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I feel devistated, yet upright, only thanks to Jehovah. My dear friend an i were on our way to a memorial for a brother two congregations down the road. A wonderful young spiritual brother. Cancer. I was at the hall to meet Paula. To go to the memorial, a couple of hours down the highway. I got a text while i was waiting. (I was early, for a change) A very dear pioneer sister, in her 50ʼs, at an hospital north of San Francisco, it was decided to pull the life support system. Iʼm still upset at the circumsrances that put her there. Two weeks ago she was on our Monday meet for service Zoom meeting. With a bottle of cough sryup she was given at the clinic she visited. By Wednesday, they took her out town in an ambulance. Before they could get her stabilized enough to even operate, she crashed 3 times. They got her through two surgeries, was on the ventelator. She was off it, long enough to talk to her mother and sister on the east coast. Ended back on the ventelator. So, we were getting ready to go to a funeral, before we left the parking lot at the hall, we get this text. And it was too much. We visited, cried, visited. A brother in our hall died a few weeks ago. His memorial is coming up. Heʼd been sick for some time. 77 years old. So, another widow for our little congregation. And, Bobby and Jerry… This is almost too much. But Jehovah has been doing his best to be here for us. And, he is. Here for us. Have you any idea how grateful and thankful i am? Our little congregation could use your prayer.

Have a good night, bro... we will meet in Paradise

My mother is getting close to the end of her Earthly journey... I'll miss her but I know she will be so much better with Jehovah and Jesus

Update on my wife's health: we spent most of Friday evening in the emergency room. In the end, it was diverticulitis. And she was much dehydrated. She was down a quart so they topped her off. That alone and had her feeling much better. She's now on a course of antibiotics and antifungals.

Only in Jehovahs organization can you leave your dead ipad, in a place where you know you will not forger it, come back. It’s not there anymore. A brother says, i know it was there. Lets check. Itʼs in the “elders room”, being charged. That’s how we roll, brothers and sisters!

To all: Over the past (4) years or so, I’ve enjoyed many interesting conversations on this forum. But after a lot of meditation, research, and prayer, I’ve come to the personal decision to permanently terminate my membership here, effective immediately. The reason(s) why are entirely personal; but it has nothing to do with anyone here, this website has had a good thing going on here for a long time now, and the mods have been cool; no knock on that at all. However, it’s time for me to move forward, on to the next chapter in life. With that said, maybe I’ll meet some of you in person someday, and we’ll have some fun together. One of my favorite hobbies, is meeting other friends from different congregations, and other parts of the world, and learning their cultures. To an extent, this website has allowed me to talk to friends whom I would otherwise have been unable to meet. In any case, I wish you all the best, and may Jehovah bless you all! Your brother, Elijah

My wife is much better. Still low energy.

My youngest son is n from TX. Sisters from my cong are hosting a Repast to honor the memory of my firstborn, who passed away Sept 18, this year.

my life

"Simplify, simplify, simplify!" I need TIME to simplify, so I can have my time back!!

Where is Brother Richard (Tortuga)?

My wife got her COVID and flu shots on Friday. It’s been a long weekend for her. When we had COVID back when it first hit the U.S., it didn’t stop her like this vaccine did. She’s been very weak — but she’s slowly gaining her strength again.

Trying to be a better version of myself everyday by imitating faithful servants

Hi! I'm new on this forum and hope that I have a great time here! Looking forward to meet brothers from all over the world!!

Brothers and sisters keep praying to our brother's and sisters who suffer across the world

Our weekend meeting has been on Saturday at 2.30pm forever but a few weeks ago the elder body decided to put it to a vote that we change to Saturday 10am. This was mainly due to the fact that many people are out for one reason or another on Saturday mornings, so a lot of NAHs. Congs that already have a Saturday morning meeting have found that there are many more in by lunchtime on a Saturday, hence the desire for a change. The vote came back as a 'yes' and I'm very happy about it.

Until tomorrow my brother.

