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After Two Years Virtual, Jehovah’s Witnesses Return to In- Person Meetings Beginning April 1 | The Madison Times

All congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses across the world, including in Dane County, Wisconsin, are being encouraged to begin holding in-person meetings during the week of April 1. This is welcome news for Randall Larson of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin, who has been attending meetings for more than 55 years. “Some of my earliest memories are of […]

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