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00:00:10 I thought we were going home, 00:00:12 but everyone wanted to go to another gathering. 00:00:16 I told them I had service plans the next morning. 00:00:20 I was hoping to get this new Bible study going, 00:00:22 and I needed some time to prepare. 00:00:25 It didn’t go over so well. 00:00:27 They started pressuring me, saying: 00:00:30 “Well, what if he’s not there?” 00:00:32 “Yeah, why go through all that work for nothing?” 00:00:36 It kept getting worse. 00:00:39 “Just skip it,” they said. 00:00:41 “Come on, Tyler. 00:00:42 “Don’t make us drive you all the way home first 00:00:44 —just come.” 00:00:48 Everyone was against me. 00:00:50 I didn’t know what to do. 00:00:54 But then I remembered a family worship. 00:00:57 We studied about Caleb. 00:00:59 What gave him the courage to be different? 00:01:02 “Jehovah is with us,” he said. 00:01:08 That helped me to remember that Jehovah is with me too. 00:01:14 I told them that the gathering sounded really fun, 00:01:18 but if it meant missing my Bible study, 00:01:20 it wasn’t worth it. 00:01:23 I told them I would find my own ride home. 00:01:36 Everything was going fine 00:01:38 until Mr. Craig started talking about evolution. 00:01:43 He said: “The wide variations 00:01:46 “of living things on earth are the result of the evolutionary process. 00:01:50 “All living creatures, including us, 00:01:52 descended from a common ancestor.” 00:01:55 Most of the class agreed with him, 00:01:58 but the other Witnesses chose to stay quiet. 00:02:03 I wanted to speak up like Tyler did, 00:02:09 but I was scared to. 00:02:13 But then I remembered my Bible study. 00:02:15 Last week, we studied about Jael. 00:02:18 She probably felt scared too when facing the terrifying Sisera. 00:02:23 But she used the tools she had to come to the assistance of Jehovah, 00:02:27 and he blessed her for it. 00:02:30 It made me think, 00:02:32 ‘What tools do I have?’ 00:02:34 I think there are good reasons 00:02:36 to believe that God designed all living things. 00:02:39 My phone contains a lot of information 00:02:42 —my contacts, notes, e-mails, pictures. 00:02:46 But it didn’t come that way. 00:02:48 I put it there. 00:02:50 That’s just a phone. 00:02:52 What about the information for this plant? 00:02:54 Where did it come from? 00:02:57 I’m really glad I took a stand, 00:03:00 and it even led to a good witness. 00:03:18 Recently, after school, I saw Tomiko give a good witness. 00:03:22 She even started a Bible study. 00:03:30 But not everyone was a fan, 00:03:33 especially these kids. 00:03:35 They saw me out preaching last week. 00:03:38 They started saying things like: “No one wants to read your garbage! 00:03:42 “Why do you always push your ideas on people? 00:03:44 Do your parents force you?” 00:03:48 At that point, I would have given almost anything for them to leave me alone. 00:03:54 But last week, we studied about the prophet Micaiah at family worship. 00:03:58 He could have easily lied to the king, 00:04:01 but instead he spoke the truth, and he made Jehovah’s heart proud. 00:04:06 I wanted to make Jehovah’s heart proud too. 00:04:10 Then I told them: “You want the truth? 00:04:13 “No one forces me to preach; 00:04:15 “I do it because I want to. 00:04:17 “Jehovah’s Witnesses love people, 00:04:20 and we want to share with them good news from the Bible.” 00:04:27 One of them said that I gave the wrong answer. 00:04:30 But I didn’t think so. 00:04:41 Kevin and I were having a great morning. 00:04:45 We met a lot of nice people. 00:04:49 But then we saw those same kids from school. 00:04:54 Kevin said that we should just leave 00:04:57 and that we didn’t need any trouble. 00:05:00 At that point, I could feel my palms starting to sweat. 00:05:05 But I knew I’d have to face them again. 00:05:08 Then I thought about Jeremiah. 