#but like mothering is such a difficult joh

[who-knows130]

So I want to go more in depth with my rewrite of MCD.It's not really a rewrite since I do change drastic things but it's only a few things so it's still a rewrite persay.But I want to start off with my favorite character so here's a character explanation.

(Trigger warnings ⚠️ mentions of sexual assault)

Laurance Zvhal's was always a-bit complicated.Scratch that, A-lot complicated.His biological family was absolute chaos.His biological father was a disgusting man.His biological father was a man in his 30s, he had 5 wives.Where Laurance lived which was the region of Sul'luan(The region of stars)It wasn't a shock to have more then 1 wife.It just wasn't super common.But for 5 year old Laurance he found it quite odd.

Laurance's mother was a stubborn, strong hearted woman who didn't put up with people's crap.Espically Laurance's biological father's crap.Only once did that man hurt her, and that was how it was gonna stay.Laurance even at a young age he took away his mother's childhood.It wasn't his fault but being young he blamed himself.Laurance's mother told him that it was never his fault and she loved him.Guilt haunts people's minds though.Eventaully Laurance was gonna move from the snowy village of Stegness(weird name right?)but something unexpected happened.The next thing Laurance knew is that his mother was dead and he was in Orphanage.

Laurance's biological father didn't want an inconvenience.Laurance went quiet, he felt torn apart but that's a difficult thing to feel as a child.Then there was this guy, he wore white gloves and had a mustache.The guy was always interested in whatever Laurance said.I'd been awhile since Laurance felt safe with an adult.That was quickly torn apart, it took along while to acutally understand what had happened.All Laurance knew was that he was crying and felt uncomfortable.What that'd Guy done was disgusting....

But one day a man with black hair walked into the Orphanage.He had a smile and he stood quiet proper.Then Laurance had went to this Man's house.It was overwhelming, there was two people, one of them was a red haired child who towered over Laurance, her name was Cadenza.Then there was this brown haired guy who had a-bit of a beard, his name was Hayden.Joh was the Black haired man.

Now Laurance was living with these three people, Cadenza was so loud and dragged him everywhere.Then there was even more loudness with this chicken person named Castor, the only quietness was a girl named Sasha.Laurance couldn't handle this, he just needed to go.So he ran into the forest.It was dark and cold.

Laurance was 7 at the time, he didn't know what to think and feel.But a loud thud was heard a dim glow was in the distance.Then it started to move, untill the glow wasn't just a glow it was a wyvern.It looked curiously at Laurance but all Laurance could feel was fear.But that's when Joh ran up to Laurance.He looked angry but concerned.The Wyvern's mouth began to move, Laurance heard growls but Joh was talking back to it.Was this guy crazy or something?But that's when(might have spelled the name wrong btw)Urngerth the wyvern smiled, it led Laurance and Joh back to the village.Yes Laurance got a-bit of a scolding but Maybe Meteil wasn't so bad....

Life moved quickly afterwards, Laurance opened up and made friends.He went to the Guard Academy and graduated 2nd of his class.He became a guard for Meteil.One fateful day when he was 24, Joh...the person he called Dad for a very long time got shot with an arrow and died.That made Laurance dye his hair and smile all the time.He had to take care everybody just like Joh would....

I ain't gonna spoil anymore because that'd spoil my rewrite.My rewrite doesn't really follow Aphmau, she is a main-side character but my rewrite follows one of my OCS.But I hope I didn't trigger anyone, because the sexual assault parts are subtle enough because I don't want to go into details about those but should I share my rewrite, because I already finished the first book (don't judge me on this part)and it's out on Wattpad, but what's your opinion on this character explanation(Which is honestly more of a backstory to be honest but whatever)

#laurance zvhal #minecraft dairies #aphverse

[allsoulspriory]

The Mystery Of Regeneration

Jesus replied, “I tell you the solemn truth, unless a person is born from above, he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter his mother’s womb and be born a second time, can he?” — John 3:3-4

Marvel not! said Jesus to Nicodemus—but notwithstanding, it is difficult not to marvel at the wonder and mystery of the New Birth.

Birth, as in the case of the little chick, is emergence. His the emergence of a tiny creature from darkness and confinement into the great world, with its over-arching blue, its mantle of green, and its abundant wealth. So the mineral may be born into the vegetable, the vegetable into the animal, the animal into the human, the human into the divine. But in each case the process is the same. We are born from above. (See marginal reading of A.V. and R.V. in Joh 3:3-7.) In other words, the kingdom above us must stoop down and take us into union with itself.

This new birth from above is the heavenward side of Faith. Just as the outstretched hand has two sides to it, the palm and the back, so the act by which we are incorporated into Life Eternal has two sides to it—the angels speak of it as being born into the Life of God; we describe it as trusting Jesus Christ for salvation. If we are believing—trusting in Him—we are born from above. “He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life.” To them that receive Him, Jesus gives the right to become the sons and daughters of God. “Now are we the sons of God.”

This is the mystery of the New Birth. “Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect, and in Thy Book all my members were written, which in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was none of them.” Such knowledge is too wonderful for me. It is high, I cannot attain to it.” It doth not yet appear what we shall be, but we know that when He, the First-Born from among the dead, shall appear, we shall be like Him!

It is a marvel, that in some mysterious manner we awake to find ourselves attached by the ties of birth and nature to this wonderful world. What are we? Whence came we! What is the true significance of this discipline of pain and weariness intersected with joy and gladness—we cannot tell! But is it not more marvellous that we should find ourselves belonging to that Eternal World through Jesus Christ our Lord; that He is the Ladder linking this world to His own, and that where He is, we shall be also?

