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Date Posted: 17:51:28 08/17/04 Tue
Author: Andrew S.
Subject: Re: I was a wreck too
In reply to: former 's message, "I was a wreck too" on 14:38:10 08/17/04 Tue

This aspect of UBF was one that really annoyed and baffled me. There was a lot of wasted time and pointless effort. Meetings never finished on time; they would drag on and on while the leaders debated some extremely unimportant issue in slow, hesitant tones. Often I felt like saying, let's just decide something, let's just DO IT. All the conference signs had to be just the right size and shape, there always had to be a podium with a logo and a title banner, programs had to last a certain precise amount of time, and be in such an such an order, until everything was all changed around again. I agree that attention to detail is good, but not attention to detail causing extreme exhaustion to everyone, at the expense of the message of the gospel! But in UBF appearances are more important than the message. If a VIP is coming to your meeting, it had better be impressive-looking.


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>Once, I had to make the program for a wedding in which
>the UBF VIPS would be in attendance. Three or four
>times I redid the programs well into the morning to
>meet his changing criterion. Then at 4AM he decides it
>would be better to make the names of the UBF VIPS
>bigger so he wanted me to do it again. I lost it. I
>really felt like I was melting down from the complete
>lack of respect, consideration or understanding. It
>was the worst time of my life.

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