00:05:11 I recently did some personal study on him. 00:05:14 And when threatened, he bravely told his opposers: 00:05:18 “I am in your hand.” 00:05:20 He stayed the course! 00:05:24 I wanted to stay the course. 00:05:30 They said, “We told you to stop forcing your stupid ideas on people.” 00:05:37 But I told them I wasn’t going anywhere. 00:05:49 Then he just laughed and said I wasn’t worth it. 00:06:12 My boss called me into his office, 00:06:16 and he offered me a promotion to a full-time position, 00:06:19 which would mean a lot more money. 00:06:23 I was in a meeting at work, 00:06:25 and they told me how much they appreciate me and my good work ethic. 00:06:30 And then suddenly they offered me 00:06:32 this full scholarship to start pursuing a career. 00:06:40 My uncle told me he’d back me financially if I ever wanted to stop working for him 00:06:43 and start my own construction business. 00:06:49 A few weeks later, 00:06:51 a brother was giving a talk at our circuit assembly. 00:06:54 He read Mark 10:21, where Jesus told the rich young ruler: 00:06:59 “One thing is missing about you: 00:07:01 “Go, sell what things you have and give to the poor, 00:07:04 and you will have treasure in heaven; and come be my follower.” 00:07:09 Then he made the point: 00:07:11 Instead of grabbing on to a rich spiritual opportunity, 00:07:14 that young ruler just let it slide by. 00:07:17 Then he asked us, “Is ‘one thing missing’ from your life?” 00:07:21 He was right. 00:07:23 Something was missing. 00:07:26 I’m baptized, but am I really giving Jehovah my all? 00:07:31 Could I do it? Could I do more? 00:07:38 I was determined not to let a spiritual opportunity, 00:07:42 like full-time service, pass me by. 00:07:47 You need courage not only when things are bad. 00:07:50 But you also need it to pursue 00:07:53 a life of self-sacrifice. 00:07:56 And when you do, you’ll have no regrets 00:07:59 because nothing will ever be missing from your life.
00:00:10 I thought we were going home, 00:00:12 but everyone wanted to go to another gathering. 00:00:16 I told them I had service plans the next morning. 00:00:20 I was hoping to get this new Bible study going, 00:00:22 and I needed some time to prepare. 00:00:25 It didn’t go over so well. 00:00:27 They started pressuring me, saying: 00:00:30 “Well, what if he’s not there?” 00:00:32 “Yeah, why go through all that work for nothing?” 00:00:36 It kept getting worse. 00:00:39 “Just skip it,” they said. 00:00:41 “Come on, Tyler. 00:00:42 “Don’t make us drive you all the way home first 00:00:44 —just come.” 00:00:48 Everyone was against me. 00:00:50 I didn’t know what to do. 00:00:54 But then I remembered a family worship. 00:00:57 We studied about Caleb. 00:00:59 What gave him the courage to be different? 00:01:02 “Jehovah is with us,” he said. 00:01:08 That helped me to remember that Jehovah is with me too. 00:01:14 I told them that the gathering sounded really fun, 00:01:18 but if it meant missing my Bible study, 00:01:20 it wasn’t worth it. 00:01:23 I told them I would find my own ride home. 00:01:36 Everything was going fine 00:01:38 until Mr. Craig started talking about evolution. 00:01:43 He said: “The wide variations 00:01:46 “of living things on earth are the result of the evolutionary process. 00:01:50 “All living creatures, including us, 00:01:52 descended from a common ancestor.” 00:01:55 Most of the class agreed with him, 00:01:58 but the other Witnesses chose to stay quiet. 00:02:03 I wanted to speak up like Tyler did, 00:02:09 but I was scared to. 00:02:13 But then I remembered my Bible study. 00:02:15 Last week, we studied about Jael. 00:02:18 She probably felt scared too when facing the terrifying Sisera. 00:02:23 But she used the tools she had to come to the assistance of Jehovah, 00:02:27 and he blessed her for it. 00:02:30 It made me think, 00:02:32 ‘What tools do I have?’ 00:02:34 I think there are good reasons 00:02:36 to believe that God designed all living things. 