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The administrators of meekspace have just posted this announcement: Dear Friends As you have noted the Branch has lovingly placed the OKM on jw.org and on wol, they have also updated their terms of use for the website. The brothers and sisters that make up the WSM team have reviewed the terms of use and have decided to discontinue the production of the WSM files in the English, Spanish, Tagalog and Brazilian languages.(The Portuguese OKM is not online for the public yet) We all knew that this day was coming once the Branch started down the path of using the internet and allowing us to download the publications. It was only a matter of time before Jehovah made sure we had all we need to prepare for the meetings and the ministry electronically. Many years ago one of our dear brothers started putting the information together for the weekly meetings so that we could have it with us wherever we went. In time his obligations changed and was no longer able to produce them, so others over time stepped in to help out until we have the group now that puts them together in five languages. The purpose has always remained the same to provide the friends with the study material for the weekly meetings so that we can have it on our devices and be better students of God's word. Now that Jehovah has provided us with the OKM to download freely, He is providing it for us. We no longer need to devote the time to the WSM files, we can put it to a better use. The group has always put at the forefront trying to assist our brothers and sister with their devices and how to use them to study, that will not change, it is the reason that meekspace was started and it is the reason that we have all found our way here. We will continue to offer assistance along with all of the other friends that are meekspace members. I'm sure that many of you have already benefited from such assistance. Will the other files that are available through meekspace change? We can not answer that yet, the decision has not been made yet exactly how the new terms will affect those files. Watch for a future announcement concerning those files. We would like to thank all of you for your support, critiques, and help that you have given us over the years. Warm Christian Greetings The WSM Team

Yep, she was part of the reason that I stopped watching very much TV. Too much vulgar speech.

What's going on? A whole bunch! Jehovah's organization is advancing at ever increasing pace. If anything, it will be hard for us to keep up! At this week's service meeting I commented how jw.org had been available in 682 languages last week and that night it was 697. That was three days ago. Now it is 699. We are doing cart work at our local college, Washington State ferry terminal, shopping center and grocery stores. Average service hours are climbing as are studies. The reaction householders have to seeing our videos on tablets has been incredible. Yes, I'd say Jehovah has things well under control.

Dear wsm team Would like to thank you people from the depth of my heart for all the love and support and a spiritual thing you have been doing.the place were i live is a Tamil congregation and previously it was difficult to get everything in English.but the timely help,Jehovah God provided thru you people is worth acknowledging.it is like," you took care of the crippled children who were thrown into the water to swim." Meaning when we don't get things in our comfortable language,we are crippled. Anyway, thanks and blessings for you all. I am one of the happy child who benefited from meekspace.and have helped others. But pls remember that wt lib we are having is because of the isilo and the pdb files which were got from meekspace.here are brothers and sisters who cannot afford internet charges to do research.hope we will be getting that support. Dilip India. Sent from my LG-E988

I know this may seem obvious, but the enormity of it all just hit me, one of those lightbulb moments. We are the only organization that I know of that has put everything they teach and believe out in the open for all to see. I know it has always been that way if people came to the meetings but now they just have to go on line to see what we teach and what we believe in. I guess with the KM's now on the JW site, there really is no cause for anyone saying we are a cult when everyone around the world can see our bible based teachings. No one can say we are hiding anything secret anymore. It is such a good feeling that the society has put everything out in the open in such a beautiful way. It's clean, honest and best of all upbuilding. Part of my family, when I came into the truth, instead of reading the literature I sent them, they instead looked up every apostate thing they could find even getting literature and videos from the apostates. So now all those lies can be proven false with a click of a button in the privacy of their own home. It's a wonderful feeling to tell the world that we have nothing to hide and we encourage them to look and dig and have all their questions answered!

I want to express my thanks as well for you dear ones who have gone above and beyond to be of assistance to the brothers and sisters. As already expressed , So nicely said. Thanks Again!!!

Got one started. A DFd sister was contacted in the JW.ORG campaign. Thirty seven years on the outside and she said she wants back, asked how to go about returning. Says she was only 13.5 yrs old when DFd. We didn't know she was in the territory. She lives in a well posted apartment complex. One of our sisters lives there also and uses every opportunity to witness to her neighbors

It will be as usual. A year ago, could you have imagined what Jehovah has given us today? A year from now, I think we will continue to be amazed and awed. And thankful!

Aww very good. I have a tendency to be overly technical and I usually pick everything apart to try and understand every detail. As my brain doesn't work as well as it used to, now when I pick things apart it is hard to put it all back together where it makes sense to me. lol Thanks again for the explanations, helps my pea brain out a lot.

Posting a link would be fine. Just don't post the actual information "the content" elsewhere. We are encouraged to get people to the website. That way they can read much more that may interest them. Not just bits and pieces we find interesting.

