"If I were old enough to vote in this years presidential election, I would vote for .........., and why?"

Even if I were old enough to vote I wouldn't
think twice in voting. Why? As I've said countless
times I am a Jehova's Witness, and like all
my Brothers and Sisters, we avoid fiddleing
with politics, including voting. The why is
simply because as Jehova's Witnesses we let
our lives be guided by his Word, the Bible, and
within his Word it is said to us that very soon
now human rule will be put aside and his rule will
extend throughout the world,along with many
blessings. Well, you probably know about the
model prayer that Jesus Christ said, well in that
prayer he says that " let your kingdom come".
That kingdom is the one that will solve all the current
problems like wars, violence,hunger, and the like.
Well, like I said we must waitfor this kingdom.
So, right now you may be thinking...What's this have
to do with voting? The answer to that question
is also quite simple, by voting we are choosing
an imperfect human to "rule" us, right?, then by
doing this we would be prefering the imperfect
rule of a human to the perfect and almighty rule of
Jehova God, which we wouldn't want to happen mainly
because no matter how many things the candidate says
that he'll fix they won't last, even if they try. On the other
hand Jehova God can't lie and he's almighty meaning that
he not only is able to solve global problems, but he also
has the desire to solve them. That is why we, as Jehova's
Witnesses, avoid voting, because we know that human
promises aren't reliable, and also because we are certain
that what he says will most certainly happen.

My biggest goal in life

My biggest goal in life, I would have to say,
is to become a loyal and dedicated full-time
pionner. Like I've said countless times I'm a
Jehova's Witness, and ever since last July, when
I was babtized publicly at our annual assembly,
I felt like I was finally serving Jehova God like
he wants us to do so. Notice that I've said "finally",
the thing is that ever since I was born my family
and I have been Jehova's Witnesses, but I never
felt like I was actually serving him properly until
now that I am babtized and old enough to understand
the true importance of serving him. As I stated in
the beginning my biggest goal is to become a full-time
pioneer or if I acquire the nessesary skills to become
something even higher, like a missionary or elder. But...
What is a pioneer, a missionary, and an elder? I'll
first cover the pioneer, a full-time pioneer to be exact.
This is a title granted to a babtized Witness who has
the skill and desire to serve more fully in the ministry.
Right now I'm a part-time pioneer, which means that
I help in the ministry too, but have to fill in a form for
the months I want to serve, while a full-time pioneer
serves in the ministry everymonth because he or she
is sincerly interested in giving Jehova's Word to the
people of our locality. A missionary is kind of the same
thing, exept for one slight detail. He of she is assigned
to a certain area, like to another city, state, or even another
country, were the pioneers there are scarce and need aid
to give out Jehova's Message.
Now, I've talked about full-time pioneers and missionaries,
but now I'm going to tell you the responsabilities one must
keep in order to be an elder. An elder is a capacitated Brother
who helps guide and give good advice to the congregation, each
congregation is assigned two or more elders. To further show you
the responsabilities of an elder, I shall make a comparison. An
elder can be compared to a sheep hearder and the Brothers and
Sisters of the congregation as the sheep. A hearder guides his
sheep through safe paths for their well-being and can even give
them a little nudge to keep them on that path. An Elder's responsability
is to guide his fellow Brothers and Sisters along the path laid
down by Jehova God's Word and also to disipline and
advice them, which can be considered as a"nudge", to stay on it.
As you can see, these three "jobs" require a lot of determination
and desire to be done right, and one day I hope, with the help of
Jehova, that I will achieve one of these posts and complete it
to his liking.

Should Higher Education be "free" or paid by the government.

I believe that higher education should be
free. Why? Well, many people around the
world don't go to college due to their lack of
money to pay for tuition. If education was
free like public schools, many more people
would decide to learn higher since they got
nothing to loose. That way there would be
more people with higher paying jobs, resulting
in an increase in the nation's economy, which
would do well now for the supposeably economic
crisis the nation's in. Now, I can't and won't call
myself an expert in the education system, so
I'm not too sure if a free education, like college,
would have these results. Besides, personally I
don't give the chance of going to college much
thought. Why?
As I've said countless times, I'm a Jehova's Witness,
and my primary obligation and desire is to serve
him as much as possible taking advantage of every
chance I have to talk to people about the truths laid
before us in the Bible. This doesn't mean that Jehova's
Witnesses are against education, it's just that I, myself,
consider my relationship with Jehova more important.
Because of this, I don't give college too much importance,
besides a simple life helps you avoid many problems
generated by having or wanting too much money.
You're probably curious as to what are my plans after
high school if I'm not going to college, so I'll tell you.
My plans are to become, if I have what it takes,
a full-time pionner, that way I'll not only guide
people who are unaware of the importance of seeking
Jehova God, but also I'll strenghten my relationship
with him in the process.Either way I think education
should be free, even though I won't go to college, so
that other people who desire an education and a
"good job" can benefit from it.

The most interesting person that I have ever met

The most interesting person that I have ever met
is someone I hold very dear to my heart, his name
is Martin De Leon. He, like me, is also a Jehova's
Witness. I had the pleasure of meeting him when
his family and himself first arrived at our congregation.
Brother De Leon, as we call him, is a grown man,
around his 50's. You would think that someone his
age would be boring and mean, but man! Brother
De Leon is exactly the opposite! He's nice, funny,
affectuous, and most importantly, he has a strong
relationship with Jehova God. It's true, since the
very moment that I saluted and introduced myself,
I knew that we were going to be great friends.
Now, remember how I said that he was sent to our
congregation. Well, his family and him, which included his
wife and his two daughters, Rachel and Rebecca, who
are also really nice and have a strong relationship with Jehova God,
after being with us for about 4 months left, that's right, LEFT!
Why? Well, another congregation, who was lacking elders,
requested to the superintendent if they could
take Brother De Leon. Man! I was so sad!
But,guess what, they came back a few months ago! It's great!
This time they brought new company.
Along with them came their 25 year- old son, Andres, and their
24 year-old daughter, Miriam. Even more happyness came
to me when I meet them, they have the same attitude
and cheerful spirit as Brother De Leon. But, why else do
you like him? You may ask. Well, believe it or not,
when I'm around him I feel a unusual feeling of peace
and tranquility. Seriously, I see him as my second father,
that's how much I love and appresiate him.

The scariest thing that ever happened to me

If I can remember correctly, a time when I was
very, but very scared was when I was going to
give my very first talk in the KINGDOM HALL
of the Jehova's Witnesses. That happened when
I was about 10 years old. My talk consisted of
reading a chapter of the Bible. It sounds simple,
but man! I was scared! Why? I was afraid that
I would either lose my place or make a mistake
reading and make a fool of myself in front of the
whole congregation.
Now, since this was my first talk, I was told to start
preparing myself with a months notice. So, that very
day I began reading over it perfecting my reading,
since back then I had trouble reading. The month
slowly crept by, and the day came closer and closer.
Finally, the day came, so, I got dressed in my little
suit and tie and we were off. When we got there my
nervousness increased even more. The reunion began
so I silently reread the chapter, just to make sure. Then
after the first three introductory talks, my turn came.
My heart pounded with the loudness of 1000 booming drums,
then slowly walking to the platform I reached the podium.
Once there I gathered all my courage and began to read
in front of the whole congregation. Man! Did I read well or
what! When I finished there was silence, then as sudden as
a lion roars came the sound of applause! "Success!", I said
to myself. And ever since I have read and progressed in my
talks. Now I might get a little nervous, but not as much as
my first talk.