Queen Esther

I spoke with a Swedish sister yesterday while on field service.  She said that the Swedes NEVER talk about religion - it is a taboo in their culture.  Many Swedes are secularist.   The sister took quite long to become active because she could not tell her parents that she wanted to be a witness and she still cannot speak to them about Jehovah because it is taboo in their family to speak about any aspect of any religion.  So I find these brothers advertising their faith so loud very encouraging and brave!

How Can We Show That We Love Jehovah?


We love, because [God] first loved us.—1 John 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/13
In what way has God “first loved us”? The apostle Paul said: “God recommends his own love to us in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.” (Rom. 5:8) Love is Jehovah’s dominant attribute, so we can understand why Jesus told one inquirer that the first commandment from God is: “You must love Jehovah your God with your whole heart and with your whole soul and with your whole mind and with your whole strength.” (Mark 12:30) From Jesus’ words, we learn that love for God involves, first of all, our heart. Being halfhearted is displeasing to Jehovah. However, we note that love for God also involves our whole soul, mind, and strength. This means that genuine love for God is much more than just an emotional feeling of the heart. In addition to being heartfelt, our love for God must involve all our spiritual and physical faculties. According to the prophet Micah, that is what Jehovah wants from us.—Mic. 6:8. w15 9/15 5:1-3

Interesting and impressive. I was baptized in 1969 at Port Harcourt, Nigeria. 

Τρίτη 14 Φεβρουαρίου
Από λόγια άλλων έχω ακούσει για εσένα, αλλά τώρα σε βλέπουν τα ίδια μου τα μάτια.—Ιώβ 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/el/wol/dt/r11/lp-g/2017/2/14
Μάρτυρες του Ιεχωβά
Tuesday, February 14
My ears have heard about you, but now I do see you with my eyes.—Job 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/14
Jehovah's Witnesses
Martes 14 de febrero
De oídas he sabido de ti, pero ahora mi propio ojo de veras te ve (Job 42:5).
http://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/2/14
Testigos de Jehová
Terça-feira, 14 de fevereiro
Ouvi falar a teu respeito, mas agora te vejo com os meus próprios olhos. — Jó 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/dt/r5/lp-t/2017/2/14
Testemunhas de Jeová
Вторник, 14 февраля
Я слышал молву о тебе, а теперь мои глаза видят тебя (Иов 42:5).
http://wol.jw.org/ru/wol/dt/r2/lp-u/2017/2/14
Свидетели Иеговы
Wtorek 14 lutego
Słyszałem o tobie pogłoski, ale teraz widzi cię moje własne oko (Hioba 42:5).
http://wol.jw.org/pl/wol/dt/r12/lp-p/2017/2/14
Świadkowie Jehowy
Mardi 14 février
Par ouï-dire j’ai entendu parler de toi, mais maintenant mon œil te voit, oui (Job 42:5).
http://wol.jw.org/fr/wol/dt/r30/lp-f/2017/2/14
Témoins de Jéhovah 
Dienstag, 14. Februar
Vom Hörensagen habe ich von dir gehört, nun aber hat mein eigenes Auge dich gesehen (Hiob 42:5)
http://wol.jw.org/de/wol/dt/r10/lp-x/2017/2/14
Zeugen Jehovas
Martedì 14 febbraio
Per sentito dire ho udito di te, ma ora il mio proprio occhio veramente ti vede (Giob. 42:5)
http://wol.jw.org/it/wol/dt/r6/lp-i/2017/2/14
Testimoni di Geova
dinsdag 14 februari
Van horen zeggen heb ik omtrent u vernomen, maar nu heeft mijn eigen oog u gezien. — Job 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/nl/wol/dt/r18/lp-o/2017/2/14
Jehovah’s Getuigen
Tisdag 14 februari
Genom hörsägen hade jag hört om dig, men nu har jag sett dig med egna ögon. (Job 42:5)
http://wol.jw.org/sv/wol/dt/r14/lp-z/2017/2/14
Jehovas vittnen
14 Şubat Salı
Senin hakkında kulaktan bilgim vardı, şimdiyse Seni kendi gözlerimle görüyorum (Eyüp 42:5).
http://wol.jw.org/tr/wol/dt/r22/lp-tk/2017/2/14
Yehova’nın Şahitleri
E martë, 14 shkurt
Veç kisha dëgjuar për ty, por tani syri im të sheh.—Jobi 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/sq/wol/dt/r41/lp-al/2017/2/14
Dëshmitarët e Jehovait
Вторник, 14 февруари
Бях слушал да се говори за тебе, но сега очите ми те виждат. (Йов 42:5)
http://wol.jw.org/bg/wol/dt/r46/lp-bl/2017/2/14
Свидетели на Йехова
Marți, 14 februarie
Urechea mea auzise despre tine, dar acum ochiul meu te vede. (Iov 42:5)
http://wol.jw.org/ro/wol/dt/r34/lp-m/2017/2/14
Martorii lui Iehova
Martes, Pebrero 14
Sa sabi-sabi ay nakarinig ako ng tungkol sa iyo, ngunit ngayon ay nakikita ka nga ng aking mata.—Job 42:5.
http://wol.jw.org/tl/wol/dt/r27/lp-tg/2017/2/14
Mga Saksi ni Jehova

