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  1. No I haven't. It would be the May/June issue if they were dated.
  2. Well, it started at the beginning with the angels announcing Jesus' birth...💗
  3. The new public Watchtower is in the middle of a year and the new public Awake is at the end of the year. Here is our magazine offers for this year 2024. MAGAZINES FEATURED FOR 2024 January and February Watchtower #2 – 2021 “Better World Is Near” March and April Awake #1 – 2019 “Feel Safe and Secure” May and June Watchtower #1 – 2020 “The Search For Truth” July and August Watchtower #1 – 2024 (Topic) Morality September – October Awake #3 – 2018 Help For Those Who Grieve November – December Awake #1 – 2024 (Topic) Respect
  4. I am getting used to the change in dress. It took me about 3 months to get used to the beards so I can imaginge that I will feel mostly comfortable with the new style before the start of the next service year. Forward be our watchword. It is the 'old' song title. "...steps and voices joined; Seek the things before us, not a look behind....
  5. Our chairman for the midweek meeting last night had grown a beard but he shaved it off a couple of weeks ago. His 20 year-old son grew a beard at the same time. It looks nice. the son had a student part on the program last night and his dad was his counselor. One part of counsel was "facial expressions". His father said he did well but we all had a little trouble identifying the expressions under the hair...😀
  6. The book "Commentary on James" has been removed from our publications. It is not available in any library (on disk or online or in app). It is associated with past problems and is no longer available unless you personally have an old copy.
  7. In 1920 our organization prepared a small training manual (booklet) for parents to use with their small children. It was called the "Golden Age ABC". On the left page were 2 letters with a half-page story for each. Then on the right hand side were 2 pictures that illustrated the letters. The pictures were copies of some of the slides from the PhotoDrama of Creation. I have included the inside front page which asks parents to train their children.
  8. I realize you are not a Windows user. I use a Windows short-cut to engage the color filter in "reverse color" mode. I set the color filter in settings and then just key in <ctl>+<Win key>+C and the colors go to dark mode in WOL. But I am unaware of any Android setting to make it happen. Sorry.
  9. By the time we are hiding in basements or attics the money will be thrown in the streets. We will all be equals in value regardless of previous economics. But Jesus emphasized how hard it is for those with money and possessions to let go. Rich Young Ruler, Camel thru the needles eye, Remember the wife of Lot and so on...💗 One of my most favorite scriptures is Luke 12:15...“...because even when a person has an abundance, his life does not result from the things he possesses."
  10. It was announced that the song would be released on April 15th. EDIT: sorry I just saw that Sr. Sophia already said that,
  11. The temperature dropped almost 10 degrees when the sun was blocked. We have a regular share of tornado warnings in a year and the sky got that "greenish" shade in our yard when the sun was obscured. We had a breeze and it got cool when the sky darkened.
  12. Number 2 was about the middle of March so the next one should be about the first of May. They are separated by about 6 weeks.
  13. This is from my granddaughter's phone. Our totality lasted about 30 seconds.
  14. We were fortunate enough to be in the path of totality. Three of our families and two guests got together for lunch and watched the event from first indication through totality. We got to see the "diamond ring" feature and it is now halfway back to regular light. Very amazing feture of Jehovah's creation...💗
  15. Satan oppses all of God's servants all of the time. Some opposition comes at random intervals, some comes because of the location we live in, some comes because of our age (different for old and young), some comes because of our age in the Truth (different for new ones and experienced), and some comes for other reasons. But generally, Satan focuses on those who serve Jehovah fully. He can cause more damage or disarry spiritually if he attacks a leader or example to the flock as compared with someon who is barely hanging on. Jehovah knows us personally. Whether you Pioneer or simply serve him "whole-souled" in whatever capacity that you can, he knows the circumstance. If we have the ability and circumstances to serve him as a Pioneer but refuse because we are afraid...well, he knows that also. We could be afraid of the work, we could be afraid of the possibility of failure, we could be afraid of some form of persecution or trouble, God knows our fears. Don't let the fear win. The favor of God is worth much more than the fear of Satan. Remember the apostles, they all said, 'We will stick with you'. A few hours later and they had all abandoned him. Peter even verbally denied knowing him. How many times was he beaten, tortured or had a court sentence him to death? NONE...he simply allowed his mind to dwell on possible, imagined bad outcomes. It was enough, fear won (that time). Peter and the others reganed their composure and were steadfast for the rest of their lives. They served with earnest in Jehovah's work under Christ's direction. We should try to do the same...💗
  16. I will wait a day or two and then I will reload the program. Thanks
  17. The little kid who was the narrator was animated both in body movement and face and tongue. The Bible pages moved or flipped. The guard at the image had movement both in person and with his spear. It may not have been a fully free-flowing animation in every detail but it had animation in many parts.
  18. Just curious. Several people have said it is available in HD high quality definition. But all of the downloads I have seen it is just the same 720P that we get on every video. see below
  19. It was on the servers almost exactly at midnight (last night). My mp4 file download shows completed at 12:14. I do not remember it being listed so early. And then it is still not publicly available 19 hours later. Very strange.
  20. Welcome Sthephen. I hope you enjoy the chance to share in our thoughts and conversation. Be sure to post your thoughts often. We look forawrd to what you think and say.
  21. In addtion to the explanation that I gave about how the video is distributed, you specifically asked about the "servers". In simple terms, servers are computers that are automatically engaged (no human operators) to dispense (or serve) information upon request. There can be just one for a company but akamai and amazon use 100's and 1000's of computers located around the world in 100's of locations. We access the information inside by using the proper URL (or 'code') to turn them on. When many servers are connected together at one place, it can be referred to as a "server farm". The Watchtower Society makes use of commercial servers to distribute our material around the world. Below is a couple of pictures from one of those server farms.

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