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Jehovah’s power: https://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/jwst-finds-three-feeding-black-115100670.htmlhttps://www.yahoo.com/news/science/articles/jwst-finds-three-feeding-black-115100670.html

it seems strange, the trend over the years has been more and more info available to everyone. Example: at one time only witnesses were allowed to have copies (even digital ones) of the study watchtower, then later it was just online for everyone. Same with Kingdom Ministry later, and now even the Organized book is available to read online at WOL. at one time meetings times were not public, now they are. and also assemblies. Yet with this, congregation boundaries, it seems many KHs no longer display the cong map, even though the direction from 2000 says to. and considering everything is digital now, why not make such a map available to all publishers, or even the general public (since the public would be able to see the wall map inside the KH anyways and could easily copy it by taking a photo) many publishers probably have no access to their own cong map, even though years ago anyone who visited the KH could see it!

Is that part of a KH renovation? Is that part of the design etc.?

Good question. We have our congregation territory available digitally to the elders on JWHUB. We currently use Territory Helper and I can see the boundaries but I don't know if everyone in the congregation can. I really wish we had the boundaries for all of the congregations in the area available.

So thigh their little drumsticks keep crumpling...

We have some direction here, but it’s 26 years old: https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/202000289 is this still relevant? Has anything changed? has there been anything new, perhaps about providing a digital map?

