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MARCH 20, 2014 | GLOBAL NEWS Guy H. Pierce, Member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses, Dies NEW YORK—Guy H. Pierce, a member of the Governing Body of Jehovah’s Witnesses at their world headquarters in Brooklyn, New York, died on Tuesday, March 18. He was 79 years of age. Mr. Pierce served on various committees that supervise activities related to the Witnesses and their international Bible-education work. His organizational responsibilities required that he travel extensively, and he used these occasions to provide encouragement for Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the world. Despite his workload, he was well-known for never being too busy to listen to those needing assistance or advice, and he put others at ease with his warm smile and good sense of humor. His closest associates noted that people from different backgrounds or cultures were naturally drawn to him. In a discourse at a graduation program for full-time ministers, Mr. Pierce made remarks that he was known to exemplify: “Be firm for right principles, but be flexible. Do not look down on those in your assignment because their culture is different.” Guy Hollis Pierce was born in Auburn, California, on November 6, 1934. He was baptized as one of Jehovah’s Witnesses on August 14, 1955, at the age of 20. He married a fellow Witness, Penelope (Penny) Wong, on May 30, 1977, and the two raised a family together. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce became full-time Bible instructors (referred to by Witnesses as regular pioneers). Later, he became a traveling minister of Jehovah’s Witnesses, visiting congregations of Jehovah’s Witnesses throughout the United States to provide spiritual encouragement to other full-time Bible instructors and local congregation members. In 1997, the Pierces were invited to work full-time at the United States branch office of Jehovah’s Witnesses. On October 2, 1999, Mr. Pierce was announced as a new member of the Governing Body. Mr. Pierce was the chairman for the 129th annual meeting of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania, on the weekend of October 5 and 6, 2013. A total audience of 1,413,676 in 31 countries attended the event either in person or via webcast. According to the Witnesses’ official website, this was the largest gathering of Jehovah’s Witnesses to date. In addition to his wife, Penny, Mr. Pierce is survived by his six children, several grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. He will also be fondly remembered by Jehovah’s Witnesses around the world whom he regarded as family. In a statement, his fellow members of the Governing Body commented on “his solid faith and firm stand for Jehovah’s laws and principles,” adding: “Our memories of his courageous and faithful earthly life course will continue to strengthen us for years to come.” Media Contact(s): International: J. R. Brown, Office of Public Information, tel.
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OŽUJKA 2014. | VIJESTI IZ SVIJETA Umro Guy Pierce, član Vodećeg tijela Jehovinih svjedoka NEW YORK: Guy Pierce, član Vodećeg tijela Jehovinih svjedoka, umro je u utorak 18. ožujka u glavnom sjedištu te vjerske zajednice, u Brooklynu (New York). Imao je 79 godina. Guy Pierce služio je u raznim odborima koji nadgledaju djelovanje Jehovinih svjedoka, što uključuje i biblijski obrazovni program koji provode diljem svijeta. Zbog odgovornosti koje su mu bile povjerene često je putovao, a te je trenutke smatrao izvrsnom prilikom da ohrabri svoje suvjernike. Iako je imao mnogo obaveza, svi su znali da mu se mogu uvijek slobodno obratiti za savjet i podršku. Zbog njegovog toplog osmijeha i smisla za humor drugi su se osjećali ugodno i opušteno u njegovom društvu. Njegovi najprisniji suradnici kažu da je bio drag ljudima različitog porijekla. U jednom govoru na promociji misionara Guy Pierce rekao je: “Nepokolebljivo se držite ispravnih načela, ali budite fleksibilni. Nemojte svisoka gledati ljude među kojima služite samo zato što se njihova kultura razlikuje od vaše.” To za njega nisu bile prazne riječi, one su oblikovale njegov život. Guy Pierce rodio se 6. studenoga 1934. u kalifornijskom gradu Auburnu. Krstio se i tako postao Jehovin svjedok 14. kolovoza 1955, u dobi od 20 godina. Dvadesetak godina kasnije, odnosno 30. svibnja 1977, oženio se za svoju suvjernicu, Penelope (Penny) Wong. S vremenom su njih dvoje podigli veliku obitelj. Guy i Penny Pierce služili su kao stalni pioniri (kako Jehovini svjedoci zovu propovjednike koji dosta vremena posvećuju objavljivanju dobre vijesti o Božjem Kraljevstvu). Kasnije je on postao putujući nadglednik i u tom je svojstvu posjećivao skupštine Jehovinih svjedoka širom SAD-a. Svoje je suvjernike hrabrio biblijskim mislima i poticao ih da revno propovijedaju. Godine 1997. Guy i Penny Pierce pozvani su da dođu raditi u američku podružnicu Jehovinih svjedoka, a on je 2. listopada 1999. postao član Vodećeg tijela. Guy Pierce vodio je 129. godišnji sastanak korporacije Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania koji se održao tijekom prvog vikenda u listopadu 2013. Taj će sastanak ostati upamćen jer je njegov program pratio ogroman broj ljudi — ukupno 1 413 676 u čak 31 zemlji. Velik dio njih “prisustvovao” je tom skupu zahvaljujući internetskom prijenosu. Prema podacima sa službene internetske stranice Jehovinih svjedoka, to je dosad najveći skup Jehovinih svjedoka. Guy Pierce iza sebe je ostavio svoju ženu, Penny, šestero djece te nekoliko unučadi i praunučadi. Mnogi Jehovini svjedoci diljem svijeta s ljubavlju će ga pamtiti jer se s njima ophodio kao sa svojom obitelji. Nakon smrti Guya Piercea članovi Vodećeg tijela rekli su da je imao jaku vjeru i da se beskompromisno držao Jehovinih zakona i načela. Također su kazali: “Razmišljanje o njegovoj hrabrosti i vjeri koje su bile vidljive za njegovog života na Zemlji davat će nam snage da i mi ustrajno služimo Bogu.” Kontakt: Međunarodni: James Richard Brown, Služba za odnose s javnošću, tel: +1 718 560 5000