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    After the French pre-group meeting in Columbia, South Carolina,...

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    After the French pre-group meeting in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. Our territory is extensive and there’s so much work to be done searching for those who speak French! We have meetings once a month right now and every meeting there are new faces! It’s such a great privilege to have a share in helping a foreign language group become a congregation! Photo shared by @ginger_snap.56

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    Baptismal questions

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    *** w1955 7/1 411    Christian Baptism for the New World Society *** 
    15 A Christian, therefore, cannot be baptized in the name of the one actually doing the immersing or in the name of any man, nor in the name of any organization, but in the name of the Father, the Son and the holy spirit. This shows, among other things, that Christianity is not a denominational affair, that sects have nothing to do with it. “Does the Christ exist divided? Paul was not impaled for you, was he? Or were you baptized in the name of Paul? I am thankful I baptized none of you except Crispus and Gaius, so that no one may say that you were baptized in my name.”—1 Cor. 1:13-15, NW. 

    *** w1966 10/1 603-4  Serving with Everlasting Life in View *** 
    15 This is what we mean when we dedicate our lives to Jehovah. We do not dedicate ourselves to a religion, nor to a man, nor to an organization. No, we dedicate ourselves to the Supreme Sovereign of the Universe, our Creator, Jehovah God himself. This makes dedication a very personal relationship between us and Jehovah. 

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    *** w1958 8/1 478  Baptism *** 
    22 It is essential that with the mouth a public declaration of faith be made. Two 
    questions are therefore asked the candidates: (1) Have you recognized yourself before Jehovah God as a sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him, the Father, through his Son Jesus Christ? (2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Jesus Christ and through the Bible under the enlightening power of the holy spirit? 23 Everyone who can answer “Yes” to these questions is eligible for baptism and should take this step without hesitation or delay. 

    *** w1960 5/15 308  "What Prevents Me from Getting Baptized?" *** 
    23 The first question is: Have you recognized yourself before Jehovah God as a sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him, the Father, through his Son Jesus Christ? 
    24 The second question is: On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Jesus Christ and through the Bible under the enlightening power of the holy spirit? 
    25 Everyone who has answered “Yes” to these two questions is eligible for baptism and should be baptized at that same circuit or district assembly of Jehovah’s witnesses. 

    *** w1973 5/1 280  Baptizing Follows Discipling *** 
    we suggest that you consider the following two questions, which are asked of 
    candidates for baptism: 
    (1) Have you repented of your sins and turned around, recognizing yourself before Jehovah God as a condemned sinner who needs salvation, and have you acknowledged to him that this salvation proceeds from him, the Father, through his SonJesus Christ? 
    (2) On the basis of this faith in God and in his provision for salvation, have you dedicated yourself unreservedly to God to do his will henceforth as he reveals it to you through Jesus Christ and through the Bible under the enlightening power of the holy spirit? 
    If you find that you can answer “YES” to these questions, then it would be appropriate for you to speak to the presiding overseer in the congregation of Jehovah’s witnesses with which you associate, with a view to getting baptized. 

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    *** w1985 6/1 30     Subjecting Ourselves to Jehovah by Dedication *** 
    The first question is: 
    On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will? 
    The second is: 
    Do you understand that your dedication and baptism identify you as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s spirit-directed organization? 
    Having answered yes to these questions, candidates are in a right heart condition to undergo Christian baptism. 

    *** w1987 4/15 12  Gaining Peace With God Through Dedication and Baptism *** 
    By baptism you identify yourself as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s worldwide congregation.

    *** w87 4/15 12  Gaining Peace With God Through Dedication and Baptism *** 
    Recently the two questions addressed to baptismal candidates were simplified so that candidates could answer with full comprehension of what is involved in coming into intimate relationship with God and his earthly organization.

    *** w1989 1/15 13  What Prevents You From Getting Baptized? *** 
    for the first of two questions the speaker asks them is: “On the basis of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ, have you repented of your sins and dedicated yourself to Jehovah to do his will?” Only if the individual answers in the affirmative and also understands that his dedication and baptism identify him as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses in association with God’s spirit-directed organization can he acceptably undergo water immersion. 

    *** knowledge 176  18 Make It Your Aim to Serve God Forever *** 
     Baptism ‘in the name of the holy spirit’ signifies that the baptismal candidate 
    recognizes Jehovah’s holy spirit, or active force, as God’s instrument for carrying out His purposes and for empowering His servants to do His righteous will in association with His spirit-directed organization.

    Exercise for Seniors

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    I came across this exercise suggested for seniors, to build
    muscle strength in the arms and shoulders. It seems so easy,
    so I thought I'd pass it on. The article suggested doing it three
    days a week. Begin by standing on a comfortable surface,
    where you have plenty of room at each side.

    With a 5-lb. potato sack in each hand, extend your arms
    straight out from your sides, and hold them there as long as
    you can. Try to reach a full minute, then relax. Each day,
    you'll find that you can hold this position for just a bit longer.

    After a couple of weeks, move up to 10-lb. potato sacks. Then
    50-lb. potato sacks, and then eventually try to get to where you
    can lift a 100-lb. potato sack in each hand and hold your arms
    straight for more than a full minute.

    Once you feel confident at that level, put a potato in each sack.

    What a most memorable day!! Meet Herbie. On a bad winter snow...

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    What a most memorable day!! Meet Herbie. On a bad winter snow day 10 years ago I was nervously doing telephone witnessing at my friend’s hall and spoke to this man. He was pleasant and very interested. I called back several times afterwards and during one of our conversations he mentioned how he had been to the convention about 10 years before and had studied back in 1997. But lost contact with the Witnesses when the brother he had studied with passed away. After a few more return visits via the phone, I made arrangements to hand it over to a brother and make a visit to meet Herbie. He studied with a couple of brothers for a number of years before moving to Florida and I had lost track of him until today when i found out he got baptized!! Today at the assembly I happened to run into one of the brothers who studied with him today and he told me he came to see Herbie’s baptism which I had missed not knowing he would be there. After that I was on a mission to find Herbie among the crowd of 1800, and I finally found him! I can’t help but feel emotional because to my knowledge I had no clue if he was still studying or not and to see him there was just so wonderful! Photo shared by @aliciasonrisa

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    The above picture of interacting galaxies looks like an awesome...

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    The above picture of interacting galaxies looks like an awesome cosmic-rose studded with shiny jewels! It shows Arp 273, a pair of interacting galaxies located about 300 million light-years away from the Earth in the direction of the Andromeda constellation. The larger spiral galaxy, UGC 1810, is tidally distorted into a rose-like shape by the gravity of the smaller galaxy, UGC 1813. The smaller galaxy looks like the stalk of the rose. The countless blueish dots in this picture are hot, young stars. The two galaxies are separated from each other by tens of thousands of light-years. I wonder if we’ll have classes in the new world. Because there is soooo much to learn about. This is stunning!

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