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Don Alden Adams
Don Alden Adams is the current president of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania,〔''The World Almanac and Book of Facts, Volume 2003'' by World Almanac Education Group, Inc., 2003, Press Pub. Co. (The New York World)〕〔''Yearbook of American & Canadian Churches 2009, Volume 2009'' by Eileen W. Lindner, Abingdon Press, 2009, page 131〕 the principal corporation of Jehovah's Witnesses.
== Biography ==
Born in about 1925 in Oak Park, Illinois,〔"Changing the Watch At the Watchtower" by Charles W. Bell, ''New York Daily News'', October 14, 2000, page 24〕 U.S., Adams grew up in a big family, which originally had connections to the Episcopal church. His mother showed interest in Jehovah's Witnesses and gradually the children also became interested. His father initially showed no interest, but involved himself in a legal case when one of Don's younger brothers was not exempted from military service; he eventually became a baptized Witness.〔''Historical Dictionary of Jehovah's Witnesses'' by George D. Chryssides, ©2008, Rowman & Littlefield, page 5, "(Adams' ) father, William Karl Adams, was baptized in 1952."〕〔"Seeking First the Kingdom—A Secure and Happy Life", ''The Watchtower'', March 1, 2003, pages 29〕
After serving as a full-time preacher, Adams was invited in late 1944 to serve at the world headquarters of Jehovah's Witnesses in Brooklyn, New York,〔''The Watchtower'', June 1, 1985, page 28〕〔''The Watchtower'', December 15, 2000〕〔''The Watchtower'', April 1, 1957, page 200〕〔''The Watchtower'', March 1, 2003, page 23, "Seeking First the Kingdom—A Secure and Happy Life"〕 where he was secretary to Society president, Nathan H. Knorr. By the 1960s, Adams served directly under the Governing Body as a zone overseer, visiting various countries to audit branch offices and meet with Witness missionaries.〔"Ivory Coast", ''1981 Yearbook of Jehovah's Witnesses'', page 174〕〔''The King's Highway: El Cannino Real : God's Highway to Peace and Happiness'' by Kenneth R. Guindon, ©1996, Ignatius Press, page 89〕 Later, Adams directed world missionary activities,〔"Changing the Watch At the Watchtower" by Charles W. Bell, ''New York Daily News'', October 14, 2000, page 24, "Among his previous assignments, Adams...directed world missionary activities"〕 and served on the "Bethel Home Committee".〔"New Missionaries Urged: “Stay Loyal!”", ''The Watchtower'', November 15, 1982, page 27〕
In 2000, the ''New York Daily News'' described Adams as "a longtime insider...at the world headquarters in Brooklyn Heights".〔 ''The Washington Post'' described Adams as "a 50-year veteran of the organization,"〔"Jehovah's Witnesses Order Shake-Up" by Richard N. Ostling, ''The Washington Post'', October 9, 2000, (As Retrieved 2009-09-01 )〕 which has been restated in subsequent publications.〔''The Challenge of the Cults and New Religions'' by Ron Rhodes, Zondervan, 2001, page 85-86〕〔''A Guide to New Religious Movements'' by Ronald M. Enroth, InterVarsity Press, 2005, page 31〕 Adams also serves on the Publishing Committee.〔http://www.jw.org/en/publications/magazines/w20151015/helpers-governing-body-committees/〕
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