solitaire wrote:
I remember doing a 'play' at the local assembly........it was supposed to set be in late 1974.......I was playing a worldly person, who was wondering why they hadn't seen the jw's at their door for a time (as all worldly people do of course!!)...........

We were then informed by a narrator that just before Armageddon the preaching work would stop........so basically if you hadn't heeded the jw's and were still in the world, then it was too late.........the doors were now closed .........

So we were told that the cessation of the preaching work would be literally the last 'sign' smiley: sick    
 See, stories like that make me realize that no matter what the official statements are (that they in no way said 1975 was THE YEAR but individuals got carried away), the organization really did promote 1975 as the end.  I mean, I know we have recordings of Freddie Franz and all, but for some reason these personal recollections mean more to me. 

That being said, the UN thing does not bother me nearly as much as failed prophecy such as 1975 and the new generations teaching.  I guess I can see them making excuses of spiritual warfare and all that garbage, all's fair in love and war, you know?  Other things bother me a lot more.  I'm not sure if that's because I am a "younger JW" (although I was born in the 70's so I don't know if that makes me younger or older)...