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Because that food has become "garbage." Such “spiritual food” that was produced and multiplied in the past in WTJWorg printing presses is no longer produced. Most publications (books, magazines, booklets...) that many JWs today don’t even know about, are no longer used. It has been forgotten on the shelves of few old JW members and in the archives of WTJWorg in America. Many publications were literally destroyed and / or thrown in the trash. Personally, I remember helping to throw away hundreds of books in Zagreb's Bethel (at the old address at 11 Kamaufova Street in Zagreb) before many decades. It was a small format book, if I'm not mistaken the color was light blue, hardcover) A few of us were a young workforce carrying boxes of books out of the basement. And some of us had astonished faces in disbelief wondering, "Is it not a sin to throw away the word of God written in these books"? The leading people of Bethel in Zagreb, together with the USA Administration, obviously did not consider such a procedure to be incorrect. Why? Well because of what many of us later realized. That wasn't "the truth" anyway. And more than that, it was not "the truth" from God. There are things that are “true” and without God to tell us that. But, WTJWorg used just the latter to convince people to accept human interpretations and beliefs as God's. Once upon a time, even today, they claim the same; that everything written in WTJWorg publications came from God via FDS channel or through GB. It is unlikely that someone who simply reads the Bible without taking advantage of divinely provided aids could discern the light. That is why Jehovah God has provided “the faithful and discreet slave,” foretold at Matthew 24:45-47. Today that “slave” is represented by the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses. It is under the direction of this body that the “Light Bearers” District Convention has been arranged. - https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1992328 - Come to the “Light Bearers” District Convention Title of this article suggesting how GB is Light Bearers, and then all JW members who sow such "truth" are likewise, light bearers. Also: So, then, we have noted four basic avenues of aid: (1) reading and studying God’s Word, together with Christian literature; (2) persevering in prayer; (3) yielding to the influence of God’s holy spirit; and (4) enlisting the aid of mature Christians. In these ways, many, many persons have been helped in their struggle to overcome weaknesses. Yet, some have a far more difficult time conquering weaknesses than do others. Are there yet other aids that they could effectively use? - https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1982762 Why do “divinely provided aids” end up in the trash?

"If you look in the backyard of the Watchtower Society you will see a trashpile of teachings that were presented to every man woman and child on this earth as a teaching of God, the Almighty. Those churches that were not teaching it, were not teaching the “truth”.

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Thai Officials Using Jehovah’s Witnesses Publications To Address Social Issues This year marks three years since Thai Government officials started using publications by Jehovah’s Witnesses as part of the national initiative to educate the public officials on how to address some key social issues. These issues include prevention of domestic violence, effective parenting, and improving physical and mental health. These government’s national education initiatives are orchestrated and implemented at over 8,700 regional Community Learning Centers that are spread across the country. The government has also set up 11 Community Development Learning Centers (CDLC), whose main focus is to train the community leaders. The director of CDLC in Nakhon Nayok province Chaiwat Saengsri, says the goal of the Jehovah’s Witnesses is very clear and aims at helping the people and communities get to know their Creator. This is the same goal that CDLC has; assisting the community in raising their standards in the quest for peace and better quality life. Mr. Chaiwat also requested the Jehovah’s Witnesses make their publications available during the SMART Leader seminar. This seminar seeks to bring together 20 instructors and 100 community leaders from 28 provinces, who will receive training on community building and leadership. The spokesperson for Jehovah’s Witnesses in Thailand Anthony Petratyotin says, “We are happy to know that community leaders are making such good use of the Bible-based advice found in our publications. We will continue to make our literature available to officials, along with our primary means of distribution—our public ministry.” Some of the publications that have been used include the /Awake! https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201304/avoid-hurtful-speech/ Magazine article, “How to Avoid Hurtful Speech”. This article was used to teach the community leaders on how to handle conflict in marriage without unleashing a torrent of hurtful words whenever a conflict arises. The publication seeks to explain why conflict in a marriage happens, and what can be done to end it without necessarily using words that will end up hurting the spouse. Some of the suggested ways to avoid using hurtful words include showing empathy, being respectful, reviving the feeling the couple once shared, avoiding verbal attacks, postponing a discussion when tempers begin to flare. Another article, “An End to Domestic Violence https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201304/end-to-domestic-violence/ helps the participants in dealing with domestic violence by understanding the prevalence of domestic violence cases, why this happens, and what can be done to stop it. The publication offers practical advice that can help violent spouses change their behavior. The education has helped many spouses replace violence with kindness and respect. Violent spouses learn how to treat their better half, and eventually become witnesses that domestic violence can stop. The publication teaches about honor, mildness, and self-control, and condemns abusive speech in marriage. Thai Officials Use Publications From Jehovah’s Witnesses to Aid Community Development https://t.co/qX63wYvCdY Resources Jehovah’s Witnesses https://www.jw.org/en/news/releases/by-region/thailand/officials-use-publications-from-jehovahs-witnesses/ Jehovah’s Witnesses -Awake! https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201304/avoid-hurtful-speech/ Jehovah’s Witnesses -How to Avoid Hurtful Speech https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201304/avoid-hurtful-speech/ Jehovah’s Witnesses -An End to Domestic Violence https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/g201304/end-to-domestic-violence/ 10 Feb 2017 Posted by Alison Lesley http://www.worldreligionnews.com/religion-news/christianity/jehovahs-witnesses-publications-used-address-social-issues-thailand PDF Thai Officials Use Publications From Jehovah’s Witnesses in Community Development.pdf

the new year book is available online on the official JWORG page, and if you like to have a look on the annoual report with the year's numbers. (do you keep statistics of all these numbers? - that could be interesting to have.) here is something interesting I would like to share. thanks

the new yearbook of 2017 is not on the official page jworg yet. If I download the dvd, (wtlibrary2016) … wtlib_2016_E Does the dvd contain the new yearbook already ? Thank you for your answers.