<P> In 2009, The Watchtower indicated that the dissemination of "new spiritual light" is the responsibility of only "a limited number" of the "slave class", asking: "Are all these anointed ones throughout the earth part of a global network that is somehow involved in revealing new spiritual truths? No ." In 2010 the society said that "deep truths" were discerned by "responsible representatives" of the "faithful and discreet slave class" at the group's headquarters, and then considered by the entire Governing Body before making doctrinal decisions . In August 2011, the Governing Body cast doubt on other members' claims of being anointed, stating that "A number of factors--including past religious beliefs or even mental or emotional imbalance--might cause some to assume mistakenly that they have the heavenly calling ." The Governing Body also stated that "we have no way of knowing the exact number of anointed ones on earth; nor do we need to know", and that it "does not maintain a global network of anointed ones ." At the 2012 Annual Meeting of the Watch Tower Society, the "faithful and discreet slave" was redefined as referring to the Governing Body only and the terms are now synonymous . </P> <P> The following people are members of the Governing Body of Jehovah's Witnesses (year appointed in parentheses): </P> <Ul> <Li> Samuel F. Herd (1999) </Li> <Li> Geoffrey Jackson (2005) </Li> <Li> Mark Stephen Lett (1999) </Li> <Li> Gerrit Lösch (1994) </Li> <Li> Anthony Morris III (2005) </Li> <Li> Mark Sanderson (2012) </Li> <Li> David H. Splane (1999) </Li> </Ul> <Li> Samuel F. Herd (1999) </Li>

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