2024 Governing Body Update #3

[MullumMiss]

Great update.  Dress and grooming in line with Bible principles.  I feel some lost their perspective after the past couple of updates.  This is clarification.  

[Andrey]

Thank you to the brothers for their love, patience, and understanding after the release of 2023 Governing Body Update #8 (https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/StudioNewsReports/docid-702023024_1_VIDEO) and 2024 Governing Body Update #2 (https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/StudioNewsReports/docid-1112024005_1_VIDEO). I can only imagine how many discussions and conversations the brethren and sisters and elders and district brethren had to have in meetings. How many phone calls had to be made throughout the Bethel world to help the responsible brethren in the assemblies to approach these questions about the changes correctly. 

Yes, we need reminders and loving guidance and correction. We are all different - that is good, but Jehovah is one, He is worthy of respect on our part and respect and love for one another. Thank you for the encouraging admonition, dear brethren! ❤️

[Luigi62]

41 minutes ago, Dhanyel said:

Also available 

 

A Lost Bible Translation Rediscovered

https://www.jw.org/en/library/videos/#en/mediaitems/VODBibleTranslations/pub-jwbvod24_26_VIDEO

Oh wow i was expecting it in a few weeks

[TJ]

1 hour ago, gusdn1 said:

This update contains further information about our dress and grooming, the release of a new video entitled "A Lost Bible Translation Rediscovered," and updates to our relief work worldwide.

 

I love these historical documentaries!

 

 

[Lee49]

Not to worry, I'll keep it trimmed ! 

[AH173]

1 hour ago, Luigi62 said:

Oh wow i was expecting it in a few weeks

I was hoping "in less than 6 months". 

😂

[AH173]

2 hours ago, MullumMiss said:

feel some lost their perspective after the past couple of updates.

I wish it would have happened at least a month from now. 

 

I didn't get a chance to "lose my perspective" yet! 

[Knight]

Why not so many comments about this Update like for the two previous ones? 

[Tortuga]

1 minute ago, Knight said:

Why not so many comments about this Update like for the two previous ones? 

Because some of us just woke up and haven't watched it yet.

[Dages]

2 minutes ago, Knight said:

Why not so many comments about this Update like for the two previous ones? 

Because there is nothing really new, just nice principles to apply.

[Abigail]

4 hours ago, gusdn1 said:

 

 

The release of a new video entitled "A Lost Bible Translation Rediscovered," 

 

 

 

This is incredible!!

[SKnight]

2 hours ago, Abigail said:

The release of a new video entitled "A Lost Bible Translation Rediscovered," 

The discussion on the “Lost Bible Translation Rediscovered” is indeed remarkable……, buttt on another note, I don’t know who’s out there messing it up for the sisters with the slacks and casual dress but please, please, please do not come to our meetings wearing pajama pants as you would to Walmart👀 Even there I do not like the see it them even at the stores while shopping. And definitely try not to wear leggings to the Kingdom Hall, Assemblies and Conventions. This is what I took from the update clarity on dress and grooming. The brothers beards shouldn’t be long enough that you would need to roll it up on rollers but instead trimmed, neat and respectable. Maybe the elders have been observing, as they should while keeping an eye on themselves, and voiced concerns back to the CO. And it went all the way up to Bethel in that they had to quickly do a update right before the Regional Convention where everybody’s dress and grooming will be on display and may pose a distraction from the program, because we’ll be too busy looking at who’s wearing what or that beard has body bounce and layers.

[Dages]

Poor brothers in Warwick may have been carpet bombed with dumb questions  

[Dolce vita]

1 hour ago, SKnight said:

The discussion on the “Lost Bible Translation Rediscovered” is indeed remarkable……, buttt on another note, I don’t know who’s out there messing it up for the sisters with the slacks and casual dress but please, please, please do not come to our meetings wearing pajama pants as you would to Walmart👀 Even there I do not like the see it them even at the stores while shopping. And definitely try not to wear leggings to the Kingdom Hall, Assemblies and Conventions. This is what I took from the update clarity on dress and grooming. The brothers beards shouldn’t be long enough that you would need to roll it up on rollers but instead trimmed, neat and respectable. Maybe the elders have been observing, as they should while keeping an eye on themselves, and voiced concerns back to the CO. And it went all the way up to Bethel in that they had to quickly do a update right before the Regional Convention where everybody’s dress and grooming will be on display and may pose a distraction from the program, because we’ll be too busy looking at who’s wearing what or that beard has body bounce and layers.

