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We have some from the Cong currently filming on set. They are now filming Episode 11. It means the schedule is tracking well. What I didn't think through though, is they are now filming the final days of Jesus earthly ministry. I guess it makes sense. The book of John for example, the first half of the writings (up to chapter 11), gets us to Nisan 10. The final 10 chapters cover the last few days. I have heard a whisper that the computer (Ai) and the monster screen will play a big part of the upcoming filming. 📽️

There are elections going on here in Brazil, and it’s honestly so exhausting. The power struggles, the attacks, and the constant accusations back and forth create such a horrible atmosphere. It’s really draining. I truly look forward to the end of this terrible system and to the day when the Kingdom I’ve been waiting for finally comes.

I will let you brothers decide the final call. If the reason isn't sufficient enough, then it can be merge and it will be on everyone's discretion talking about it knowing the public can see all our discussion. I just found it not ideal to have the public whom we don't know seeing our discussion especially on these kinds of topic and I think I am also overprotective nowadays probably because of the upcoming annual meeting too. hahahaha. But regardless, I would respect the brothers' decision.

The September broadcast is back and will be available in the public areas of the site within the next several hours. Unfortunately, due to the nature of the discussion and also this topic is in a public section where outsiders who are not members of JWTalk can view the discussion, and where artificial intelligence systems may also be able to access, process, or reproduce information from it out of context, I cannot provide details about what has changed. I would also encourage everyone not to mention any details until this topic has been moved to a private section of JWTalk. If one of the brothers who manages the site could move this topic to a private section, that would be ideal before we discuss the changes in more detail. (Calling our rescuers @Qapla, @Dages, etc. ) This is simply out of an abundance of caution, particularly regarding outsiders who may look for information that could be taken out of context or used to create unnecessary controversy.

According to our list posted on the front page of this website, how many "guests" (meaning non-member public) do you see? That is as of this moment. Who's Online 52 Members, 0 Anonymous, 1,919 Guests

Let's take a look.... The September 2026 Broadcast was released on Monday 7 September 2026 The Governing Body Update 2026 #6 was released on Friday 18 September 2026 The September 2026 Broadcast was removed on Monday 28 September 2026 Looks like most of the components of the Monthly Broadcast are still on JW.org: The September 2026 Broadcast (Duration: 59:55) Talk: Kenneth Cook, Jr.: You Can Succeed in Coping With Tests of Faith! Duration: 14:27 https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/StudioTalks/pub-jwb-141_2_VIDEO Dramatisation: Faith Is Not Deceived Duration: 5:08 https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODBiblePrinciples/pub-jwb-141_7_VIDEO Dig for Treasures: Haggai Duration: 6:02 https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/SeriesDigForTreasures/pub-jwb-141_3_VIDEO Morning Worship: Paul Gillies: Reject Apostate Teachings (Rom. 16:17, 18) Duration: 10:51 https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/pub-jwb-141_4_VIDEO Our History in Motion: Bible Publishing Duration: 5:38 https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/our-history-in-motion/bible-publishing/ Music Video: By Faith Duration: ? https://www.jw.org/en/library/music-songs/original-songs/By-Faith/ MISSING AUDIO AND VIDEO, lyrics only available Love the Ministry: Responsibility Duration: 4:52 https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODMinistryImproveSkills/pub-jwb-141_6_VIDEO Video Postcard: South Africa MISSING

Did you notice that the September broadcast was removed from the website and JW Library?

