MEEKNESS DOES NOT EQUAL WEAKNESS!

I am a little behind in my updates on our Conference Talk project, so you get another this week.  This is Elder Ulysses Soares.  I love his accent and his message! He lives what he teaches...super humble guy!

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COUNCIL:

• Be willing to follow Jesus Christ- try to be like him
• Have a calm, meek temperament
• Be willing and anxious to improve
• Show strength, serenity, self-worth and self control
• Improve day by day--a little at a time
• Control your temper/convey your feelings with patience and gentle persuasion
• Become humble

PROMISED BLESSINGS:

• Attributes will come as we use our agency righteously
• As we try to improve, the Lord will give us that which we are not able to attain due to our own imperfections and weaknesses
• The Holy Ghost will give His approval and sacred promises and covenants will become sure
• The Lord will lead us by the hand and give us answers to our prayers- we will recognize those answers as we are humble
• You can make the difference for good in other people's lives

We really loved this talk.  With what we do with missionaries, it is hard many times to be patient with them and their issues...we needed this reminder on how we can treat people (even when we know what they should be doing.  Remember my little plaque that says "I'm not bossy...I just know what you should be doing!")

2 TIMOTHY 2:24-26

 24 And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

 25 In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;

 26 And that they may recover themselves out of the snare of the devil, who are taken captive by him at his will.

I loved this scripture.  It told me that we are not to react with defiance or unkindness...even though this is REALLY HARD.  We need to be "apt to teach, gentle..."  We can give instruction and then allow God to give others repentance as THEY acknowledge the truth.  THEY recover themselves.  In other words, we help them learn for themselves.  We kindly teach and let them come to knowledge themselves.  This has been my philosophy as a teacher and hopefully as a parent.  HANDS-ON LEARNING  It just makes sense.  It goes along with being taught correct principles and then letting us govern ourselves.  It works.
MEEKNESS DOES NOT EQUAL WEAKNESS!!  That is my new catch-phrase!
Next time you are feeling defensive and angry...think of our new catch-phrase!  LOVE YOU ALL!