Music Madness
What were the languages of the third song? Where is this language spoken?
Afrikaans (and some sign language) - native to South African and Namibia (and a handful of other countries)
Who was the chairman of the session and where does he live?
Patrick LaFranca, Patterson Bethel
How did Brother Lett greet everyone?
"Shalom" - which means 'peace'
How did the Mom help Gabe to cope with his feelings from the cart experience?
Used the example of Paul and how he helped the jailer when he was about to kill himself; Paul could have felt animosity but he didn't.
How many years did Jacob serve Laban faithfully in total?
20 years, despite Laban defrauding and exploiting Jacob.
What was the language of the second song? And how did the young sister leave her house at the very beginning?
French, and in rowboat
How many languages was this convention translated into?
More than 500 languages
What is the key ingredient to receiving the peace of God?
Having a close friendship with Jehovah.
What did Olivia want to do in retaliation? And what did her Mom do to help her?
Smash their phones. The Mom used the example of the Shulammite girl and how she kept in control at all times. She said "I am a wall" and the Mom said Olivia had the same power.
What were the shepherds of Isaac and the shepherds of Ge'rar quarreling over?
Water. Specifically, the wells they were digging.
What were the languages of the first song? And name at least two geographical locations displayed.
Ukrainian, Spanish, Korean
Rainbow Mountain in Peru; Iguazu Falls in Argentina; and others
What type of delicious food did Brother Lett refer to near the end of his talk?
Lambchops
How did Brother Lett indicate that anxiety can be a "good thing"?
He said to have controlled anxiety, which can be beneficial and help us show concern for others, and it can help us to accomplish an assignment.
In Brother Ciranko's talk, he mentioned that Gilbert Hyatt said books are not these...
Lumps of lifeless paper, but rather minds alive on the shelves.
When Isaac sowed seed, did he get 10, 100, or 1000 times what he sowed?
100
In the opening song, was what displayed: A sunrise or a sunset?
Sunrise - notice the dew and mist, typical to mornings. You can argue this one!
What age range must you be to attend the School for Kingdom Evangelizers?
23-65
Brother Cook mentioned four "How To" specific points we will get from the convention experience.
How to be at peace with God
How to be at peace with others
How to be at peace despite trials and troublesome world conditions
How to enjoy peace eternally
What does Jehovah never ask us to do?
To do something we can't do. Such as control others. He asks us to control ourselves, and to be peacemakers.
David Schafer said that peace is a _____
Result.
Peace is what we get when we do what is right according to Jehovah's righteous standards.
In the second song, what food were the two kids eating on the bench?
Ice cream
According to Brother Ciranko, these 40 million books fills _____ miles of bookshelves (and name the building he referred to).
838 miles in The Library of Congress
Brother Cook mentioned the lake where the headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses is located. What is the name of the lake?
Blue Lake (also called Sterling Forest Lake)
Why did Brother Walls say that Paul put "lovers of themselves" at the top of the list in 2 Timothy 3?
Because "love of self" feeds all the other negative traits listed in the subsequent run of verses.
What has Jehovah not granted any person, even perfect people, the right to do?
To set the standard for what is righteous and what is not.