Puerto Morelos
Fun Facts
Fun Facts
The number of lighthouses Puerto Morelos has had.
What is 6?
The first episode of JW Broadcasting came out in this year.
What is 2014?
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This song is known for getting some people groovin in their seats at the meeting (even occasionally the chairman on the platform gets into it)!
(AUDIO CLIP)
How Does it Make You Feel?
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This is the shocking number of wives King Solomon had!!
What is 700? (1 Kings 11:3)
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The number of countries Madi has lived in so far!
What is 3?
Where you can have an iced coffee and see crocodiles and monkeys all in one place!
What is Crococun Zoo?
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The year we took on the name Jehovah's Witnesses
(Isa. 43:10)
What is 1931?
Fill in the blanks:
"Searching the world for ____________________,
searching to find a _________________________"
(AUDIO CLIP)
"...friends of peace in every nation"
"...heart inclined toward salvation"
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This young man had to undergo a makeover to appear before the ruler of the land - he completely shaved his beard and even his whole head!
Who is Joseph? (Gen. 41:14)
This is the largest (and possibly cutest) living rodent and is also Madi's favorite animal.
What is a capybara?
Our congregation is named after this famous feature that's just offshore from Puerto Morelos.
What is the Mesoamerican barrier reef?
At conventions in 1935, this group was identified.
What is the great crowd?
(Rev. 7:9)
We attended our first streamed convention of the pandemic in 2020 and we sang this original song to close the program.
(AUDIO CLIP)
"Our Joy Eternally" (2020 Always Rejoice convention)
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This faithful man experienced a rollercoaster of emotions - one minute he outran a chariot, the next he was depressed and wanted to give up.
Who is the prophet Elijah?
True or False - this song is Madi's favorite original song:
(AUDIO CLIP)
TRUE
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The hurricane responsible for tilting our leaning lighthouse.
What is Hurricane Beulah in 1967?
This regional convention was the first time we closed with an original song and it has been a feature at conventions ever since!
What is the "Be Courageous" convention in 2018?
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Our "Exercise Patience" convention in 2023 was special since it was the first in-person convention after the pandemic! This is the very last line of the original song we sang.
(AUDIO CLIP)
"Father, please help us to wait!"
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After her husband was killed by Jehovah, she married a man who would become king but already had a wife.
Who is Abigail?
Madi got baptized in July 2021. Since it was during the pandemic, this is where she got baptized.
What is an oceanfront swimming pool!
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Before it was called Puerto Morelos in 1936, it was named this, after one of its main exports.
What is Punta Corcho?
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The fall of Babylon, the beginning of Christ's reign, and the Great Flood all happened in this month.
What is October?
In this music video, a little girl in a wheelchair imagines life in paradise and seeing her Grandma again.
(AUDIO CLIP)
"The New World to Come"
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An orphan whose Hebrew name was "Hadassah" who grew up to be beautiful, courageous & modest.
Who is Esther? (Esther 2:7)
This is a place Madi toured recently and would be her ideal theocratic assignment!
What is serving at Fishkill, NY?
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