Have you ever had a "part" in an assembly? (page 2)

IslandWoman

Hi doodle-v,

I gave a student talk at a Circuit Assembly once and took part in several skits at other assemblies.

Nice to meet you.

Linda

Mulan

Dave and I both had talks at Circuit Assemblies, he at District conventions, and we were in two dramas, lots of demos, and I gave a few experiences. Always made me feel important. How dumb is that?

It's not dumb; it's human nature. Everyone likes the attention they get from having a part at an assembly. But aren't Witnesses taught that bringing too much attention to yourself is bad? I always hated that line of "reasoning" for not celebrating your birthday.

LyinEyes

I had a part on an assembly once, I was an alcoholic. The scripts came from "true life experiences" , you know how they always say things happened by there is no documentation. But I didnt question this back then.

I was an alcoholic that had over 16 bottles of vodka stashed all over my house, no joke, and I was doing all of this acting , as I was talking to myself, kind of thinking outloud kind of thing.

The point of my whole newsflash I have a problem thing , was the I needed to call the elders right away and get help.

Now it makes me sick..........because my own mother in real life was a prescription drug abuser and everyone knew it. But I did as I was asked to do, and did a good job, maybe I could have been an actress huh? I really did draw on real emotions that I saw my own mother go thru when she felt she needed help. The only difference in this skit and my mom's real story was,,,,,,,,the elders didnt give a hoot and sure couldnt help her.

Looking back on it now,,,,,,,,,,I wish I would have told the audience , as I was acting out my part, that , I should forgo calling the elders , they wont help and most are not qualified too anyway, and call a REAL doctor for a real illness......they seems to forget it wasnt just a spiritual problem but a real illness.

Lady Lee

Yes My elder husband at the time gave a few talks at the CA and the girls and I were used a couple of times.

I sort of had a different way of being on stage - I was one of the sign language interpreters for quite a few years. A rare time for a sister to actually face the audience.

Big Tex

I remember wanting to be in a drama set in bible times because i thought the costumes were so kewl. hehe

Yeah they are. The only problem (for guys) is that you forget you're wearing a skirt and if you're not careful then folks can see your naughty bits.

The thing I didn't like was wearing those stupid beards. They looked so fake and they always put so much spirit gum all over your face to get the damn thing to stick. I wanted to grow my own, but naturally we couldn't.

onacruse

watson:

How dumb is that?
It's not dumb; it's human nature.

Yes. We all did what we did, because it seemed at the time like the right thing to do. imho, none of us who did such "ordinary " human things, for ordinary reasons, should carry any baggage of guilt or remorse.

I've done gone and run out of quarters to put in my ass-kickin' machine (as gumby said on another recent thread )

As far as "how many parts"...many, including one where I was used as an example of how good it is to be disciplined by Jehovah and come back to the organization (I'd recently been reinstated). Of course, I wasn't sitting up there with the 3 elders (my committee) that were doing the part.

Craig

JudasCain

I was on several assembly programs, my first was when I was 6. My dad had me and my sister answer questions to show how "well-behaved" kids can retain what they hear at meetings and assemblies if they take notes. The best part of ASSemblies was getting to scope out the chicks in the summer. If it wasn't for those 3 holy gatherings a year, my world would have consisted of members of the local KH. What a terrible waste of life! I remember as a kid at the international convention in Oakland, California, thinking it would never end and getting sunburn so bad I cried.

Judas

kelpie

Yes I did and after I got off the stage, I discovered that my pedicoat was hanging down about 3 inches below my skirt.

How embarresment.

blondie

Lyin Eyes, the WTS uses the term "re-enactment" now. Even usually unobservant JWs, noticed that new word.

I was never in a drama, but I designed and sewed quite a few costumes over the years.

My husband and I were used as examples in a few circuit assembly parts. We found that they edited the "real story" so much that we hardly recognized that we had lived it.

Blondie

Have you ever had a "part" in an assembly?