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My eldest son and his wife are in an "American Sign Language" Congregation here in North Carolina, and both of them can hear perfectly ... so the idea occurred to me .... what do Brothers and Sisters in other countries use? American sign Language? German Sign Language? French Sign Language? Russian Sign Language? American Indian Sign Language? Etc? Is it a Universal Language across verbal languages? Hmmmmmm .......

Thought this would be a fun way to explain how pride can become fatal. Jehovah's spirit can help us to get though or endure any challenge we face. It can also help us to accomplish amazing things for him in this race to the finish. However, if we allow fear or pride to cause us to rely on our own strength, we may not make it to the final leap to the end. We would even lose out on all the "points" we got along the way. Humbly relying on Jehovah's spirit to the end is the only way to win this awful game Satan has created. Proverbs 16:18 "Pride is before a crash." 1 Corinthians 10:12-"So let the one who thinks he is standing beware that he does not fall." Â

Ruby encourages Opal to take a difficult step in order to get her mind off of Blue. Jesus tells us at Matthew 5:30, "Also, if your right hand is making you stumble, cut it off and throw it away from you. For it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to land in Ge·henʹna." Jesus didn't mean we should literally cut off our hands, but rather take drastic measures to remove anything that may cause us to stumble. Maybe it's a certain movie, TV program, the Internet or game. Maybe it's an associate (family, workmate, schoolmate) that brings out the worst in us or tries to get us involved in wrong doing. Maybe it's social media and the amount of time we spend on it or possibly jealous or hurt feelings we get when we see other's posts of them having fun that we may not have been invited to. Whatever it is that causes us to feel or do things God hates we should be quick to remove it from our lives. This may require drastic measures, but it will be better for us in the long run. In any case we should be understanding of those who may refrain from certain things or activities so as to keep from stumbling. (This comic is not implying that if we have an issue with a brother or sister that we should cut them off. We want to at all time demonstrate love toward our brothers and sisters and keep peace in the congregation. In real life If we have an issue with a brother or sister we should lovingly try to solve the issue.)

Often in the bible the God's word is compared to life giving water. How important it is that we keep taking in the water Jehovah provides and keep it in our hearts.

Jeremiah 17:9- The heart is more treacherous than anything else and is desperate. Who can know it? Proverbs 6:27-Can a man take fire to his chest and not burn his garments?The heart can cause us to make unwise decisions when it comes to dating. It can also cause us to develop feelings for more than one person. Our heart may even convince us that we are just being kind to those of the opposite sex when in reality we may actually be flirting with others and leading them on. Thus causing them to develop feelings toward us that we have no intention of reciprocating. It can happen to anyone ( even those with privileges) and without us even noticing it. It's important we identify where to draw the line. Also it requires honest self examination as to our feelings and relationships with others. (Check out the article "Are We Just Friends-or more?, Parts 1 and 2" g 6/12 pp.15-167)

Hi, my name is Sis. Green and I made this shirt cake for the ASL Pioneer School in St. Louis, MO. Thanks you much!☺️ @Lmgreen2767

FAIRFIELD — Jehovah’s Witnesses invites the deaf community of all ages to attend an American Sign Language Program this weekend. Sessions begin at 9:20 a.m. Friday through Sunday. Admission is free. The program is at the Assembly Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 2020 Walters Road. It will be presented entirely in American Sign Language, including tactile interpreting for the blind and visually impaired. The three-day program will feature 49 presentations, each exploring the theme of loyalty. There are also 35 video segments specifically for the program, plus two short films that will be shown Saturday and Sunday. The morning and afternoon sessions each day will be introduced by videos recorded for the convention. The program is in conjunction with the regional convention with the theme of Remain Loyal to Jehovah. The Jehovah’s Witnesses began hosting these free events in the United States and around the world on May 20. Additional information can be found at www.jw.org/ase/jehovahs-witnesses/conventions. http://www.dailyrepublic.com/news/fairfield/jehovahs-witnesses-offer-american-sign-language-program/