@Ann O'Maly users are not discouraged from openly discussing topics on this platform. The @admin has been very clear about this issue many times.
 

A  nice  preaching  idea...
 

Greece
The brothers of Greece shared with us on photos in a dispute, in a market where the brothers were distributing publications to the people.
Observing can be like in the photos, there is a cure unorthodox that many were against the witnesses!
Some people were on the side of the brothers, as the "fat" gentleman on the left, who had to keep our brother with ties ... because they offended the witness.
Another proof that the situation in the world will be this Enconando against our people up in democratic countries ....
Ελλάδα
Οι αδελφοί της Ελλάδα μαζί μας στις φωτογραφίες σε ένα επιχείρημα, σε μια αγορά όπου οι αδελφοί ήταν, εκδόσεις που διανέμονται στους ανθρώπους.
Μπορούμε να παρατηρήσουμε στις φωτογραφίες, υπάρχει μια ανορθόδοξη θεραπεία ότι πολλοί ήταν ενάντια στους μάρτυρες!
Μερικοί άνθρωποι ήταν από την πλευρά των αδελφών, όπως το λίπος άνθρωπος στο αριστερό, το είχε ο αδελφός μας με την εκμετάλλευση γραβάτα ... επειδή προσέβαλε τον μάρτυρα.
Μια άλλη απόδειξη ότι η κατάσταση στον κόσμο είναι αυτή η Enconando ενάντια στο λαό μας σε δημοκρατικές χώρες ....
 
( translated by google )

