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Thank you friends. Here are some personal updates from me: We were allowed back to our apartment about 4 hours after the earthquake, because they were worried about aftershocks and the structure integrity of the building. After some security checks, we could go back in and use the elevator. Attached is what we found in our room. Some people had it better; others worse. We are sleeping here tonight, hoping for no more earthquakes. Everyone in our congregation is safe as well, no injuries. Here is a beautiful experience to share: The brothers worked hard to do what's instructed when disaster strikes(even though there hasn't been an earthquake here in years) the brothers got to action right away: The group overseers and helpers were trying to contact everyone to make sure they are all OK. A sister didn't bring her phone for evacuation and couldn't be contacted, so the group overseer and his wife went to her house to look for her 🤠 we are very well taken care of by our God Jehovah and our organization, the brothers and sisters are our family 🤗🫂

We just had a 7.7 magnitude in southeast Asia. My wife and I were in our condo and were worried the building may fall. What a scary experience. We are not allowed back into the building, but as we were evacuating we saw some damage in our rooms (cracks in the wall, pieces falling off) Here are some pictures and videos to share. Apparently there will be aftershocks as well. Please keep everyone affected in your prayers! https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1CNxrCTd1y/?mibextid=wwXIfr 1743150795488.mp4

I still come across friends who believe that the end of the system will take another 40 years. These comments drain my energy, although everything is possible because it depends on Jehovah. But since I feel exhausted, I try to focus on the Kingdom and continue doing exactly what needs to be done—preaching and gathering with the brothers.

https://www.jw-russia.org/en/news/2025/03/240907.html One of Elderly Jehovah's Witnesses Dies in Prison After Being Denied Medical Care for Almost a Year --Valeriy Baylo On March 20, 2025, 67-year-old Jehovah’s Witness Valeriy Baylo died in a Novorossiysk hospital after nearly a year in pre-trial detention without adequate medical care. Despite suffering from gastrointestinal issues, advanced knee arthrosis, and dental problems, his repeated requests for treatment were ignored. In July 2024, Baylo was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for peaceful discussions about the Bible via video link, deemed extremist by the court. His death marks the 13th among Jehovah’s Witnesses since the onset of modern persecution in Russia.

A brother commented in the meeting that we need to learn from the ants for the difficult times ahead. Even though it may seem like things are getting better, the opposite will actually happen. We can learn a lot from the ants, even when it comes to storing food.

And then the wrath of the KOTS came.. and huge tariffs were introduced on Russian donuts and chocolate. All Russian northern donut and chocolate factories ceased production. Their sweet-toothed customers were left to revolt! The KOTN's coffee breaks were ruined, his snacks were no more. These reports form the north enraged the KOTN and he came to his end. LOL

Bad Russia! Bad! Bad!

We had 2 fleshly brothers from our cong. in Texas that have been serving in Myanmar for several years now. One is in Bethel. Heard both are okay.

Three-day Great Tribulation confirmed! 🥳

On March 25, 2025, the Boryspil City District Court of the Kyiv region acquits the Jehovah's Witness. This is the second justified decision made in this court in favor of Jehovah's Witnesses during the war in Ukraine since 2022. VERDICT IN THE NAME OF UKRAINE March 25, 2025 Boryspil: The accused: Suleimanov Ibrahim Oleksandrovych https://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/126213555 Quote: PERSON_6 to be found not guilty of the charge of committing a criminal offense under Art. 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine due to the lack of evidence that his actions constitute a criminal offense under Art. 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and to be acquitted. VERDICT IN THE NAME OF UKRAINE January 12, 2024 Boryspil: The accused: Tatarov Serhii Oleksandrovych https://reyestr.court.gov.ua/Review/116417007 Quote: PERSON_4 to be found not guilty of the charges brought against him under Art. 336 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine and acquitted due to the absence of a criminal offense. 1014756_E_cnt_1.pdf

Okay, let's put this back where it belongs. (Last month's broadcast topic started out here. But because of the content, the moderators put it in another forum.) We're fast approaching the first Monday of April. And that means... the Monthly Broadcast will be upon us! What's the theme going to be about? What will the new song sound like? Who will be the host(s)? One year ago this month, we had two hosts! It's not too far off, so let's continue the ongoing speculation here...

1. The topic of discussion is Forgiveness. (2 Corinthians 5:15) 2. Reject the Selfish Spirit of Today’s World. (1 Thessalonians 5:18) 3. How to Be a True Friend. (Proverbs 17:17) https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/watchtower-study-february-2025/

That’s about where I am. My husband keeps track of what is going on. I guess he’s considered, “liberal”. At this point, it is impossible to say most anything about the government. To me, there is no way to even talk about it, without violating neutrality.