What my thoughts are, after our meeting tonight, was about the slave and how they're preparing us and the whole organization. We aren't going to quit doing anything (IMHO) during the end. We'll need the internet, we'll need the publications. We have the internet as a handsome tool in this system but maybe we'll have the internet in the next as well. Downloading the KM for meetings, for most of us, is a new thing now but maybe we'll be looking to the site as a link to the slave for our publications during the end and beyond. I'm thinking, broadly, that perhaps travel in the new system, at the beginning, will be limited . We'll have internet for our meetings and other announcements regarding the rebuilding of the earth, we'll be able to communicate with other congregations and get info for assemblies and conventions early in the new system this way. Just a thought. I really do think it's important now, to reach as many as possible- and it is doing so on a huge scale!!! But also in the beginning, and perhaps for the long term, into the new system.

Imagine going to the door and the householder tells you what you're suppose to say because he read the KM's suggested presentations? !

I sort of thought of her as mean spirited.

Sorry if this is a repeat... but it made me laugh out loud and cry so I thought I'd share. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNadWsHV8M

Funny, my brain works just the opposite - don't give me too many details, everything shuts down. LOL!

That was beautifully said

Beautiful text...as always. For me, it reminds me of always knowing that Jehovah has fulfilled his word, is fulfilling his word, and will fulfill his word. It also teaches me that I must fulfill my word when I dedicated my life to him. This way I will continue to have the "undeserved kindness" of continuing to be of the "other sheep." What a privilege we have in this!

<~~~~guilty of airdropping at the Kingdom Hall...lol Airdropped the new online KM! Was too cool!

Yep ..she was famous for breaking the bounds of propriety .. Not exactly a great epitaph .. Sad really

When all your posts are posted twice

Have the sound up for this one, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nh28vQLLK5E

No picking on Brigette, she gets enough of that from the Mods.

I was raised by parents who didn't go to church but let me and my four siblings go where we chose. We went to the Baptist for a while, Pentecostal, and several others. In my later teens I even was baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. All of these religions were so shallow and empty. Learning what the Bible Really Teaches gave me a reason to build a faith in something. Over 40 years ago I learned to put my faith, confidence in Jehovah and his written word. I never could understand reading from the King James Version. To know that Jehovah has so lovingly provided a website for any and all who are THIRSTING. He definitely is inviting honest hearted ones to COME. He knows the heart and he has provided the means... not only our door to door ministry, informal witnessing, telephone witnessing, cart witnessing, letter writing, etc. So many avenues for those ones to learn the TRUTH if they are searching and praying for it. It is all an open book so to speak.

Hey Bros and Sis, My COBE just ordered JW.org pins for our hall, well 7 halls actually lol. We have a about a hundred left over. When I am working behind the literature counter i keep putting more out but we have given out all we can at this point.. I told him i have a ton extra we dont need and asked if i can just give them away for FREE to our friends online. And since this site is well verified as only JWs he said ok. So if anyone wants one or two, I will happily ship them to you. Please though, just a couple per person, i want to share them around for all to have some. These things are amazing. Very discreet and classy and awesome quality. Metal and glossy. Check it out, (i took this photo off their website were i ordered them) It appears they are selling them for about cost as i have looked into having them made and it was way more than what they sold them to me for. www.JWstuff.org Hit me with your info if you want one! Much love. PS. since these are totaly free, my cobe ordered them, bro sanderson wore it while giving talks at our international convention etc. PLEASE dont turn this thread into a argument about the woulda coulda shoulda. Thank you

i answered it

Friday, September 5 God . . . turned his attention to the nations to take out of them a people for his name.—Acts 15:14. During a milestone governing body meeting in Jerusalem in 49 C.E., the disciple James said: “It is written, ‘After these things I shall return and rebuild the booth of David that is fallen down . . . in order that those who remain of the men may earnestly seek Jehovah, together with people of all the nations, people who are called by my name, says Jehovah.’” (Acts 15:13-18) “The booth [or, royal house] of David” fell when King Zedekiah was dethroned. (Amos 9:11) However, that “booth” would be rebuilt with David’s descendant Jesus as the permanent King. (Ezek. 21:27; Acts 2:29-36) As James pointed out at that historic meeting, this prophecy of Amos was being fulfilled in the gathering of Kingdom heirs from both Jews and Gentiles. Today, a remnant of anointed Christians and millions of Jesus’ “other sheep” are united in declaring Bible truth as servants of Jehovah.—John 10:16. w13 2/15 2:1, 2

an experience given at a meeting. That sister was sooo nice, never had a bad word about anything, or anybody. when asked about Satan, she thought for a moment, then replied...." well, he is persistent!"

