A highlight of the year was that 230 brothers came from as far away as California to Metlakatla on the Tsimshian Indian Reserve to construct a two-day Kingdom Hall. The local council had opposed the building for ten years, but, finally, allowed it to proceed. In 32 hours a beautiful 32-foot x 52-foot (9.8-m x 15.8-m) structure was completed. Practically the whole village came out to watch, and some said: “That is how we used to work together as a people.” Another two-day hall was finished at Wasilla, 50 miles (80 km) north of Anchorage.

The Kingdom Halls are bursting at the seams in Canada, so they have built the astonishing number of 22 two-day Kingdom Halls during the service year. They have applications for nine more halls.