JW Web Add-on Version 12 This upcoming update introduces new appearance options for Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY™, adds direct navigation between the Audio and Video Libraries, strengthens reading and sharing tools, and makes media features more dependable as website pages and players change. Version 12 is scheduled for release within the next few weeks. New Features and Capabilities WOL Dark Mode. This new feature provides System, Light, and Dark appearance options throughout Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY. System follows the device's appearance, while Light or Dark can remain selected between visits when WOL is permitted to save preferences. Supported outline icons are also easier to see in Dark mode. The website's privacy policy must be accepted before the appearance preference can be saved. Media Library Buttons. Direct shortcuts now connect the two JW.ORG® media libraries. An Audio button appears in the Video Library, and a Video button appears in the Audio Library. Each button opens the corresponding library in the current language. Alt Text View. Image descriptions now appear alongside the image in the full-screen JW.ORG gallery on desktop and mobile, with the text direction matched to the language of the description. The description changes when the gallery moves to another image and disappears when the current slide is a video or has no description, preventing outdated text from remaining visible. Expand Width. The saved wider layout now applies as the page opens and reapplies whenever website content changes, reducing visible resizing and flickering. Issues that caused embedded videos to overlap with nearby content have also been fixed. Bug Fixes and Improvements Reading, Searching, and Sharing Paragraph Link. This feature now remains connected to the paragraph or Bible verse you selected and uses the correct title, publication, language, and text direction from that page. Links are generated more safely, and the WOL option appears only when the selected item is confirmed to be available there. The menu also updates correctly when another paragraph is selected, and an unnumbered first Bible verse now uses the same numeral script displayed elsewhere on the page. Read in the App. An issue that caused this feature to stop working altogether has been fixed. It now uses the latest infrastructure available on the website. It verifies the exact publication and language before offering JW Library® or WOL options, displays only confirmed destinations, keeps titles and language labels correct when the page and publication use different languages, and avoids adding an outdated button after a publication card changes or disappears. Play Media in the App. The JW Library button now reliably connects to the audio or video currently being viewed. Duplicate, misplaced, and outdated buttons are removed correctly, and the current media is verified again when the button is selected. Copy Text. Copy Text now preserves useful formatting, working web links, line breaks, and pronunciation guides more reliably when copying paragraphs or Bible verses. It falls back to plain text when formatted copying is unavailable, and a failed copy attempt no longer affects the next unrelated copy action. Advanced Search. Advanced Search now handles publication mnemonics and dated issues, document IDs with an optional paragraph number, audio and video citations, standard JW.ORG searches, and WOL searches more reliably. Its options remain connected to the current search box as pages change, and special characters are handled safely so that each option opens the intended destination. Online Citation. Online Citation now displays the correct information for the current page, including the document ID or publication mnemonic when required. The website reference and any appended number are copied more reliably, duplicate citation components are removed, menu divider and link styling issues have been fixed, and numbers remain in the correct order on pages read from right to left. Language Count. Language Count now works more reliably for articles, Study Bible content, and audio and video items. They update when the content changes, and an issue that allowed a total from one page or media item to carry over to another has been fixed. Daily Text. Daily Text is now more dependable on the Library page. The date is checked again each time the shortcut is used. This ensures that it still opens the current day's text after the page has remained open overnight. Failed label requests also no longer disrupt the page. Appearance and Page Layout Sticky Action Bar. The action bar now maintains the correct size and position while scrolling, resizing, opening menus, and changing pages, including on layouts with a mobile header. Issues that caused it to disappear, move incorrectly, or appear more than once have been fixed. Custom Table View. Custom Table View has moved to its new location under the View menu in the action bar. The controls and sorting also recover when tables or page content change. Media Video Transcript. Transcripts are now more reliable and work properly for videos with available download options. A recurring issue that prevented the transcript Copy or Download options from appearing or functioning has been fixed. Transcript windows now close and clean up more reliably, and Copy includes a fallback when the standard method fails. PDF downloads are available for supported languages, and long transcripts are handled more smoothly. For languages that do not support PDF downloads, the transcript viewer, TXT download, and Copy options remain available. Second Display. Startup, synchronization, and media switching are now more reliable. Issues involving first video frames, rapid media changes, and switching between audio and video have been fixed. The second window can recover after being reloaded or temporarily losing its media, and old captures are cleaned up correctly. When a video is already paused, a placeholder remains visible until playback is ready instead of showing an incomplete or outdated frame. Customize Subtitles. Subtitle customization now recovers when the player or its menus load late, are replaced, or change during navigation, without creating duplicate controls. The menu remains within the available player and page space on desktop, smaller screens, and full-screen video. Subtitle sizing also adapts to the current video area, and activity associated with old players is cleaned up. An issue that sometimes prevented custom subtitle styles from loading or caused the feature to fail altogether, has also been fixed. Continue Watching. Saved progress and resume prompts now remain tied to the current video when players are reused or pages change, and progress shared across tabs is handled more consistently. An issue that caused the resume prompt to display the length of a different video has been fixed, along with the random flickering of a "0." Image Download. Image downloads are now much more reliable. The button follows the current gallery item, disappears on video slides, returns on image slides, prevents duplicate downloads, and opens the original image in a new tab if a download cannot be created. Custom Media Player UI. The custom player appearance is now limited to JW Stream and can be controlled only from the add-on Control Panel. The button that previously appeared in the media player has been removed. When enabled, the feature automatically applies the custom appearance to the video controls. When disabled, it cleanly restores the normal appearance. Media Player Control Keys. Keyboard controls are now available only on JW Stream. They follow the visible player even when it is replaced. An issue that caused a single key press to produce duplicate responses from the player has been fixed. Add-on Control Panel Control Panel. The add-on Control Panel now displays N/A instead of OFF, when a feature is unavailable. Deprecated Features Subscribe Buttons. This feature is no longer available and has been removed. Usage Instructions For detailed instructions on how to use all the add-on features, please visit jwpubs.org/addon. Reviewing these instructions is highly recommended to understand exactly how each feature works. Download Information Chrome Web Store: Download Here Supported browsers: On desktop, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, and other compatible Chromium-based browsers; on mobile, Orion Browser and Gear Browser on iPhone and iPad, along with other compatible mobile browsers that support Chrome Web Store extensions. Firefox Browser Add-ons: Download Here Supported browsers: On desktop, Mozilla Firefox, LibreWolf, Waterfox, and other compatible Firefox-based browsers; on mobile, Mozilla Firefox for Android, along with Orion Browser and Gear Browser on iPhone and iPad. Please note that some features may behave differently, offer limited functionality, or not work as intended because of browser and operating system limitations. Notes If official website functionality overlaps with an add-on feature, or if a feature behaves unexpectedly after an update, disable only the affected feature in the Control Panel. Add-on features are temporary and may be phased out as the official websites introduce equivalent functionality. For any issues or feedback concerning the add-on, please send a direct message. I hope this new update will further benefit publishers in their study and research.