I'm so proud! My little girl is growing up!

I thought this topic is about me Thank you, You are all wonderful and I love you all very much.

I think some are concerned about the conscience's of others, that's all Greg. Some may be uncomfortable using it because they never use it otherwise also. It's just a conscience thing. I'll say it if it makes you feel better - Hell - O!

Meanwhile, Tourism and Hospitality Industry minister Walter Mzembi was yesterday asked to explain the religious tourism policy in the country after the recent Jehovah’s Witnesses conference dislodged MPs from their usual hotel bookings. Makoni South MP Mandi Chimene (Zanu PF) said the Jehovah’s Witnesses and United Methodist Church conferences which were recently held in the country brought tourism, but robbed legislators of their hotel lodgings due to inadequate hotel facilities. Mzembi said over 80 000 religious tourists were recorded during the Jehovah’s Witnesses’ conference. “I will be in Brooklyn, New York, on government business and will go to the Jehovah’s Witnesses to thank them for choosing our country for their meeting. Parliament should know that around 80 000 visitors, 30 000 who came from overseas, had all hotels fully booked,” Mzembi said. https://www.newsday.co.zw/2014/09/04/mps-grill-chinamasa-mugabes-china-trip/

Really love your Avatar sis!

You know, after ones have been inactive, the hardest thing is to come back, totally unprepared for anything going on at the meetings. I know. Now look. It will probably be a tad uncomfortable, but not as bad. There is the study copy of the WT, and now, the KM, and so much more. You have that connection Jehovah has given them. Us.

Jehovah's love is so abundant. I think of those who are ill or aging and are unable to go to the meetings. Ones who are struggling with personal issues as well. The spiritual banquet is there for ALL to be fed and refreshed! We thank you Jehovah!

We live in a really small rural community. One young person took their life, and when it was found out, another did the same. When a bit of the shock wears off, I need to go visiting, with bible and, at least tracts in hand. A real tragedy.

That is an interesting article! I'm sure he will receive a tour of our history museum..a delicious meal, and who knows..A BIBLE STUDY!!

I think this is a wise move on the part of the Slave. The light is not hidden under a basket. -Dave

The KMs in the public forum also demonstrate publicly the efforts we go to to preach the good news... anyone doubting that our work is fulfilling Matthew 24:14 by design can now see it for themselves...

Growing up as a Baptist, we were told from the podium that Jehovah's Witnesses were a cult and to not have any contact with them. Nowadays most people have a friend, relative or workmate who is a JW and they realize that we are not weird but have high moral standards. More people today than ever would be willing to look up online and to find out for themselves what the Witnesses are about. Just goes to show that Jehovah knows the times and whats best for the world. If this system goes on for another couple of years it will be interesting to see how many more people will come into the organisation.

I think individuals with rightly disposed hearts will believe (if told) that it's 95-98% of everything within the last 10 years. Out in the open for the public. The majority would probably be skeptical of that truth and snicker. But it makes me feel good everything is right there for all of us. Honestly, if I was an outsider looking in... a website with 698 languages would spark my interest. I'd at least want to see what it was about and why there are so many languages? And then you even come to my door to tell me about it? What exactly is that about? Definitely an eye opener in a lot of ways.

With transparency (undisguised) being such a word thrown around these days those viewing JW.ORG can now see word for word and article for article and more importantly scripture for scripture in what we have come to learn. So many more will no doubt be able to find the scriptural answers they have been looking for. All they need is a rightly disposed heart, proper motives and willing to do diligent research. Jehovah has provided he rest. Aren't we thankful that we came to appreciate the Bible truths that are hidden from the world in plain sight. It is an eye opener indeed! A light bulb moment as you expressed.

A friend sent this to me: "I know a brother who knows the Overseer of the jw.org process. He is intimately acquainted with the JW Library app. He told me that the JW Library app is poised and ready to update with the abilities to download our Study WTs and now the OKM. It is also ready to have the annotation ability. The delay is the GB has told the department that it MUST be up and running in more languages before they update into the next version."

Here he is, he's so cute. And here's the link for Bengal cat names- http://www.hdw-inc.com/namehome.htm

That's why we have a forced volunteers policy at our hall Every week a group has the privilege to attend the 2nd school

See, the Slave started something they can't stop - we all anticipate something! Shawn wants magazines, I want highlights and notes. I guess that makes us both greedy and anxious! Forgive us Father for we have sinned!

We have to ask ourselves, would we rather have waited until the completed version is out or do we just enjoy each update as a gift from Jehovah?

Well now, let's not look a gift horse in the mouth. When it all comes together, I am sure we will be happy with it.

I want to ask Joseph what it was like to raise Jesus!