                                    " we’ll be too busy looking at who’s wearing what or that beard ..."

 

I believe that at the Regional Convention there will be a handsome bearded man who will make everyone agree, and I hope that we will only have eyes for him during the 3 days.

[Dustparticle]

4 hours ago, Abigail said:

 

This is incredible!!

I wonder if the Bible is on line?

[Pabo]

13 hours ago, pholmes38 said:

"Ask a mature friend for their honest comment on our [standard of] dress"

 

Sadly, we have a couple of "mature" ones that may not be the best to ask, as they should be asking the same questions of themselves.

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, Pabo said:

 

Sadly, we have a couple of "mature" ones that may not be the best to ask, as they should be asking the same questions of themselves.

[BLEmom]

3 hours ago, Dages said:

Poor brothers in Warwick may have been carpet bombed with dumb questions  

I bet they have. 
I was told service department got a call one time on which hand the watchtower reader should hold his watchtower.  Evidently there was a photo of a reader and since he was holding it in one hand versus the other, the local brothers started discussing what was appropriate.  Can we say fringes and wash to your elbows? lol 

So I can only imagine the calls over the beards, ties and slacks!

[Pabo]

10 hours ago, Tortuga said:

 

"Mutton dressed up as lambs" was more my thinking.

[Amen]

Almost half of the year's GB Update is dedicated to dressings and groomings starting from the last year's GB Update 8. This Shows how important this subject is, and in all we do we must give priority to the holiness of our God's name : Jehovah.

I really like the clarification given in this recent GB Update

 

[Sheep]

Personally, I have observed (in my congregation, at least) that there seems to be a higher proportion of brothers wearing beards than the men in the world! We've gone from no beards... to beards galore! Exactly what is it that happened? Maybe with the request to prayerfully reflect on what is proper grooming in respect to beards, perhaps some will decide they didn't want a beard after all.

 

(like... they were just following the crowd up until now...?)

[WilliamChew]

2024 GB Update #3 transcript

 

Spoiler

2024 GB Update #3.pdf

2024 GB Update #3.docx

2024 GB Update #3.epub

 

 

[SKnight]

43 minutes ago, Sheep said:

Personally, I have observed (in my congregation, at least) that there seems to be a higher proportion of brothers wearing beards than the men in the world! We've gone from no beards... to beards galore! Exactly what is it that happened? Maybe with the request to prayerfully reflect on what is proper grooming in respect to beards, perhaps some will decide they didn't want a beard after all.

 

(like... they were just following the crowd up until now...?)

This is true 👏🏽

Bro. @jwhess mentioned on a previous post that, in time, the attention surrounding beards, neckties, and slacks will cease, fade, and become second-nature. It harmonizes right with this current GB #3 update.., Our focus should be on preaching this “Good News” of God’s Kingdom. We’ve gotten away from that with all the recent adjustments in our organization. 😬

[Tortuga]

1 hour ago, Sheep said:

Personally, I have observed (in my congregation, at least) that there seems to be a higher proportion of brothers wearing beards than the men in the world! We've gone from no beards... to beards galore! Exactly what is it that happened? Maybe with the request to prayerfully reflect on what is proper grooming in respect to beards, perhaps some will decide they didn't want a beard after all.

 

(like... they were just following the crowd up until now...?)

It just demonstrates the human inclination to explore newfound freedoms and establish boundaries. 

[Mike047]

It seems that we have let our standards fall slightly, since the announcements on dress and grooming mentioned earlier in the year. This reminder in GB Update # 3 resets us  as to appropriate dress sense and grooming. 

 

It is better for us to keep well within the directives given us than skirt around the edges.