ElevenLabs_video_gemini-omni-flash-1-1-extend_Create a longer_2026-09-26T11_44_13.mp4 THIS is the closest thing I could find to express my overwhelming awe at this moment...and though I PROMISE I will explain in a moment...please, please just take a moment to sit back, grab your favorite beverage...and join me as I take you on a gentle meander down my path of thought...that way each of you can see what led me to this point...and why it has me sitting here in a personal moment of the deepest sense of quiet contemplation that I have personally experienced in quite some time. As most of you are well aware, my heart aches with the physical absence of my dear wife. Every single day I struggle with this...not a moment goes by that I don't miss her deeply, that I don't long to come home and find her sitting curled up on the couch, her favorite blanket draped over her legs as she delves into a Watchtower study...or just reading her favorite magazine. Some days I struggle to breathe when I think about it too much...other days I am kept so busy I go hours without even really being conscious that she is still gone...until one tiny thing happens that instantly reawakens the pain...like a bad tooth being lit up in pain at the mere touch of something ice cold. I am slowly beginning to come back to life spiritually...that spark is buried too deeply inside me to ever really go out...but it's happening in fits and starts...my brain tells me that I NEED to get going...my heart nudges me towards Jehovah...but sometimes, like the coward I am...I run back and hide...waiting for the storm to blow over, waiting for the pain to subside. I WANT to tell the friends what I am going through...but sometimes I don't have fancy explanations...sometimes I open my mouth and there simply ARE no words...only Jehovah's holy spirit can interpret what's happening inside me. In the midst of all of this...I started a personal study project. I wasn't looking for anything profound...I wasn't even looking for anything in particular. I...I was simply trying to breathe again spiritually. I don't even remember HOW I ended up turning to this verse...but once I had read it...I couldn't stop thinking about it...a tiny little question popping up over and over again in the back of my mind...like popcorn kernels popping in an iron skillet...it kept bursting into life, over and over again until I simply had to address it. The verse? 1 Corinthians 4:9; "For it seems to me that God has put us the apostles last on exhibition as men condemned to death, because we have become a theatrical spectacle to the world, and to angels and to men." A theatrical spectacle...my my, do I ever feel like that now! But the part that captivated me...the part that kept eating at me was simply three little words, "And to angels". Of course, I KNOW the angels are interested in us: 1 Peter 1:12 makes that crystal clear, "Into these very things, angels are desiring to peer." So of COURSE they want to know what's happening, of COURSE they have an avid, even an INTENSE interest in what's going on here on Earth. But...but WHY?? I mean...beyond the obvious! Beyond the reasons we so often hear at the meetings..."They love us, they are part of Jehovah's heavenly organization"...beyond the hundred other reasons I could think of off hand...the one thought that kept creeping back into my head, over and over again was this: WHY ME??? Why Tim? Why specifically me?? What have I ever done to draw their attention?? (Besides be a total screw up and a perfect example of what NOT to do as a human) Like...why ME? So, as always...I hopped on my computer and started digging, rooting around on JW Online Library, fueled off coffee and hot cinnamon buns. And friends...what I saw shocked me...it stunned me in a way I haven't been in years...and THAT is why I'm writing this post. NOW, to explain the short video at the beginning of this post. After that question refused to leave my brain, I needed a break. I don't WHY I typed this into the search bar of my search engine...but I just did: "WHY ME??" I started idly scrolling through a ton of meme's and songs and other things all dealing with the subject...and somehow I ended up clicking on this picture...a picture like this one: Instantly, I was captivated...and not just because it LOOKED cool...but because it made me think of Jehovah for some weird reason...like raw power under containment. So, I clicked on it...started doing some quick research on the scientific name "Lichtenberg figure"...and started making sudden links in my mind regarding my original question! Friends, what you saw in that video wasn’t just “a cool science thing.” It’s called captured lightning...a