Hey everyone! So I have been transferred and will be heading over to the Meridian North Zone. This is the same zone that I started my mission in so thats pretty cool! I won't be very close to that area but ill be talking with those missionaries alot that are in my first area! My new companion will be Elder Rymer I have served around him before so that will be fun! He is quite a bit taller than I am so that will always be funny haha. Things have been going really well this week in our area in Caldwell. We had 6 of our investigators at church and 2 of our investigators are progressing forward to their baptism dates that will be coming up in the next month or so. Im excited to be able to come back for those! I was also able to play in sacrament this week and I have a rough draft of us practicing on p-day so check it out!
My thought from the week comes from a recent general conference talk by Elder Cook "The eternal everyday"
Alma asked a question in his day that is pertinent today: “If ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask, can ye feel so now?”14 Alma continued, “Could ye say, if ye were called to die at this time, … that ye have been sufficiently humble?”15
Every time I read about Alma the Younger relinquishing his role as head of state to preach the word of God,16 I am impressed. Alma clearly had a profound testimony of God the Father and Jesus Christ and felt accountable to Them completely and without reservation. He had the correct priorities and humility to give up status and position because he realized that serving the Lord was more important.
Having sufficient humility in our lives to help establish the Church is particularly valuable. An example in Church history is revealing. In June of 1837, the Prophet Joseph was inspired while in the Kirtland Temple to call Apostle Heber C. Kimball to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to “England … and open the door of salvation to that nation.”17 Apostle Orson Hyde and a few others were assigned to accompany him. Elder Kimball’s response was remarkable. “The idea of being appointed to such an important mission was almost more than I could bear. … [I] was nearly ready to sink under the burden which was placed upon me.”18 Nevertheless, he undertook the mission with absolute faith, commitment, and humility.
Sometimes humility is accepting callings when we do not feel adequate. Sometimes humility is serving faithfully when we feel capable of a more high-profile assignment. Humble leaders have verbally and by example established that it is not where we serve but how we faithfully serve.19 Sometimes humility is overcoming hurt feelings when we feel that leaders or others have mistreated us.
I have just really found this whole talk to be quite profound to me, but i reflect quite regularly about the need to humble my self to carry out the most important work of all time... that is, the Lord Work. Its pretty obvious that to carry out the Lords work it really does require us to seek the Lords direction. But my testimony is that our loving Heavenly Father truly does lead and guide this work which i have been entrusted with. I recognize that im not perfect and have probably not been the best instrument in his hands but i know and am soo grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ that enables me to be better and to improve. I loved sacrament meeting this week as I was able to hear the exact things that I needed to know. May we all walk up to the sacrament with humble hearts to accept his direction.
Every time I read about Alma the Younger relinquishing his role as head of state to preach the word of God,16 I am impressed. Alma clearly had a profound testimony of God the Father and Jesus Christ and felt accountable to Them completely and without reservation. He had the correct priorities and humility to give up status and position because he realized that serving the Lord was more important.
Having sufficient humility in our lives to help establish the Church is particularly valuable. An example in Church history is revealing. In June of 1837, the Prophet Joseph was inspired while in the Kirtland Temple to call Apostle Heber C. Kimball to take the gospel of Jesus Christ to “England … and open the door of salvation to that nation.”17 Apostle Orson Hyde and a few others were assigned to accompany him. Elder Kimball’s response was remarkable. “The idea of being appointed to such an important mission was almost more than I could bear. … [I] was nearly ready to sink under the burden which was placed upon me.”18 Nevertheless, he undertook the mission with absolute faith, commitment, and humility.
Sometimes humility is accepting callings when we do not feel adequate. Sometimes humility is serving faithfully when we feel capable of a more high-profile assignment. Humble leaders have verbally and by example established that it is not where we serve but how we faithfully serve.19 Sometimes humility is overcoming hurt feelings when we feel that leaders or others have mistreated us.
I have just really found this whole talk to be quite profound to me, but i reflect quite regularly about the need to humble my self to carry out the most important work of all time... that is, the Lord Work. Its pretty obvious that to carry out the Lords work it really does require us to seek the Lords direction. But my testimony is that our loving Heavenly Father truly does lead and guide this work which i have been entrusted with. I recognize that im not perfect and have probably not been the best instrument in his hands but i know and am soo grateful for the Atonement of Jesus Christ that enables me to be better and to improve. I loved sacrament meeting this week as I was able to hear the exact things that I needed to know. May we all walk up to the sacrament with humble hearts to accept his direction.
Keep Smiling, Love Elder Gerrard
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