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Mr. Trump said he would take care of ISIS the day he was sworn in as President. I'd be vacating a Trump building if I lived in such. Post haste!! And I think political gatherings just got a tad dangerous. Even more so. We are blessed. Our government is in place, in action, all powerful, and, for eternity! With the best leaders in the universe!

My favorite video! It's like watching what I've imagined for along time ......then to actually see the society make it? Was a tear jerker for me. I played it dozens of times since-love it and it's hard to wait for these conditions to be corrected by Jehovah...but I know I'm not alone on this one-right?

On a 4 day rest on the ocean in upper Washington State. And again we have visiting deer like we did in Redmond, Oregon!! We called him Hank and we'll call this little lady Henrietta!! The folks above us were giving her tortilla's, umm not so sure that's good for her. All she got from us was apples. There are actually TONS of deer here.

Snapping and swaying? [emoji6] Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

At this week's CLAM we used the video lyrics. I guess it's not time yet to start using them (wef Jan 2017), but it sure felt good to have our hands free to snap to Song 150!

Nope... It's not just you! This is truly amazing! I "personally feel" that the fulfillment of earthquakes in one place after another is picking up speed. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

Br, Burt, do not look at the MWB in the "Publications" section. Click on the "Meetings" icon, then make sure the "Life and Ministry" tab is highlighted at the top (not the Watchtower). Choose the "calendar" icon to select the week of Jan 2-8 (in Android) or click on the current date at the top of the page to get the date choices (if you are in Apple). When you have the correct date selected the Jan MWB should be on the page. Look in the upper left corner for the icon that looks like a muscical note printed over a piece of film. In Android it is the secon icon next to the calendar, in Apple it is the first icon nearest the center of the page. When you click on the "Media" icon (the musical note) the selection opens up with the 3 songs and all of the videos for the meeting.

Everyone in the US.

The video has not yet been released. You can watch it from within the sample presentation video for January.

Been discussed in our home. My husband thinks it could be a mess-up in the persons make up, or the garbage we are eating, plus environment damage. I think it could be Satan running amuck, plus another way of what my hisband says. Our body is REALLY breaking down. Thank you, Satan. Whatever, we used to be able to use the, "you know your sex" illustration, regarding recognizing if you are anointed or not. "You know you are male, or female". No more. When I saw the title of this thread, it open all kinds of doors in my mind..

Everyone will have theirs by next weekend (many this week) and just in time for singing new song formats in January ... in the meantime make full use of the monitors as we will be using them even more in 2017! ... yearbook to be released also

its a weird topic; compassion does need to find a place for persons that have body part issues that cause confusion. I'm a little ignorant to the issue of those that claim to have "brain" and "heart" differences with their DNA's choice to their gender assignment. I'd imagine that if your not deformed you should go along with what DNA made for your choice to gender. No telling what demons can do in getting inside your spirit and making you get all confused. I did know someone that had messed up body part's confusion (he apparently had evidence of more then one kind); but he was never confused as to being a brother. He never got married(whether that was why or not i don't know- he died of cancer young, before he was 40; he pioneered for several years rather successfully and brought many into the truth.) but for this kid.... this is way before the age of morality. kind of have to seperate the issues of morality with the gender confusion of born deformed(not sure what other word to use....). The homosexuals and bisexuals of adultery and fornication hitch hike onto this gender issue to confuse the moral issues of Gods word. Its an odd topic but deformities with genitals is more common then you would think. " Ambiguous genitalia (also known as atypical genitalia) is a birth defect (or birth variation) of the sex organs that makes it unclear whether an affected newborn is a girl or boy. This condition occurs approximately once in every 4,500 births. " quote from google search.

Less talk less mistakes

I don't know the answer. But Jehovah reads hearts and he knows those who are worth giving a chance in the new system. Whatever his decision may be, it will be both just and merciful.

My mother really likes the song. she has a CD for her car that has 10 tracks of this tune so that it will repeat on her car stereo. The sisters rib her by asking "where's your next call. Just around the corner. Or can you start the territory, just around the corner?

Good thought! I just added books and videos to my favorites in random order and when a video is finished playing, it skips the books and plays the next video automatically. It's not a big deal to close the next video when it starts, it's just curious.

I also think this is a factor. We live in a world where sex is everything. Teens are supposed to experiment with sex. There isn't anything wrong with being 15 or 16 and starting a sexual life and there is everything wrong with denying the sexual urge until marriage. Most heterosexuals (it seems) have sex prior to falling in love with the person and definitely before getting married. Until recently all homosexual sexual encounters occurred outside of marriage. I can only imagine that teens and young adults experimenting with homosexuality are focused on sex first and a long lasting committed relationship second (if that high). Someone on another board mentioned the aspect of "if it feels good, do it" mentality. So often our lives are centered on pleasures. If it feels good, do it. Even in the animal kingdom we can see this. It's like a stimulus response. An animal would end up killing itself if it was receiving pleasure sensations in the process. Homosexual behavior and actions among both humans and animals brings pleasure. When an individual can have pleasure/sexual gratification and feel acceptance then it's no wonder that person will follow such a life course.