King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba - Amazed at His Wisdom. Knowledge and Wisdom! - A Gift from Jehovah! ~ 
(Sol′o·mon) [from a root meaning “peace”]
(1 Kings 10:1-25) . . .Now the queen of She′ba was hearing the report about Sol′o·mon in connection with the name of Jehovah. So she came to test him with perplexing questions. 2 Finally she arrived at Jerusalem with a very impressive train, camels carrying balsam oil and very much gold and precious stones; and she came on in to Sol′o·mon and began to speak to him all that happened to be close to her heart. 
3 Sol′o·mon, in turn, went on to tell her all her matters. There proved to be no matter hidden from the king that he did not tell her. 4 When the queen of She′ba got to see all the wisdom of Sol′o·mon and the house that he had built, 5 and the food of his table and the sitting of his servants and the table service of his waiters and their attire and his drinks and his burnt sacrifices that he regularly offered up at the house of Jehovah, then there proved to be no more spirit in her. 6 So she said to the king: “True has the word proved to be that I heard in my own land about your matters and about your wisdom. 
7 And I did not put faith in the words until I had come that my own eyes might see; and, look! I had not been told the half. You have surpassed in wisdom and prosperity the things heard to which I listened. 8 Happy are your men; happy are these servants of yours who are standing before you constantly, listening to your wisdom! 9 May Jehovah your God come to be blessed, who has taken delight in you by putting you upon the throne of Israel; because Jehovah loves Israel to time indefinite, so that he appointed you as king to render judicial decision and righteousness.” 10 Then she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold and a very great deal of balsam oil and precious stones. There never came anymore the like of that balsam oil for quantity such as the queen of She′ba gave to King Sol′o·mon.
11 And Hi′ram’s fleet of ships that carried gold from O′phir also brought from O′phir timbers of algum trees in very great amount and precious stones. 12 And the king proceeded to make out of the timbers of the algum trees supports for the house of Jehovah and for the house of the king, and also harps and stringed instruments for the singers. Timbers of algum trees like this have not come in nor have they been seen down to this day. 13 And King Sol′o·mon himself gave the queen of She′ba all her delight for which she asked, apart from what he gave her according to the openhandedness of King Sol′o·mon. After that she turned about and went to her own land, she together with her servants. 
14 And the weight of the gold that came to Sol′o·mon in one year amounted up to six hundred and sixty-six talents of gold, 15 apart from the men of travel and the profit from the traders and all the kings of the Arabs and the governors of the land. 16 And King Sol′o·mon went on to make two hundred large shields of alloyed gold (six hundred [shekels] of gold he proceeded to lay upon each large shield), 17 and three hundred bucklers of alloyed gold (three mi′nas of gold he proceeded to lay upon each buckler). Then the king put them in the House of the Forest of Leb′a·non. 18 Further, the king made a great ivory throne and overlaid it with refined gold. 
19 There were six steps to the throne, and the throne had a round canopy behind it, and there were armrests on this side and on that side by the place of sitting, and two lions were standing beside the armrests. 20 And there were twelve lions standing there upon the six steps, on this side and on that side. No other kingdom had any made just like it. 21 And all the drinking vessels of King Sol′o·mon were of gold, and all the vessels of the House of the Forest of Leb′a·non were of pure gold. There was nothing of silver; it was considered in the days of Sol′o·mon as nothing at all. 
22 For the king had a fleet of ships of Tar′shish on the sea along with Hi′ram’s fleet of ships. Once every three years the fleet of ships of Tar′shish would come carrying gold and silver, ivory, and apes and peacocks. 23 So King Sol′o·mon was greater in riches and wisdom than all the other kings of the earth. 24 And all the people of the earth were seeking the face of Sol′o·mon to hear his wisdom that God had put in his heart. 25 And they were bringing each his gift, articles of silver and articles of gold and garments and armor and balsam oil, horses and mules, as a yearly matter of course."
wol.jw.org

Δευτέρα 13 Φεβρουαρίου
Εμείς αγαπάμε επειδή [ο Θεός] πρώτος μας αγάπησε.—1 Ιωάν. 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/el/wol/dt/r11/lp-g/2017/2/13
Μάρτυρες του Ιεχωβά
Monday, February 13
We love, because [God] first loved us.—1 John 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2017/2/13
Jehovah's Witnesses
Lunes 13 de febrero
Amamos, porque Dios nos amó primero (1 Juan 4:19).
http://wol.jw.org/es/wol/dt/r4/lp-s/2017/2/13
Testigos de Jehová
Segunda-feira, 13 de fevereiro
Nós amamos porque [Deus] nos amou primeiro. — 1 João 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/pt/wol/dt/r5/lp-t/2017/2/13
Testemunhas de Jeová
Понедельник, 13 февраля
Мы любим, потому что... [Бог] первый полюбил нас (1 Иоан. 4:19).
http://wol.jw.org/ru/wol/dt/r2/lp-u/2017/2/13
Свидетели Иеговы
Poniedziałek 13 lutego
Miłujemy, ponieważ on [Bóg] pierwszy nas umiłował (1 Jana 4:19).
http://wol.jw.org/pl/wol/dt/r12/lp-p/2017/2/13
Świadkowie Jehowy
Lundi 13 février
Nous aimons, parce que [Dieu] nous a aimés le premier (1 Jean 4:19).
http://wol.jw.org/fr/wol/dt/r30/lp-f/2017/2/13
Témoins de Jéhovah 
Montag, 13. Februar
Wir lieben, weil Gott uns zuerst geliebt hat (1. Joh. 4:19)
http://wol.jw.org/de/wol/dt/r10/lp-x/2017/2/13
Zeugen Jehovas
Lunedì 13 febbraio
In quanto a noi, amiamo, perché Dio per primo amò noi (1 Giov. 4:19)
http://wol.jw.org/it/wol/dt/r6/lp-i/2017/2/13
Testimoni di Geova
maandag 13 februari
Wij hebben lief omdat God ons eerst heeft liefgehad. — 1 Joh. 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/nl/wol/dt/r18/lp-o/2017/2/13
Jehovah’s Getuigen
Måndag 13 februari
Vi [älskar], därför att han först har älskat oss. (1 Joh. 4:19)
http://wol.jw.org/sv/wol/dt/r14/lp-z/2017/2/13
Jehovas vittnen
13 Şubat Pazartesi
Biz seviyoruz, çünkü önce Tanrı bizi sevdi (1. Yuhn. 4:19).
http://wol.jw.org/tr/wol/dt/r22/lp-tk/2017/2/13
Yehova’nın Şahitleri
E hënë, 13 shkurt
Ne kemi dashuri, sepse Perëndia na deshi i pari.—1 Gjon. 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/sq/wol/dt/r41/lp-al/2017/2/13
Dëshmitarët e Jehovait
Понеделник, 13 февруари
Ние проявяваме любов, защото Бог пръв прояви любов. (1 Йоан 4:19)
http://wol.jw.org/bg/wol/dt/r46/lp-bl/2017/2/13
Свидетели на Йехова
Luni, 13 februarie
Noi iubim pentru că [Dumnezeu] ne-a iubit primul. (1 Ioan 4:19)
http://wol.jw.org/ro/wol/dt/r34/lp-m/2017/2/13
Martorii lui Iehova
Lunes, Pebrero 13
Tayo ay umiibig, sapagkat [ang Diyos] ang unang umibig sa atin.—1 Juan 4:19.
http://wol.jw.org/tl/wol/dt/r27/lp-tg/2017/2/13
Mga Saksi ni Jehova
 
