Prayerful and studious concentration during the past several days has induced some goals and plans that I would like to realize during the few months I will be spending in Maceió. There are three areas of concentration: missionary, district leader, and branch president.
I want to be a missionary (1) with a faith that moves mountains, who knows how to use the priesthood he holds; (2) that speaks with God when he prays, who can plead in humility and, struggling in the Spirit, intercede for others before the Lord in faith; (3) that radiates love; (4) who bears pure testimony and teaches by the Spirit, having lived worthy of that Spirit, whose soul hungers after righteousness through faithful and prayerful searching; (5) that gives everything in service, holding nothing back, but devotes everything in every waking moment to the purposes at hand, the building of the kingdom of God; (6) who is diligent in keeping the commandments; and (7) always progressing, making today better than yesterday, this week better than last.
As a district leader I would accomplish the following: (1) provide spiritually powered district meetings each week to inspire, instruct, and encourage the brethren; (2) personally interview each elder every week and work with him at least every two weeks; (3) recognize each individual and his needs, offering appreciation and praise where due, radiating an outpouring of love for all district members, serving the elders by praying and sweating for them; and (4) be a missionary worthy of emulation.
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