A couple years back my hall had around 12 elders, and the body was literally divided into little factions of elders(Gotta love Jehovah's holy spirit !). The branch sent 2 more elders to help resolve the issues between them, and that didn't help at all.
So when the Circuit Overseer visited, a meeting was held after the Sunday meeting. I waited in the hall by myself since the rest of my family was out of town for a certain family event. I literally assisted 2 different meetings during my dads elder meeting. One in French and one in Spanish. Luckily I was friends with some people in the Spanish congregation, so I got to go out to eat with a family. I would've asked them to take me home, but I lived a 45 min drive from the hall I attended,thinking that the meeting would end by the time I returned, I asked them to bring me back.Once I returned to the hall the meeting was still going on, but this time you could hear yelling and a huge table-slapping noise. I was mortified and did not believe what was happening.
Couple hours later the meeting finally ended, and my Dad finally came out. Everyone including the Circuit Overseer looked tired, and their faces were sweaty. One of the elders looked like they were about to pass out. My Sunday meeting ended at 12:45 pm, and the elder meeting finished at around 9:30 at night. I was able to assist two meetings and go out to dinner! Once I returned it was still happening.
After that meeting 7 of the 12 elders were relieved of their positions.
What was the longest elder meeting you've ever experienced?