Okay, so just the first sentence of the article already shows the huge mistake people are making in how they view this issue: "Evolving". As in, changing for the better, right? So people, scientists included, are seeing this matter as an improvement. Something that is fixing a problem. As some of you have mentioned before, there may be a serious underlying issue with people, kids, teens, or adults, who view themselves as a gender other than the one they were born with. If that confusion or erroneous decision is viewed as a step forward though, they will not be getting any professional help. There won't be any investigating to resolve the issue. On the other hand, I found this in the "Young People Ask" book Volume 2: This is talking about an attraction to someone of the same sex. It is a different issue, but I think something similar may be happening. Here it mentions how a few inclinations may develop in a person, especially during the "bloom of youth", the teen years. However, it doesn't mean as much as people say it does. It is just an inclination that will most likely fade with time. AS LONG AS THEY AVOID THOSE PRACTICES. The way the system is now, anyone with such an inclination is encouraged/ pressured to pursue that sort of conduct, which then makes the desires and feelings much more powerful and permanent. In the case of gender confusion, it might start out as a faze in a kid's life. Maybe it is something, for most, that would fade as they grow, as long as they avoid acting, dressing, etc. like a gender they are not. But, again, the way people pressure and encourage people to act upon their vaguest inclinations, maybe this doesn't get a chance to fade. It becomes more permanent, and the growing child now adopts it as part of their identity. It also doesn't help that so much... celebration? is done whenever someone decides they identify with the LGBT community. That might also be difficult to turn their back on.

This confuses me on so many levels. As we get deeper into these last days and further away from perfection, maybe it's only understandable that weirder and weirder medical conditions like this develop. As any machine or organism breaks down, more and more malfunctions develop. This is a factor that many in the scientific and medical communities overlook. Since they do not understand why we are in this sorry sinful state, they don't even consider imperfection as being a factor. I'm not dismissing environmental factors like chemicals and pollution. I just think there is more involved. I also wonder about the "bandwagon" or "mob" mentality that humans have that might also be coming into play here. Humans have a tendency to go along with the crowd. If everyone else is doing it, then this is how it should be done. People aren't normally criminals but if the mob starts looting the neighborhood then others join in on the looting. Perhaps the same is at work here. Since LGBT rights are becoming more "trendy" and mainstream, then is it easier for some people to get on this bandwagon now? "I feel weird/different/outcast/whatever.... I must be gay or transgender." It's like that is the only conclusion. There is a psychological disorder called body integrity identity disorder. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_integrity_identity_disorder Is there some psychological component like this involved in the upsurge of transgender cases? Since we're in a day and age where LGBT rights are accepted and respected as normal and any difference of opinion is viewed as bigotry, maybe we'll never know. Perhaps this is a real mental condition but it's going to go uninvestigated because that would be bigotry to pursue this line of thought. We can't ignore the agenda here. By the amount of LGBT topics and news articles that are reported nowadays, I think it's clear there is an agenda (from Satan) to brainwash humans into accepting that this is normal and natural. 3.4% of Americans identify as LGBT. 3.4%! That's less than 4 cents out of a dollar. For such a small portion of the US population, there seems to be an awful lot of news coverage for this crowd. Does that make sense? Granted, that's still over 10 million people in the United States, but it's still such a s small percentage of the population. Yet this issue has become such a big deal that it permeates the news cycle. We just need the Kingdom.

As the World turns ... Earthquake ... Trump ... Earthquake ... Trump ... Earthquake ... Trump ... http://www.cnbc.com/2016/12/17/magnitude-80-quake-hits-east-of-papua-new-guinea-tsunami-warning-issued.html?__source=xfinity|headline&par=xfinity

Does having them in favourites separated by another type of media fix the problem? A video, then a book, then a video ... Then choose the video from favourites instead of Media/.../Tools for the ministry. ???

Put your brain into gear before putting your tongue into motion (or in the case of a forum, tongue=fingers)

The video explains knowing how we came to be here is an important step in knowing why we are here. This is an interesting angle I've never used when presenting the brochure and one I would like to try and use.

My "understanding" is those who have already taken Jehovah's side, by dedication and baptism, will be going on thru the great tribulation! This was explained by an elder some years ago.