 

Greece
The brothers of Greece shared with us on photos in a dispute, in a market where the brothers were distributing publications to the people.
Observing can be like in the photos, there is a cure unorthodox that many were against the witnesses!
Some people were on the side of the brothers, as the "fat" gentleman on the left, who had to keep our brother with ties ... because they offended the witness.
Another proof that the situation in the world will be this Enconando against our people up in democratic countries ....
Ελλάδα
Οι αδελφοί της Ελλάδα μαζί μας στις φωτογραφίες σε ένα επιχείρημα, σε μια αγορά όπου οι αδελφοί ήταν, εκδόσεις που διανέμονται στους ανθρώπους.
Μπορούμε να παρατηρήσουμε στις φωτογραφίες, υπάρχει μια ανορθόδοξη θεραπεία ότι πολλοί ήταν ενάντια στους μάρτυρες!
Μερικοί άνθρωποι ήταν από την πλευρά των αδελφών, όπως το λίπος άνθρωπος στο αριστερό, το είχε ο αδελφός μας με την εκμετάλλευση γραβάτα ... επειδή προσέβαλε τον μάρτυρα.
Μια άλλη απόδειξη ότι η κατάσταση στον κόσμο είναι αυτή η Enconando ενάντια στο λαό μας σε δημοκρατικές χώρες ....
 
( translated by google )

That's not the yeartext for 1914.
Because of the calendars, mostly, I recall most of the ones since 1964 or so. I was baptized in 1967, too, @Gloria Medina Our yeartext banner at the front of the Hall that year was beige-on-beige silk. (Here I am, send me.) Very hard to read except in a certain light.
I think someone changed the 1914 one so they could claim it matched the 2014 one, which wasn't true, of course. Probably part of an "innocent" attempt to drum up more speculation for 2014 as the 100th anniversary of 1914, and the year when our "last memorial?" was on Nisan 14 on 04/14/14, etc.

I  was  looking.....    by   Jehovah's Witnesses,  Category  "Miscellaneous"  -  the  link  is:
https://www.theworldnewsmedia.org/forum/129-miscellaneous/
Look  on  &  off  bec. the  views, sometimes  it  takes  little  time
PS.  The  1. video  too....  both  are  very  long  for  here  -   but  NOT  delete  here,  its  ok !
  

http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/1200276311
 
http://www.jw-archive.org/post/77230817055/1914-2014-year-texts
 

@ARchiv@L ......  
 

