John grew up in a household where God’s seventh-day Sabbath and dietary laws were observed. He was 18 when we found the Church of God (Seventh Day). Not long afterwards we learned about the Bible Sabbath Association and subscribed to The Sabbath Sentinel. He has been blessed to write for TSS over the years. He has pastored churches in Washington, Missouri and Alberta. He is now retired and living in Vancouver, WA with his wife, Louis Youngs Lemley, of 51 years. They have four children and eleven grandchildren. His goals for the BSA include trying to get greater involvement from the entire Sabbath-observing family. He is in contact with SDA and SDB leadership and hope to encourage those denominations to be more active in the BSA.
“My desire is to contribute my prayers, energy and influence so the BSA will continue to excel, and become even more effective, as a platform for Sabbath-observing groups in these four areas:
Become acquainted with each other
Share our Sabbath experiences, testimonies and stories
Be the hub for informing each other about Sabbath research and making those results available.
Bring the Sabbath truth to those who do not yet know of, or haven’t yet been convinced to
treasure, God’s gift on the Seventh day of each week.
As far as I know, the BSA plays a vital and unique role as the only organization whose sole purpose is to promote such cooperation, increase familiarity and provide opportunities for sharing insights throughout the family of Sabbath observers around the world.
Two more goals:
Help the BSA be represented when Sabbath observers gather for their annual camp meetings and conventions.
Solicit articles about the Sabbath for The Sabbath Sentinel so that readers will feel a sense of
personal ownership of our excellent magazine.”