The four-day convention program furnished fine counsel that can aid Christians to cultivate joy. In fact, some individuals experienced unexpected joy even before arriving at the convention site. An example is the experience of a group traveling from New York to the “Joyful Workers” assembly at Oklahoma City:

“We had gone over 1,200 miles and had nearly 270 miles to go when the car broke down in Arkansas. It happened on a lonely stretch of road, miles from any large town; and we didn’t know anyone in the area.

“We got to a phone and called the number listed for Jehovah’s Witnesses. They were located about twenty miles away. The reply was: ‘We’ll get someone to you as soon as possible.’ In about a half hour a welcome sight arrived. Three of our Christian brothers came to help, two of them riding in a wrecker. Shortly we got to their home, and they began seeing what could be done to help us.

“When it was determined that the car could not be fixed right away, they put us up for the night. And to our amazement the wives of two of these brothers announced that they would drive us all the way to Oklahoma City the following morning.

“We arrived at our destination strengthened by such an expression of love. In our case simply getting to the ‘Joyful Workers’ assembly proved to be a special cause for rejoicing.”

A report from Pullman, Washington, gives us an interesting example:

“Another of our new sisters told us that for five years she prayed to God to show her the truth. Each time that she prayed this way one of Jehovah’s Witnesses would arrive at her door. But she was so sure that this couldn’t be the truth that she would not listen to them. She and her husband moved several times during this period, and each time that they moved, she would again pray to God for help to find the true religion.

“On their last move, which was seven miles out in the country, and at the end of a quarter-mile lane, she prayed that God would show her the true church. Guess who knocked on her door. That’s correct. It was Jehovah’s Witnesses. And this time it was too much for her. She accepted a Bible study, her husband joined in, and Friday they became our new brother and sister.”