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Which prophecy are you talking about?

What is the "everything that indicates a historic" change? This topic is a duplicate of one already posted. It would seem someone has some advance information 🤔

Yes, Paul. The have been some Bethelites throughout the years who, contrary to proper procedure, leaked information to the brotherhood. Here on JWTalk discussions based on unreleased/leaked information is strongly discouraged, because it goes against organizational unity.

As it's not on the servers yet, how do some people have this info that has just been posted? A leak at Bethel?

Why “historic”?

What do you think will be addressed?

Everything indicates that we will soon have another historic update for Jehovah’s organization. Let’s talk about it.

In relation to this, this article is funny. Jehovah is laughing at them. https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/webb-telescope-photos-show-mysterious-123034486.html

I'm seeing the same thing too my sis.

A major change is coming and will not say too.

Would be nice to print out custom groups members.

Same here. Except we are fully utilizing ALL features of NWS/NWP with good success. Recent major updates proceeded flawlessly, the friends updated quickly. Most were able to re-connect to the new servers without assistance. We have to be fully sympathetic to those who DO experience issues. Most of us do not really want to spend many hours trying to fix mysterious problems we don't have the tools or training to work on.

From my experience, our Congregation don't have all these issues as some others have. We keep it simple and basic.

Gerrit Lösch with a VERY monumental change perhaps. May have to update some personal documents in the future 🤔. That's as cryptic and as much as I'd say.

Does the accompanying brother also require: lodging arrangements? YES, if he lives far away. NO, if he lives nearby meal assignments? Evening: at accommodations. Noon: probably same as CO field service scheduling? Hard to predict, depends on CO Or is he usually: staying with the Circuit Overseer? Possible, but unlikely. He would need separate arrangements A substitute CO for the week will be selected by the Branch from their list of approved substitutes. He could be selected in several ways. Might depend on availability, need for experience, etc. EXAMPLE: CO is assigned to attend CO school. Multiple subs will be needed, so probably involve numerous different subs. Could be... local substitute in same circuit substitute in nearby circuit substitute from further away circuit

I asked myself the same questions, which is why I started this initiative. I’ve seen many web-based initiatives, but they don’t really meet my needs either. You also don’t always have internet access everywhere, so my starting point is an offline-first approach. I would like to incorporate experiences and improvements from NWS into the development of Baruch. Feel free to share them in this thread.

There was a new sign language in January and there was a new sign language in Febuary Guess what....... there is a new sign language in March Benin Sign Language sgn-bj Content: Why study the Bible - Full Length video I wonder how many more sign languages will be added so that more people can 'hear' the good news ☺️

The world is more and more unipolar with power shifted to USA as the Bible predicted interesting that before Trump UN mobilized nations towards multilateralism. We can read this word often in their website. Now the power is focused in one single major power: US Bible never lies We can always trust that when the Devil tries to divert the way out from prophecy Jehovah’s words always prevails on its due time

Hello, friends. I don't mean to cause a stir/controversy.... I have been following this topic for a long time and I can't help but wonder why do so many still use an app with sooo many critical issues, that involve so much time and so many people to fix? It almost makes the days of paper records sound easy :-) Are all the alternatives just as... unstable? Is this the best of a "bad" lot?

The weather here can be likened to an oven

I’ve been thinking about similar scenarios while designing this. Recently, we also had a visit where the Circuit Overseer was accompanied by another brother (for example during training or special circumstances). In such cases, I’m wondering how this is handled in practice: Does the accompanying brother also require: lodging arrangements? meal assignments? field service scheduling? Or is he usually: staying with the Circuit Overseer? included implicitly in existing arrangements? From a design perspective, this raises the question: Should I support multiple persons attached to a single visit, instead of assuming only: one CO or one substitute Curious how this works in real life.

