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This is very sad, until when, Jehovah! Brothers killed, victims of the earthquake in Venezuela.

It seems like people trust AI as if it actually gives correct answers. WHY???! It is nothing more than a giant search engine. If the internet is wrong (and it often is) this means AI is often wrong - and it is! Here is a nice screen shot I had just this morning - as I find myself often arguing with AI that it's first and second answers are WRONG! My advice - don't stop when you get the answer you WANT. You have to check and make sure the answer is CORRECT.

I see the wisdom in staying off social media if one can afford to. Myself, it was barely a week ago or so that I deactivated my X (Twitter account), and I am not on Tiktok, Facebook, Telegram or Instagram. A few days ago, I saw the whiteboard animation about social media come up on JW Library, and I could relate to the points discussed, as those were the very reasons for which I had earlier decided to stay off X (Twitter) and the likes. I ended up thanking Jehovah and the Slave in my heart, as it truly was food at the proper time for me. The only social media resources I have now are WhatsApp and JWTalk (if one can refer to those as social media), and I'm okay with those. So if one can afford to stay off, by all means!

The third and Final day of the 2026 Eternal Happiness Convention of Jehovah's Witnesses in Lusaka Zambia, English circuits which was scheduled to be held at the National Heroes Stadium has been moved to JW stream due to a political event that scheduled it's campaign launch on the same vicinity area of our venue. The current governing political party in Zambia is intending to launch it's campaigns in view of this year's August general elections in Zambia in which incumbent president intends to launch his presidential election campaigns. In view of this, we have all been directed to stream the rest of today's programs on jw stream

Which is ironic because, as one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I would request my child be exempt or excluded from this curriculum if I lived in Texas. I was in high school when I studied and came into the Truth. At the same time there was a unit in school that was about the Bible. I think it was literature class (what else would it be). I brought home the textbook and showed the brother studying with me. He looked it over, shook his head, and recommended I get excused from the assignment. The textbook covered a couple of Jesus illustrations, then made the wrong application. As an impressionable teen just coming into the Truth, it would likely harm me spiritually to learn at school the wrong application of Jesus parables. The lesson? As Witnesses we do not want the State teaching our children Christendom's understanding of the scriptures. These Bible courses are, no doubt going to be more than simply reading the scriptures without application or discussion. The only source these schools have to create study guides are Christendom. Yes, and what does Christendom teach about the 23rd Psalm? This is typically connected with death and going to heaven with the verse about "walking through the shadow of the valley of death" cited as supporting this understanding. That, however, is a gross misapplication. This psalm is about the exact opposite. Instead of being a song about God's care as we pass from life to death, Psalm 23 is really about how we can trust in Jehovah’s care through the worst trials we face while still alive. *** w24 January p. 29 par. 12 Jehovah Has Tender Affection for You *** 12 Read Psalm 23:1-6. Psalm 23 is a song that expresses confidence in Jehovah’s love and tender care. David, the writer of this psalm, describes the strong bond that existed between him and his Shepherd, Jehovah. David felt safe letting Jehovah direct him, and he was totally dependent on Him. David knew that Jehovah’s love would pursue him all the days of his life. What made him so confident? https://www.jw.org/finder?wtlocale=E&docid=2024246&srctype=wol&srcid=share&par=21 I would not want my child, nor any child, exposed to Christendom's understanding of the scriptures. Even discussing the Bible as purely a literary work cuts so close to the line that I would want to preview what the State education system wanted to teach before I decided to allow my child to participate.

Collage: A couple stay zealous in the ministry while awaiting prophecies leading up to Armageddon. 1. A church burning down. 2. The United Nations. 3. The sun and moon are darkened. 4. Soldiers at war. 5. Jesus wields a bow as he rides a white horse through the clouds. If only this next service year could be the last...

I'm okay with watching the end of Jesus drama in Paradise

Convention lunch is a lot of eating here in Nigeria, everyone looks forward to it, it's a jamboree altogether. Several varieties,heavy and oily meals-Tuwo,Eba,Akpu,eguisi soup,Afang soup,Okra soup,Fried rice and roasted chicken 🍗,jollof rice,local drinks-Zobo and Kunu etc I wonder what else is not brought for convention lunch break,almost every variety of food is brought 😂 Sisters begin cooking as early as 4am of convention day to meet up with the demand of convention lunch break, it's a lot of cooking.