JW Web Add-on Version 12 This upcoming update introduces new appearance options for Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY™, adds direct navigation between the Audio and Video Libraries, strengthens reading and sharing tools, and makes media features more dependable as website pages and players change. Version 12 is scheduled for release within the next few weeks. New Features and Capabilities WOL Dark Mode. This new feature provides System, Light, and Dark appearance options throughout Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY. System follows the device's appearance, while Light or Dark can remain selected between visits when WOL is permitted to save preferences. Supported outline icons are also easier to see in Dark mode. The website's privacy policy must be accepted before the appearance preference can be saved. Media Library Buttons. Direct shortcuts now connect the two JW.ORG® media libraries. An Audio button appears in the Video Library, and a Video button appears in the Audio Library. Each button opens the corresponding library in the current language. Alt Text View. Image descriptions now appear alongside the image in the full-screen JW.ORG gallery on desktop and mobile, with the text direction matched to the language of the description. The description changes when the gallery moves to another image and disappears when the current slide is a video or has no description, preventing outdated text from remaining visible. Expand Width. The saved wider layout now applies as the page opens and reapplies whenever website content changes, reducing visible resizing and flickering. Issues that caused embedded videos to overlap with nearby content have also been fixed. Bug Fixes and Improvements Reading, Searching, and Sharing Paragraph Link. This feature now remains connected to the paragraph or Bible verse you selected and uses the correct title, publication, language, and text direction from that page. Links are generated more safely, and the WOL option appears only when the selected item is confirmed to be available there. The menu also updates correctly when another paragraph is selected, and an unnumbered first Bible verse now uses the same numeral script displayed elsewhere on the page. Read in the App. An issue that caused this feature to stop working altogether has been fixed. It now uses the latest infrastructure available on the website. It verifies the exact publication and language before offering JW Library® or WOL options, displays only confirmed destinations, keeps titles and language labels correct when the page and publication use different languages, and avoids adding an outdated button after a publication card changes or disappears. Play Media in the App. The JW Library button now reliably connects to the audio or video currently being viewed. Duplicate, misplaced, and outdated buttons are removed correctly, and the current media is verified again when the button is selected. Copy Text. Copy Text now preserves useful formatting, working web links, line breaks, and pronunciation guides more reliably when copying paragraphs or Bible verses. It falls back to plain text when formatted copying is unavailable, and a failed copy attempt no longer affects the next unrelated copy action. Advanced Search. Advanced Search now handles publication mnemonics and dated issues, document IDs with an optional paragraph number, audio and video citations, standard JW.ORG searches, and WOL searches more reliably. Its options remain connected to the current search box as pages change, and special characters are handled safely so that each option opens the intended destination. Online Citation. Online Citation now displays the correct information for the current page, including the document ID or publication mnemonic when required. The website reference and any appended number are copied more reliably, duplicate citation components are removed, menu divider and link styling issues have been fixed, and numbers remain in the correct order on pages read from right to left. Language Count. Language Count now works more reliably for articles, Study Bible content, and audio and video items. They update when the content changes, and an issue that allowed a total from one page or media item to carry over to another has been fixed. Daily Text. Daily Text is now more dependable on the Library page. The date is checked again each time the shortcut is used. This ensures that it still opens the current day's text after the page has remained open overnight. Failed label requests also no longer disrupt the page. Appearance and Page Layout Sticky Action Bar. The action bar now maintains the correct size and position while scrolling, resizing, opening menus, and changing pages, including on layouts with a mobile header. Issues that caused it to disappear, move incorrectly, or appear more than once have been fixed. Custom Table View. Custom Table View has moved to its new location under the View menu in the action bar. The controls and sorting also recover when tables or page content change. Media Video Transcript. Transcripts are now more reliable and work properly for videos with available download options. A recurring issue that prevented the transcript Copy or Download options from appearing or functioning has been fixed. Transcript windows now close and clean up more reliably, and Copy includes a fallback when the standard method fails. PDF downloads are available for supported languages, and long transcripts are handled more smoothly. For languages that do not support PDF downloads, the transcript viewer, TXT download, and Copy options remain available. Second Display. Startup, synchronization, and media switching are now more reliable. Issues involving first video frames, rapid media changes, and switching between audio and video have been fixed. The second window can recover after being reloaded or temporarily losing its media, and old captures are cleaned up correctly. When a video is already paused, a placeholder remains visible until playback is ready instead of showing an incomplete or outdated frame. Customize Subtitles. Subtitle customization now recovers when the player or its menus load late, are replaced, or change during navigation, without creating duplicate controls. The menu remains within the available player and page space on desktop, smaller screens, and full-screen video. Subtitle sizing also adapts to the current video area, and activity associated with old players is cleaned up. An issue that sometimes prevented custom subtitle styles from loading or caused the feature to fail altogether, has also been fixed. Continue Watching. Saved progress and resume prompts now remain tied to the current video when players are reused or pages change, and progress shared across tabs is handled more consistently. An issue that caused the resume prompt to display the length of a different video has been fixed, along with the random flickering of a "0." Image Download. Image downloads are now much more reliable. The button follows the current gallery item, disappears on video slides, returns on image slides, prevents duplicate downloads, and opens the original image in a new tab if a download cannot be created. Custom Media Player UI. The custom player appearance is now limited to JW Stream and can be controlled only from the add-on Control Panel. The button that previously appeared in the media player has been removed. When enabled, the feature automatically applies the custom appearance to the video controls. When disabled, it cleanly restores the normal appearance. Media Player Control Keys. Keyboard controls are now available only on JW Stream. They follow the visible player even when it is replaced. An issue that caused a single key press to produce duplicate responses from the player has been fixed. Add-on Control Panel Control Panel. The add-on Control Panel now displays N/A instead of OFF, when a feature is unavailable. Deprecated Features Subscribe Buttons. This feature is no longer available and has been removed. Usage Instructions For detailed instructions on how to use all the add-on features, please visit jwpubs.org/addon. Reviewing these instructions is highly recommended to understand exactly how each feature works. Download Information Chrome Web Store: Download Here Supported browsers: On desktop, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, and other compatible Chromium-based browsers; on mobile, Orion Browser and Gear Browser on iPhone and iPad, along with other compatible mobile browsers that support Chrome Web Store extensions. Firefox Browser Add-ons: Download Here Supported browsers: On desktop, Mozilla Firefox, LibreWolf, Waterfox, and other compatible Firefox-based browsers; on mobile, Mozilla Firefox for Android, along with Orion Browser and Gear Browser on iPhone and iPad. Please note that some features may behave differently, offer limited functionality, or not work as intended because of browser and operating system limitations. Notes If official website functionality overlaps with an add-on feature, or if a feature behaves unexpectedly after an update, disable only the affected feature in the Control Panel. Add-on features are temporary and may be phased out as the official websites introduce equivalent functionality. For any issues or feedback concerning the add-on, please send a direct message. I hope this new update will further benefit publishers in their study and research.

