i have seen a few comments about this week's meeting.. was there actually a part that specified an actual per-publisher amount that should be donated regularly?.
can this be confirmed please?.
i truly cant believe just how brazen the society seems to be getting - and how desperate they are!.
Yes. Here in Spain it was 2€ each. It was so ironic going on for half an hour about how Russell emphasised we never beg for money then we get a 10 minute letter doing precisely that!
It won't make a jot of difference though as even the PIMIs will forget what they agreed to after a few weeks.
tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?
well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).
here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.
Most of our speakers here in Spain that appear on the Streaming are DIRE! Nice to see a fellow PIMO on here, by the way.
tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the memorial?
well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.. not only will we be having the talk before the memorial (i know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!).
here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as i'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!.
Tired of listening to your local elders giving the "special" talk ever year after the Memorial? Well don't worry, as of next year we will be spicing things up for your enjoyment.
Not only will we be having the talk before the Memorial (I know, wild huh), but we will be treating you to the talk via video starring our famous speakers from Bethel so you can see how a talk should be given (after all Bethel does boast the best speakers in any country, right?!)
Here's a copy of the text from our latest letter as I'm sure that with so much excitement you won't believe it at first!
September 18, 2017
TO ALL CONGREGATIONS Re: 2018 Memorial and Special Talk
Dear Brothers:
On Saturday evening, March 31, 2018, we will gather to observe the Lord’s Evening Meal. (Luke 22:19) To generate enthusiasm for the Memorial, the special public talk, entitled “Who Really Is Jesus Christ?,” will be presented one week before the Memorial, during the week of March 19, 2018. Congregations that have an assembly or the visit of the circuit overseer the week of March 19 will have the special talk one week earlier. Most congregations will view a talk that has been prerecorded by the branch office, and in many cases, given by a member of the Branch Committee. We hope this advance notice will be helpful to you in preparing for these important events. Your brothers,
Page 2 PS to bodies of elders:
Please arrange for this letter to be read to the congregation at the first midweek meeting after its receipt. Thereafter, it should be posted on the information board. However, this postscript should neither be read to the congregation nor be posted on the information board.
In preparation for the 2018 Memorial, please review the direction on selecting a Memorial speaker and selecting Memorial meeting times found in the February 13, 2017, letter to all bodies of elders.
The prerecorded special talk will be available on JW Stream about one month prior to the week it is to be presented. Please assign an elder or a ministerial servant to download the prerecorded talk from JW Stream (using his jw.org credentials) several weeks before the congregation is scheduled to view it. Since there may be multiple recordings available in the same language, in early 2018 the branch office will inform groups and congregations which recording they should use. If possible, a backup speaker should be assigned in case of technical problems with the recording. If a congregation or group does not have the necessary equipment to view the recording or if the recording is not available in the language of the congregation or group, the body of elders should assign a qualified speaker to give the talk in the usual manner.
Since the speaker in the video recording will demonstrate how to develop an outline and effectively teach from it, each elder and ministerial servant who serves as a public speaker should carefully review the special talk outline, the Ministry School book, pages 52-55, and Reminders for Those Assigned Public Talks (S-141) before the talk is presented in the congregation. During the presentation, analyse how the speaker draws attention to the theme, how he uses the Bible as the basis for his talk, and how he teaches directly from the Scriptures. Also, observe how the speaker applies some of the teaching methods that will be discussed in the Kingdom Ministry School for the 2018 service year. The coordinator of the body of elders should ensure that any ministerial servant who serves as a public speaker is made aware of this direction and has access to a copy of the outline.
due to watchtower flagging the mike & kim videos on youtube for copyright, youtube is giving them 6 days before they are shutting down their entire youtube channel.
can you help with a mass downloading program and then reuploading them on a mirror ?
would hate to lose all those good videos!
Sorry but Mike and Kim do nothing to help the redneck stereotype with their ranting and ravings, and then turning upon other ex-JWs like Lloyd Evans just because they don't like his approach to activism. I don't like to watch videos where either I or other people are insulted, shouted at or criticised just because I don't agree with their line of reasoning.
YouTube channels such as the "Ex-JW Critical Thinker" get my vote due to JT's very calm and professional manner, getting people to use their own thinking ability, rather than insulting his viewers.
i never understood why the society was against beards or goatees but completely okay with mustaches.
what's the difference?
facial hair is facial hair, whether it's above your lip or around your cheeks or under your chin.
I saw some pics on JWFacts of old pictures the Society had placed in their publications of Jesus with no facial hair-at all. Couldn't believe it. Forgot what time period this was. Might've been the '20s or something
@Jules No, if you look at the "Paradise Lost" book from the 50s (1958) that's the culprit. Lot's of pictures of Jesus and other first century men without beards, even ADAM!!!! Well at least they got Eve right!
As to who they are and the page numbers, in order shown:
PS. Do you think the "evildoer" on the right has a mullet?!
hi everyone,.
for an incredible amount of topics (vaccinations, worship of jesus, among others), the 1954 bound volume of the watchtower in spanish would be incredibly valuable to me.. does anyone have a scan of it or could send/sell it to me?.
please let me know.. thanks!.
I've asked around but nobody seems to have copies of ANY bound volume from the 50s in Spanish. Sorry. I will keep looking though.
august 31, 2017 to all bodies of elders re: procedure for handling certain cases of wrongdoing.
Two sets of measures to judge by; something that God HATES by the way, according to the Bible.
http://avoidjw.org/en/publications/2018-circuit-assemblies/.
http://avoidjw.org/en/publications/2018-circuit-assemblies/.
Have the Spanish outlines for these assemblies been leaked yet?
so hadn't been to a clam meeting in quite a few months, but went last night.
so we learned that gog of magog is not satan as previously believed.
they used a few scriptures that made it clear that it couldn't be satan and that it would be a coalition of nations.
Annon: where are the older ones?
Do you mean those millions who would never die?! They were all round at Kevin's house having a party, patting themselves on the back that they'd managed to herd their troublesome JW neighbours into a local basement and convince them the Great Trib was upon them!