moment when raw electrical power is forced into a block of clear acrylic and then released all at once. In a single instant, the electricity tears through the material in thousands of tiny little branching paths…and then freezes there forever! But friends, here's the crazy part: Every single pattern is completely unique. The electricity doesn’t change...the laws behind it don’t change...and the power itself doesn’t change. But the way that power expresses itself...the exact branching pattern it carves...depends entirely on the conditions it encounters in that one critical moment of time! When I learned that… something inside me suddenly went very silent and still. Because suddenly, I realized this strange little lightning sculpture was the closest physical thing I had ever seen to what the Scriptures describe angels watching. Want me to back that up from our own publications? Here's what I found, what I have been meditating on for the past week: "Then how is it that God makes known his greatly diversified wisdom through the congregation? In that what God does by, for and with this congregation serves as an illustration of the greatly diversified wisdom of God. This sacred secret is something for the angels to view with admiration and amazement, and so it can be said that through it these angelic creatures get to see the greatly diversified wisdom of God as they had not known it before." (Italics my own) Questions From Readers — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY Ready for another one? The one that actually blew my mind? Here you go: WHY ANGELS ARE INTERESTED 11. According to 1 Peter 1:12, how intense is the interest of the angels in the divine arrangement for salvation? 11 The example of the angels should also serve to encourage us to do our utmost to remain in God’s favor. Though having no personal need for the divine arrangement of salvation, faithful angels take a real interest in the outworking of God’s grand purpose for humankind. The apostle Peter wrote: “Into these very things [that occupied the attention of the Hebrew prophets] angels are desiring to peer.” (1 Peter 1:12) Yes, before the coming of Jesus Christ to this earth, the angels were desirous of knowing more about Christ’s sufferings, the “glories to follow these” and the impact of the “good news” on humankind. The apostle Peter could speak of them as “desiring to peer” into these matters. In the original Greek, the expression “to peer” suggests a stooping down with a view to scrutinizing an object more closely. But why were the angels so keenly interested in making a careful examination of Jehovah God’s revelation about salvation? As perfect spirit persons, why should the provisions for sinful, earthly humans particularly concern them? 12, 13. How might we explain the great interest of the angels in the salvation of mankind? 12 Since the angels are not all-knowing, they doubtless increase their knowledge by studiously considering God’s dealings and revelations. The arrangement for the redemption of the human race truly furnished a marvelous example of Jehovah’s love, justice, mercy and wisdom. Hence, by occupying themselves with gaining greater understanding of Jehovah’s arrangement for saving sinful mankind, the angels would come to appreciate their heavenly Father even more. They would learn things about his personality and ways that could not be discerned from a study or an examination of any other development in the universe.—Compare Ephesians 3:8-10. Encouraging Aid to Stick to Our Decision — Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY Do you SEE that last line?? "They would learn things about his personality and ways that could not be discerned from a study or an examination of any other development in the universe." That...that is quite literally giving me chills...still, at this very second!! Angels who saw the creation of the earth, of mankind...angels who have been with Jehovah for untold millions of years...and yet here they are...ACTIVELY LEARNING brand new things about Jehovah's "personality and ways"...from the way that he deals with OUR unique situation. I won't go any further with this post...I don't need to. Jehovah answered my question in a way I didn't expect...and even though there are many other things at play in my particular situation...I cannot help but wonder: What NEW THINGS are those angels learning about Jehovah right now as my wife and I go through our situation? And I will leave each of you with the same thought: What brand new aspects of Jehovah's personality are those angels learning from Jehovah about what YOU'RE going through...because YOU are the lightning that angels watch!

