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00:05 People often tell me, 00:07 “Why, I never talked to a person 00:09 that was 107 years old.” 00:12 And I tell them, “You know what? 00:14 I never did either.” 00:19 I would describe Alma 00:21 as probably the most energetic 00:23 100-plus-year-old lady that I’ve ever met. 00:27 She has, pretty much, 00:28 the whole theocratic history in her mind that she carries with her. 00:32 So you can ask her anything about the organization, 00:34 and she can be able to tell you about it 00:35 because she’s even met a lot of those people. 00:38 We read about it, but she lived it. She’s amazing. 00:42 Even though she’s 107, she has an incredible memory. 00:47 I go back quite a ways. 00:50 When I was very young, ten years old, 00:52 we saw the “Photo-Drama of Creation.” 00:58 And it was just packed with people. 01:01 They were even standing in the back. 01:05 We were so thrilled. We never forgot it. 01:09 And we realized that we found the truth. 01:14 My father left the church 01:17 and he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses 01:20 and they were called Bible Students at that time. 01:25 In the early days, we went to special conventions, 01:28 and some places, they had a big field 01:31 where they put the cars and they set up their tents. 01:35 They even named different streets. 01:38 It was just like a little city. 01:42 I was really thrilled to see Brother Rutherford speak 01:46 at the conventions I attended. 01:50 I got married to Harold Miller in 1931. 01:55 That was when the depression was going on, 01:58 and times were very difficult. 02:00 Everything was scarce. 02:04 There were no jobs to be had. 02:06 Food was rationed. 02:09 People were really hungry. 02:11 And they moved in any little shack 02:14 that they could just to get by. 02:20 We didn’t have anything. 02:22 And we couldn’t drive the car, 02:26 so we used to have a little white horse 02:30 —the name was Lou. 02:34 And we went out witnessing with the horse and buggy. 02:38 She took us all over the place, far distances. 02:44 They would take this buggy, and they would go 02:47 20-30 miles in one direction; 02:49 20-30 miles the other direction. 02:52 All the hard work that they put forth 02:54 has resulted in several congregations in the area. 02:59 We used to carry that magazine bag 03:03 when we were witnessing for awhile there. 03:07 And so we put it around the horse’s neck, 03:09 so the horse was taking part in our witnessing. 03:14 People knew who was coming when they saw 03:16 the little white horse come into their yard. 03:20 Sometimes it was cold, 03:23 and I remember wearing two coats. 03:26 Yeah, it was tiresome, 03:29 but we were young. 03:32 They would just go out regardless of rain or shine 03:35 or whatever was going on at the time, and they didn’t have a car. 03:37 And to me, that’s amazing because we get so used to 03:40 the conveniences —I guess you could call it— 03:42 the coffee breaks, the cars, and everything. 03:44 It’s like, well, if Alma can do it, surely I can do it. 03:48 One time, Harold went out witnessing, 03:51 and 50 years later, he talked to the same man. 03:54 He said, “50 years ago, 03:57 “there was a young guy that came through here 04:01 “riding on horseback 04:03 and telling people that,” he said, 04:07 “I think it’s ‘Armaggigon,’ 04:09 he said was coming soon.” 04:12 And he remembered Harold riding horseback 04:15 50 years ago in that territory, 04:17 and he got there again. 04:20 And that happened a couple times more. 04:23 So it was a long life of witnessing. 04:32 Alma is so zealous for the ministry. 04:35 She does not like not-at-homes. 04:38 She wants to talk to people. 04:40 Yeah, I enjoy the ministry. 04:43 I go out as much as I can in my old age. 04:48 We want to help the people to see the truth. 04:52 There’s no greater joy. 04:58 I try to read the publications, 05:01 so I have a reading machine. 05:06 The letters come right out of the screen, 05:09 and I can study all my lessons. 05:13 I would be lost without it. 05:17 It helps me to keep up in present truth. 05:20 What does dedication mean? 05:25 Sister Miller, please. 05:27 Dedication means that. . . 05:30 Some young ones might be concerned about what they should do 05:32 with their life, what choices they should make. 05:34 Well, here we see an example of somebody who has served Jehovah 05:36 for over 100 years. 05:39 And we see that she’s happy and has no regrets with her life. 05:41 And that’s an example that we want to imitate. 05:45 Well, giving my life to Jehovah, 05:48 that’s the best thing I could do for myself. 05:53 If I have any advice for young ones today, 05:57 I would say to keep on in the truth. 06:01 They have a whole world before them 06:05 to serve Jehovah 06:07 —something that endures forever.
