2026 Governing Body Update #2

[carlos]

Friends, one quality of trustable Christians is not to reveal confidential information. That includes not giving information about subjects that are not released yet. 

 

Revealing that information will get you banned from this community. And reveals very poor spirituality.

 

Even if no relevant information is revealed, the attitude of "I know something you don't" shows lack of respect and is not appreciated at all.

[Dustparticle]

 No mater what information we get, we all need to live by faith and not by sight. 2 Corinthians 5:7

[Mike047]

Revealing confidential information, of any kind, or one-upmanship or gossiping, are ongoing challenges for Jehovah's people. We must all be so very careful to keep our own counsel and allow Jehovah's channel of communication to reveal the truth. 

[Pionner_who]

Em 18/03/2026 às 13:13, pholmes38 disse:

Como é que algumas pessoas já têm acesso a esta informação que acabou de ser publicada, vista que ainda não está nos servidores?

Um banheiro em Betel?

 

It’s almost impossible not to leak. Just imagine that thousands of brothers around the world have access to this video (I’m referring to those who work in the Broadcasting department). Even if it doesn’t leak from the world headquarters or the Bethels around the world, it could leak from the RTOs of remote Bethelites or volunteers. The important thing, as has already been said, is that if the information reaches us, we should maintain confidentiality. Remember how it was in the past when new books were released at conventions

[MM9106]

A brother who served at Bethel for many years once told me that if you learn about something that hasn’t been revealed yet, don’t be the one that opens the flood gates. Even if many know about it ahead of time, just keep quiet. If it does end up being leaked, you can have a clean conscience in knowing that you weren’t the leaker. Leakers will always get caught and you don’t want to be in that position. If you maintain confidentiality, it shows that you are trustworthy, mature, and capable of dealing with serious matters. 

[Parzi3000]

Governing Body Update #2 (2026) is already on the server — docid 1112024049

[Bosko]

It's up now.

Code: 049

[LeolaRootStew]

1 minute ago, Bosko said:

It's up now.

Code: 049

 

How long does it usually take to post publically?

[johnnyjw01]

It’s public:

 

https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=docid-1112024049_1_VIDEO

[truce]

On 3/5/2026 at 12:57 PM, Brazilian2024 said:

Me too

Me three.

On 3/5/2026 at 12:29 PM, Araujo JW said:

 

My dream is that some songs from the 1985 songbook will be used again in the meetings.

1984 actually. 

[truce]

37 minutes ago, johnnyjw01 said:

It’s public:

 

https://www.jw.org/finder?srcid=share&wtlocale=E&lank=docid-1112024049_1_VIDEO

Will watch it on Sunday after the meeting and field service. 

[Araujo JW]

Wonderful! And the adjustment regarding the use of blood in medical treatments is very impactful.

[Sofia]

Spoiler

Clarification about the Christian’s use of its own blood in medical procedures 

 

[Dages]

Small update with regard to https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/w20001015/Questions-From-Readers/

 

It makes sense, we aren't under the Law anymore 

[Dustparticle]

1 minute ago, Dages said:

Small update with regard to https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/w20001015/Questions-From-Readers/

 

It makes sense, we aren't under the Law anymore 

True and I can see the reason behind this clarification too.

[WilliamChew]

2026 GB Update #2 transcript

 

Spoiler

2026 GB Update #2.pdf

2026 GB Update #2.docx

2026 GB Update #2.epub

 

[Dolce vita]

I really appreciated the simplicity of the reasoning—a simplicity that can be effectively applied when we refer to this clarification to explain it while teaching or when speaking with doctors:

1) As Christians, we are no longer under the Law; we no longer have to shed blood and cover it with dust.

2) Nevertheless, the Apostles reiterated the commandment regarding blood to apply it to Christians.

3) The Bible leaves the use of one’s own blood to a personal decision, since it says nothing on the subject.

 

It is divinely clear.

 

[Barbllm]

Brother Losch referenced the 10/15/00 Questions from Readers, which in part states: "Blood is not to be stored; it is to be poured out—returned to God, as it were. Granted, the Mosaic Law is not in force now. Nevertheless, Jehovah’s Witnesses respect the principles God included in it, and they are determined to ‘abstain from blood.’ Hence, we do not donate blood, nor do we store for transfusion our blood that should be ‘poured out.’ That practice conflicts with God’s law."

