6 elders in my hall.
The PO is a charismatic company man. From outward appearances he does care for people, but his true care is for the Org's best interests. He can always be counted on to play with the young people at picnics. During studies he will unfailingly praise the WTS in every comment. Without him the congregation would be dragging itself along.
Everybody loves my grampa and his "homegrown wisdom" that makes everyone feel at ease.
One elder is quite softspoken and loves to spy on the activity of the young people. He sits in the back of the hall (due to an embarassing muscle twitch) and doesn't like to get confrontational. Being from the Midwest, he is an exceptional bowler.
Another elder has panic attacks if he gets anywhere close to the stage. He cannot conduct a bookstudy or give talks. Currently he is a space-filler.
There's an elder from New York who is a close talker. He complains about not getting enough hands during the Watchtower study, but then proceeds to call on the same 6 people all study long. The man can be friendly, but his mannerisms border on the creepy. His wife is somewhat of a shrew.
The last elder is also a pioneer, like his whole family. He had a career in radio, and is more or less normal, but his family are hardcore Borg clones. His family business will take him and his family out of state every month, and he always asks me to cover his slack for conducting field service meetings. Imagine a black Bill Lumbergh (from Office Space) and that would be him.
The problem is that no one wants to step up and become MSs. I don't know what they are going to do when the CO comes around and they haven't met their quota.
