--There was this older brother in my hall who always had terrible gas. Most people in the hall knew not to sit behind him as he seemed to be unable to keep his farts from escaping (he seemed oblivious) throughout the meeting, especially when standing during the prayer and song. It was loud and very rank . Every now and again an unsuspecting person or family would make the mistake of sitting right behind this guy unknowingly. You could count on it that after a few minutes if you looked in their direction they would have a look of shock and awe on their faces. Priceless.
--One that was not funny but really weird and sad was when this older brother had gotten up to give his first talk after a few years of ill health (really nice guy). He was about 10-15 minutes into it he started slurring his speech and looking confused. He announced that something wasn't right and he needed help. A couple of guys came up and carried him off the stage in a chair as he was stroking out right there. The worst part is they didn't cancel the meeting or put it on hold and let people go home and process what had just happened (he was one of the brothers that everybody in the hall knew and loved). They simply took him to the back, got another elder up there to finish the talk and told everyone to stay in their seats. I guess they didn't want anyone to miss out on the fine spiritual food being served. His daughter was sitting in the next row over from myself and my family crying her eyes out. I didn't understand why she didn't go with the ambulance or to the hospital. Like she was worried about looking bad for skipping out on a meeting or something......go figure. I felt so bad for her.
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