They said right at the beginning don't post your notes on the internet so here goes:
Branch visit. Main screen says do not record
Do not take notes to share with anyone else electronic or otherwise.
Summary of watchtower. Warren shewfelt. Build a strong and happy marriage.
Report on kingdom work Rod Jung
Ps 107:3,4,14 brought them out of darkness and tore off their shackles
New peak regular pioneers 12128
Bible studies over 50,000
Oct 55,902 bible studies
116,312 publishers in August
School for kingdom evanglizers. Students come to a single point and become friends. Assigned to groups to learn language or serve as ms or elders. One sister quit her job as engineer for city of Montreal to go to this school.
188,000 memorial
Invite single people to school. Brothers must be 23 years old 2 years as ms or elder and pioneers. Sisters must have 5 years pioneering
They went to the north to show videos on reserves about bullying.
Halifax and Winnipeg and Vancouver. Public witnessing. One lady quit university and became jw because of public witnessing.
Ldc. Local design committee. Full time construction servants. Standard plans and master plan for building in canada.
Every regional convention will have large screen tvs. Make sure you are there Friday because it ties in with Sunday.
Translation department translating for native languages. Why can't translators rely on worldly people. Video interview native Jws who translate. Blackfoot Inuktitut odawa northern Ojibwe Algonquin west swampy Cree Mohawk plains Cree some languages that are translated into.
Song 68 a prayer of the lowly one
Ask to remain standing for announcements. Encouragement to preach this weekend.
Brother Payne
Find happiness in the peace of god
Jesus spoke to people who were unhappy. Sermon on mount seek spiritual things you can be happy.
Happiness is not dependant on things done well. Happiness is an elusive word. Lasting happiness lies with Jehovah.
Problem for many of Jws not happy. We blame ourselves for Jehovah not being pleased with us that we are not happy. Ps 102 a prayer of the oppressed one in despair. Ps 102:1-6 Payne talks about pelicans that we don't have them in canada. compares pelicans with depressed witnesses
Description of one who feels depressed. Is Jehovah interested in you being a happy person. Jesus died for you. Proverbs 12:25 not good to be anxious. Anxiety in a mans heard weighs him down. Never be anxious for the next day. We don't want to be anxious to the point where it makes us unhappy.
Elderly sister in bethel working in service with little child. The little child was so guilty that she said she wouldn't be in new system.
1 chron 8:29. Serve with complete heart
Mal 3:16 book of remembrance. Some brothers are stronger than others in the truth he said but he also said that Jehovah didn't segregate of the 8 million witnesses.
James 5 if conscience is troubled go to elders and confess.
Ps 32 happy is one who's sin is covered and there is no deceit. When I kept silent my bones groaned. We don't have to be unhappy because of hidden sin
Phil 3:13 forgetting the things behind. Paul had many things to forget more than any of you ever have had.
1 cor 15:9,10
None of us deserve everlasting life.
Unhappiness can be caused by change. Nothing is a sure thing or guaranteed. People work to earn money and it can be wiped out. Have to learn to deal with change.
Phil 4;6,7 do not be anxious over anything.
James 1:17 every good gift from above
Jesus doesn't change
Job 41:11
We think we are not good enough we think sometimes. Jehovah can see a sparrow as he falls. He cares for us.
Anglican minister learned the truth upset at the King James Version of the Lord's Prayer. She emailed bishop about the problem. Resigned at minister. Attended district convention. This lady started a study with one of her friends. Both were baptized.
We are jehovahs assets. Luke 23 :40 evildoer beside Jesus dying Remember me when you get to kingdom. Encouraged Jesus. Prov 27:11
Zechariah 13:9 I will bring third part through fire. We have to teach resurrected ones.
Isa 65 interior rooms he referred to brothers missing meetings life is like that. Juggling. We can juggle two balls. Another ball parents sick lost job satan throws more things at us so we miss meetings.
Prayers and personal study are important. Meditation takes away anxiety.
450 people at bethel
375 locations tied in
2879 listened in French
21985 at English locations
As of live broadcast day
Song # 60
Brother Payne closing prayer