Saturday, December 17 Jehovah is with you, you mighty warrior.—Judg. 6:12. At the time the angel said this, Gideon felt anything but “mighty.” He acknowledged his doubts and his own sense of insignificance. But as the ensuing conversation revealed, Jehovah certainly had a much more positive view of his servant than Gideon had of himself. (Judg. 6:11-16) Jehovah trusted Gideon to deliver Israel because He had observed his skills. For one thing, Jehovah’s angel had noticed how Gideon threshed wheat with all his might. Something else had caught the angel’s attention. In Bible times, farmers usually beat out grain in an open area to take advantage of the wind, which would blow away the chaff. Surprisingly, Gideon was secretly threshing wheat in a winepress in order to conceal his meager harvest from the Midianites. What a clever strategy! No wonder that in Jehovah’s eyes, Gideon was more than a cautious farmer—he was a shrewd man. Yes, Jehovah saw his potential and worked with him. w14 6/15 4:4, 5

“Happiness is the art of never holding in your mind the memory of any unpleasant thing that has passed.” Unknown

I appreciate all the friends who have tried to help Tortuga get out of his shell. I know It has been an uphill battle but well worth it. What marvelous friend you all are.

Has anyone already mentioned this before- in the Meeting Section for the first week of January 2017, the presentation for Was Life Created brochure has the new video (Was Life Created) shown within it.

Playing around with a Green Screen !

When is the research guide going to be in the JW Library app? Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk

When reading the article on Austin Fonville, the next article down, it was interesting to hear 'his' thoughts on how the medical staff treated 'him'. He was offended by not being addressed as a man and identified as a man. Well when it comes to health matters 'he' needed to be clearly identified as to what his physiology was, there are certain things done with women that aren't done with men. Regardless of what 'he' was doing to 'his' body. Just because you want something doesn't mean you get it. It showed me that this is what it may come down to- a person not wanting to be told what to do, told they can't have something, and a desire to be unique or different. I say this in full agreement with what Shawn posted, giving respect to the folks who have a real medical problem with gender issues. Hope I expressed this ok, I don't want to come off as being unfair or unloving. There are just so many ripples off the main issue of LGBT. In contrast to the simple lives and non-issues when having a biblical marriage and true view of what human sexuality is.

I was going to pass on the paper version of the new song book until I read this. I will be ordering it Sunday! Thanks, brother. The days of me memorizing anything are long gone!

Gideon is human

Mine, too. Back to drawing board. Jehovah appreciates humility. Not as good as Jerry's, but got my brain going!

Welcome sister Naomi! [emoji4]

Jerry got mine.

Jehovah sees potential

I have found success. I have tried the way of downloading the update file from Bro . Andrej and it did not work. It installed to about 30 percent and gave me the same error message. So I decided to uninstall and reinstall the program. This time not from the iso file that I got some time ago. I hooked up my dvd/cd rom drive via usb to my azulle windows 10 micro computer and surprisingly it worked out well. I can not explain it but there is something for the small system that I have for my tv that the azulle needs the actual DVD installation and not the iso file that I extracted. I do not get it but it worked. Thanks Bro Andrej for your assistance.

We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we use when we created them.........Albert Einstein

Went to a spine specialist today; The good news: i. I got to talk to the transport driver half hour each way. Placed a mag and found out his deceased Mom was a witness. Also talked a little Spanish with him. He said he WILL read the mag. ii. Specialist was Chinese (Mandarin Speaking) and understood all of my feeble attempts at conversational Cantonese. Asked about xmas and I explained that like him, I did not observe that as a holiday. I got to share that I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and that there are many of Jehovah's Witnesses in China. -but- I do not think I am going forward with his recommended procedure. Husb has said if there is a chance of paralysis, he does not want me to consider it.

Life is like riding a bike, to keep your balance you must keep moving.....Albert Einstein If you don't like something change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude....Maya Angelou

and based on that proper reasoning and the fact that Brother Sanderson is doing the January 2017 JWB, the GT will begin right after that ... or the first Monday after the Memorial ... or right before the first 2017 RC, or right after the last RC ... or .... tomorrow .... or .... ..... ... Keep on the Watch! Don't Give Up

Good to be on the forum thanks to you Dilip.Thank you to all my bros and sisters for the welcome Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

Do you know a lot of turtles? ............... I appreciate all of the people that put up with me! I really appreciate the new ones and the questions they ask, it relives my curiosity.

.... and musky always makes me laugh... everyones favourite borg.

Nice thread.... too many kind people to mention specifically. Perhaps i could mention those that provide wonderful words ecapsulating scriptural thoughts and support that only experienced brothers and sisters can provide. The times i read posts of support and wish i couldve fashioned those words of comfort in such a heartfelt way. And the mods and originators of this site , you are my online christian family Thank you always .

There are several I really look forward to reading, especially when a new thread begins - I try to remember to "like" them, but I sometimes forget

I really love tortuga's sense of humor. He's my favorite turtle I also like shawnster's logical way of thinking and how he reasons on matters using the scriptures and watchtower references

Growth Is Painful. Change Is Painful. But Nothing Is As Painful As Staying Stuck Somewhere You Don’t Belong. Unknown

Slightly adjusted quote "If this is the only planet that will ever have intelligent human life .... seems like an awful waste of space" - several people