Wednesday, August 19 The holy spirit has appointed you overseers.—Acts 20:28. Around the world, we need more brothers to serve as “gifts in men.” (Eph. 4:8) If you are a baptized brother, is it “within your power to help”? (Prov. 3:27) Are you willing to qualify as a ministerial servant? Could you reach out to care for the needs of your brothers as an elder? Are you able to adjust your circumstances to apply for the School for Kingdom Evangelizers? That school will equip you to be used even more fully by Jesus. If you feel unqualified, pray to Jehovah. Ask him for the help of his holy spirit to handle successfully any assignment you are given. (Luke 11:13) The brothers whom Jesus has appointed as “gifts in men” are proof that he has been leading us during these last days. (Matt. 28:20) Are you not grateful that we have a King who is loving, generous, and attentive and who provides qualified brothers to care for our needs? w24.10 23 ¶16-17

Yep! I didn't see "Excerpt" nor 2024 - 😆

An excerpt of the 2024 Update #6 was posted because it is used in the MWM next month.

The update came when no one expected I guess 😂

A very devout man asks his rabbi: - “Rabbi, is it permissible to smoke while studying the Torah?” - “Certainly not! It’s a complete lack of respect for the sacred texts.” The man thought for a moment, then asked: - “ Rabbi, is it permissible to study the Torah while smoking?” The rabbi smiled: - “Oh, yes! It’s always a good time to study!”

“Brother Herd… said that we shouldn’t worry about what would happen during the Great Tribulation, because Jehovah will be in control. On the other hand, we can worry about what Satan might do before that. I don’t remember the exact wording…” I remember that phrase perfectly—not word for word, of course. I also remember that his eyes were twinkling, with his long, curled lashes, and a slight smirk that brought the room to silence for a few seconds, which was exactly the effect he was going for. Very dear Brother Herd...

It seems to be a good idea, he said a lot of chickens are very thigh...