I had to turn the TV off at that point because I found it increasingly harder to remain neutral 😜

It would be nice if it was the last celebration, with an invitation made of such resistant material 😅😍

thats what I heard. Many feel that Trump would be the last president of King of the South. Well, I dont want to put my expectation .. as long as I get busy to spiritual things then Ill be fine.

Not that it matters, and this is off-topic, but... To understand the difference between liberal and conservative, think about spreading butter or spending money. If a person puts tons of butter on their bread or toast or whatever, they are described as applying the butter liberally. On the other hand, if they are very careful and barely use any butter, they are being conservative with it. They are conserving their butter. Same with money. A person who spends money like it is no object is liberally spreading their money. Someone that scrimps and saves and never spends a dime is conservative with their money. A politically liberal person wants to spread government agencies and support all over as far and as wide as they can go and wants as many people as possible to qualify for those benefits no matter the cost. A politically conservative person wants to limit those resources as much as possible and believes they should be spread only on what is absolutely needed. People who need assistance should turn to organizations and agencies other than government in order to find aid. It's helpful to know what conservatives and liberals care about in a general sense as this helps us present Bible truths that appeal to them. A liberal will favor health care for all. Jehovah's Kingdom is the only government that can perfectly provide that universal heathcare for everyone. A conservative hates government waste. Jehovah's Kingdom is the only government that will eliminate government waste and overspending. Ironically, however, liberals give lip service to environmental causes (conservation) whereas conservatives favor exploiting resources. Another irony is liberals are pro-abortion but against the death penalty while conservatives want to ban abortion but favor the death penalty. Now back to the show

But... two publishers are still missing...

I think there will be a video invitation to the convention, as well as a trailer for episodes 2 and 3.

I got in the water yesterday <3!!!! As a small joke I asked some of the brothers and sisters in my congregation how long do I have to wait for me to receive all the answers to questions I'll be asked in the future lol.

Phil 4 : 8 divert your mind to good things. Have good association with spiritually strong people. They should be more strong than you. They need not be in your congregation. Read Bible . Read about Bible characters who were tough than the tough times they faced. ( Paul ,Joseph) Prepare for meetings. Keep yourself busy. Clean your house. It will help you clean your mind too. Send me a personal message and love me. (😇)

I have special news. We have a couple, fresh from that special school for kingdom publishers, ( cannot think of the proper name) Anyway, they are on their way here, and are attending our meetings by Zoom. We may have, 20 attending our meetings. And, with one elder moving on to his new assignment in the heavens, one, having to move out of our area, because of health issues, the pickings got lean, elder-wise. In fact, downright scary. Jehovah provides. Today, we have 5 elders, plus our new couple joining our congregation. Maybe 8 pioneers. I feel like Jehovah has given our little congregation wings!

I have heard rumor that Australia wants to take over Greenland by sending "Special Forces of Kangaroos" Since we have 42 million Kangaroos - the government can spare few millions ... LOL

US President Donald Trump says the United States needs to take over Greenland for “world peace,” as he doubled down on his ambitions to annex the strategically placed, resource-rich Danish territory. “We are not talking about peace for the United States. We are talking about world peace. We are talking about international security,” Trump told reporters at the White House.

Thank you for the report. We will keep you in our prayers.

One very powerful aftershock so far:

Haha nice! I have the privilege to help serve during the Memorial. Hope everyone has a great rest of the campaign and Memorial!

hahaha . . As someone said ~ Maths is hard It's 5 days before my birthday. Just received the Memorial assignments. I'm in parking, which means it will snow.

Evolution of Life: Undergraduate — Masters — Postgraduate — Manicure Courses.

One thing to keep in mind is there are over 7000 languages on this planet. But around half of them have less than 1000 speakers. In fact there are quite a few with less than 100 speakers. So there are close to 3500 languages with more than 1000 speakers. However, the 20 top languages are spoken by almost half of the worlds population. So at 1101 translated, we are digging deep in the less spoken languages already. It would seem a poor use of dedicated funds to assign a translation team of 5 people to spend years translating a language that was only spoken by 5 people...♥️

I have always loved the topic of “this generation “ i find it exciting and motivating. Few times ,in fact time to time a quick whiteboarding appears in my brain , trying to figure out things with numbers that aren’t fixed I never really get the same result. Whenever we talk about it among us , someone always say that “ it will come in time, soon ,so keep focusing on that! “ this drawing from the kingdom rules book always put my mind back on track . it helps me to see clearly that no matter how old we are , we have a good chance of entering the new world without having to ever die. Since creation who could have ever said that with certainty? What an exciting time we live in ! And it is the memorial season as well! Keeping busy makes the time go faster! And I am not talking about the clock change tomorrow!😁