A brother once said, “If you live on planet Earth, you live in a bad neighborhood.” These days, it feels like the whole neighborhood has gone up in flames. It really makes you think about how close we are to the end of this system and how important it is to stay spiritually awake. I love seeing how all of you are doing that!

The videos were produced months in advance, so this scenario is unlikely. A more probable reason is feedback from viewers and input received by the service department regarding the visual storyline. A less likely reason could be the individual actors in the video, though they are usually reviewed beforehand to ensure they are suitable for the role. However, the entire process can change over time. Here are the songs that have their video removed and evaluate their visual storyline: Please Be Convinced By Faith But let's just avoid making further wild assumptions and let's look forward to the next one. 😁

“When they caught sight..., the disciples were troubled, saying: 'It is an apparition!' And they cried out in their fear.”—Matthew 14:26

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Hi brother Tim “Think about David. His life wasn't one battle—it was battle after battle. He faced the Philistines, Moabites, Ammonites, Syrians, Edomites and others. Yet the Bible says that Jehovah kept giving David victory wherever he went. David didn't win because every battle was easy. He won because he kept relying on Jehovah. We all know that you're going through one difficult period after another .. You may at times think that Jehovah has left you on your own. No. He was with Job Hezekiah Nehemiah Jeremiah Paul Etc. Each one's life was Battle after Battle But they kept on going on. Remember Victory doesn't always mean that the problems stop. Sometimes victory means that the problems don't stop you. Keep fighting spiritually, one battle at a time.” David did not literally win every individual encounter—for example, he had periods when he had to flee from Saul and experienced serious setbacks. Jehovah repeatedly gave David victory.( But each battle was not for free minutes David had setbacks too but he continued... Because Jehovah was his strength psalm 62:7 What i have seen and understood is Jehovah allows some tough battles to his best soldiers. Pls meditate on proverbs 24 : 5 and then try to connect with proverbs 21:22. You may get some strengthening answers (And then share your deep thoughts with us) Strength to you brother... All the way from South India.

France also is in full election talk for 2027, it's a mess. I'm a bit relaxed because I'm no longer living there but all the news are about politics, phewww... we get the food at the proper time with all the neutrality articles

Tsunami ---- T - is silent Honest ----- H - is silent Psychology - P - is silent Knife -------- K - is silent Wife ---------

Hi David, Nice topic about Jehovah's "Fungi" creation And your title made me think of the following: We have several hot topics currently about the recent adjustment concerning "blood" and conscience. I dont want to start another discussion about this, but I just wanted to share a simple thought. I hope you like this. Often when we think of Jehovah's marvelous creations, we tend to think of the large -- the blue whale, Jupiter, Milky Way Galaxy, etc. But as you nicely expressed in your post, there are also very tiny, incredible "fractions" of Creation. While this sacred fluid inside all of us is vital for life and Jehovah taught us that this precious red fluid represents life, we must also appreciate and value the special designed "fractions" that composes blood. We could easily get so caught up in debating issues concerning blood, the 4 components, the small "fractions", transfusions, medical procedures, etc, etc, etc, that we might forget to meditate on the incredible design and value that each component and every tiny fraction serves to make our bodies perform as super efficient -- organic machines! This post was made to support this good topic about the marvelous "fractions" of Jehovah's creation found all over the universe, on Earth, and deep inside our human body! Just looking at these images above makes me think of David's words (Psalm 139:14)  I praise you because in an awe-inspiring way I am wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful... Your eyes even saw me as an embryo; All its parts (including all tiny fractions) were written in your book

Well, here in Philippines.. endless investigation of corruptions. Billions are stolen from people. Suicides among young men and women are increasing. They're hopeless. Burdened of inflation.

"Oh look! There's chocolate everywhere!" "Dude! They had several thousand kinds of animals on this Ark. That's not chocolate!"

The video of the keynote talk from the broadcast is available again in European Portuguese, but it has been shortened. The segment featuring two brothers who receive a video on their mobile phones—showing a well-known elder speaking negatively about the organization—has been removed.

Maybe there is some kind of copyright problem, so they need to take it down.

Earlier this year, in January 2026, I posted an image showing a very early preview of another upcoming add-on feature. This feature allows you to change the subtitle language without changing the video’s audio language. After several months of development, I can now share a video preview of this new feature. It is now in the final stages of development, and more details will be shared in the future. AltSub-Sample3-JWWebAddon.mp4

Today is October 1, and as usual, the Broadcasting is expected to be released on the first Monday of the month. Of course, the Annual Meeting will be the main highlight this month. But it makes you wonder: what can we expect from the October Broadcasting? Could there be some exciting news or perhaps a surprise?

They removed the music video, and they use AI to stitch Br. Cook together. You will see where the stitch are if you really look and examine the movement carefully.

I dream that the episodes are released early rather than waiting for the conventions, even if they are still discussed one by one at the conventions.

7 eps to go. Will each ep be 1 day of Jesus life?