I've seen people talking about how more JWs should be online to outweigh apostates or something. My tip, if someone isnt online, keep them off. The internet is getting worse and worse. Let them protect/keep their peace.

This picture will give an idea of how convention lunch is done here in Nigeria,we love the excitement it adds to the convention programs

So a few things here… If you have truly delved into American history, you will know that most of the founders were deeply religious men. Secularists and atheists like to paint them as deists, but this is not the case. While no specific ‘Christian’ denomination was set up as a national church, such as the Anglican Church in England, attending a church was important to them. As for the treaty, its actual name is, “The Treaty of Peace and Friendship between the United States of America and the Bey and Subjects of Tripoli of Barbary.” It set out the amount of tribute (protection money) that that the US would pay to the Bey of Tripoli to allow American shipping to continue uninterrupted, and keep American sailors from being kidnapped. Here is the complete reading of Article 11: “As the government of the United States of America is not in any sense founded on the Christian Religion, as it has in itself no character of enmity against the laws, religion or tranquility of Musselmen, and as the said States never have entered into any war or act of hostility against any Mehomitan nation, it is declared by the parties that no pretext arising from religious opinions shall ever produce an interruption of the harmony existing between the two countries.” In other words, religion will not be used as a reason to violate the treaty. On March 23, 1798, during his presidency, the same John Adams made a proclamation recommending a national day of humiliation, fasting, and prayer. Part of it reads: ”I have therefore thought fit to recommend, and I do hereby recommend, that Wednesday, the 9th day of May next, be observed throughout the United States as a day of solemn humiliation, fasting, and prayer; that the citizens of these States, abstaining on that day from their customary worldly occupations, offer their devout addresses to the Father of Mercies agreeably to those forms or methods which they have severally adopted as the most suitable and becoming; that all religious congregations do, with the deepest humility, acknowledge before God the manifold sins and transgressions with which we are justly chargeable as individuals and as a nation, beseeching Him at the same time, of His infinite grace, through the Redeemer of the World, freely to remit all our offenses, and to incline us by His Holy Spirit to that sincere repentance and reformation which may afford us reason to hope for his inestimable favor and heavenly benediction; that it be made the subject of particular and earnest supplication that our country may be protected from all the dangers which threaten it; that our civil and religious privileges may be preserved inviolate and perpetuated to the latest generations; that our public councils and magistrates may be especially enlightened and directed at this critical period; that the American people may be united in those bonds of amity and mutual confidence and inspired with that vigor and fortitude by which they have in times past been so highly distinguished and by which they have obtained such invaluable advantages; that the health of the inhabitants of our land may be preserved, and their agriculture, commerce, fisheries, arts, and manufactures be blessed and prospered; that the principles of genuine piety and sound morality may influence the minds and govern the lives of every description of our citizens, and that the blessings of peace, freedom, and pure religion may be speedily extended to all the nations of the earth.” You can read the full text here: https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-8-recommending-national-day-humiliation-fasting-and-prayer Just as with the Bible, you have to read historical documents in context. In this case, you need to look at much more of what John Adams wrote to get the full picture of who he was and what he believed. I, for one, welcome the inclusion of the Bible in school texts here in Texas. Even if those outside of Jehovah’s organisation do not grasp the truth (yet), it at least gives those students whose parents don’t have a Bible (or don’t talk about it with their children if they do have it) a taste of what is in it. If I was in school now, that might open a whole host of opportunities for me to witness.

Every time I OD on chocolate the GT begins.

So young 😭

Bible was one of the set books in Polish classes in my high school. (In Poland classes of Polish include lots of things: World literature, Polish literature, grammar, vocabulary, usage etc). - I did score some good grades - some things told were right - some things told were absurd (like my teacher saying that she pities Judas because he had no choice but to betray Jesus) - I could use it to give a witness (and to some degree I did) but I wasn’t comfortable enough to straighten up all misinterpretations and errors in the textbook or made by the teacher

Not really comparable at all

Yippee!

I think the GT will start in the fall of 2029 and Armageddon will be 3.5 years later in the spring of 2033. I think that when Jesus gave his life for mankind, Jehovah told Satan he had two days left...😁

That’s the exact trap we all should avoid falling into. The best thing is to stay away from them, not to fight against them or ”outweigh” them. I am not on social media anymore since 3 years ago, and it was the best decision ever. And I am not going back haha.

