The Librarian

Although to B4ucuhear's point above.....

At one time JW's were developing our own calendar so as not to refer to pagan names of gods during the months and year and even week....

Monday = Moon god

Tuesday = Mars (Martes in Spanish)

Wednesday = 

Thursday = Day of Thor (norse god)  Spanish = Jueves or (Jupiter's day)

Friday = Viernes in Spanish or Venus' day

Saturday = Saturn

Sunday = Day of the Sun

you get the idea

And for the months....

January = God Janus

February

March = Mars 

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December 

I can't remember all their references.... but I'm sure it would be easy to look them up.

Yearbook

Watchtower

Awake!

Sing to Jehovah (135 Kingdom songs)

"Bearing Thorough Witness" About God's Kingdom, commentary on Acts of the Apostles

The Wonders of Creation Reveal God's Glory

Dramatic Bible Reading: "Until I Expire I Shall Not Take Away My Integrity!" (Job, Daniel) 

"Your Brother Was Dead and Came to Life" (contemporary) (sign language only) 

Lasting Peace and Happiness—How to Find Them (1995, revised 2009), Chinese, for Buddhists

The Bible—What Is Its Message? (2009) Brochure

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Part of the "archive":

Be careful.  That is the door the devil uses....

He tempted Jesus with ..... make bread out of these stones..... (such a small thing no one would ever know about)......

Yet he was perfect!

Typical baptism scene at an assembly hall

“Disaster"
A prescientific word meaning "Bad Star” from a time of profound ignorance of nature, when misfortune was commonly blamed on cosmic events. Would be true of a killer asteroid. But control of a killer virus? The fault is not in our stars but in ourselves. pic.twitter.com/7gOiwu63Ha

— Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) April 4, 2020

What a beautiful job they did on this Kingdom Hall.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Budeaux

Not sure... I think so.... because it is one of Money Penny's old photo she would share from the UK.

I've added him to my list of JW Celebrities here:

I added Basketball Player Darren Collison to the list - Thanks Isabella for the heads up.

The final decision Darren Collison is getting closer. Adrian Wojnarowski reports, ESPN, former Indiana Pacers set a meeting with his agent, Bill Duffy, which will determine definitively whether or not looking back to the NBA. This will take place early next week, and if the decision is positive start round of meetings with the Lakers and Clippers.

Collison announced his retirement last summer, news that surprised friends and strangers because his age (31 years old at the time, 32 now) and did not invite to think of a goodbye to basketball. In his last season, he averaged 11.2 points and Darren 6 assists, and when it seemed he could be a man coveted as backup point guard announced he was leaving the competition to focus on performing solidarity actions with Jehovah's Witnesses.

The Collison himself has recently triggered rumors with his presence at Staples last Thursday because he was seen with Jeanie Buss, owner of the Lakers, watching the duel that pitted the Lakers and Rockets. When asked if this had something to do with his future, he chose to circumvent any reference to it: "I came just to watch the game. Have you got the best seats in the stadium, "he said.

(Cover photo: Andy Lyons / Getty Images)

Ah...the truth. 😉 pic.twitter.com/9r5qgRFyxF

— John Adams (@Melchizondec) December 18, 2019

"If We Only Understood" by Brother C.T.Russell

Could we draw aside the curtains
That surround each other's lives,
See the naked heart and spirit,
Know what spur the action gives-

Often we would find it better,
Purer than we judged we would
We would love each other better
If we only understood.

Could we judge all deeds by motives,
See the good and bad within,
Often we would love the sinner
All the while we loathe the sin.

Could we know the powers working
To overthrow integrity,
We would judge each other's errors
With more patient charity.

If we knew the cares and trials,
Knew the efforts all in vain,
And the bitter disappointments-
Understood the loss and gain-

Would the grim external roughness Seem,
I wonder, just the same? Would we help where we now hinder?
Would we pity where we blame?

Ah, we judge each other harshly,
Knowing not life's hidden force;
Knowing not the fount of action
Is less turbid at it's source.

Seeing not amid the evil
All the golden grains of good,
Oh, we'd love each other better If we only understood.

Charles T. Russell From "Poems of Dawn" 1912

The public talk title today was, " where can you find security in this world?"

The brother giving the talk gave a very nice illustration, inspired by a true event. Psalm 91:1 states, "Anyone dwelling in the secret place of the Most High, Will procure himself lodging under the very shadow of the Almighty One." So what is that Secret place? and how can you find security there? This illustration also makes it clear as to how we should deal with each other in the christian congregation if any misunderstanding or conflicts arise.And here it is:

Imagine that you are at the kingdom hall or any other place with some brothers and sisters, and suddenly war broke out, rebels are moving all over the place with guns and knives, randomly killing everyone they saw.Now all present started to search for a place to hide, and finally found a place and all hid themselves. It was a tight, dark , cold room, not enough space for anybody to move. Then one of the brothers/sisters decides to move a bit, and steps on your foot, and that hurt you alot. WILL YOU SHOUT? Will you start complaining that its a tight, dark room and you can't stay in there? You know that rebels are all over the place searching for people, and you know what will happen if you SHOUT. Of course, if you decide not to shout, then all of you will be safe. And if you decide to shout, well you know what will happen. 

Likewise, the christian congregation today serves as a "secret place" for Jehovah's people. You can be safe from the pressures of the world around you. And you might have conflicts or misunderstanding with some brothers or sisters, you might get insulted, judged. Now will you SHOUT? in another sense, will you COMPLAIN? You know that satan, the REBEL, "walks about like a roaring lion, seeking to devour someone", ( 1 Peter 5:8). If the REBEL, sees any signs of discouragement or hears any complaining, he will creep in and cause division, or may drift you away from the "SECRET PLACE". But if you keep quiet, then all will be safe.

So next time a conflict arises between you and any of your brothers or sisters, WILL YOU SHOUT ??

This was not just any dorm....

The Governing Body lived in the corner suites from the 9th floor up.  I think we lost a video from went it went up for sale. 

What a beautiful location. I wish we could have kept. But I think they have improved their security in a more country location now.