Good morning everyone 🌄 🌄 I'm dropping parts 2 and 3 of my latest short story today in the creative writing section, if anyone is interested in reading them. Since it's a ten part series, I'm going to drop a couple every day ☺️ (P.S. If anyone would like me to send them the rest of the story all at once, please message me privately and I will do so)

*Note: Please read this whole update...as it explains the newest short story I am posting starting today: The Diary In The Attic! I just posted the final part of my short story, Five Daughters, One Voice: What Jehovah Saw. I sincerely hope those who read it enjoyed it...I tried my best to be faithful to the Biblical account...embellishing only when necessary. Today is going to be a two for one: I had another short story planned to share next...but then something very unexpected happened about a month ago. The brother who helps me with my research dropped something in my lap that was not only amazing and awe inspiring in and of itself...it was simply too good to keep for myself. I'm not allowed to share the fragments of the diary this brother showed me...but out of nowhere inspiration struck...shortly after my initial reading of it. I'm not proud of this...but when I was disfellowshipped as a teenager...prior to going to prison...I traveled to a different state to meet a worldly girl in person that I had met online. While in that unnamed state...I met a Witness family and stayed with them for three weeks...lying about my status in the congregation. They had a 17 year old daughter...very pretty...(which, yes...is what caused me to stay longer than normal)…and they had a separate cabin on their property that they allowed me to use. While there...I learned that their daughter had a very aggressive form of cancer...and shortly after that I ended up leaving because the elders in their congregation started asking me for details about myself...(they had figured out something wasn't right about me and the excuses I was making up)…and I left...exiting stage right rather quickly. After I was released from prison...years later...I traveled back to that state to attempt to apologize in person...only to find out that their daughter had died before she turned 18...and the family had left the United States and moved somewhere overseas. I ended up speaking to a couple of brothers who knew her very well...since childhood...and what I learned made me cry. She was a truly beautiful person...inside and out. I wrote several poems over the years about her...but none of them did her justice. Now I hope I have finally rectified that situation...at least in my own head before Jehovah. The following story has bits and pieces of truth in it about this sister, (information I remember from what those brothers told me about her)…but I decided to take the idea of the diary and couple it with a story that would hopefully introduce all of you to what I know about her...and what I know that Jehovah saw. I have taken a lot of creative license with this story...I freely admit that. I ended up breaking it into ten separate parts...not because I had to...but because I honestly feel like she deserves it. This is probably the most personal story I have ever written. The first five parts focus on Anna and the diary...but the last five...the last five I wrote purely from the heart. I cried through nearly every single word...not because of what could have been for me...(I hold no illusions in that regard whatsoever)…but simply because the story rings true...every word just seemed to naturally fall into place...and I feel confident that there will not be a single dry eye after finishing part ten. Therefore...without further ado...here is the link to my latest short story entitled: The Diary In The Attic

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Welcome, Sister Joyce! 🌷 It’s such a pleasure to have you join our JWTalk family. You’ll find this community full of encouraging discussions, upbuilding experiences, and brothers and sisters who genuinely care for one another. It’s encouraging to see you’ve been serving faithfully since 2016 — may your time here bring spiritual refreshment and new friendships that strengthen your joy in Jehovah’s service. As Proverbs 27:17 reminds us, “As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens his friend.” If you’d like, feel free to share what part of the Philippines you’re from. My sister-in-law is from near Manila — I can’t recall exactly where — and although she speaks English well, her heart language is Tagalog. It’s always nice to see how Jehovah’s family truly spans every language and land. Warm welcome again, Sister Joyce! — Dave, Taunton, Massachusetts, US

Hy , UPDATE ON MY SON DANNY, He is currently passing the microphones 🎤😀 has goal to be Baptized within months. Thank you for ur prayers!,, he would like to join forum can u please send link in private e- mail . Would very much appreciate it

Are we allowed to pass out our own fliers/tracts/etc? I personally dont see this any different than letter writing. Ive ran into a few people while going door to door and often get the “I have a church” “Im already a christian” excuse to shoo us away. Sometimes i still wanna show a scripture or give encouragement but i know they dont wanna be bothered. Part of me thought of making premade cards with a few of my favorite verses on it to maybe still give them that encouragement. I just wanna know if this is distasteful/not allowed.

Till we meet again...

August 29, the 66th anniversary of our wedding.

When the GT start, let's all write our own day-by-day diary. This will be historic ! We will have to tell the resurrected about it.

Dear brother Misael, I really enjoyed the JWPUB 2024 Convention Notebook. It was very useful and nicely done. Are you planning to do the same for this year's Convention? WCL. Eduardo.