Queen Esther

20 minutes ago, ARchiv@L said:

and cleaning for the Memorial also !!

Yes,  that  was  your  last  sentence  above   Thats  the  most  importend  cleaning !  Mostly  1 - 2 weeks  before  Memorial.

Exactly  my  thoughts  too.....

YES,  we  will  do !!   I  posted  it  more  times  too....

@Bible Speaks  Of  course  we  are  ready....  NO  words !  But  for  your  invitation  its  too  early !  JEHOVAH  WILL  GIVE  US  AN  INVITATION  ON  TIME !!    Take  still  little  patience.....

29 minutes ago, Martha Braun Amistadi said:

My heart is full of appreciation for Jehovah whenever I see his awesome works of creation. Thank you so much Queen Esther. What beautiful thoughts to fill my mind with before I lay down to sleep! ?

Oh...   I  am  so  glad  you  got  beautiful  thoughts  now !   I  wish  you  a  GOOD  NIGHT   with  dreaming  of  our  so  BEAUTIFUL  NEW  WORLD,  dear  Sister

1 hour ago, The Librarian said:

Hard working Germans!! ;-)

I'm  sure,  ALL  Kingdom - halls  getting  the  same  yearly  SPRINGTIME - CLEANING

27 minutes ago, Blanchie DeGrate said:

Yes Sis., Jehovah is always ready!!  I just love your comments ?⏰??

Thank  you  SO  very  much !  You  are  lovable  for  SO  many  things  you  try  doing  &  DO ❤

10 minutes ago, Martha Braun Amistadi said:

We love our intrepid sister with zeal for Jehovah and a love that flames within her heart. 

Thanks  for  your  true  words,  dear  Sister  Martha !  Yes  we  have  SO  many  different  disabled  Brothers  and  Sisters  with  a  huge  love  for  Jehovah❤  May  HE  bless  them  alot !!

@ARchiv@L  Hahaha....  WOW,  a  very  old  WT !  from  2001,  thats 16 years

Bethel  Branch - office  Brother  said,  since  our  letter - campaign,  now  alot  apostate  want  bring  big  trouble  against  the  JW !  We  shall  always  use  the  English  jw.org  website  for  the  new  and  true  informations !

Not  trust  bad  websites  or  strange  Brother's...  Lets  obey  and  try  be  more  wise,  yes ?  Thank  you   Its  not  worth  to  'pin'  that  post,  I  think,  I  see  it  different.

1 hour ago, Queen Esther said:

OH  YES.....   I  learned  that  already  in  my  first  Bible  study   The  most  of  us  knowing  that...  Jehovah  has  a  'HUGE  tube'  and  HE  is  saving  all  our  tears ✔️??

Thank  you  dear  Blanchie❤

@Perpetua Marcolino  Thank  you  for  agree  my  comment....

We  have  so  many  brave  &  diligent  Brothers / Sisters  around  the  Earth....

I  love  them  for  their  big  dedication  for  Jehovah❤

He  was  growing  to  a  Missionary,  many  years  with  his  wife,  I  know  that !

He  died  in  the  year  2014...    with  more  than  80  years !

OH  YES.....   I  learned  that  already  in  my  first  Bible  study   The  most  of  us  knowing  that...  Jehovah  has  a  'HUGE  tube'  and  HE  is  saving  all  our  tears ✔️??

If you think you're too small to make a difference, then watch that .....

Video text  in  English.....

"If you think you're too small to do something, try to sleep when there's a mosquito in the room." 

( Dalai Lama )

ACTUALLY  OUR  BROTHER'S  FROM  THE  UKRAINE  WERE  WRITING  LETTERS  TO  THEIR  BROTHERS  IN  RUSSIA....  THATS  JW  LOVE❤

   JEHOVAH  WILL  WIN...  EVERLASTING !!

@Bible Speaks   Are  you  really  SO  sure,  that  your  "party"  will  start  in  short  time... ?   JEHOVAH'S  time  is SO very different  to  ours. The  humans  always  were  counting  wrong !

Why  not  have  finally  more  patience ?  Jehovah  was  writing  that  word  to  the  9 spiritual  fruits 

THAT  HAS  OF  SURE  AN  IMPORTEND  SENSE,  I  THINK !   For  many  things  we  need  alot  more  patience,  oh  yes......  OUR  WHOLE  LIFE  WE  LIVE  WITH  JEHOVAH❤  together  ;-))

I  am  NOT  counting  the  days  now !!  I  know,  the  NW  is  coming  soon....  thats  ok.

