Would you be able to survive a three day Assembly?

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  • Beth Sarim
    Beth Sarim

    I was on the ball & bolted out of the venue just when the final dude finished his talk. Between then and the other guy coming on stage & giving his comments.

    😏

  • Witness 007
    Witness 007

    Total brainwash Jim Jones style he talked for hours to his group

  • Gorb
    Gorb

    I remember the closing prayer of president Milton Henschell at the international convention in Moscow, 12 minutes.

    During his speech that day there was a flash and thunder just when he read a bible text about thunder. Will never forget that.

    Just like a higher power was playing with the event.

  • NotFormer
    NotFormer

    Gorb, what was the chatter like after that momentous event? Were there hushed whispers, or was it more of a humorous nature?

    That was back in the days when people could still name the WT president. On boards like this he would be referred to as "Uncle Miltie". The new "future kings" don't get the same level of respect, eg. "Tight Pants Tony". I can't offhand recall the epithet Mr Letts(?) gets.

  • DisgruntledFool
    DisgruntledFool

    Balaamsass2...was that the 1969 PEACE ON EARTH 8 day assembly held at Dodger Stadium? I was there as a 14 year old boy with my family and single, dyed in the wool, God intoxicated, religious fanatic mother. We went to Disneyland, too! The ONLY thing I remember about the assembly itself was day 5 and the drama about immorality and young boys not learning to jerk off alone or with friends. Through the whole thing my mother kept sneaking looks at me to see my reaction to the drama. Many of us sure had a fucked up childhood growing up in this mess.

  • Gorb
    Gorb

    @notformer, what I remember is that our JW group was not so emotional like jw's these times.

    We were young, made fun and adventure. A flash and thunder more or less, we were not impressed.

    Now many jw's are "full enthousiast" if something happens.

    Gorby

  • Balaamsass2
    Balaamsass2

    ST GEORGE, Wow. I didn't know that about Van Morrison.

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    Kingdom Hall Lyrics

    So glad to see you
    So glad you're here
    Come here beside me now
    We can clear inhibition away
    All inhibitions
    Throw them away
    And when we dance like this
    Like we've never been dancin' before
    Chorus:
    Oh, they were swingin'
    Down at Kingdom Hall
    Oh, bells were ringin'
    Down at the Kingdom Hall
    A choir was singin'
    Down at the Kingdom Hall
    Hey, liley, liley, liley
    Hey, liley, liley, low
    Do do do do do do, do
    Do do do do do do
    Do do do do do do, do
    Do do do do do do

    Good body music
    Brings you right here
    Free flowin' motion now
    When we're shakin' it out on the floor
    Good rockin' music
    Down in your shoes
    And when we dance like this
    Like we've never been dancin' before

    Repeat Chorus

    Down at the Kingdom Hall
    They were havin' a party
    They were havin' a ball
    Bells were ringing out
    And the choir was singin'
    Hey, liley, liley, liley
    Hey, liley, liley, low
    Do do, do do, do do, do do
    Sugar was there
    Did you see Sugar
    Down at the Kingdom Hall
    Sugar was tough"

    A wedding? Bad Dream? lol :)

  • Balaamsass2
    Balaamsass2

    Disgruntled Fool,

    No it was an earlier one. Mid 60s. I just remember a rain storm we wore plastic bags for. Followed by extreme heat, when my mom fainted and fell on the stairs. ...and DISNEYLAND!! I must have been about 7-8.

  • joey jojo
    joey jojo

    When people say things like , "I'm so glad we made the effort - it was such a blessing", what they are really saying is , "I'm so glad it's over".

    A lot of the outdoor conventions were blistering hot, humid or raining and little shelter. And later, as others have pointed out, not even food service to look forward to.

    I remember eating warm, soggy tuna sandwiches at the Sydney International convention in 2003 thinking, that's it, this is the last time. Heat, rain, bad food, no time to catch up with any friends because the venue was so crowded and I remember nothing of the program.

    And yes, we were expected to carry those leftover sandwiches, drinks and rubbish on trains, buses etc back to our accommodation an hour away. That when I realised that the organisation does not care about its members.

  • Rivergang
    Rivergang
    the 1969 PEACE ON EARTH 8 day assembly

    As a then "newly interested person", I felt disappointed that I missed that assembly.

    Little did I know!

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