There were other highlights too. Do you remember the exciting release of the beautiful new book You Can Live Forever in Paradise on Earth, the brochure Enjoy Life on Earth Forever or the eye-catching tract Are We Nearing Armageddon?

In some lands delegates had extra blessings when publications were released to serve their special needs. Japanese conventioners were overjoyed to receive the complete New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in their own language. “I couldn’t sleep the whole night,” said one delighted conventioner who received a copy.