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by religiouswatch | December 20, 2013 · 12:00 am

Jehovah’s Witnesses Hawaii International Convention 2014

JEHOVAH’S WITNESSES INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION

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TO ALL CONGREGATION SERVICE COMMITTEES IN THE UNITED STATES BRANCH TERRITORY

Re: 2014 Honolulu, Hawaii, international conventions

December 6, 2013

Dear Brothers:

We are pleased to inform you that the Governing Body has approved two international conventions in Honolulu, Hawaii, during November 2014. All congregations in the United States branch territory are being invited to participate…

DOWNLOAD LINK Body of Elders letter (December 6, 2013) re: announcing 2014 International Convention in Hawaii

TO ALL CONGREGATIONS IN THE UNITED STATES BRANCH TERRITORY

Re: 2014 Honolulu, Hawaii, international conventions

December 7, 2013

Dear Brothers:

…Arrangements for these international conventions are similar to what has been arranged during the past two years in conjunction with special conventions. Notably, the selected delegates will not be required to use a specific travel agency as has been the case in years past…

DOWNLOAD LINK Body of Elders letter (December 7, 2013) re: 2014 International Convention in Hawaii and application details

DOWNLOAD LINK Jehovah’s Witnesses 2014/2015 International Convention Application form

DOWNLOAD LINK Jehovah’s Witnesses 2014/2015 International Convention Applicant Instructions

<<< LINK to information on International Convention in Greece >>>

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by religiouswatch | November 19, 2013 · 10:24 pm

Bethel Application Form for Jehovah’s Witnesses

Dear Bethel Applicant:

Your request for a Bethel application has been received and we are pleased to provide you with one. We appreciate the willingness you show by volunteering to serve Jehovah and your brothers worldwide in the special way…

<<<Letter re: Bethel Application | Religious Order of Jehovah’s Witnesses>>>

…After considering the application, you may decide not to apply at this time. In that event, please mail it back to the branch office within one month. On the other hand, if you fill in the application, please give it to your Congregation Service Committee to process.

Your brothers joyfully serving others,

Religious Order of Jehovah’s Witnesses (For the Branch Committee)

[2013 version]

<<< Bethel Application Form | Religious Order of Jehovah’s Witnesses >>>

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by religiouswatch | October 22, 2013 · 4:12 am

The Watch Tower 1865 edition

The Watch Tower 1865, published by J.F. Shaw & Co., for the proprietors of “The Watch Tower”, 158 Fleet Street, London. Sold at all booksellers and railway book stores during the mid to late 1860’s.

This volume of The Watch Tower was first published on March 29, 1865, for the benefit of learned members of the Anglican Church. Some highlights include the poems “On The Watch Tower” (page 146) and “The Light-Bearers” (page 255).

This volume was not published or produced by the Watch Tower Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses/Bible Students) or any of their predecessors.

The Watch Tower volume of 1865 (380 pages of articles) has been recently scanned into PDF by Google as part of a project to make the world’s books discoverable online. The PDF document comprises 417 pages in total.

<<< CLICK TO DOWNLOAD “THE WATCH TOWER” 1865 (17.5mb) >>>

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by religiouswatch | October 6, 2013 · 8:04 am

Revised New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (2013) – PDF

The Revised New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures, published by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society, is now available for downloading in PDF.

UPDATE: November 17, 2013, Body of elders letter re: second consignment of Revised New World translation…

Dear Brothers:
We are pleased to inform you that all English congregations will be receiving a second consignment of the revised New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in English during the month of November 2013. This consignment will be in the quantity of 40 percent of the publisher count. Please note that this quantity is in addition to the initial consignment of 50 percent of the publisher count that was shipped during the month of October 2013. With this in mind, each congregation should carefully review any outstanding requests and determine if they are still needed…

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<<< DOWNLOAD REVISED NEW WORLD TRANSLATION IN PDF >>>

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by religiouswatch | October 2, 2013 · 12:01 am

Watchtower Society Scandal involving Menlo Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses

JW LEAKS has published court documents relating to the removal of the body of elders in the Menlo Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses (California, USA), the seizing of control of millions of dollars of congregation assets by Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, and the related RICO Enterprise civil lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase Bank et al.

In 2010 the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York seized control of millions of dollars of prime real estate assets belonging to the Menlo Park Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses, California, by forcefully removing the body of elders and dispersing the congregation. Money invested by the congregation was also removed from their bank accounts by Watchtower representatives. Those within the congregation that objected to this were threatened with disfellowshipping. Those congregation members who actually spoke up against the scandal were later disfellowshipped.

Allegations of corruption, collusion, banking fraud, and a “money laundering scheme” have since been leveled against the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York, their lawyers, and their bankers.

Included are the most recent court documents dated between June 12, 2013 and September 23, 2013.

| Case: c13-01955 JSW | Case: c12-01372 CRB | Case: cv10-03907 |

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