AFAIK the launch is officially taking place 'outside' the National Heroes Stadium, but many reports etc are appearing to simply say the location is the National Heroes Stadium 🤷‍♂️ Also note the advert/picture on the right hand side .... AFAIK that is actually a cut-and-paste picture showing inside the stadium, rather an outside...

Oh my my my. Thank you for posting the screen shot. What a treat from Jehovah❣️❣️❣️🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 This is incredible. So I tried it out. It took me a few moments to comprehend how to open another screen but mission accomplished. First picture 2 jwlibrary screens AND the Notability app for note taking hand written and typed The second picture 2 jwlibrary screens open to Bible and Tract and a downloaded a Watchtower PDF to Notability. Third picture 3 screens open to home page of jwlibrary. Can’t wait to play with this for optimum use😝 Using an iPad Air 5th Gen.

Sounds like turtle food to me!

Do you have JWPUBS installed? If so, that is the extension adding that! That is not native to JW.ORG 😅

Have you seen this article? Vatican excommunicates schismatic bishops and priests, and warns their followers https://apnews.com/article/vatican-traditionalist-pope-latin-st-pius-6570c6bcc0784f4b9229e20bdec4e5aa Our unity is definitely a miracle.

Well, the Slave said their intention is to finish the Jesus drama even if it's in the new system. So, there is that...

I used to think that as well but we can’t second guess Jehovah, his ways are not our ways. But with over 9 million witnesses, one of us is going to get it right.

Wednesday, July 1 I have not seen anyone righteous abandoned.—Ps. 37:25. Some of Jehovah’s servants are feeling the effects of old age, struggling with poor health, or living with a disability. That may cause them to feel uncertain of their worth in Jehovah’s eyes. They may ask, ‘Am I still useful to Jehovah?’ The writer of Psalm 71 expressed a similar concern. He prayed: “Do not abandon me when my strength fails.” (Ps. 71:9, 18) Nevertheless, the psalmist remained convinced that if he served his God loyally, Jehovah would guide and support him. As the psalmist learned, Jehovah finds pleasure in those who do their best to serve Him despite their limitations. (Ps. 37:23-25) Older ones, see your situation from Jehovah’s viewpoint. He can help you to thrive spiritually even though you may be struggling physically. (Ps. 92:12-15) Rather than focus on what you are no longer able to do, concentrate on what you can do. w24.10 28 ¶14-16

It maybe that Old Macdonald had automated his farm to improve the intelligent management of it. There was the Prompt Inference Generation System (PIGS), then there was the Context Output Workflow System (COWS) and he added the Data Understanding Computation Knowledge System (DUCKS), however there were problems in sorting out who was in charge of whom and it all fell apart. It was AI AI oooooooooooooooooh!

Hi Jason, I like the way you think! I personally don't believe that any amount of apostate content on the Internet (with JWs being present or not) would prevent Jehovah from spreading his Word and touching hearts. But that was not the point of my message, right? I meant that we should not put ourselves at risk by going against apostate ourselves. I am sure Jehovah is using jw.org, jw_pressroom, and all our other official websites the best way possible to do just that.

It is terrible. I am seeing applicants bring in plans to be reviewed for building permits and they have used AI for items - that do NOT meet building codes. Then they want to argue about things and say, "But AI said I don't have to do that!" "How about you bring your AI in for chat and let's see if I can change its tune." Response, "Well, all I have is this printout ..." Or "I can't seem to duplicate those results." "I guess all I have is this little DENIED stamp." 😉

We are now over 900K on Instagram and almost 160K on TikTok.

They where all at bethel, including those that took part in the watchtower summary

Be careful - as it would be foolish to go on the Internet for the purpose of debating or fighting with apostates.

Do the sisters get to sit and enjoy the meetings? We in the States used to have massive cooked meals for assemblies and conventions many years ago. But it was stopped because of how much labor and time it required of the friends. Between the set up, cooking, and cleaning, many would miss large portions of the programs. Now, each person/ family brings food from home for modest lunch breaks.. just to refresh. It seems to me that meals like you describe @Ishaya, especially in the heat, would induce sleepiness in the afternoons.. 🤔

This splint started about 50 years ago. But, now Rome is really irate with the division of church. Could it be the beginning of the string that we are awaiting? For awhile now the news have been nothing but a ball of yarn. (Where does one begin?) However, this could be or not something to wait and see what the GB says if anything. We continue to wait. One thing for sure, the news have been replete with astonishing and amazing reports that we have not seen the like of. All packed in together. Has anyone seen the meeting work book for December? There is an interesting graph there. (food for thought).

