by truthseeker 25 Replies latest jw friends
Hi all,
It's been a while. Lot going on. I had a Covid divorce last year over Zoom. Not pretty but I got a good deal.
Anyway,
My friend who is still active said there is unconscious resistance towards going back to meetings. There was a very low turnout and the rest were on zoom.
Truthseeker
Physical memorial attendance was down where I’m at.
Lots “celebrating” via Zoom but only a handful with their camera & mic active. Lots musta been passing their own personal “emblems”.
I tuned into the Memorial which was also held over Zoom and in person and the speakers name was Brother McGuiness :)
The bigger resistance will be door knocking.
Zoom you can not dress up, get a coke, popcorn, catch up on dusting; or sit there and try to stay awake.
To draw people there needs to be more interesting meetings, a lucid message for starters.
Our speaker this year was very good, not preachy, down to earth. 25 zoom hookups, no idea how many traveled to a distant hall at a late hour. My homemade bread ( for wifes sake) was worse than last years. My box wine was vinegary. We dont partake.
I hope most JWs in the USA and Europe stop going to the kingdom halls,stop donating to the WT and the congregation, and do no more than a token amount of field service.
I had 2 new firsts for 2022 -
1. No Memorial invites texted to me from my PIMI family members
2. The letter with the Memorial invite from the local congregation had no instructions on Zoom Memorial or in-person Memorial.
Will Memorial attendee numbers be reported?
I wonder too about attendance at in-person regular weekly meetings.
If they do include ones who attended physically, will ones who attended virtually also be included in the count?
More than likely whichever one gives the higher number I would think.