Prayer

We thank Thee, O Saviour, that Thou hast taught us to know Thee, and to love Thee; but we thank Thee most of all for adopting us into Thy family, and making us the sons and daughters of the Lord God Almighty. May we walk as children of Light, and go through the world fulfilling the ministries of Heaven. Amen.

#allsoulspriory #frjohnkelmy #paxabbey #thefellowshipcorner #dailywalk

[jaehyunspeachparty]

daddy jaehyun

iii.xi. (m)

Time flies incredibly fast and Jaehyun and you couldn't believe that your beautiful first daughter is now 6 years old on this day. It was still winter, but she would start school next year. "Incredible, I still remember exactly how I held her in my arms for the first time and now she is just 6 years old." Jaehyun looked at his daughter, who was playing with Sunoh while you were preparing the cake. You had planned a small party. Miga had invited some friends and they would make gingerbread houses. Chichi and Jaina were also invited. So Sunoh was the only boy. In addition to Johnny and Yuta, Taeyong, Winwin and Mark have also announced themselves, and Miga also wanted them to come. "They're all growing too quickly. Sometimes I wish I could stop them from growing." You sigh and reach for your stomach. You could still hide your pregnancy with a thick sweater, but not for a long time. You wanted to keep it all a little bit for yourself, which only had time for you. But today you decided to tell everyone. "As long as the two grow up healthy, I'm happy." Jaehyun put his hands on your stomach and smiled.

In the morning, Jaehyun's parents picked up the children and celebrated Miga's birthday apart from you. That was good for you because you could finish everything in peace. "I think it's all done." Jaehyun sat on the couch and was satisfied that everything was going according to plan. But you weren't tired, you wanted to use the time to give in to your desires. "Seems so," you breath and sit on his lap. Jaehyun grinned and ran his hands over your thighs. The fact that you were always horny stressed him a little, but he also liked it very much. "Shit, you've been so naughty lately," he groaned as you opened his belt buckle and continued rubbing his lap. "I know you like that," you breathe into his ear as you now open his pants. "Yes, you are my little nymphomaniac." He ran his hands up to your butt and gave you a gentle pat. Jaehyun wasn't so wrong, lately, you were thinking all the time about sex, but your pregnancy hormones were driving you crazy. Jaehyun pushed his pants down a little while massaging his length. He put his head back and groaned when you jerk him off. You feel how he grew in your hand more and get harder till he was completely swollen, you take off your pants and sit back on his lap. Jaehyun looked back at you and stared at you. "I love you," he breathed. "I love you too", you say softly and slowly lower yourself along its length. You bend over him and he clung to your butt. At the beginning you ride him at your own pace, feel yourself more and more to your perfect spot and stimulate it. Then Jaehyun helped, made his pace and fucked you from below. Your groans echoed through the room and your body felt light and free again when you reached your climax. When Jaehyun cum inside you, the doorbell was already ringing. "I think it's better I open up." He smiled while your faces were very close. "But your cock just feels too good." You moan softly and lower your hips down so that his whole length filled you. "You are crazy. We are now celebrating our daughter's birthday," Jaehyun lifted you up and laughed. He pulled up his pants and meanwhile you take a tissue to clean yourself. "If you're still horny in the night, maybe I'll fuck you again." He winked and started walking when the bell rang a second time. "What does that mean maybe?" You call after him and pull up your panties also up.

Yuta, Chichi, Taeyong and Mark were the first guests to arrive. Chichi timidly hung on her father's hand and when they were in the kitchen and saw no other children, she looked up at Yuta. "Sunoh?" When Chichi asked about your son, you felt very warm in your heart. "Ohhh sweetie, Sunoh is coming soon." You thought the two were so cute and they were almost the same age. "Y/N, you don't pair your son with my daughter." Yuta looked angrily at you and you had to laugh. You waved and went to the door when the bell rang again. Winwin came in the meantime and the girls Miga had invited were there too. Last came Johnny, Johanna and Jaina. Only they didn't seem to be very happy. There was tension between them and Johanna's expression was extremely angry. "Hey, are you okay?" You ask carefully because you knew there was something between them. "Yes," she hissed, then ignored you to go to the kitchen too. You were almost a little hurt that Johanna met you like this, after all, you hadn't done anything to her. When Miga was home, she was totally surprised. She knew people were coming, but she hadn't expected such a party. First, everyone was singing for her, then there were gifts (which were far too generous) and then everyone ate cake. After the girls and Sunoh were done, they started decorating the gingerbread house. Meanwhile, the men start drinking in the kitchen. You take care of the children, while Yuta and Johanna each helped their children. But at some point, the girls were so busy that you could leave them alone for a while. In the kitchen, you could see every child anyway, because everything was open. "I think they are busy for a while." You smile and go to your husband, who lovingly pulled you towards you and kissed you. "Now that we're all together, we want to tell you something." Jaehyun put his arm around you and looked deep into your eyes. At that moment you feel so much love and you couldn't wait for him to speak the words. So he turned back to his friends, who looked at him intently. "Y/N is pregnant again. With twins." Jaehyun grinned with joy across the room and everyone seemed to be happy. Only Johanna looked at you seriously and didn't even smile. Johnny immediately hugged you and you adjusted your sweater so that everyone could see your belly. "I'm at the end of the fourth month. For a few weeks now my stomach has been growing pretty quickly, so you would have noticed it soon anyway." You smile and stroke your stomach. The next moment Miga came to you and pulled on your clothes. "Mummy, Sunoh eats everything up," she whined and you set off again to take care of the children. Yuta followed you to be with Chichi and Miga insisted that Mark also should come to help her. "Wow, two kids. Congratulations, you deserve that after everything you've had to go through." Winwin hugged his friend and Jaehyun just smiled happily. "I knew something was different, Y/N shines right. The pregnancies are really good for her." Taeyong smiled and patted Jaehyun on the shoulder. "Yes, that's right. She looks great." Jaehyun's gaze was fixed on you and when you take his look, you smile.

