Continuing, Mr. Tubman said that the missionaries who were asked to leave Liberia would be welcomed back.

The president then assured the delegation that an Executive Order would be published to the effect that the work of Jehovah’s Witnesses should be allowed to go on unmolested throughout the Republic. This was done a few days later. In part, the order notified “all people throughout the country, that Jehovah’s Witnesses shall have the right and privilege of free access to any part of the country to carry on their missionary work and religious worship without molestation from anyone. They shall have the protection of the law both of their person and their property and the right to freely worship God according to the dictates of their consciences, observing in the meantime the laws of the Republic by showing respect to the national flag when it is being hoisted or lowered at ceremonies by standing at attention.”

Newspapers commented favorably on this peaceful solution of matters. Many of the public congratulated the first two returning missionaries, saying that they were glad that Jehovah’s Witnesses were back.

Needless to say, the brothers rejoiced that the missionaries were returning. Within the next several months all the missionaries were back, except for Rene leRoux who had been reassigned to Kenya. In December 1963, when the first missionaries returned, 216 Kingdom proclaimers reported field service, but by August 1964 the figure was 307, including 6 local special pioneers and 14 regular pioneers.

The Norman family from Canada came, and, during the next three years, six more missionaries arrived.

With the arrival of more missionaries in 1968, it became necessary to rent another missionary home in the fast-growing Sinkor area of Monrovia. In early 1969 a fine new location was rented on Old Road, Sinkor. This building was able to accommodate the branch office, as well as housing facilities for missionaries. In 1970 a third missionary home was acquired in the Logan Town area. So, by the early 1970’s, each of the three main population centers of Monrovia (with its population of about 100,000) was being served by a missionary home.