All the Family doctrines..

When examining the past, it is important to put everything into context. Someone printed something, "Revolutionary Sex" which had quotes about women reproducing and guys marrying another when that one croaked after being "mother", to death. I don't remember this at all. I must have read it! One thing that occurred while all the abuses were building up towards the next generation was a DELUGE of LOTs and LOTs of letters about UFO's, Nuclear war and horrors, flesh melting, people being drained of blood. I remember that I got to the point that I could not absorb the words anymore, but remembered mostly the pictures. Like heads cut off on a table that were speaking. At the same time there was ordinary day to day stuff on childcare (not the sarah books which WERE from the top and under Berg and Maria, and not Sarah's project by herself.) Also there was all day long all week long work. even the so called "Free day" was a time to catch up on reading lit, memorizing, cooking, laundry, chores, taking kids to parks, zoo or something. I remember that things kept changing. Doctrines changed, family practices changed, the family nomenclature (anacronyms, buzz words etc.) changed. At one point as FGs we had these diaries where we were supposed to document in 15 minute increments what we did during the day. Included was all the demographics of the day incl. bowel movements and amount of wine/liquor consumed. Then reports were compiled for the end of the week to send off to WS and region etc. Oftentimes we were sent out to other cities (hitchhiking often) to pass out lit with hefty quotas. Meals had to come out of surplus to the quota. If the quota was not reached, we were dealt with.
At almost the beginning of the family: There were witnessing trips, lots and lots and lots of classes, memorization tests on the set cards. The classes were largely on the "end time" and on the bible/bible topics according to the family. At this time there were only a few babies. Women and men slept separately, military style in bunks with a number of people to a room. (Crammed). There was a schedule and every moment of time was not only observed, incl. going to the bathroom, but highly structured. Everyone joining was assigned a buddy. No one left the building or even went to another room in the bldg without a purpose and clearance. there were guards posted downstairs who logged everyone that entered or left the bldg. Mail was opened and read by leaders. Outgoing mail was forced on some if they had cut off parents due to abuse for example, so that the family could send their PR stuff and ask for donations. Witnessing trips were done in large groups usually that would break up into couples. Absolute obedience was taught. Obey without question. Signs were everywhere on the walls. Even in the bathroom stalls which in LA had no doors on them. No sex or dating, not ever holding hands or thoughts of sex were allowed or they would be dealt with in one of the regular purging sessions and leaders would come in and stare and I felt like I would die if I did not confess something. For me, it was usually that "my mind was wandering".
There were often tests of endurance like sleeping (or not) in the cold with insufficient bedding, or sitting in the hot sun during a lecture, or doing long hard labor, like in the kitchen or other areas. At the end of the day there was "Inspiration time" which was usually lots of songs and dancing. At TSC we drank water from a stagnant man-made pond that had no filter. Even though water was boiled everyone experienced illness incl. diarrhea. The toilets were outhouses. Bathing was done from water in a cup except for once a week showers in cold water. (incl. in the winter). Guard dogs (TSC) roamed the property at night, and were on a run lead that covered the entry (and exit) area. There were guards in cars at about two or three different vantage points that signaled (horn honks) and watched the roads logging who passed by and when, out in the country near Thurber. We were in the boonies far from anyone.