Time passed and the girls were almost all done with their gingerbread house. You were just about to glue the last ones. Meanwhile, Johnny, Johanna, and Jaehyun were in the kitchen chatting. "Wow, twins though. You did a good job there." Johnny laughed and sipped his soju. "Yes, but it was quite a surprise for us." Jaehyun then told the whole story of how you learned about the pregnancy. "And how did the kids react to that?" Johnny asked, glancing at his daughter. "Miga is happy, but desperately want sisters. We thought Sunoh wouldn't realize it, but he's been hanging extreme on Y/N lately. For example, he wakes up every night and tries to sleep in our bed and on his mother's side." Jaehyun sighed and took another sip of his soju. "What is so bad about it?" Johanna asked, looking almost angry at Jaehyun. He was quite surprised by her reaction. "Nothing, but he has his own room." He didn't want to go any further because somehow he had hit a spot at Johanna. "Don't you think that's selfish and heartless?" She didn't was kind anymore and hissed the words against him. But now it wasn't Jaehyun saying something, but Johnny stepping in. "Maybe that's why the two of them have a better sex life than we do." When he said these words, you came into the kitchen and found it difficult to assign the context. Johanna stared at her husband and ran out of the kitchen. You look shortly at the children, but since Mark and Yuta were with them anyway, you ran after her. Since Johann was already relatively pregnant, she was very slow and you catch up with her quickly. "Hey, Johanna. Everything okay? What happened?" You still couldn't put everything together and you look over at her and wondering what's going on. "Tell me how many times a week do you have sex with Jaehyun?" You found the question strange and didn't want to go into it at first. "Johanna, can you tell me what's going on?" You wanted to calm her down, be there for her, but she was beside herself. "Come on, don't act hypocritical, tell me. Apparently, Johnny and Jaehyun are talking about it." She snorted and crossed her arms. "That is not relevant." You still didn't understand what she was trying to do. "Don't be a coward Y/N, tell the truth!" She almost screamed and you had never actually seen her like this. "I don't know either. I don't keep a record of it. Maybe 3-4 times a week." You shrug your shoulders and hope that she will calm down. But somehow she didn't seem to believe you. "Aha. Now that you're pregnant?" You didn't want to say anything, apparently, it was the topic they were arguing about at the beginning. You just look at her and remain silent. "Y/N! Can't you just tell me the truth?" She snorted angrily and was still waiting for your answer. "You can't compare that. My pregnancy hormones are just weird." You try to play it down, but Johanna wanted facts. "GOD, JUST SAY IT!" She was so angry, but why exactly against you? "Okay, okay. Almost every day lately, but just because I've been horny all the time since I'm pregnant." You give up, but Johanna couldn't believe it. "Jaehyun says Sunoh has been sleeping in bed with you lately. How are you doing it then?" She really looked really desperate. "I don't know if Miga is still at the training and Sunoh is taking his afternoon nap, for example." You sigh and don't like to admit it. "I just don't want to hear that anymore. Tell Johnny I'm going. Without him." She grabbed her things and thus disappeared from the house.

After everyone left, you clean up while Jaehyun put Miga to bed. Sunoh was already sleeping peacefully in his room. "Miga fell asleep right away, she was super happy." He came to you, put his hands on your hip and kissed you. "Yes, the girls had fun. The houses have become so cute." It was also nice for you to see that Miga had also made good friends. She seemed popular, the girls liked her and she had everyone in her hand. She was not lacking in self-confidence. "Say Jaehyun, did you talk to Johnny about our sex life?" You look at him worriedly, because the whole thing with Johanna didn't leave your mind. She had such a grudge against you and you just couldn't understand it. "Hmm, well briefly. Johnny had only asked because he and Johanna haven't had sex since she was pregnant. And before that, they only had sex when they decided to have a second child. He just wanted to know if that's normal or if Johanna distances herself from him. Shouldn't I have said anything? " Jaehyun was a little worried about having spoken, but you couldn't be angry with him, after all, Johnny was one of his best friends. "No, I mean it is normal to exchange experiences with friends. Johanna was just so aggressive towards me." You sigh and continue to clean things. "Johnny and she had just argued about this before the party. She was probably angry with him and not with you. I bet everything will be fine in a few days." He kissed your forehead and also helped you clean up. "Yes hopefully..."

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[fuckingthefictional]

Cross my heart- Part 22

Pairing: Tommy Shelby x OFC, John Shelby (platonic) x OFC

Warnings: none :)

A/N: this is the end of an era, thank you so much for all the support and love for this fic. I’ve really loved watching this story grow and getting to share my ideas with all of you. Fingers crossed there will be a Finn Shelby series coming soon! So watch out for that.

Previous//

Epilogue

“Tommy for the love of God- go to work.” Eliza was sick of this happening, the incessant hovering was making her go insane.

“But what if you go in labour while I’m away?” He fought back, spewing several ‘what if’ scenarios that made Eliza roll her eyes- the excuses that rolled off of his tongue were becoming more and more exaggerated.