Tuesday, September 29 For all things I have the strength through the one who gives me power.—Phil. 4:13. We cannot literally impart strength, or energy, to others. But we can use our power in their behalf. For example, we might run errands or do household chores for an elderly or infirm Christian. Or we could volunteer to help with the cleaning and the maintenance of the Kingdom Hall. Do not forget, too, that words have power. Can you think of someone who would benefit from sincere commendation? Do you know of anyone in need of comfort? In either case, why not take the initiative to reach out to the individual? You can visit in person, call on the telephone, or perhaps send a card, an email, or a text message. What you say does not have to be eloquent. A few simple words from the heart may be exactly what your fellow believer needs to remain faithful for another day or to feel better about his situation.—Prov. 12:25; Eph. 4:29. w24.09 28 ¶8-10

I recently reported two bugs to the developers. One was that sometimes in a person's midweek meeting history you cannot see who was their partner. The other had to do with a grey sign that, according to support should appear when someone had a part recently but, at least in my case, never appears. They answered in a few days and said both bugs will be fixed in the next minor update. That's fine. I have the impression they have modified the support form too to be a bit less aggressive. For example, a question I found very condescending and annoying was: "Have you *honestly* carefully checked Help & Support? Which exact section of support did you check?". They removed that second question. Hopefully they are realizing we are customers, not annoyances, and they need to treat us kindly.

The AI video thing maybe? I don't know the reason of the deletion

A very big, very shallow quake has just struck off the coast of Iceland. Will be interesting to see if tsunami warnings will be issued.😳

Hi dear brother Sharing a talk with you. Hope it soothes your heart. https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1YX2ehl03XMMIkBJx3wsFT38BBJW5n-ce Jesus once said It has been accomplished John 19:30 Can you say that. Yes. He had a purpose. And he accomplished it. What is our purpose brother. After learning so much from God's word we now have the purpose to encourage our brothers and sisters which you are doing excellently. So feel happy for your achievements. How many hearts you have touched.. You have no idea brother. Your views are shared to many. Many is a countless word. So you have brought countless happiness. So be delighted. And carry on the fight with a smile For a little while And the good God has promised That He will be with you every mile. The one who seperated the red sea Will enable for you His glories to see the One who extended life for some one less ( the widows son) Will He not Bless the blessed ( you) So have full faith And give Him time to show his might Until then you can throw all your burdens at him and wait.. not with a sighing ❤️ But with a clear mind and a determined heart.. Agape. Dear brother.

We are getting more mainstream news about a powerful el niño this and next year, citing the heat could be deadly to many people. Thailand Branch sent an announcement for all congregations to prepare in advance for the effects of el niño bringing possible droughts to Thailand in December 2026 - January 2027, citing Awake! No. 5 2017, pages 3–9 for us to review. Stay safe, everyone

It's interesting that the government is apparently trying to strengthen the connection with religion while we have been looking for just the opposite. Huh....

Did they use AI on the real Br Cook or the fake one 😄

I don't see this as a good enough reason to start a 2nd topic and post off-topic in a member's only forum. This will most likely get merged with the appropriate thread.

Oh boy do I agree with you, This system is completely doomed.

