Do you remember your last meeting? (page 2)

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Can't remember, I think it was a memorial. Can't remember how many years ago it was either. Really don't care anymore.

Ken P.

shamus

I hadn't realized more than a few people were listening to us talking and a hush came over them like you could hear crickets in the background.

ROFLMAO! What an awesome sight that must have been... I would give my right nut to see that! Ha ha!

My last time was about 2 yrs after my exit, memorial time. When I went back, that was it for me... I told myself that I would never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, go back to that b.s. And, I never will... I promise...

cruzanheart

The very last meeting I attended was only part of the Theocratic Ministry School. My dad had been reinstated and crawling obsequiously to the elders for awhile and they finally, in their infinite wisdom, graced him with a #4 talk. I knew he wanted me to hear it, because I'm the only family he had left, so I told him the kids and I would be there, but only for his talk and then we would leave. He respected that. He gave, as usual, a beautiful talk, straight from the heart -- you could tell he was teaching the Bible and not the publication from which the material was taken. I don't remember what it was about, I just remember the power and conviction in his voice as he read the scriptures. I also remember looking at the elders, particularly the ones on his judicial committee, and seeing them sitting there very tense, as though they were afraid of him or of what he would say. I hugged him and whispered that it was a wonderful talk, and then the kids and I left during the middle song.

I will never go back again.

Nina

drwtsn32

Surprisingly, I don't really remember it. We didn't really know at the time that it would be our last meeting.

drwtsn32

It was craptastic.

lol... that's a great word! I don't think I've heard anyone else say it before.

maxwell

Yes, I remember. It was only a little more than a year ago in April of 2002. I had decided I could no longer be apart of the religion a few weeks earlier. But I continued going through the motions. I had decided I would wait till we were through the memorial and a CO's visit. I was going the DF route and didn't want that process slowed up by those events. I remember talking with that CO and thinking can he tell I'm just making motions. We also had a "annointed brother" in our congregation. I remember speaking to him at the memorial and wondering, if you really had God's holy spirit operating on you, would you be aware that my heart's not really into this. Anyway, my last meeting was a Sunday meeting. I helped out with the literature counter as usual. I'm not sure if I helped out on mikes or as an attendant, but I probably did one or the other. I probably answered a question in the Watchtower and walked out the door thinking this is the last time I do this. That was the last time I ever went to a meeting. I been thinking of going back to a few meetings or a DC just for entertainment or just to see how the rhetoric sounds to me now that my mind is much clearer.

Big Tex

Nope, but I'll bet it registered a 9.5 on the Sphincter Scale.

jws

I went to the Memorial at the request of my father. But I guess I consider that differently because I'm going as an already ex-JW.

I can't remember the last time I went to a meeting as a JW. I had moved, wasn't comfortable with going to a new hall yet. I was also working 2 second shift jobs that made weeknight meetings impossible and Sunday morning ones difficult to say the least, not to mention the drive across town. I became irregular and during this time read COC and decided not to return.

I almost wish I had known I was leaving before I did so I could mentally say goodbye to it, to friends, and savor the leaving.

Bills girl

It was the memorial service for my dad. They never called them funeral services then. It was May of '89. He was an elder to the end. I remember crying and everyone looking at me with distaste. After all, my father had died "faithful" so why was I crying.

I never went back after that...just faded away...

Nordic

Last time was memorial 2002

Nordic

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