“Love, you could just admit you’re worried you’ll miss the birth.” Eliza’s words were soft and not at all patronising.

Tommy sank down on his knees and rested his head against Eliza’s bulging belly. She was nearing the 38th week of her pregnancy- the same amount of weeks as Ada had been when she gave birth.

He didn’t want to admit it- let his hard, manly facade crumble before the girl he loved. But the nudges and kicks that he felt on his face made it awfully difficult to keep the facade up.

“I just-“ Tommy began, “I don’t want to be like the man who I’m forced to call ‘dad’”

Eliza simply ran her fingers through his raven locks, in all of the time they had spent together- Tommy had only mentioned Arthur Sr a handful of times.

“I don’t want to be like him and miss the birth of my own flesh and blood because I was too occupied with ‘business’ to see the most life-changing to happen in my life.”

Eliza heaved herself up from her place on the bed and wrapped her arms around Tommy neck and cuddled into him as much as she could. His heart was beating steadily- something that the baby apparently found soothing. As it kicked its body in happiness.

“Tom my love, you’re not going to miss it. The betting shop is just downstairs- if I do go into labour I’ll let you know okay?”

“But-“

“Thomas.” Eliza said firmly, “Don’t make me call on your brothers to come and collect you.”

Finally the dark haired man gave in to her wants. He gave a final kiss to Eliza’s lips and her belly before Tommy begrudgingly parted and exited the room.

“Right baby,” Eliza spoke to the life inside of her, who had kicked and punched at the sound of their mothers voice, “Lets take a nap, hmm?”

//

“You’re late.” Polly’s stern voice came from her spot at her desk, when Tommy looked over- she hadn’t even bothered to look up at him.

Before he could explain himself, John had interjected cockily, “He didn’t want to leave Liza by herself. Again.”

“Christ Tommy she’s pregnant not incapable.” Polly drawled back again.

It was obvious that she could see where he was coming from, but could see the woman’s point of view too, “Stop smothering her.”

Tommy rolled his eyes in response, “She’s due any day now- So John you can stop taking the piss.” He pointed to where his brother was stood leans against one of the betting shops desks, “And Pol, you can stop being patronising.”

The older woman stood up, stepping towards her nephew.

“It will all be fine Tom- soon you’ll meet your child.”

John once again interjected, “yep, and then we won’t stop hearing about ‘em for the next 18 years or so.”

“Shut up Joh-“

Finn suddenly burst into the room, red faced and seemingly out of breath.

“It’s Aunty El!” He spluttered, “She says the baby’s coming!”

//

4 hours. It had been 4 hours since Finn had burst through the doors of the betting den and declared that Eliza had gone into labour.

4 hours Tommy had been pacing around anxiously, nursing several glasses of whiskey to calm his nerves.

Each time he heard a scream or groan, Tommy found himself flinching at the sound of his girl in pain.

That was until it stopped. And the silence was broken by a shrill cry.

Immediately Tommy scrambled up the stairs and burst through the door to his old bedroom.

And there in all her glory was Eliza drenched in sweat, cradling a small body against her chest which was wrapped in blankets.

He dropped to his knees tears leaking from his eyes, his happiness immeasurable.

“She’s here Tommy.” Eliza spoke softly, “You have a daughter”

Tommy for the first time since France felt renewed, like he was the same young man from before the war.

Someone that could start a family, love freely, settle down. Be happy.

This was his new family. It wasn’t much- but it was enough.

In that moment Tommy made a promise to himself, he’d treasure and love his girls.

He crossed his heart and swore by it no matter what.

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@peachy-aisha @eternallyvenus @marvelschriss @annabethgranger123 @captivatedbycillianmurphy @shadow-of-wonder @affection-rabbit @itzmegaaaaaaan @tscamander @annabelrose5 @laural2911

#peaky blinders #peaky fookin blinders #peakyblinders #thomas shelby x oc #thomas shelby x reader #tommy shelby x oc #tommy shelby x reader #cross my heart

[punkbxt]

Cant speak for other people but I would love to hear about your treksonna.

ive been waiting for this moment :’) (also straight up he basically just became his own character at this point lmao)

joH son of Mo’kai (not pronounced joe) is a klingon vulcan hybrid. standing at 6’6”, his physiology is primarily klingon with vulcan features such as pointed ears, slanted brows, and slighly less defined klingon features (softer ridges kinda like b’elanna’s)

he was born to a vulcan mother and a klingon father on qo’nos. his mother moved back to vulcan shortly after he was born (she was on qo’nos for a science expedition and couldnt exactly come back with a whole ass baby) but left him with his father despite wanting to stay with them. things were arranged, and by the time he turned three he and his father were able to join her on vulcan. when he was a kid (7-10ish) he felt super out of place and had a really difficult time balancing both halves of himself. he tried to suppress his klingon half and live as a fully vulcan child but after a while (in his teen years) hed decided hed had enough of that and went through a rather rebellious phase causing all sorts of trouble in the vulcan academy.

he joined starfleet at 19 and had worf as his mentor (he really looked up to him as worf reminded him a lot of his own father and would sometimes accidentally call him dad) later he became the chief security officer of the enterprise x (a new ship because we unoriginal lmfao) and has a cute ferengi boyfriend

#thanks for asking!!! #sorry about the long post #star trek #joH son of mo’kai #klingon #vulcan #klingon/vulcan #joH #treksona #joH means king in klingon and thats me :) #uss enterprise x

[meekspaceng]

 LIVING AS CHRISTIANS

Annual Conventions—Opportunities to Show Love

Why do we enjoy our annual conventions so much? As in ancient Israel, conventions in our day often give us the opportunity to worship Jehovah with hundreds, even thousands, of fellow believers. We enjoy the banquet of rich spiritual food. We also treasure the precious time we spend with friends and family. Our deep appreciation moves us to attend all three days of the convention.

