⁴ When you place a subscription or even one magazine, what might it accomplish? A missionary sister in Sierra Leone, West Africa, writes: “One Saturday while engaging in the magazine work I met a retired gentleman who readily accepted the magazines I offered him.” The concluding paragraph of her letter says: “He has progressed to the point where he now attends all the meetings. His next step, the field ministry, as he recently expressed his desire to be baptized at the district assembly in December.”

⁶ Do you enjoy making others happy? Then think of the joy that a single copy of Awake! brought to one downhearted person. She writes from Jamaica: “My search for the truth began in June 1971 when my sister died in an automobile accident. For the first time I sat down and thought deeply about life and what it all means. The funeral service gave me no answers and I grieved over my loss very much. One Saturday in June 1972 I remember walking home and as I opened the door I stepped on some paper. There was an Awake! and an invitation to the Kingdom Hall the next day. The article ‘Why Must Even Youths Die?’ made me jump for joy​—all my questions were answered! That same night I got out my clothes to attend the meeting the next day. Sunday I spent reading the Awake! and resting, and at 6 p.m. I attended my first meeting. A young sister asked if I would like to have a home Bible study, which I eagerly accepted. My friends opposed, but I paid them no mind, as I knew I had found the truth. Soon after we completed the Truth book, I was baptized, April 7, 1973. Now life has real meaning and purpose for me. I hope to see my sister again in the resurrection.”