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and that she should, together with her son and young
daughter, continue to associate with Jehovah's witnesses.
The wife followed his advice and began to show
much interest, with the result that after a few months
of study she and her son became regular publishers
and recently symbolized their dedication by water
immersion.
A lady was spoken to by a publisher and procured
two booklets. When the back-call was made by two
publishers, the lady was waiting for them, having been
told by the publisher that she would receive a visit.
The lady invited the publishers into her house, and
they answered her questions from the Bible. She related
how she had been living in a sinful condition for
fourteen years, but she desired salvation and wanted to
know what course to take. She was told that first of
all she must gain knowledge, and she readily consented
to a home Bible study. After two months the
study was stopped because the lady left the city in
order to leave behind her old way of life and start
anew. It took just nine weeks of study with Jehovah's
witnesses for this person to make a decision that she
previously thought was impossible.
Several years ago a married couple with over twenty
years in the Adventist church began studying with one
of Jehovah's witnesses only to stop the study after a
while because of fear of having to engage in the witness
work. About twelve months ago this same couple
obtained the book "Let God Be True" and began studying
again, with the result that both of them have completely
abandoned the Adventist church, saying that
they have learned more in one year of studying with
Jehovah's witnesses than in all their years at church.
They have both attended meetings, and the husband
recently began publishing, both having expressed their
determination to dedicate their lives to Jehovah's
service.
AZORES
Working from house to house one day, a publisher
was invited inside by the daughter of the householder
and he immediately introduced the message to the
girl's father. However, the girl's mother was very
furious and ordered the publisher out of the house,
saying that if her husband took any of the literature
she would burn it, and burn him as well if necessary.
The woman was a stanch Catholic, while her husband
was an Adventist, hence the fierce clash of opinions
between husband and wife. The publisher simply explained
that Jehovah's witnesses go from house to