When we have occasion to gather together, we should think not only about what we can gain personally but also about how we can show love to others. (Ga 6:10; Heb 10:24, 25) When we hold a door open for our brother or sister or save only the seats we will need, we show that we are looking out for the interests of others. (Php 2:3, 4) Conventions provide wonderful opportunities for us to make new friends. Before and after the program and during the lunch break, we can make it a point to get acquainted with someone we do not know. (2Co 6:13) The friendships we develop on these occasions can last a lifetime! Above all, when onlookers see true love in action, they may decide to join us in serving Jehovah.​—Joh 13:35.

WATCH THE VIDEO “LOVE NEVER FAILS”! INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS, AND THEN ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS:

How was love shown to visiting delegates at the 2019 international conventions?

Why is the unity and love among Jehovah’s people so remarkable?

What aspects of Christian love were highlighted by members of the Governing Body?

How can you contribute to the love displayed at our conventions?

How has Christian love triumphed in Germany and South Korea?

What should be our determination?

How was love shown to visiting delegates at the 2019 international conventions?

The assembly "Love never fails" was not only talked about love in the title of the assembly or in the speeches, but love penetrated every corner of everything that surrounded the assembly, even at airports, where there were more of 200 brothers to give a warm and loving welcome.

One sister says that she breathes love everywhere she goes, in every detail that can be seen. It is as if I were already in paradise, and our assemblies are like a temporary paradise in this world. A place where we live with our spiritual family and these moments, it is as if we were in paradise with our brothers.

The brothers were welcomed with hugs, with so much affection and affection that no brother could imagine. It was a very joyful event and a great demonstration of the love that characterizes God's people.

The international representatives carried out a preaching motivated not only by love towards our brothers but towards our neighbor, towards all those people who still do not have faith in God, and with the help of the local brothers, they carried out a great campaign of preaching that reflected the great love of these brothers towards Jehovah through loving effort to bring God's name and his beautiful qualities to all people.

This preaching campaign of the international representatives with the support of the local brothers, allowed us to share and reflect our love with all our people not only in the assemblies but also in the ministry, which allowed us to share more time, get to know our more distant brothers better. and strengthen our relationships with them.

In addition to the spiritual activity, activities were planned with the delegates in an environment of healthy enjoyment where the brothers were able to get to know each other better and strengthen their friendship relationships. A great opportunity to meet many brothers who fight day by day in this battle with the same objective.

Why is the unity and love among Jehovah’s people so remarkable?

The example of Mexico is impressive and a great exemplary sample of the unity of the People of God regardless of the many cultures that exist in Mexico and their differences. The people of God is a single people, the brothers of Mexico demonstrated this with the love that all feel towards their brothers and that it is a worthy example to be imitated by the whole world.

The example of the study with this Brazilian person is impressive and this person noticed it. The great selfless effort that our brothers make for all people out of love for our neighbor and our relationship with our more distant brothers that we hardly know but love them as if we had known each other for a lifetime, this was for this person a great testimony of the qualities of God's people, but not only for this person, but for the whole world.

The love of our brothers has also been reflected in the effort for so long and even years to translate our new bible into all possible languages ​​to reach our hearts in our mother tongue. An effort and work that magnifies the name of our heavenly Father and that shows how much we care about our brothers.

Another great gift that the assemblies give us are our new brothers, brothers who show the same love as all of us, and we feel so happy and happy that they are part of this loving people and help us strengthen the relationship we have.

Even the authorities saw this love reflected. There was no problem of any kind, quite the contrary ... events of this magnitude imply for security reasons that certain security forces attend for anything that may happen. They did so, and more than having to do their work or be in the assembly just for work, they saw and enjoyed the love of our brothers and they realized why we differ from others.

Not only did our brothers focus their love on the brothers and people who visited the assemblies, they also showed their love and gratitude to the security forces and other emergency personnel who were doing their work. These people were participants in the love of God's people until the phrase: "the world does not need more police, but more Jehovah's Witnesses."

What aspects of Christian love were highlighted by members of the Governing Body?

As members of the Governing Body emphasized in their speeches and through the Bible, we have to "clothe ourselves with love because it is a perfect bond of union." Love identifies us, and loyal love is a very beautiful aspect of Jehovah's personality that we should emulate.

By cultivating humility, we will foster this love both for our brothers and for our neighbor, and we will be imitating the qualities of Jehovah that the Bible says. And in this way we will be, as Jesus said, "looking for love." Because Christian love has power, reaching the heart in a unique way where no word can reach or cause the same effect.

How has Christian love triumphed in Germany and South Korea?

In many countries, places were visited where brothers and Christians of the past suffered much and much persecution and how they stood firm out of faith and full love for Jehovah. This surely strengthened the love of these dear brothers and the efforts to keep us whole every day of our lives, as was the case in Berlin and the visit to the concentration camp.

As one brother says, even the guards and those who run the prison had to recognize that our brothers differed and were characterized as a separate people because of the love they professed towards them and towards other people, even living the difficult circumstances they were going through. , love was always there.