00:05 People often tell me, 00:07 “Why, I never talked to a person 00:09 that was 107 years old.” 00:12 And I tell them, “You know what? 00:14 I never did either.” 00:19 I would describe Alma 00:21 as probably the most energetic 00:23 100-plus-year-old lady that I’ve ever met. 00:27 She has, pretty much, 00:28 the whole theocratic history in her mind that she carries with her. 00:32 So you can ask her anything about the organization, 00:34 and she can be able to tell you about it 00:35 because she’s even met a lot of those people. 00:38 We read about it, but she lived it. She’s amazing. 00:42 Even though she’s 107, she has an incredible memory. 00:47 I go back quite a ways. 00:50 When I was very young, ten years old, 00:52 we saw the “Photo-Drama of Creation.” 00:58 And it was just packed with people. 01:01 They were even standing in the back. 01:05 We were so thrilled. We never forgot it. 01:09 And we realized that we found the truth. 01:14 My father left the church 01:17 and he became one of Jehovah’s Witnesses 01:20 and they were called Bible Students at that time. 01:25 In the early days, we went to special conventions, 01:28 and some places, they had a big field 01:31 where they put the cars and they set up their tents. 01:35 They even named different streets. 01:38 It was just like a little city. 01:42 I was really thrilled to see Brother Rutherford speak 01:46 at the conventions I attended. 01:50 I got married to Harold Miller in 1931. 01:55 That was when the depression was going on, 01:58 and times were very difficult. 02:00 Everything was scarce. 02:04 There were no jobs to be had. 02:06 Food was rationed. 02:09 People were really hungry. 02:11 And they moved in any little shack 02:14 that they could just to get by. 02:20 We didn’t have anything. 02:22 And we couldn’t drive the car, 02:26 so we used to have a little white horse 02:30 —the name was Lou. 02:34 And we went out witnessing with the horse and buggy. 02:38 She took us all over the place, far distances. 02:44 They would take this buggy, and they would go 02:47 20-30 miles in one direction; 02:49 20-30 miles the other direction. 02:52 All the hard work that they put forth 02:54 has resulted in several congregations in the area. 02:59 We used to carry that magazine bag 03:03 when we were witnessing for awhile there. 03:07 And so we put it around the horse’s neck, 03:09 so the horse was taking part in our witnessing. 03:14 People knew who was coming when they saw 03:16 the little white horse come into their yard. 03:20 Sometimes it was cold, 03:23 and I remember wearing two coats. 03:26 Yeah, it was tiresome, 03:29 but we were young. 03:32 They would just go out regardless of rain or shine 03:35 or whatever was going on at the time, and they didn’t have a car. 03:37 And to me, that’s amazing because we get so used to 03:40 the conveniences —I guess you could call it— 03:42 the coffee breaks, the cars, and everything. 03:44 It’s like, well, if Alma can do it, surely I can do it. 03:48 One time, Harold went out witnessing, 03:51 and 50 years later, he talked to the same man. 03:54 He said, “50 years ago, 03:57 “there was a young guy that came through here 04:01 “riding on horseback 04:03 and telling people that,” he said, 04:07 “I think it’s ‘Armaggigon,’ 04:09 he said was coming soon.” 04:12 And he remembered Harold riding horseback 04:15 50 years ago in that territory, 04:17 and he got there again. 04:20 And that happened a couple times more. 04:23 So it was a long life of witnessing. 04:32 Alma is so zealous for the ministry. 04:35 She does not like not-at-homes. 04:38 She wants to talk to people. 04:40 Yeah, I enjoy the ministry. 04:43 I go out as much as I can in my old age. 04:48 We want to help the people to see the truth. 04:52 There’s no greater joy. 04:58 I try to read the publications, 05:01 so I have a reading machine. 05:06 The letters come right out of the screen, 05:09 and I can study all my lessons. 05:13 I would be lost without it. 05:17 It helps me to keep up in present truth. 05:20 What does dedication mean? 05:25 Sister Miller, please. 05:27 Dedication means that. . . 05:30 Some young ones might be concerned about what they should do 05:32 with their life, what choices they should make. 05:34 Well, here we see an example of somebody who has served Jehovah 05:36 for over 100 years. 05:39 And we see that she’s happy and has no regrets with her life. 05:41 And that’s an example that we want to imitate. 05:45 Well, giving my life to Jehovah, 05:48 that’s the best thing I could do for myself. 05:53 If I have any advice for young ones today, 05:57 I would say to keep on in the truth. 06:01 They have a whole world before them 06:05 to serve Jehovah 06:07 —something that endures forever.