Oh dear 😏

The excerpt was great. I'm more excited about the campaign now!

I knew a guy that started a social club for chickens. He would take a few chickens to a ranch or farm and let them visit the chickens there for the day, then take some of those chickens to another ranch or farm. Sometimes he would have several groups of chickens at his place. I thought it was a pretty odd thing to do but he said he needed to do it to make hens meet...

"Do not be afraid"

Same! I already have a specific notebook put to the side.

I’ve known ones be proud to be apostate and say it as if it’s a badge of honour. In their minds they “escaped the cult”

This conversation reminds me of a talk from brother Herd when he stated that we should not worry about what would happen during the GT, because Jehovah will be in control. Rather, we may worry about what Satan may do before that. I don't remember the exact phrase, but it was during an AM. Another talk is this one: https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODPgmEvtAnnMtg/pub-jwb-097_8_VIDEO. Among the "gems" inside are: "Some things Jehovah will not permit us to see, even though we read over it many, many times. We can’t see it until Jehovah puts the light on it." "We do not live in ancient Israel and we do not live in the second century C.E. We live in a wonderful time of—what?— restoration when Jehovah has guaranteed us that ‘no weapon formed against us will succeed.’" And the conclusion: "As for the other sheep, what will you need to do during that climactic time? Simply this: hide. That’s right. At Isaiah 26:20, he wrote: “Enter your inner rooms, “and shut your doors behind you. “Hide yourself for a brief moment until the wrath has passed by.” It will be hide-and-seek. You will hide, and they will seek to find you, but they will not. Do you have anything to worry about? You have nothing to worry about —nothing at all— because Jehovah will never abandon you. There is no justifiable reason to worry about the future. Just be there, brothers and sisters, to enjoy it. Remember, Jehovah loves you and he will never abandon you. Please believe it. You will not be disappointed."

Regarding the Great Tribulation, in my opinion, it doesn’t make sense to think that we will gather inside the Kingdom Hall, as if the Kingdom Halls were, for example, some kind of “ark of Noah.” In my opinion, just as happened during the pandemic, we may very well be able to stay in our homes or, if we are forced to leave our homes, we may have to stay in some kind of shelter. The important thing is that we will need to have access to the information and guidance from the brothers who, during that time, will have the responsibility of caring for us. And even if that isn’t possible, it will be important to keep our faith and do what we already know to do: remain loyal, keep our faith strong, not panic, and remember that Jehovah, Jesus, and the angels are in control.

I have not found any publication that specifically states that Jehovah’s Witnesses will continue meeting in Kingdom Halls during the Great Tribulation. For example, the 2019 Watchtower says that we may meet “in private homes or even in secret,” and its illustration depicts a small group of Witnesses meeting in a forest during the Great Tribulation. Other publications have also portrayed brothers and sisters meeting or taking shelter in less conspicuous places in connection with the Great Tribulation: a congregation meeting secretly in a basement in 2014, brothers and sisters taking shelter in an attic in 2019, and brothers and sisters meeting with others in a basement in 2023. Of course, I understand that illustrations are not necessarily prophetic details, and I am not trying to draw a conclusion beyond what the publications actually say. I simply find the repeated references to private or concealed places interesting. Stay Faithful Through the “Great Tribulation” https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/w19/2019/748 “Now You Are God’s People” https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/ws14/2014/752 Build Strong Friendships Before the End Comes https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/w19/2019/787 Are You Ready for the Great Tribulation? https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/mp/r1/lp-e/w23/2023/501 There is also a recent real-life example. On July 31, 2026, a Russian court ordered the confiscation of 123 properties owned by Jehovah’s Witnesses, including four Kingdom Halls. JW.org itself states that since the 2017 ban, the Russian government has continued to seize Kingdom Halls and other properties previously used by Jehovah’s Witnesses for religious meetings. https://www.jw.org/en/news/region/russia/Russian-Authorities-Seize-123-Properties-Owned-by-Jehovahs-Witnesses/ With this in mind, I wonder: is there a reason to believe that congregations will continue meeting in Kingdom Halls during the Great Tribulation? Or might we instead have to meet in private homes, basements, attics, forests, or other less conspicuous places? If anyone knows of a more recent publication that specifically addresses this point, I would genuinely appreciate the reference. I’m asking simply because I would like to understand the subject more clearly.