so, we had the convention this weekend
In the middle of one of the last talks on Friday, suddenly someone made this really loud "roaring" sound, it was really scary and we thought that something scary is gonna go down like somoene spewing evil upon us - but it turns out, a poor brother had a seizure - after he came to, he was so embarrased he and his whole family left :( And I felt bad for the speaker because almost everyone's head was turned towards where the commotion took place, for a good 10-15 minutes, and I don't think anyone was able to pay attention to the rest of his talk!
Saturday I had a wedding, booked months before the convention dates were announced, and I couldn't do anything about that. We're going to another convention at the end of August.
However, I was told by an attendant that on Saturday we had a group of 15 or so apostates outside screaming and spewing out evil and trying to infiltrate the convention. No one inside was even aware of this, the brothers handled everything so well, and Sunday they did not come back.
Overall, awesome convention. Really kept my focus the entire time, even though I got home from the wedding Saturday at midnight and had to get up at 5 a.m. Sunday (we had to be there by 7:30) and usually it's impossible for me to keep focus for that long. I realized that with the right amount of caffeine, anything is possible. LOL.
OMG! "Someone spewing evil upon us"
That's sad, glad the brother didn't get hurt. Man that first part made me laugh out loud JUST LIKE A FOOL.
I remember apostates setting up tables outside nassau when I was little. I thought we should stop and talk to them, but one of the elders we were with explained to me why they were there.
it was kind of funny on Sunday we were just walking outside a bit, to warm up, because i was SO COLD - anyway there was a hot dog vendor on the corner and i heard him say how there was a group of people shouting the day before and how stupid they looked and how it was so dumb yadda yadda - it was nice to hear that even a random hot dog vendor knew that they were dumb and made themselves look insane
Hahaha - yea, that's what I remember thinking.
how was that 10 hour wedding? the one i was at was outside. it was a sweaty wedding.
it was fun, a little bit long but actually went by quick. It was hot out, the outside pics... i was sweating...
but the bride and groom were willing to run into a cornfield with me, so that was fun
haha
we got bit so bad though, i have like 89 bites on my ankles
haha my feet look like i have pox. it was cooler on the lawn but there were more bugs. i opted for cooler and more bugs over sweaty and not cute.
I agree, the convention was really good, but c'monnn, that talk about the sea and thousands of pounds of whale blood? C'monnn. Very awesome tho. Excited to get into the new release too. I too didn't make it Saturday cuz of a wedding. It was very nice. Was the seizure when the dude starting yelling, like five times, LOUD? I didn't know what that was exactly. Thought it might have been a mentally ill person wild'n out. And, yeah, the apostates. Losers. Still, none of that overshadowed the program. Very cool indeed.
Haha. Yeah, several people here mentioned that that talk seemed a little out of place too. I liked it, though.
yep, it sounded like a roaring lion/a mentally ill person/a possessed person
scary
i was like "whattt!?"
then i told some kid sitting next to me "dude, what would you do if i started yelling like that?" he cracked up all loud and got yelled at by his mom.
*Shakes head with disapproval makes self note* "Bad influence/disruptive, easily distracted" *literally writes in note pad, positions smart glasses on nose, turns on heel, switches away*
c'monnn, that's funny
talk about the sea and thousands of pounds of whale blood?
which talk was that?
Behold the Abounding Wealth of the Seas
11:20 Friday ... so glad 'we' didn't have the blood fact at ours...
The creatures that live in the seas. Whales, the largest is the blue whale, it weighs 120 tons or equal to 30 adult elephants. It’s heart weighs 450kg or 1000 lbs the size of a small car. It’s tongue weighs 3000kg or 6600lbs. A baby blue whale when born is 6 meters or 20 feet in length. They can stay underwater for 90 minutes. Their muscles are designed to trap oxygen so they can stay down longer. They can dive to a depth of 910 meters, and withstand the pressure.
isn't 1/2 that info found in the Draw Close to Jehovah book, in the section of power, I think....
YOU JERK! i just ran all the way out to my car IN THE HEAT to get my convention program! i get back and i see THIS! i'll get you, dan . . .
:P
oh yeah.. i can't remember if he mentioned the blood or not.. i'd have to listen to it again
check your notes, gameboy
awww that poor brother. thats so sad. i visited a cong that there was a bro who had seizures and my freinds warned me about it and sure enough the bro had one and fell right in the aisle close to where i was sitting. it was so sad...i felt so bad for him.
ANNNNNNNNND FYI there's still 2 conventions left here that you can make up your missed saturday *wink wink nudge nudge* lol i miss ya guys!
ya know, this year we only had one apostate. its so funny cause they REALLY are so blinded that they dont know how ridiculous they look. one year we had a whole bunch standing in this circle, outside the main entry way screaming at everyone walking by, so the brothers that were attending got together and made a circle around them, faced outward and started were signing kingdom songs to drown out the yells....it was actually awesome to see the protection they provided. i still get goose bumps thinking about that.