South Korea was another example like Germany's, when they began jailing young brothers in 1953 for refusing military service. The delegates learned much from the unwavering faith of these young brothers and how they held firm to their beliefs and as a result, Jehovah's power triumphed over these injustices with the release of the last Jehovah's Witness in 2019 who was imprisoned.

What should be our determination?

Many brothers had to make great efforts, such as the delegates from Venezuela who suffer important consequences from the economic and social crisis that their country is experiencing and yet were determined to attend, because the love for Jehovah and for all our brothers, even the most distant, it is imposed far above any material crisis.

We have to be resolved like the brothers of Venezuela, even with the difficult circumstances that we may be going through personally and our country, to put what really matters first and put aside material or ephemeral things, because love overcomes all kinds of barriers. and it motivates us to praise the name of God as these brothers did.

Any sacrifice that we have to do as this brother from Venezuela said, will be worth it. Just to see the great love that characterized this assembly and that impacted the whole world, it is worth it, we have seen the great blessings that the loving people of God produce and why it is a separate people.

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Random Modern OC: Lauren

Lauren Kitterwitz

Level 1: Well known and memorized

Level 2: Known and used occasionally

Level 3: Mostly known, used rarely and at greater cost

Level 4: Hypothetical, and in the process of either making the spell or learning it.

Basic Spells(All spells level 1)

Mage Hand: Spell that holds objects, and floats near the mage when not attended. Used both for light and heavy loads

Message: Speak over distance

Arcane Writ: Note written with magic. Short range

Locate Object/ Person: Requires piece of object or person (i.e. hair) Limited to ~ 10 miles

Delay: Puts a timer on a spell, so it goes off after a certain time

Contingency: Puts a requirement on a spell, so it goes often only when meant to.

Scry: As expected.

Keep at bay Spell

Barrier Spell

Light: Creates floating light

Zippo: Creates small flame at finger.

Siphon: Pulls water from the air and ground.

Terra: Pulls the nearest dirt or small stones to the casters hand.

Obscure: Blocks light sources.

Magic Missile: Creates a small arrow like object.

Shield: Protects against damage,and is the basis of all other shield spells.

Water Spells (requires water nearby, unless summoning it)(19 spells known)

1:High Pressure Beam: Able to cut through steel.

1:Seep: Pull water up from the ground, though you must pull from deeper when in dry conditions.

1:Infused Water: reinvigorating water that heals wounds slowly.

1:Water Blast: Tossed water that explodes when it hits the ground, throwing water across the environment

1:Frost: Freezes anything that is wet.

2:Purify water: Purifies water of anything that is not H20, making it impossible for electricity to pass through

1:Ice Shard: Creates a sword of ice that can be thrown at sonic speeds.

1:Shatter: Explodes ice for shrapnel

1:Ice Field: Yanks shards of ice out of the ground. Requires the ground to be wet.

2:Mist: Creates light rain that covers area with water and obscures vision

1:Pity Party Cloud: Creates raining depression cloud directly over someones head.

1:Ice Shield: A shield of ice that forms to protect the defender against physical and ranged attacks. Freezes melee attackers to the shield.

2: Cascade: Creates a torrent of chilled water that falls from the sky, soaking the area. Ice shards   form inside the cascade as it falls. The longer the cascade falls, the more of it turns to ice.

2: Water Dance: All water in the area vibrates, including any in the ground. Can create mudslides and sinkholes.

2: Rapidity: Fills allies with envigorated water, hasting them and slowly regenerating wounds.

2: Crystalline Augury: See through ice at distance.

3: Pour: Causes rain clouds to let loose as much water as possible in local area. In ritual form, can draw existing rain clouds from a distance

3:River Styx Parted: Ritual spell, quickly heals life-threatening wounds over a short period.

3:Water Beat: Channeling spell that debuffs enemies, causing them to move slower and with less strength.

Wind Spells (Requires movement of air)(19 spells known)

1:Gale: Strong force of wind that can knock people over.

1:Wind Sword: Creates a slice force at a distance.

1:Void: Rip air from a certain location. Air rushes to fill in that spot immediately. Use on heads can knock people out and harm ears and eyes.

1:Air Cannon: Fires a near solid ball of air that explodes violently on contact.

1:Control wind: Controls wind at a minor scale, for things like pushing windmills and filling sails.Also works for forges.

1:Dust Devil: Creates a small dust devil, but the inside of it is filled with wind swords.

1:Tornado: Same as dustdevil, except... much larger. Only usable on warm, humid days.

1:Down Burst: Sudden force of wind from the sky, forcing target to the ground. Flying targets crash.

1:Gust jump: Use wind to quickly leap into the air.

1:Wind Walk: Stealth and Speed

2:Wind Wall: Wall of wind that can stop slow projectiles, like arrows.

2:Fly: Like ironman.

2: Use the Force: Grabs the air around enemies, hardens it, then pulls. Knocks over enemies and can even pull them into a weapon strike.

2: Air Burst: Draws air in on an area until it is high density, then hardens it and explodes it with great force. Used most effectively as flak, but still has great use against ground.

2: Soothing Wind: Channeling spell. Slowly heals nearby allies.

2: Whispering Madness: Causes voices to appear in the minds of enemies, causing hallucinations and the like.

3: Dr. Ben Dover: Creates an extremely high pressure around the enemy, forcing air into their system and creating decompression sickness.

3: Void Tornado: As tornado, but is a vacuum internally

3: Circular Breathing: Never run out of breath.

Electric Spells (Requires charge. Hair stands on end)(12 spells known)

1:Shock: Taser like spell

1:Bolt: Lightning bolt from hand

1:Charge: Charges electrical equipment, and can be used to run that equipment for a decent amount of time, similar to the a battery. Can also reverse the flow.