12 hours ago, Christine Collins said:

This is really spectacular and shows us how wonderful the new world will be without man to ruin it.

I agree with you, dear sister ! We await a really wonderful NEW WORLD❤️

I posted current pictures, but our NW is alot more beautiful. Oh yes, we all will be SO happy in Jehovah's NW !  Lets be loyal until to the last minute ! 

Funny...  

Timoteo les recordará mis métodos relacionados con Cristo Jesús, así como yo estoy enseñando en todas partes en toda congregación (1 Cor. 4:17).

http://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/4/3

Muchos ancianos de distintos países dedican tiempo a la capacitación y han tenido muy buenos resultados. Hace poco se les preguntó a algunos de ellos cómo lo hacen. Curiosamente, aunque sus circunstancias son muy diferentes, sus comentarios fueron muy similares. ¿Qué demuestra esto? Que la capacitación que se basa en la Biblia funciona “en todas partes” y “en toda congregación”. Tal como un campesino tiene que ablandar la tierra antes de sembrar las semillas, así mismo, el anciano debe preparar el corazón del hermano al que va a capacitar. De esta forma, el hermano se sentirá motivado a aprender. ¿Qué puede hacer para “ablandar la tierra”? Seguir un método similar al que utilizó Samuel cuando preparó a Saúl para que llegara a ser el rey de Israel (1 Sam. 9:15-27; 10:1). w15 15/4 1:11, 12

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[Timothy] will remind you of my methods in connection with Christ Jesus, just as I am teaching everywhere in every congregation.—1 Cor. 4:17.

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/4/3

Recently, a group of elders who are successful in helping brothers to grow spiritually were asked what approach they use when training others. Though the circumstances of these brothers vary greatly, the advice they gave was strikingly similar. What does this indicate? That Bible-based training is applicable to learners “everywhere in every congregation”—just as it was in the apostle Paul’s day. A teacher needs to create the right conditions for training. Just as a gardener needs to cultivate, or loosen, the soil before sowing seeds, so a teacher needs to prepare, or encourage, the heart of a learner before teaching him new skills. So how do teachers create the right conditions for training others? By following an approach similar to that taken by Samuel when he was preparing Saul to lead Israel.—1 Sam. 9:15-27; 10:1. w15 4/15 1:11, 12

Prince's death puts spotlight on Jehovah's Witnesses ❤
Prince's death has put an unprecedeted spotlight on his JW -
in suburban Minneapolis, as well as the  Jehovah's  Witness  faith nationally.

'We lost a spiritual brother' in Prince'....

For more than a decade, Prince spent many Sunday mornings inside a simple Jehovah’s Witnesses hall in a Minneapolis suburb, listening to Bible readings, sharing his insights in group discussions, and singing such hymns as “God’s Promise of Paradise” and “Be Forgiving.”

“His beliefs were very, very strong,” said Larry Graham, a close friend who introduced Prince to the faith.

While the superstar was comfortable door-knocking in Minnesota to spread the Bible’s message — a requirement for all Witnesses — he also tried to spread Jehovah’s teachings to musicians and others in his circle, Graham said. “It’s a side of him most people don’t know,” he said.

As Prince fans across the globe await an explanation of his unexpected death on April 21, worshipers at this St. Louis Park church remember a modest guy who would slip into the fellowship hall on Sundays with zero fanfare.

Ironically, in death, he has put an unprecedented spotlight on his church.

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“We’re seeing a tremendous surge in interest,” said Jim Lundstrom, a church elder in St. Louis Park. “I’ve gotten calls from Paris, London, Africa … and all points in between. Now our name is coming to the fore.”

Like the others in this church, Prince didn’t fear death, because he believed in a future earthly paradise. But, Graham said, the superstar was not planning to make his worldly exit yet. Graham said he knew nothing of opioid painkillers, now the focus of Prince’s death investigation.

Graham also denied claims that Prince couldn’t have hip surgery because his faith prohibited blood transfusions.

While Jehovah’s Witnesses can’t get blood transfusions, medical technology offers alternatives, Graham said.

In fact, Lundstrom belongs to a national network of hospital liaisons who help church members at the Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota and elsewhere receive optimal care without transfusions.

“We recognize that life is a gift from God,” said Graham, a bass player for the 1960s funk band Sly and the Family Stone. “Any medical treatment that will make us well again, we seek that.”