*Note: Although I understand that this post MIGHT fit into the short story category, I felt it would fit better here...because my goal isn't to JUST to immerse you into the account...it's to encourage anyone who felt the same way I did. (There are times when a set of scriptures simply doesn't fully open up UNTIL I put it into the format of a story...and this was one of those times. Isaiah 46 has been on my mind quite a bit lately...not because I came to some huge personal "revelation" about it...but simply because the opening verses came up in a portion of my personal study, and for the first time in quite a while...they sort of sprang to life in my brain... and this is what eventually came out: Babylon woke with a strange trembling that morning. Not from marching armies, but from inside the city itself...from the temples, from the priests...from the sudden panic spreading through people like tiny cracks through stone. And then suddenly, seemingly out of nowhere...the two weary, worn out Israelite men emerged from a dirt path they had been walking into a small clearing and stumbled onto a scene that filled them with equal parts fascination and horror: The great idols of Babylon...life‑sized, rigid, plated with gold and silver, crowned with horns...dragged out of their temples in desperation amidst a wash of moaning onlookers wailing and beating their chests. Bel’s massive form swayed as priests tried to strap him onto an ox that could barely stand beneath him. Nebo’s wooden body lurched awkwardly on the back of a donkey, its legs trembling under the weight...both animals bellowing in protest under the massive amount of weight being thrust upon their backs. The animals staggered...the idols sagged and slumped over, helpless and unaware...and the priests, well the priests just continued to scream and shout orders in growing anger and frustration as the humiliating task grew harder and harder. All the while the Israelites stood there, silent, watching the gods that had once towered over their captivity...become pathetic burdens the moment their own "life" grew heavy. It was such a strange sight...so pathetic and humiliating, so opposite of everything Babylon projected...that it suddenly brought the prophet's words to mind. You see, Isaiah had spoken of this day. He had said these gods would be loaded onto animals, unable to rescue themselves, carried away like cargo. Beside the clearing, one of the weary Israelite exiles shook his head in disgust and rubbed his aching shoulders, his voice thick with contempt as he glanced at his companion. "Look at them sweat. It takes a whole city just to keep their "protectors" from face-planting into the mud." Then...pausing suddenly, he sighed heavily...looked down at the ground and ground one toe into the dirt in frustration. "But honestly? Some days, I feel just like those priests. This exile has been SO LONG. No more temple...no more homeland...sometimes I feel like if I don't push harder, if I don't strain every muscle, my spirituality is going to...to just fall apart. Like I'M the one carrying this relationship with Jehovah on MY back." The older exile next to him watched as an ox buckled under Bel’s golden frame, it's bellows growing louder, more panicked as the priests screams rose and fell in the distance. He turned, placing a firm hand on his friend's shoulder. "Look closer, brother," the older man said gently, urging his brothers face upwards, back to the scene playing out before them. "What you're describing is THEIR religion, not ours." He paused, staring deep into his brothers eyes. "That is Babylon's illusion. False gods have ALWAYS needed to be carried, there's no mystery in that!" He pointed to the straining animals. "But do you remember what Isaiah said about Jehovah? He doesn't ask us to haul him through the dust. REMEMBER Isaiah's words, my brother: "He said, 'Until you grow old, I am the same. Until your hair is gray, I will bear you. I have done it, I will carry, I will bear, and I will rescue.'" The younger man nodded in agreement...but just then, both men's attention was diverted as the ox collapsed and Bel's massive idol lurched sideways, crashing into the dirt as the priests scrambled in a panicked frenzy to get the bulging eyed, frothy mouthed animal back to it's feet. Whips cracked against the animals back...priests thrashed about as they cried out for more ropes...more servants...more HELP!! Shaking their heads in sadness...the two exiles turned away from the horrifying display and began to walk back down the dirt path, away from the sights and sounds of Babylon beginning to fall apart around them...and Isaiah's words ringing in both of their ears. True, their circumstances hadn't changed...the walls of Babylon were still standing...and their knowledge of what was coming may be incomplete...but their understanding of Jehovah had just shifted. They were not the ones carrying their spirituality through the exile...and they never had been. Both men suddenly understood one fact: Jehovah had ALWAYS been the one carrying them.

Nope it isn’t. It happened before but not this quick. The previous one removed a music video from an earlier broadcast but not the same month broadcast. This time it happened in the same month.

The audio and video were there when I checked yesterday, which explains my unfinished comment where I forgot to complete the edit. 😅 However, it seems they eventually removed them. The individual direct download links are still accessible as of now, but the structure metadata is no longer available.

Music Video: By Faith Duration: 4:15 https://www.jw.org/en/library/music-songs/original-songs/By-Faith/ MISSING AUDIO AND VIDEO, lyrics only available Video Postcard: South Africa Duration: 2:50 MISSING

JW Broadcasting - September 2026 (Video divided into parts) 1. Kenneth Cook, Jr.: You Can Succeed in Coping With Tests of Faith! https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-jwb-141_2_VIDEO 2. Dig for Treasures—Haggai https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-jwb-141_3_VIDEO 3. Paul Gillies: Reject Apostate Teachings (Rom. 16:17, 18) https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-jwb-141_4_VIDEO 4. Love the Ministry—Responsibility https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-jwb-141_6_VIDEO 5. Faith Is Not Deceived https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=pub-jwb-141_7_VIDEO