1:Arc Lightning: Creates an arc of lighting between two Ion Field Mines

2:Ion Field: Charges the field with electric mines

2:Chain Lightning: Bolt of lightning that jumps between enemies.

2:Absorbtion: Can pull lightning from the clouds for charge. Requires no charge.

2:Nova: Discharges all remaining Ion field mines.

2:Lightning Ball: Like Fireball.

2:Thunder Clap: Creates deafening sound.

3:Power Coupling: Creates a rod of lightning between two walls that feeds into itself.

3: Sticky Lightning: Creates a ball of lightning that can stick to the target, shocking the target and nearby enemies.

Storm Spells (Requires charge and water)(1 spell known)

4:Storm Shield: Creates a shield of water and lightning. The lightning shocks any attackers. The water creates a small strand that links the attacker and the shield, allowing lightning to travel along it from the caster.

Lauren Kitterwitz is a 5'4” sixteen year old girl with long braided hair. Her heart shaped face is littered with freckles, her soft blue eyes framed by oval glasses. Though she is quick to grin, her slightly crooked white teeth are marred by braces. She is built coltish, with a thin and lanky frame; despite being sixteen, she didn't seem to be done growing yet. Her hands were rather large for her size, but thin and spidery, much like the rest of her. She didn't seem to have much muscle, or fat for that matter, and she was about as flat as they came; only her voice and hair separated her from a boy, it seemed. Her skin was fairly white, as if she'd rarely seen daylight, but it had freckles marring it as much as her face, especially atop the shoulders. She definitely didn't seem to have chosen this form, as some girls might have; she suffers from a somewhat rare form of Anemia known as Hemolytic Anemia.

Lauren isn't a particularly loud child, nor does she really catch the eye; she tended to stay out of the way, and her eyes often drifted outside, as if she were daydreaming, or was lost in thought. She was good in school, getting help or studying when she needed to, and she was good in groups. In gym class, however, she sat in the bleachers, and watched the others play sports and exercise. She'd tried joining a few times as well, but... they'd ended in trips to the nurses office with her passed out in the teachers arms. She ate -voraciously-, but never seemed to put on weight, to her friends consternation. Meanwhile they picked at their own food, lamenting about their diets. Outside of school, she didn't seem to do much; she had once been apart of a play, but her retainer had fallen out midway and embarrassed her to the point of no return. She'd gone on a date with one boy, a meek, normal kid who'd somehow managed to ask her out. That, too, hadn't gone well, due to a long series of unfortunate events. In one night, he'd managed to accidentally trip her, spill water on her, and find her previously undiscovered allergies to crab. She, on the other hand, had managed to trip once on her own up the stairs into the restaurant, call her waiter by the wrong name, and, once again, suffer embarrassments courtesy of her retainer. They'd ended up in the hospital after that, due to the allergic reaction, and neither of them had the courage to ask each other out again. As far as anyone normal knew, Lauren was as normal as they were, albeit sickly... and prone to misfortune.

To those apart of the spiritual world, however, Lauren was known as an up and coming offensive caster, powerful and talented, but still learning. She was being taught by Opal Drachnal, mother of Lillith, and she was a fast learner being taught by a great teacher, one who knew the ins and outs of magic, even if she herself wasn't particularly powerful. Opal taught her for three years, from the time she was 8 years old and had just learned she even had magic, until she was 11 years old. It was then that Opal died in a devastating attack by geists.

When Opal died, Lauren was hardly unaffected; her favorite teacher, her friend, and her closest ally other than her parents was dead. She turned into a recluse for a while, struggling in school, struggling at home, struggling in magic. For months, it was as though she were barely alive; she lost weight, becoming almost skeletal. It wasn't until she was taken to the doctor after feinting and requiring a blood transfusion that her parents sat down with her and forced her to talk. The long and difficult conversation helped her; the depression she was feeling, the fear, the pain of the loss, they were all things that her parents had gone through themselves. She came out of the hospital with a few pounds more and the emotional support she needed to pull herself forward. Her friends, what few there were, rejoiced in her return, even if they didn't quite understand why she had 'gone missing' to begin with. Except for one; Isabella. Her best friend. Isabella knew why she'd gone missing, yet she was barely speaking to Lauren.

She didn't find out why until almost a year later; Beatrice, Isabella's mother, had died of cancer, and Johnathan, her father, was torn up. Where before Lauren had a best friend, there was now a stranger, an angry one who lashed out where she could. Hurt, confused, and a little lost, Lauren went to ask for help from the only people who had proved themselves; her own parents. She tried everything she could, trying to mend bridges between herself and her one-time best friend, but when Isabella's father disappeared, it only got worse. It was during this time that a famous combat wizard, Ajax Cal, arrived to help her. An elderly man who'd lost an arm in a raid, he was still as formidable as he'd been twenty years ago, even if his bones creaked now. He was of the mind that the sooner they got people out fighting, the better they would get; nobody learned anything cooped up in a tiny room, after all. To Lauren, he was a god; physically fit, powerful, and combat ready. He was also old, which was more than Lauren could say about many other magicians, which meant he had to be doing SOMETHING right. However, he only stayed a week, teaching her a little before leaving again. He would show up every once in a while to teach her something new, then disappearing again.