00:02:39 My phone contains a lot of information 00:02:42 —my contacts, notes, e-mails, pictures. 00:02:46 But it didn’t come that way. 00:02:48 I put it there. 00:02:50 That’s just a phone. 00:02:52 What about the information for this plant? 00:02:54 Where did it come from? 00:02:57 I’m really glad I took a stand, 00:03:00 and it even led to a good witness. 00:03:18 Recently, after school, I saw Tomiko give a good witness. 00:03:22 She even started a Bible study. 00:03:30 But not everyone was a fan, 00:03:33 especially these kids. 00:03:35 They saw me out preaching last week. 00:03:38 They started saying things like: “No one wants to read your garbage! 00:03:42 “Why do you always push your ideas on people? 00:03:44 Do your parents force you?” 00:03:48 At that point, I would have given almost anything for them to leave me alone. 00:03:54 But last week, we studied about the prophet Micaiah at family worship. 00:03:58 He could have easily lied to the king, 00:04:01 but instead he spoke the truth, and he made Jehovah’s heart proud. 00:04:06 I wanted to make Jehovah’s heart proud too. 00:04:10 Then I told them: “You want the truth? 00:04:13 “No one forces me to preach; 00:04:15 “I do it because I want to. 00:04:17 “Jehovah’s Witnesses love people, 00:04:20 and we want to share with them good news from the Bible.” 00:04:27 One of them said that I gave the wrong answer. 00:04:30 But I didn’t think so. 00:04:41 Kevin and I were having a great morning. 00:04:45 We met a lot of nice people. 00:04:49 But then we saw those same kids from school. 00:04:54 Kevin said that we should just leave 00:04:57 and that we didn’t need any trouble. 00:05:00 At that point, I could feel my palms starting to sweat. 00:05:05 But I knew I’d have to face them again. 00:05:08 Then I thought about Jeremiah. 00:05:11 I recently did some personal study on him. 00:05:14 And when threatened, he bravely told his opposers: 00:05:18 “I am in your hand.” 00:05:20 He stayed the course! 00:05:24 I wanted to stay the course. 00:05:30 They said, “We told you to stop forcing your stupid ideas on people.” 00:05:37 But I told them I wasn’t going anywhere. 00:05:49 Then he just laughed and said I wasn’t worth it. 00:06:12 My boss called me into his office, 00:06:16 and he offered me a promotion to a full-time position, 00:06:19 which would mean a lot more money. 00:06:23 I was in a meeting at work, 00:06:25 and they told me how much they appreciate me and my good work ethic. 00:06:30 And then suddenly they offered me 00:06:32 this full scholarship to start pursuing a career. 00:06:40 My uncle told me he’d back me financially if I ever wanted to stop working for him 00:06:43 and start my own construction business. 00:06:49 A few weeks later, 00:06:51 a brother was giving a talk at our circuit assembly. 00:06:54 He read Mark 10:21, where Jesus told the rich young ruler: 00:06:59 “One thing is missing about you: 00:07:01 “Go, sell what things you have and give to the poor, 00:07:04 and you will have treasure in heaven; and come be my follower.” 00:07:09 Then he made the point: 00:07:11 Instead of grabbing on to a rich spiritual opportunity, 00:07:14 that young ruler just let it slide by. 00:07:17 Then he asked us, “Is ‘one thing missing’ from your life?” 00:07:21 He was right. 00:07:23 Something was missing. 00:07:26 I’m baptized, but am I really giving Jehovah my all? 00:07:31 Could I do it? Could I do more? 00:07:38 I was determined not to let a spiritual opportunity, 00:07:42 like full-time service, pass me by. 00:07:47 You need courage not only when things are bad. 00:07:50 But you also need it to pursue 00:07:53 a life of self-sacrifice. 00:07:56 And when you do, you’ll have no regrets 00:07:59 because nothing will ever be missing from your life.