Sunday, September 27 I have sinned against Jehovah.—2 Sam. 12:13. King David erred seriously. But when the prophet Nathan confronted him about his sin, David humbly repented. (Ps. 51:3, 4, 17,superscription) King Hezekiah too sinned against Jehovah. (2 Chron. 32:25) But like David, Hezekiah humbly repented. (2 Chron. 32:26) In the final analysis, Jehovah viewed him as a faithful king who “kept doing what was right.” (2 Ki. 18:3) What do we learn? We need to repent of our sins and do all we can to avoid repeating them. What if we receive counsel from congregation elders, even on a seemingly minor matter? We should not feel rejected by Jehovah or by the elders. Even the good kings of Israel were not above receiving counsel and reproof. (Heb. 12:6) When we receive correction, we should (1) respond humbly, (2) make the necessary changes, and (3) move on with our wholehearted service to Jehovah. If we repent of our sins, Jehovah will forgive us.—2 Cor. 7:9, 11.

So another update on the study. We started in the book, we’ve got to lesson 9 so far. He loves what he’s learning. The second part of the organisation’s history really touched him as we finished it together. And today, he came to his first ever meeting for the special talk and WT. He was super engaged with it all. He loved how much we used God’s word and how the love between the brothers was really refreshing. He said how different it was from what he’s used to but he was impressed how ones on ZOOM could comment during the meeting. I said about the benefits of preparing our WT before hand and going in deep and then bringing those points out when discussed as a congregation which he liked. He felt at home, talking with various brothers and sisters and sharing a coffee with us after. He’ll be regularly attending meetings now also. Can’t wait to see how Jehovah continues to make him grow.

You're not lion....

I noticed he got the three things he was hoping for . . . Hair, Peace with animals, and a wife.

At a Last visit before war GB representative gathered missionaries and CO`a in abroad ministry and asked them: What do you want to ask GB? The first question was: please make Android JW Lib more workable.