I think you got lost in the weeds. That part of the graph is not definitive, it represents a general overlap of time...and it doesn't even matter for our purposes. If we are trying to figure out how long the second group will last, we don't care about people who were anointed from 1915 on or even 1953 - we care about the people who were anointed around 1992 because they just barely qualify to be in the second group. Let's just say someone was anointed by 1992. Since Franz was 21 in 1914 and it took 78 years until he died, we'll use that math and say that a person who was 21 in 1992 lived for 78 more years. That takes us to the year 2070. That means we are expecting the end within the next 45 years. SOME of the second group overlapped for about 39 years, others overlapped for 77 years and others for just 1 year. Anyone who was anointed from 1915 until 1992 is in the second group and represented by those red lines. The red lines just represent that an overlap exists - nothing special is represented by where the red lines start because that just represents the start of a hypothetical anointed one. They wanted to start farther away from 1914 so that the hypothetical anointed person represented by the red lines would have a lifespan that outlives Franz (and it doesn't even look like it starts halfway through, it looks to be 1/3). They don't count as a third group because they are in no way contemporaries of the first group. Their anointed lives did not overlap with those who saw the sign in 1914, so they will never be contemporaries of that first group.

This is an excellent reminder to update your contact information including out of the area contacts!

@jwzhang Bro Eric, you and your family and our brothers and sisters are in my prayers 💗. What a scary big earthquake!

Jesus said "This generation". He didn't say the generation would consist of groups. That's the explanation the GB has approved due to the reality that everyone baptized and anointed when the last days began in 1914 are long gone. The second group is explained as being contemporaries of the first group by reason of a substantial overlap. It's like saying the second group is an extension of the first group and, in fact, the same generation. With that reasoning, is there any reason why a third group, contemporaries of the second group, isn't possible? It would only happen if the members of the second group were nearly all dead, and the emergence of a third group would be explained in the same manner as was the second group. Out of necessity. But that second group still has a lot of life in them. The chances of a third group extension could be explained but is highly unlikely.

Jesus also said: "Truly I say to you that this generation will by no means pass away until all these things happen. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will by no means pass away." --- Matt. 24:34, 35 Truly: Greek, a·menʹ, a transliteration of the Hebrew ʼa·menʹ, meaning “so be it,” or “surely.” Jesus frequently uses this expression to preface a statement, a promise, or a prophecy, thereby emphasizing its absolute truthfulness and reliability. 40 years? Seriously?

Sunrise... on the frozen tundra o Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

so if bad stuff happens, it will be fixed day 4..🤔

I've pretty much come to that conclusion as well. Just thinking about it for a few minutes makes me feel violated (a little bit.) My brain needs a good wash when that happens.

This version of the graphic visual aid shows a more substantial overlap than the one Br. Slane used. Although there is a third group of anointed (and I wonder if some of the recent additions to the GB are from the third group?), it's this older, second group that will "by no means pass away until all these things happen". It seems pretty clear this topic was on the minds of the GB because this graphic came out in 2014 and the topic was featured in the September 2015 broadcast and that was followed with Br. Flodin's morning worship later in 2015. That's a lot of attention paid to the topic. The explanation seems to work in this instance. But it's not always correct to say that overlapping lives can be counted as the same generation. Take Shem and Abram, for example. Their lives overlapped for at least 10 years or more. Does anyone think those two were of the same generation?

In other words: what's the last thing that went through Goliath's mind? A stone.

Will Trump be the last president of the US? One can only hope so and not because he becomes king or absolute ruler. It is because A day has come and gone and nations are no more.

I play the turn based strategy game Civilization VI. One of the mods for Australia lets you play as the leader of the Emus.

No. Russia will not fall to its great rival. Anglo-America will not fall to Russia. Both are destroyed “without human hand” on A-day. Simple as that.

Cbs news in USA said a building collapsed while it was in process of construction.

No, because of this...But reports out of the east and out of the north will disturb him, and he will go out in a great rage to annihilate and to devote many to destruction. And he will plant his royal tents between the grand sea and the holy mountain of Decoration; and he will come all the way to his end, and there will be no helper for him. (Those words are directed to the KOTN) When he comes to the end, Jehovah still regards and addresses him as a KOTN. He preserves the identity to the very end, at least in Jehovah's eyes.

You can move the red bar back and see some of what already happened. The power of this really helps us appreciate what Jehovah can create

Threat of war and disease means Europeans need 3 days’ supplies, Commission to warn “Europe cannot afford to remain reactive,” the European Commission will warn in strategy to be unveiled on Wednesday. https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-crisis-stockpile-supplies-war-disease-natural-disaster-roxana-minzatu/