Prince’s Sunday home

About 70 people sat with Bible study pamphlets on their laps at Prince’s Jehovah’s Witnesses hall last Sunday. It’s a simple room, with no crucifixes or religious symbols — just comfortable chairs and plenty of Bibles and Watchtower publications available at the door.

“He’d usually sit over there,” said one member, gesturing to the rows center and back.

The nearly two-hour service opened with a hymn, and then a guest speaker preached about the Bible being an “owner’s manual for our lives.” That was followed by an hourlong, engaging discussion about loyalty to God, during which worshipers answered questions such as: “How can you be loyal to both Jehovah and your friend or relative?”

The service ended with a simple prayer and a song, and folks meandered out the door.

Prince’s path to this church began at an after-concert party in Nashville about 20 years ago, Graham said. Prince and Graham, both performing in town that night, found themselves talking about life’s big questions.

Prince later asked Graham, a member of Jehovah’s Witnesses since 1975, if he would consider moving to Minneapolis to continue teaching him the Bible. Graham, at the time living in Montego Bay, Jamaica, said yes. He has been Prince’s spiritual mentor and close friend ever since.

“We started studying the Bible on a regular basis,” recalled Graham. “And the more he learned, the more questions he had, like: ‘Why are we here? Where is everything heading? What’s the future for mankind, for the Earth?’ ”

Prince also learned that Jehovah’s Witnesses do not celebrate Christmas and Easter, for example, because those holidays have roots in pagan traditions. They do not serve in the military. They view Jesus as the son of God, but not God, and they don’t believe in a trinity. They pray to God, called Jehovah, who will return to rule a paradise on Earth.

Prince, known as “Brother Nelson,” joined Jehovah’s Witnesses in 2003.

The church was a beneficiary of Prince’s philanthropy, but it’s difficult to say how much he gave. Collection plates are not passed. Giving is done privately, often in cash and often at a church table with two slots marked “Local Congregation Expenses” and “Worldwide Work.”

No will for Prince has surfaced, and Graham said he was unaware if Jehovah’s Witnesses would benefit from a $100-million-plus estate now being claimed by Prince’s family members.

Near the giving table is a large map of St. Louis Park, with every street on a grid that is used for door-to-door ministry.

“We have the whole world [mapped],” said George Cook, a church elder eyeing the map. “We’re very organized.”

There are about 8 million Jehovah’s Witnesses worldwide, he said, and about 15,000 are Minnesotans.

Ministry, Prince style

It wasn’t uncommon for Prince and Graham — or Prince and other church members — to grab their Bibles and head out to neighborhoods. Sometimes people recognized their famous visitor, sometimes not. He enjoyed it, Graham said. And having a celebrity like Prince as a visible supporter made others more interested in checking out the religion, he said.

But Prince’s ministry extended beyond the city map.

“If there was some visitor at Paisley Park, they could sit down and have a conversation,” said Graham. “It could be after a show. Or you could just be out and about, and run into people, and just start talking about the Bible. Many, many kinds of settings.

“He would never try to force his beliefs on anyone. But he was always willing to share the things he learned in the Bible.”

One thing Prince learned was to be “a positive person,” Graham said. He ate and drank in moderation. He stopped cursing. And he stopped writing the raunchy lyrics that characterized some of his early work.

Prince also was at Graham’s side at various Jehovah’s Witnesses conferences, digging deeper into an unusual faith he credited with turning his life around.

“[The Bible] helps you with every aspect of your life,” Prince said in a 2004 interview. “Once you can clean out the cobwebs, so to speak, you can see everything more clearly.”

A type of protection

When asked why a free-spirited musician would choose a structured faith, Graham said that’s not how he — or Prince — saw it.

“It’s not really restrictive. It’s more like a protection from things that could possibly harm us,” Graham said. “So it’s a positive thing … and making you a better person.”

Prince was particularly drawn to biblical messages of a hopeful future, he said. One of his favorite passages was Revelations 21:3-4, which states that God ultimately will dwell with his people and that “death will be no more.”

“The resurrection and the hope for the future — and many more [passages] — we discussed many weeks and many months and years,” Graham said.

“A lot of people will remember Prince for his music,” he added. “But he’d also want people to know what he learned from the Bible. We lost a really good friend and a spiritual brother.”

UNTIL  TO  PARADISE........   OUR  DEAR  BROTHER ❤

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HOW  BRAVE  OUR  SISTER  IN  GROENLANDIA - by  cart - witnessing !

Its  SO  very  cold....  awww   But  she  is  showing  love  for the  Truth  -

Jehovah  is  watching  and  helping,  yes❤