Instead of modeling only a single Circuit Overseer, it probably makes more sense to support: a temporary replacement (Substitute CO) linked to a specific week or visit Your suggestion is especially interesting: the CO could send substitute info electronically That fits really well with what I’m building. This functionality will be implemented in a later version. When maintaining a central list of Circuit Overseers, would you expect a Substitute CO to also be included in that same list? Or would it make more sense to treat a substitute as: a temporary role/assignment linked to a specific visit, rather than a permanent entry like a regular Circuit Overseer?

Accommodations I hadn’t fully modeled this yet, but your examples make it clear this should be flexible. In the Netherlands, the situation is actually much more consistent: the Circuit Overseer has a fixed (home) address, and during a visit, he stays at a hosting family (lodging address). Possible scenarios: Circuit apartment (single location) Multiple apartments (rare but possible) Temporary travel (rural circuits) Travel trailer (moving or semi-fixed) Staying with different families weekly This suggests I shouldn’t treat “address” as a single static field, but rather something like: current stay / temporary address base address (if any) possibly even per-week location Also interesting point about mail handling, hadn’t considered that yet.

In Baruch, I’m currently treating the wife as a separate (optional) person linked to the Circuit Overseer, not just “part of the same account”. That gives flexibility to later decide: what she should have access to what should remain limited to the Circuit Overseer For example, I’m considering: shared access to schedule, meals, logistics restricted access to sensitive congregation data Nothing is enforced yet, but I want the model to support that distinction.

2. but only the mask. Isn’t that sad? But at the same time, it shows us something important: Real connection begins where masks fall. And that is exactly where it becomes difficult. Because it takes courage to be real. Courage to open up… courage to be vulnerable… Courage to say: "This is who I really am." But that is exactly where the deepest encounters arise. There, where someone sees you… truly sees you… and still stays. How many people have you let into your heart? Not many, right? And that is not a bad thing. Because it is not about quantity… but about depth. Think about it for a moment: Who is truly interested in you? Who listens to you without judging you? Who stays when you are not doing well? Who stands behind you when you are weak? And perhaps even more important: For whom are you such a person? Because genuine encounters do not arise only by us seeking them… but also by us giving them. Jehovah is the greatest example in this. He does not only see what is obvious. He looks into the heart. In 1 Samuel 16:7 we read: “Man sees what appears to the eyes, but Jehovah sees what is in the heart.” That means: Jehovah also sees the sides of us that no one else sees. The silent struggles… the hidden fears… the moments in which we do not understand ourselves… And still, he loves us. And this love… can help us to see others in the same way. Illustration 2: The Broken Bowl Imagine a beautiful bowl. One day it fell… and broke. Many would throw it away. “Broken,” they say. “No longer useful.” But someone takes the time… puts the pieces back together… with patience… with love… And suddenly… this bowl is not only repaired… but even more valuable than before. Why? Because its cracks show that it has a story. That is how Jehovah sees us. And that is how we can also learn to see others. Not as perfect… but as real. Dear brothers and sisters, true encounters are rare. But they are possible. And they are precious. Perhaps you have already experienced that someone touched your soul. A conversation… a look… a moment… that deeply imprinted itself. You do not forget something like that. The mind can forget many things… but the heart remembers. And exactly such connections remain. Not because of perfection… but because of authenticity. And if this connection is also founded on Jehovah… then it is stronger than anything else. Then it is not dependent on place… not on time… not on circumstances… Because real spiritual connection remains tangible. Even across distance. Even through difficult times. Everything else? Is temporary. Friends come and go… circumstances change… people develop… But what is anchored in the heart… remains. In conclusion, I would like to invite you to think about three questions: Who do I truly let into my heart? For whom am I a person who truly listens and feels? How can I, through Jehovah’s love, learn to build deeper connections? Because that is exactly where the key lies. Not only to be seen… but to truly see others. And when we do that… encounters arise… that change our lives. Encounters that are not superficial… but deep… not temporary… but lasting… not loud… but infinitely meaningful. And exactly such encounters… Jehovah gives to us. And through us… to others. Thank you.