Hi!
Pride is terrible. Not the Pride of Minnesota...no, that is
awesome, but I'm talking about pride.
We had a Zone conference with about 80 missionaries. It was
great to see many of the missionaries that I have known throughout my service.
Elder Grow of the Seventy and his wife visited the mission and spoke to us
about many different topics. Goal-setting and planning according to the vision
that the Lord has for us, revelation, scripture study, etc. Throughout the
conference I continued to have a feeling of my faith being tested and
challenged. Prior to and immediately after the conference Elder Grow spoke with
the leadership of the mission. I voiced the feelings that I had had during the
conference and how the Spirit had helped me resolve those concerns.
Faith is not to have a perfect knowledge. Faith is not
manifested by blindly accepting everything someone says because they are in a
position of authority over you. I have come to learn that faith is trusting
that God knows what is best and showing that by acting on what you learn,
asking questions about what you don't understand, and seeking for those answers
while believing in Jesus Christ and His Gospel. Within this conference, I had
many questions and concerns that were being raised. Admitting that may have
appeared to some that I had no faith or that I was weak in my faith.
Through this conference, the Spirit also taught me that I
was called to serve in the Idaho Nampa Mission because of the weaknesses I
have. Missionary service is not perfect. There are lots of struggles. Problems
within the mission field and among missionaries is to be understood, not looked
down upon with appalling tenor. I was certainly called to serve because of the
strengths/talents I have, but if that was it, then it would be a boring two
years because I would experience zero growth. I realized with greater certainty
that I have not only been called to serve where I'm at because of my
weaknesses, but that all of my life situations are the way they are because God
wants me to turn those weaknesses into strengths, through Christ. I'm grateful
for the many opportunities God gives me to do that.
Anyway, back to pride. I certainly felt my pride pricked
this past week, but turning that back to God and asking for strength to do His
will helped me turn that pride into humility. Not perfectly, but at least a
start.
I hope you have a great week and can recognize the strengths
you have within your weaknesses! God can and will make great things happen in
your lives!
Love,
Elder Adamek
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