We probably went to the same assembly hall (Puyallup, right?),
Yes it was in Puyallup. (pronounced Pyoo-allup, for all those NOT from the Northwest)
She said it was their first CA since they remodeled the Assembly Hall and it is beautiful, and reminds her of a doctor's office, very plain. She said it is several shades of drab olive green with gray berber-type carpet tiles. Probably so they can just replace a tile if there is a problem with the carpet. They also took out the entire kitchen and made the dining area larger, and it has closed circuit TV so they can watch the baptism. She thought it was pretty funny that while they ate lunch, they watched an empty baptismal pool.
The women's bathroom was remodeled too, and they finally got rid of those ridiculous "airplane" toilets, and now have regular plumbing. They probably are on sewer now, so it would allow for it. They have many more stalls now too, and they moved the baby changing area, so it isn't the first thing you encounter when you go in there.
And there is now NO seats or upholstered seating in the lobby, so no loitering in the back.
They were told it cost just under $1 million to do the remodel, and all they had to pay for were materials, because the "brothers volunteered all the labor". That seems awfully high for that job. It isn't that big. What was the cost?
