Sioux City Journal

Jehovah's Witnesses convene in Sioux City

Posted: Saturday, November 24, 2007

More than 1,000 delegates will attend an annual two-day assembly of Jehovah's Witnesses today and Sunday at the Sioux City Convention Center.

Theme of the assembly will be "Do All Things for God's Glory," based on Apostle Paul's words found at 1 Corinthians 10:31.

Gary Wells from Minneapolis, Minn., will be the main guest speaker. He began his fulltime ministry in 1968 and served for a time at Storm Lake, Iowa. He began serving as a traveling overseer for Jehovah's Witnesses in September 1983.

In his present assignment, Wells serves as a district overseer assisting and encouraging more than 250 congregations in the north central part of the United States. He is accompanied by his wife, Regina, who also serves as a fulltime minister of the gospel.

Wells will develop the theme, "Why Give Glory to God?" at 10 a.m. today.

"People observe the starry heavens at night that give silent testimony to the existence and beauty of God's glory, Wells said. "While the physical heavens cannot consciously give God worship, humans should give Him glory."

The assembly program will run from 9:40 a.m. until 4 p.m. today and from 9:40 a.m. unitl 3:35 p.m. Sunday. The main presentation will be given by Wells at 1:30 p.m. Sunday with the theme "Who Are the People Who Glorify God?"

All assembly sessions are free and open to the public.

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Story Comments

Richard Schiller wrote on May 15, 2009 4:03 PM:

" Have you ever read scripture and looked at how many persons in that BIble are burned by their own ; Judah sells his brother because the other brothers will kill him and this is looked at as being good. Is not Jacob accused of stealing Labans sheep by some new science of evolution showing them spots to make their fur spotted. Does not Esau consoder a birthright unsellable so that he lies and sells it but then at 77 when dad is 137 giving it out he attempts to kill his brother Jacob for stealing it. I dont see where the current world or promises even to Jesus and by Jesus takes away all the rotten games. They say it is dissent to ask where is the love... you could say that to older Cain who hates young Abel because older Adam hates younger Eve. Or why was Ham on the ark if he thinks its funny for little boys to play with naked drunk grandpa and says hey dad get over it. Youre not going to stop the events that trash oour lives, the object is to find out who is gonna save our lives. "

Jeff wrote on Nov 29, 2007 4:09 AM:

" In a word Jehovah�s Witnesses are a *scapegoating* cult,they exist and thrive on a supremacist tyrannical doctrine they they are superior and the one true religion.They have NO tolerance for dissent. "

Simon P. wrote on Nov 25, 2007 2:00 PM:

" It is interesting that their theme is "Do All Things For God's Glory" when the Watchtower completely misrepresents God and His Word, by promoting "another Jesus" and "another gospel", from "another spirit". (2 Corinthians 11: 3, 4) "

Lk wrote on Nov 25, 2007 7:05 AM:

" I actually "learn", rather than being preached at. "

Spanner UK wrote on Nov 25, 2007 5:19 AM:

" Like AV, I too have attended these conventions in the past, when I was a Jehovah's Witness. I agree that they promote unity of belief, etc. However, I completely disagree that the world would be a better place if everyone attended them. The Jehovah's Witness do not tolerate independent thought. Either you accept all their teachings or you don't fit in, and are expelled from their religion. An expelled, or disfellowshipped in their words, person attending one of these assemblies would be shunned by the rest of the Witnesses there. I doubt that they would see that as a wonderful experience. "