By the time Lillith arrived in town, Lauren and Isabella were about as far apart as they could get; Lauren had almost given up, and Isabella wasn't getting any better. Soon after she arrived, however, Lauren tried one more time; she found Isabella while she was by herself, and refused to leave until they talked. It took some time, and Lauren definitely had to deal with a lot of abuse, if not physical then emotional, but she got through to Isabella somehow; the two were, at the very least, hesitant friends again. Isabella didn't change too much in relation to others, not so long as she wanted to anyways, but she mellowed out with Lauren.

Alana and Lauren didn't really become friends; they knew each other, and could hold a conversation if they needed to,but they didn't really hit it off.

Garith, on the other hand, was one person Lauren couldn't really hang out with; she had a crush on him that she'd yet to shake, and when they were younger, Isabella had teased her for it quite a bit. She bit her tongue around him, and tried not to make a fool of herself... which she almost always did. She seemed to become clumsier around him, and her tongue seemed to tie itself in knots around him; her lisp came out around him, making her almost unintelligible. Whether they were friends or not was hard to decide; they could certainly hang out around one another, but it was most likely that he thought her strange, or unintelligent.

Mark was a good friend of Laurens; he was, in comparison to Garith, easy to talk to, and funny... at least, he was easy to talk to whenever he wasn't with Garith. His prospensity for breaking rules, however didn't make her exactly happy; she often scolded him when he got in trouble, and she thought some of his pranks were simply too mean. She found a few others funny, and she'd even told him a few of her own idea's for pranks, though she never had to guts to carry them out herself.

Lillith was also a friend; the two had bonded while learning from Opal, and sometimes competed a little. When Opal died, however, both of them split to mourn on their own ways; with Lauren in another town entirely, it wasn't exactly easy for them to meet anyways. When she did come back, Lauren wasn't sure how to proceed; she opted to try and be friendly. It worked, for the most part; their relationship was definitely not the same as it had been before Opal's death. Both of the were more mature now. They still competed a little, but with their different specializations, it was hard to compare.

From the GM

Living in Lein was relatively safe and enjoyable. Your parents had jobs during the day and could hunt at night. Not every night. But maybe three times a week. Lein and area around it was maintained by Beatrice and Johnathan. Flintol. Beatrice was the younger sister to the current patriarch. They too had a couple kids. Garith . and Isabella. Garith being two years older then you and Isabella your age. Their was a few other people that were spirit hunters or dealt with them. Agra Willow was one of them. A elderly woman who was the local healer. She even knew a lot of modern medicine, with a mix of obscure medicine and could easily pass as a doctor if she wanted. She tpyically was a kind natured woman that had a more grandmotherly feel to her. Someone to badysit the kids while the parents went off hunting. The other was the Youvinsa's A brother and sister. Jack and Jill. Yoiur charcater wouldn;t know much about them till she got more involved with the spirit community. Jack had the local shop for selling Geist stones and buys epuipment. While Jill got a degree in teaching and became a teacher at the local public high school. More might be added.(Depends on the others choice of charcater and family. Early life for your character would be oretty happy and enjoyable. Your family got along with the Flintols. Bringing the kids over to play. (Again might add more when the others get charcaters.). You made your first friend. Isabella, back when she was cheerful and full of laughter. When it became apparent your character was a mage Beatrice sent a word up the Drachnal family line and found a suitable tutor for he to learn the basics. WHo none other then the patriarchs wife Opal Drachnal. Not as powerful of a mage but was incredible with the theories of magic and could honestly teach anything about magic to someone. She even had a daughter closer to her age. Lilith. She was two years younger then you and started and year before you and had gotten quite fair along (Up to you if you want to make friends with her or not.)

 Your training with Opal would last three years. (It mostly was cause of how Opal taught. She was quite talented at it.)However before she could help you move onwards to bigger things you suddenly stopped seeing Opal.That year was one of the worst years in a long time. Firstly Opal was killed in a deadly Geist attack, with some other hunters. Beatrice was diagnosed with cancer when it was in its late stages and died later that year. The death affected the family quite badly. Johnathan went down hill from there. The patriarch replaced him as the head in the area with his eldest daughter Mayla. A year later Johnathan dissappeared. Without a trace. It was speculated he ran off into the woods near town. Both Garith and Isabella changed considerbly. Garith turned more reclusive and hardly spoke. Isabella however turned very bitter, aggressive and angry. Keeping people at a distance. IN the proccess she might have burnt the friendship with you. A couple of years would pass when two other children came to town. Mark and Alana Taft. Mark was your age and a sly, silver tongue individual. Soon got the title the joker or prankster of sorts. He was the one that cracked the shell in Gariths gloom and borught in out. Alana was a small, timid girl who rarely spoke and was one year younger then you. They were not siblings but cousins from Killiam. They weren't doing well themself. Mark came down with Alana just to be with her. Acting like a big brother of sorts. Alana however was thrown out of her own home. She never did give the reason why. Mayla setted them up in a foster home of kind. Ran by The Drachnal's of course. And lastly a year (Roughly) earlier before the current day. Lilith moved to town. It was then Your character would find out that she was present at her own mothers death. WHile she was defending her no less. It also was apparent she was be neglected and abused at home and Mayla took her in to stop this. Of course your character only heard this from your parents. Lilith coming to town softened Isabella's hard exterior. Allowing a few people to get close and allow friendship.

Probably one of my more thought out characters. I wound up designing her after Honey Lemon from Big Hero 6. I wound up having to make a few sacrifices in terms of how healthy the character was in order to make a heavy hitting mage, but some decent research later and I had something workable with Hemolytic Anemia in that it wasn’t going to outright kill like most other forms of Anemia (A trait I wanted). 

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