Assembly changes (page 3)

JustHuman14

I recall being a 7 year old in the 70's that we used to have GREAT FOOD and drinks. They used to start from Thursday, and they used to finish late in the afternoon, around 6.00....

the old catering arrangements were done on a massive industrial scale,massive generators, lorry containers,huge chilled storage containers and the R&F loved volunteering for it, we used to have to get to the DC extra early and the stink of stewing coffee and bacon rolls used to hit you from outside of the ground.

donuthole

One of my favorite assembly memories of recent times is after the concluding prayer, one older sister says to another, "Well, I guess they all can't be good." It was a refreshing change from the normal, "Best. Assembly. Ever."

Mr. Falcon

donuthole - That's hilarious. I hate when people gush about how "wonderful and encouraging" the assembly was. really???

WTWizard

There is more direction from the attendants to direct traffic. There are widespread restrictions to one towel per hand-washing in recent years, and I am seeing scattered rationings of toilet paper as well. You might also see assigned seating by congregations--a congregation sitting together in a designated section. And yes, working vending machines with Out of Order signs on them or turned backwards.

The programs are wimpier. These days, you are likely to get examples of people sacrificing everything to pio-sneer (leaving out the part where they become destitute). You are supposed to avoid anything that remotely resembles enlightenment and entertainment, and do more to squeeze more field circus out of the day. You are supposed to go through hardships to pio-sneer. Anything that is fun "leads to fornication and is to be shunned". And of course, there are those new Kingdumb maladies that are so dreadful that I don't know how they get away with calling it music--even worse than before.

willyloman

Now if one just finds someone who agrees to study it is considered an experience worth featuring at an assembly. This is pathetic.
This statement illustrates the WT's biggest problem going forward. What's next? An "experience" with a couple who went an entire month without missing a meeting?

DagothUr

I left the BORG last year and here in Romania things looked like this:

1. Assemblies were goddamn boring.

2. There was no restriction with the toilet paper.

3. There was always a waiting line at the women's toilet.

4. There was a lot of pushing and shoving when entering into the assembly area, but no stampede.

snakeface

Remember all the "counsel" we'd review at the Service Meeting before the distrct conventions? It would cover: don't save seats, conduct/attrie at the motels, conduct during the sessions, and so on. They always stressed "Do not save seats, except for those in your own car group." Well several times I'd arrive there early and be one of the first individuals to get in the doors at 8AM. I would actually RUN into the area - and I would see the entire front row and most aisle seats already covered with Watchtowers! That proved that the workers, who were allowed in before 8AM, were the ones saving the seats. The elderly and disabled were already S.O.L. before the doors even opened.

d

I always looked the breaks during the convention.Those things were long start at 8:00 in the morning to 6:30 in the evening

Girlie

Assemblies and DAs are nothing more than exaggerated hype of same old rubbish.

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