THE WATCHTOWER—STUDY EDITION | January 2019

[The Librarian]

This issue contains the study articles for March 4 to April 7, 2019

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[Jack Ryan]

Well the new simplified iPad larger font friendly (less content) edition of the watchtower is out.

There will also be many new and exciting improvements made to the study edition of the Watchtower.

Starting in 2019, it will have a new design and layout. Each study article will be numbered to correspond to the 52 weeks of the calendar year. Also, a somewhat larger font will be used. Many of the brothers and sisters who use the paper copy of the magazine live in locations with poor lighting conditions. With a larger font the magazine will be easier for them to read.

The new design will also occasionally include a picture description that explains the content of an image. This will be of great help in the Braille field.

Additionally, the song numbers for the Watchtower study will include the title of the song. The opening song of the study will appear at the beginning of the article, and the concluding song at the end of the article.

Similarly, the review questions will appear at the end of the article, rather than the beginning.

As these adjustments are implemented, the English simplified edition of the Watchtower will be discontinued in 2019. Instead, the regular study edition will use simpler language. This cuts in half the print design, layout and composition work that is involved.

Jehovah is truly speeding up the work, enabling us to focus on what really matters in this time of the end - helping others to learn the truth about our loving heavenly father.

 

Ok so here is the table of contents in bold, and my thoughts added after:

• “Do Not Be Anxious, for I Am Your God” [Sit still do noting, FEAR GOD]

They don't waste any time the two pictures are pretty scary, the first one here (LINK) show an aging family going through the flood waters with images of evil bosses, opposing family and pressure for blood. The second image (LINK) is sadly a scene we are seeing to much with the Police braking into a bible study group, now i feel this is a direct reminder about Russia, I say this because home bible study groups no longer happen, so this is a secret meeting where the work is banned. The summary of the article is they are training witnesses to expect attack and when the authorities come is "do not panic" "endure" remain calm"

• Praise Jehovah in the Congregation [Kids and adult Study for meetings]

A reminder meeting on what we need do at the hall, "Commenting at meetings" "Pre-study for meetings" "Use JW Library ® app (funny they need to include the ®) This article is really ensuring young ones pre-study as they link to one of this kid videos Lesson 14: Prepare Your Comment

 

How Can You Safeguard Your Heart? [Close your external concerns like a gate]

Well here we are, this article is about how to "protect" the heart and mind from how SATAN try to infect us, here are some quotes that they like to warn about:

" To keep ourselves in good spiritual condition, we must choose a healthy diet of spiritual food and regularly exercise our faith in Jehovah"

"Based on our theocratic routine, we may think that our faith is strong, but wrong desires could be growing in us." (This one is classic i'm not good enough quote we may think we are fine but we can be wrong haha)

[Satan] "surrounds us with people who are already corrupted by him."

"Satan uses movies and television shows to spread his way of thinking."

"Parents, you have a special responsibility".... "protect your children from movies, TV shows, electronic games, and websites" "set household rules that are based on Bible standards. Tell your young children what they can and cannot watch" (This does not need much explaining)

" To safeguard our heart, we must not only close it to wrong influences but also open it to positive influences. Think again about the illustration of a walled city. A gatekeeper closed the gates of the city to stop an enemy invasion, but at other times he opened the gates to allow food and other supplies to be brought in. If the gates were never open, the inhabitants of the city would starve " This really shows how witnesses are taught where every they hear to close off their feelings like a gate.

"Another way we allow God’s thinking to influence us is by watching the material available on JW Broadcasting®." Plug Plug Plug only use is safe.

• What a Simple Meal Teaches Us About a Heavenly King [Go to the memorial]

Focus on the importance of the Memorial and they like to highlight that during the great tribulation the memorial is no longer observed.

What Our Attendance at Meetings Says About Us [Not enough regularly attending meeting, guilt them]

They must be having issues people attending regularly and focus on 3 things they say should move you to go all the time like "Humility" "Courage" and "Love" and a little plug the memorial on April Friday the 19th this year.

• A New Member of the Governing Body [Another JW media star]

Kenneth E. Cook, Jr story about his GB position in Jan 2017 to the Writing Committee of the Governing Body.

And now we have 8 GB men in NY they list out:

1. K. E. Cook, Jr.

2. S. F. Herd

3. G. W. Jackson

4. M. S. Lett

5. G. Lösch

6. A. Morris III

7. D. M. Sanderson

8. D. H. Splane

Very different from when i was a kid not even knowing who they even where, which i thought was better as i felt it made them more humble, very different from now.

[Jack Ryan]

1 minute ago, Jack Ryan said:

There will also be many new and exciting improvements made to the study edition of the Watchtower.

Pray tell, tell us of these EXCITING improvements!

the review questions will appear at the end of the article, rather than the beginning.

They used to be at the end of the article years ago. So, another flip-flop.

the song numbers for the Watchtower study will include the title of the song.

Ok...but not really exciting.

Jehovah is truly speeding up the work

Because of a few minor typographical tweaks? Wow, they are really reaching