Grass. Leaves. Herbs. Flowers. Nothing about that seems remarkable. But later, some of what it ate can be detected in its milk. Let me explain. Many plants contain aromatic compounds called terpenes. These are part of what gives herbs, flowers, leaves, and other vegetation their distinctive scents. Limonene contributes a citrus-like aroma. Alpha-pinene is associated with the familiar scent of pine. Beta-caryophyllene occurs in many herbs and spices and carries its own characteristic aroma. So when an animal grazes, it is not simply taking in “grass.” It is taking in an enormous mixture of natural compounds, including some of the very molecules responsible for the fragrance of the plants around it. Sheep and goats are ruminants. Their food first enters the rumen, where an enormous community of microorganisms begins breaking it down. Some plant compounds are changed. Some fats are transformed. Some substances are absorbed into the bloodstream and carried throughout the animal’s body. And some of those terpenes can travel farther than we might expect. Researchers gave dairy goats a controlled mixture of three terpenes—alpha-pinene, limonene, and beta-caryophyllene—for 18 days. They then looked for those compounds in the animals’ blood, milk, and the cheese made from that milk. After about three days, limonene and alpha-pinene were found in every blood and milk sample taken from the goats receiving them. Beta-caryophyllene transferred less consistently, but it too was detected in some milk samples. The same terpenes were not found in the control goats that had not received them. Think about that pathway. A compound responsible for the fragrance of a plant enters the animal through what it eats. It passes through an extraordinarily complicated digestive system. It enters the bloodstream. It travels through the body. It reaches the mammary gland. And there it appears again in the milk. In a very real chemical sense, part of the pasture has made the journey: plant → rumen → bloodstream → mammary gland → milk. And the journey can continue. Those researchers also made cheese from the goats’ milk and detected terpenes there as well. Other research with grazing sheep and goats has found alpha-pinene, limonene, beta-pinene, and beta-caryophyllene naturally occurring in their milk, with the terpene profile reflecting something about what the animals had been eating. But there is more. The plants do not affect only the aromatic compounds carried into the milk. Diet can also alter the kinds and amounts of fatty acids the animal produces. Those fats influence flavor too. So what the animal eats can affect the milk in more than one way—some compounds travel through, while others change what the animal’s own body produces. The animal eats something. Its body breaks some of it down. Some of it is changed. Some of it passes through remarkably intact. Some of it alters what the animal itself begins to produce. Eventually, what the animal has been feeding on can leave a chemical fingerprint in the milk—and then in the cheese made from that milk. But there is another side to this that I find just as interesting. Not everything has to be eaten. Researchers have even shown that an aromatic compound breathed in by sheep can reach their milk. In one study using limonene, inhalation actually transferred it to the milk more efficiently than eating it did. So the milk can be influenced not only by what the animal deliberately takes in, but also by what surrounds it. That made me wonder about us. We are constantly taking things in too. Entertainment. Conversations. Music. Humor. News. Social media. The attitudes of people we spend time with. Much of that is by choice. But not all of it is. We may work around people who use foul language constantly. We may hear crude jokes, angry talk, cynical comments, or attitudes we would never deliberately choose for ourselves. Yet repeated exposure can still have an effect. At first, something may bother us. Later, perhaps it bothers us less. Then maybe one day we catch ourselves repeating an expression we once disliked, laughing at something we once would have rejected, or thinking in a way that did not begin with us at all. Some things simply pass by. Others seep in. Some ideas are changed as we think about them. Some become part of the way we react. Some begin influencing what makes us laugh, what bothers us, what we admire, what we excuse, and what starts to feel normal. Eventually, we may begin producing thoughts from ingredients we once merely consumed—or were simply exposed to. Proverbs 4:23 Jehovah tells us: “Above all the things that you guard, safeguard your heart, for out of it are the sources of life.” That expression, “the sources of life,” becomes especially meaningful. What enters the heart does not necessarily stay hidden there. It can eventually become part of what comes out. Our speech. Our reactions. Our desires. Our decisions. The spiritual person we are becoming. Perhaps that gives us a better question than simply asking, “Is there anything wrong with this?” Maybe we should sometimes ask: What is this becoming inside me? And perhaps another question too: What am I allowing to surround me so often that I no longer notice its effect? A goat may browse among herbs and leaves, surrounded by fragrances carried on the air, with no awareness that some of those same aromatic molecules may eventually travel through its blood and appear in its milk. And later, someone may detect the influence of that pasture in a slice of cheese. What are we feeding on? What are we breathing in? And what is it gradually producing in us? A Glimpse of Wonder

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That's such a wonderful story and good reminder. I'm actually using that scripture in my talk today. Isa 46:4. I don't know remember reading it before but it has become a new favorite.

The image of the site is boat shaped. That's enough to tell me they've not found the Ark. Even if they find wood, that's not enough evidence to support it is or was the Ark. Bits of wood are bits of wood and could have been used to build absolutely anything.

Fully “We make Jehovah our Rock when we rely fully on him.” That word fully keeps drawing my attention. We know our own strength. We know how much we can handle. And, sometimes we know it very well, as we have already reached the end of it. But relying fully on Jehovah, means — that our own strength is not the final measurement. Paul spoke about “the power beyond what is normal,” saying that this power is God’s and not from us. — 2 Corinthians 4:7. I like the way those two thoughts fit together. Jehovah does not expect us to suddenly become stronger than we are. We are still the “earthen vessels.” We are tired. We are anxious. We reach places where we simply do not have enough strength left. But Jehovah does. Contradictory? No! And perhaps that is part of what it means to rely fully on him. We do what we can. We use the strength we have. But we do not look at what is left and conclude, I cannot do this because I do not have enough. There is another source of strength. Jehovah will give us what Paul called “the power beyond what is normal.” His spirit will supply strength beyond our own resources. So when Jehovah 'asks' us to trust him fully, he is not asking us to pretend that we are strong. He is asking us to recognize where the strength can come from. “My strong rock, my refuge, is God.” — Psalm 62:7. Sometimes relying fully on Jehovah may simply mean reaching the end of our own strength and realizing that we have not reached the end of his.