Η ζωή είναι μια παραλία στο γιοτ …τροπικό νησί  ---
Το σκάφος μοιάζει με απομονωμένο, ηφαιστειογενές νησί, με τις τροπικές παραλίες του και καλύβες που μπορούν να φιλοξενήσουν έως δέκα άτομα. Το σχεδίασε η βρετανική εταιρεία Yacht Island Deigns.
Στο κύριο κατάστρωμα υπάρχει ένας ορμίσκος με μια πισίνα που έχει θέα στον ωκεανό, στην οποία καταλήγει το νερό από έναν καταρράκτη.
Το σκάφος… «συνοδεύουν» μια σειρά νησάκια, όπου οι επισκέπτες μπορούν να χαλαρώσουν!
Η σουίτα των ιδιοκτητών βρίσκεται μέσα στο ηφαίστειο και εκτείνεται σε δύο καταστρώματα, ενώ υπάρχουν ακόμη τέσσερις VIP σουίτες με ιδιωτικά μπαλκόνια και πρόσβαση στο κύριο κατάστρωμα.
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La vie est une plage sur le yacht île tropicale ... ---

Le navire ressemble isolé, île volcanique, avec des plages et des huttes tropicales qui peuvent accueillir jusqu'à dix personnes. La conçue par la société britannique Yacht île daignera.

Sur le pont principal, il y a une crique avec une piscine donnant sur l'océan, ce qui conduit l'eau d'une cascade.

Le bateau ... "accompagner" une série d'îles, où les clients peuvent se détendre!

Les propriétaires de bains à l'intérieur du volcan et couvre deux ponts, et il y a encore quatre suites VIP avec balcon privé et l'accès au pont principal.

Thanks, my Brothers and Sisters ! ?

A  nice  preaching  idea...
 

Hahaha...  I like this BIG  THANK YOU ! ? 

Η ζωή είναι μια παραλία στο γιοτ …τροπικό νησί  ---
Το σκάφος μοιάζει με απομονωμένο, ηφαιστειογενές νησί, με τις τροπικές παραλίες του και καλύβες που μπορούν να φιλοξενήσουν έως δέκα άτομα. Το σχεδίασε η βρετανική εταιρεία Yacht Island Deigns.
Στο κύριο κατάστρωμα υπάρχει ένας ορμίσκος με μια πισίνα που έχει θέα στον ωκεανό, στην οποία καταλήγει το νερό από έναν καταρράκτη.
Το σκάφος… «συνοδεύουν» μια σειρά νησάκια, όπου οι επισκέπτες μπορούν να χαλαρώσουν!
Η σουίτα των ιδιοκτητών βρίσκεται μέσα στο ηφαίστειο και εκτείνεται σε δύο καταστρώματα, ενώ υπάρχουν ακόμη τέσσερις VIP σουίτες με ιδιωτικά μπαλκόνια και πρόσβαση στο κύριο κατάστρωμα.
( I  love  this  Boat  since  some  years ❤ )   In  the  NW  lets  go  with  friends !

Hahaha...  I like this BIG  THANK YOU ! ? 

YES....  all  in  greek !     It  was  a  pleasure  for  me   Enjoy !

Η ζωή είναι μια παραλία στο γιοτ …τροπικό νησί  ---
Το σκάφος μοιάζει με απομονωμένο, ηφαιστειογενές νησί, με τις τροπικές παραλίες του και καλύβες που μπορούν να φιλοξενήσουν έως δέκα άτομα. Το σχεδίασε η βρετανική εταιρεία Yacht Island Deigns.
Στο κύριο κατάστρωμα υπάρχει ένας ορμίσκος με μια πισίνα που έχει θέα στον ωκεανό, στην οποία καταλήγει το νερό από έναν καταρράκτη.
Το σκάφος… «συνοδεύουν» μια σειρά νησάκια, όπου οι επισκέπτες μπορούν να χαλαρώσουν!
Η σουίτα των ιδιοκτητών βρίσκεται μέσα στο ηφαίστειο και εκτείνεται σε δύο καταστρώματα, ενώ υπάρχουν ακόμη τέσσερις VIP σουίτες με ιδιωτικά μπαλκόνια και πρόσβαση στο κύριο κατάστρωμα.
( I  love  this  Boat  since  some  years ❤ )   In  the  NW  lets  go  with  friends !

YES.....   NO  TRADING  IN  GOD'S  HOUSE !!  JESUS  HAS  THROWN  THEM  OUT  OF  THE  TEMPLE  >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>