by Odrade 13 Replies latest jw friends
So my parents go to the International Convention in an exotic foreign country. They take 300 digital pictures in the exotic foreign country. When they get home, they send me three pictures. All three are of people I don't know at the convention. Not one beach, not one villa.
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Odrade:
With all of the wonderful spiritual food and fellowship of God's loyal Witnesses, who has time for things like the beach?
Okay, I thought I was nauseated before... Thanks Doc, ya jerk.
"My parents attended the "Give God Glory" international convention, and all I got was this lousy tee shirt"
I'm not surprised. Coming from a group of people that think touring Bethel is a vacation, this doesn't surprise me one bit.
Devon
Coming from a group of people that think touring Bethel is a vacation, this doesn't surprise me one bit.
LOL!
So your parents must be extra-specially good JW's, getting the "privilege" of attending an international convention.
During a convention, the really loyal dubs would always go on about how "fun" it was. How in the hell can anyone find a convention fun?
But of course, Odrade... they wanted to spiritually upbuild you, reminding you of the wonderful association you have left behind...
How in the hell can anyone find a convention fun?
It's what happens after the convention, the drinking and carousing in the rooms, the swimming pools and jacuzzis, going out to restaurants and drinking and eating, karoke bars afterwards, movies (R-rated), jazz clubs, dance clubs I know of JWs who stay at hotels although it is only 1/2 hour drive to the convention site. That way they can carouse afterwards with their friends.
Blondie
Even though the conventions were full of talks, I have to say, I really did enjoy them. Went I went to Twickenham, with 25,000 people, I was amazed. I loved listening to the speakers with their accents, sitting outside though it was cold, watching attendants serve tea to the elderly DURING the program and the association during the lunch break.
The Convention that was held here in LA a few years ago was wonderful. It was an International Convention with delegates from Japan, Korea, Hong Kong, Canada, Vietnamese Congregations, the Philippines and an African country. It was so exciting and we got to host Japanese delegates in our homes.
To me, the Conventions were a time of peace, though hectic in getting there. It was nice to be with see people I didn't get to see every week, run into other brothers and sisters that I knew. I didn't like going the years I had to go with my ex-husband, though. Most people didn't like him, thought he talked too much and was not genuine, so we didn't have association afterwards or even for lunch....... And his company was not encouraging to me. Even though he sat at the meetings, it was in one ear and out the other, never applying the things he should have learned.