 

A similar question was answered in the 3/1/89 Watchtower, which stated: "This clearly rules out one common use of autologous blood—preoperative collection, storage, and later infusion of a patient’s own blood. In such procedure, this is what is done: Prior to elective surgery, some units of a person’s whole blood are banked or the red cells are separated, frozen, and stored. Then if it seems that the patient needs blood during or following surgery, his own stored blood can be returned to him."

 

I want to make sure I understand this correctly. Use of a cell salvage machine or hemodilution where blood is diverted from the body and then back into the body can be viewed as an extension of one's circulatory system. But autologous blood transfusions, as described above, still conflict with what is described in Acts 15:28,29. Do I have this right?

 

 

[Dolce vita]

1 hour ago, Dustparticle said:

True and I can see the reason behind this clarification too.

If I may ask, Brother Glenn, what do you think that reason might be?

[jwhess]

Wow.  Allowing autologous blood transfusions.  That is is a long way from our original NO answer. I appreciate the scriptural reasoning.

[blanchard]

1 hour ago, Dustparticle said:

True and I can see the reason behind this clarification too

And what is the reason ? What do you mean ?

[Dolce vita]

2 minutes ago, Barbllm said:

Brother Losch referenced the 10/15/00 Questions from Readers, which in part states: "Blood is not to be stored; it is to be poured out—returned to God, as it were. Granted, the Mosaic Law is not in force now. Nevertheless, Jehovah’s Witnesses respect the principles God included in it, and they are determined to ‘abstain from blood.’ Hence, we do not donate blood, nor do we store for transfusion our blood that should be ‘poured out.’ That practice conflicts with God’s law."

 

A similar question was answered in the 3/1/89 Watchtower, which stated: "This clearly rules out one common use of autologous blood—preoperative collection, storage, and later infusion of a patient’s own blood. In such procedure, this is what is done: Prior to elective surgery, some units of a person’s whole blood are banked or the red cells are separated, frozen, and stored. Then if it seems that the patient needs blood during or following surgery, his own stored blood can be returned to him."

 

I want to make sure I understand this correctly. Use of a cell salvage machine or hemodilution where blood is diverted from the body and then back into the body can be viewed as an extension of one's circulatory system. But autologous blood transfusions, as described above, still conflict with what is described in Acts 15:28,29. Do I have this right?

 

 

It is said that it can be stored and re-injected.

[Dolce vita]

1 minute ago, blanchard said:

And what is the reason ? What do you mean ?

It seems the French want to know what’s going on in Brother @DustparticleGlenn’s head—apart from chocolate, of course.☺️

[jwhess]

1 minute ago, Barbllm said:

I want to make sure I understand this correctly. Use of a cell salvage machine or hemodilution where blood is diverted from the body and then back into the body can be viewed as an extension of one's circulatory system. But autologous blood transfusions, as described above, still conflict with what is described in Acts 15:28,29. Do I have this right?

No, Br. Losch is stating it is a conscience matter now (your own blood).  I think the apostolic discussion was focused mainly on eating blood or blood products since "transfusion" was not understood then.  The eating would have been related to some other animals blood, not your own.  Since the Mosaic Law was abolished, this discussion in Acts is our foundation.  Paul talks about purchasing in the 'meat-market' so obviously he is talking about food and eating (animal blood).  There may have been some warrior nations who drank the blood of humans in battle situations but that was not the focus of the GB comments.

[McKay]

Honestly, anyone who's been on hemodialysis, like I was and my wife is, has no problem with this since this is basically what dialysis is. While it's not storing in the traditional pre-surgical sense, there are times where the machine has to stop running while the patient or tech has to adjust a needle or handle some other issue. During that time, the blood is just sitting there in the dialyzer waiting to be reinfused, sometimes up to 10 minutes. I always wondered what the difference was between 10 minute, 10 hours, or 10 days. If the blood has left your body, any return is reinfusion.

 

It's a technicality, whereas Jehovah is eager to see how we act upon the faith in our hearts, not how well we can parse words into rules for every variable situation.