2016 yearbook

[Tortuga]

I like reading the YB slowly so I can savor every bite....

[califlorican]

I,m not sure this is a good thing, as it could mean 7.5 % more brothers now cannot report directly, not that there are more brothers in these lands.

Hmm...idk, it still says "30 other lands" last year and this year which means (I'm assuming) still all the same countries. I'll compare the lists of this and last year to see if they're the same countries not on the list. Part of the increase may be needgreaters that have been going to these other countries that can't freely report it as well.

[Friends just call me Ross]

Do you all see me there?

Yes.  With eyes of faith, we see everyone on this message board there. 

[timpin]

Do you all see me there?

thought that was you!!!   ... http://www.jw.org/en/publications/books/2016-yearbook/indonesia/ now we can get more familiar with your homeland

[Dustparticle]

It looks like more Muslims are becoming interested. We hope many comes in.

[Foxes53]

Some analysis on memorial attendance this year....

When looking at 33 countries that have the highest memorial numbers over the last 7 years 13 reached a new high this past year...

6 had their lowest attendance over the past 7 years..(Italy,Japan,Korea,Poland,Spain,Ukraine)

United States with the highest memorial attendance had its peak back in 2011 with 2,563,518.

[Peanuts]

Well I finished reading the new yearbòk this morning, in record time as I read very fast. Feeling rather proud of myself,I then went to the meeting. I noted that the watchtower said we should read it in small portions and meditate on it. Ah well, I guess iI will start again.

I liked that point in the WT, it's something I need to work on. One sister answered that when we consider the yearbook as a congregation we spend 10 minutes on 2-3 stories so maybe the FDS is suggesting that's a good pace to consider the experiences at.

[ChrisC]

I wonder what it's like to work the field of St. Helena with a ratio of one publisher to 33.

'Let's try to make the special campaign last at least two days this year brothers.'

(The St. Helena/Religion Wikipedia article now needs updating.)

[Tortuga]

I remember this WT article about the couple that were selling food supplements http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/2015682#h=17yet the 2016 has several experiences of friends that preached undercover by pretending to be selling something. One of these days we might look like the couple in the WT to camouflage our preaching activity. 

[MzT]

Just started reading and I slowed down to look up the references under the light gets brighter. This will definitely take some time.

Edited January 7, 2016 by MzT

[hatcheckgirl]

On 07/01/2016 at 6:18 PM, MzT said:

Just started reading and I slowed down to look up the references under the light gets brighter. This will definitely take some time.

 

Should we start a new thread on these references and discuss?  I'm slowing down to try to digest it all too.  My memory is pretty pathetic, can't seem to recall much.....