choices as well. The audience of this forum is very diverse. Some brothers are technically proficient and have a better understanding of the lower layers of software, design patterns, and software topology. Others approach the software more functionally and can provide input on user interaction. Both are essential for a good end result.

I don’t think so. Jesus was portrayed by different actors in our productions.

So there are biblical reasons to use this gesture 🖖in Christian congregation 😜😆

Hello, I have version number 1433 and I am still having problems: Preaching groups, congregation names for public speakers. When I perform a restore, the data comes back. But after closing and reopening the programme, it disappears again.

I understand, but let me explain my approach. At the beginning of this thread, I explained that I'm a one-man army. I invest a great deal of time in achieving a very high level of quality for this software. Parallel to this, I also want to properly document how I do this. This is only possible with full AI support. I use AI support throughout my entire workflow. This is essential when you're developing such a large project on your own. I'm building this documentation in parallel with my other programming work. I don't have the time to create a personal document for this. I use AI to document what I do, and I also have it create diagrams and images to describe it. I don't know how else I could achieve this in such a short time. Ultimately, it's all about the result of how the software works. I guarantee a very high level of software quality. I don't need the documentation myself to achieve this. It's simply to inform others about how I realize the software. I want to be very transparent about this, and AI is my best friend in this.

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Powerful ❤️ thank you.

It wouldn't surprise me if our film production wins awards such as NRB Media Awards, The Telly Awards and so forth. The Photo Drama of Creation came out 13 years before The Jazz Singer. But, the Jazz Singer is credited with being the first "talkie". It's only a technological distinction. Photo Drama used synchronized sound and color moving pictures, whereas Jazz Singer used audio printed directly on the film. However, Photo Drama was the first to use color, it was 8 hours long and viewed by 9,000,000 people; an astronomical number for the era.

While on the Zoom Chat we came up with a Suno song while having fun with the AI. Here is the result: https://suno.com/s/TiZO2s0dSQmtUJVe

give me the food waste to end my food bill....like half my pay check.

Here are a few more: https://suno.com/s/pvE9oiEyouhhJHex https://suno.com/s/UtxZ1oLJx09lyz2q https://suno.com/s/s9XvtlVTW99vQXNq

In Brazil: https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/pub-jwb_201710_12_VIDEO

Been watching a storm chaser down in Plymouth Mass. all day. My goodness! It’s gonna take forever to dig out. Here in the U P of Michigan it seems like we’ve been under weather advisory’s or storm warnings or even blizzard warnings all winter. The advisory ran its course for today. now for tomorrow we’re already under a winter storm warning. UGH! I am boycotting winter. I won’t be seen till August. 🤣🤣🤣🤣

Are there any brothers from Mexico here? I would like information about our brothers.

Ps 139:5 is Jehovah's hug

Tuesday, February 24 Let your way of life be free of the love of money.—Heb. 13:5. We will be motivated to reject materialism if we have strong faith that the end of the present system of things is imminent. People will, in effect, “throw their silver into the streets” because they will realize that “neither their silver nor their gold will be able to save them in the day of Jehovah’s fury.” (Ezek. 7:19) Rather than focus on accumulating as much money as we can, we need to make decisions that help us to live simple yet balanced lives. That includes resisting the temptation to take on unnecessary debt or to get bogged down caring for many material things. We will also carefully avoid becoming overly attached to the possessions we already have. (Matt. 6:19, 24) Our faith may be tested with regard to material things and other matters as we wait for the end of this system to come. w24.09 11 ¶13-14

A captain notices a light in the distance, on a collision course with his ship. He turns on his signal lamp and sends, "change your course, 10 degrees west." The light signals back, "change yours, 10 degrees east." The captain gets a little annoyed. He signals, "I'm a US Captain. You must change your course, sir. "The light signals back, "I'm a Seaman First Class. You must change your course, sir." Now the captain is mad. He signals, "I'm an aircraft carrier. I'm not changing my course." The light signals back a final message:

My wife just got grumpy at me. She said I yawned six times when she was talking to me just before. They were actually just six attempts to speak.

Those songs are amazing