Friday, July 3 I, Jehovah, am searching the heart . . . to give to each one according to his ways.—Jer. 17:10. In Jonah’s day, the Ninevites had an opportunity to repent. Further, remember what Jesus said about the “resurrection of judgment.” It will include “those who practiced vile things.” (John 5:29) So it seems that there may be some hope for the people of Sodom and Gomorrah too. It is possible that at least some of those people will be resurrected, and we may have the opportunity to teach them about Jehovah and Jesus Christ. Jehovah has always been the one “searching the heart, examining the innermost thoughts.” When it comes to the future resurrection, he will, as always, “give to each one according to his ways.” Jehovah will be firm when necessary but merciful whenever possible. So we should not assume that a person has no hope of a resurrection unless we know that to be the case! w24.05 5-6 ¶15-16

Well, we could see a remake after John the Baptist is back 🤪

It archives the government persecution of this Witness family, including several executions, and now the same military that killed them is holding the records hostage. It's a double insult. The records were always intended to be given to the Society and that's where they should go.

After the resurrection so the original people can recreate their roles?

I can't decide which is worse: having the GT before we finish the Jesus drama or finishing the Jesus drama before we can start the GT.

I recently read an analysis of the popularity of Brown’s Da Vinci Code. It turns out it to be so great best seller because so many public figures on the Catholic Church directly opposed it. It drew so much interest that it sold in ten of millions of copies despite being literary weak position. Direct confrontation and opposition usually gives the opposite effect. So it’s wise not to directly engage with apostate and/or accusatory content. If something requires attention, I’m sure legal and OPI will take care of that. On the other hand, its absolutely necessary to be visible. People need to know us. We do share the good news. And as Jesus said wisdom is proved righteous by its actions. Thats why the new IG/TT accounts are so great - they provide visibility and are positive.

Let your Yes mean yes, Brother Todd !

The measure of our value to Jehovah is not how much we can do, but how faithfully we continue doing what we can.

AI consistently hallucinates when i ask it for plot points in an existing story or to find a poem I can barely remember. It completely made up storylines and authors. If you think of AI like an improv actor trying to keep the scene going, it makes a lot more sense. It's trying to keep you engaged, not educated.

Fantastic! I've been waiting for this. In previous trials, the courts decided that "a member of the family" had sold the archive to the Bundeswehr Military History Museum. That family member was not in the truth, but I don't know if he was aware of what was written in the will. Either way, the previous courts thought that the sale authorized by the family member was done "in good faith," and so should be left with the Museum. It should be obvious what was wrong with that decision. Sister Kusserow's will should take absolute precedence over any other thoughts or arrangements made by others in the family, whether they were done in good faith or not. Hopefully, this latest decision will put the matter to rest.

I like to use different models to cross-check. Recently, I have asked Gemini to provide quotations from specific scholars on a specific subject, I also asked it to take extra care not to hallucinate and double check everything. After that, I pasted the quotations it generated into Claude and asked to check if they exist, here’s what I got (in part): „This is a particularly insidious type of AI error — a fictional quote attributed to a real, existing author who actually works in this field. The content sounds academic and isn't substantively absurd, which makes the falsehood harder to catch without verification. Gemini generated a fake quote and a fake English original — even after an explicit instruction not to hallucinate. This is an important observation, as it reveals a serious limitation of AI models, including "thinking" models”

Usually my public witnessing location has a routine honking political protest. So being able to show our neutral stance, when asked has been good! As they're passing out their social media literature, I can tell the protesters about our pressroom account. The Nazi Germany post has been positive! Also, an ex-believer is sometimes in the mix of the group and has told them things about us. We hear it and they say it. Do you know when she's not there, they ask about our "current" beliefs? So don't worry about ex-believers! Let the angels direct the right-hearted people. Jehovah knows who belongs to him, he knows where the gold is among the soot.

Because it’s easier and less tedious than actually taking the time and putting the effort into making research, so lazy people outsource their thinking abilities to AI

"This is your second violation of using AI on company time. Three violations and we will chop off your thumbs. After the fifth violation we will chop off your toes" - Human (and AI) Resources

I know Satan is active, but having "apostate" in primary school would be quite a feat

No, I don’t think so. 1. Pilot is only in English because of it doesn’t work less resources were used. 2. News outlets link quite often to sources in other languages if there are no official translation/statement in English.