During the end of my medical training, our family moved to St. Louis to finish the last two years. My life was pretty much planned out during that busy time. In fact, it wasn’t my own -- it seemed I hardly had time to breathe. I was trying to do two one-year fellowships there, one in surgical pathology followed by another year in skin pathology. After the first year, when I thought things couldn’t get any more hectic, our bishop (who was also a doctor), called me to be the Ward Mission Leader. I couldn’t believe it. He, of all people, should have known that this would be impossible, and though I had never before said no to a calling, I did this time. He called me into his office and counseled with me, telling me he understood the limitations of time I had. But he assured me that the Lord was aware of my circumstances and wanted me in this calling. He promised me that through faith and careful planning on my part, the Lord would not only help me to successfully fulfill the calling, but it would also become a source of joy that I would always look back on. All this came to pass. A similar assurance is provided in The Book of Mormon.
1 Nephi 3:7 And it came to pass that I, Nephi, said unto my father: I will go and do the things which the Lord hath commanded, for I know that the Lord giveth no commandments unto the children of men, save he shall prepare a way for them that they may accomplish the thing which he commandeth them.
LESSON LEARNED: The greatest blessings come through service, and the greatest services are performed at the height of inconvenience.
FEEDBACK: WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE LORD PROVIDING A WAY FOR YOU TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT HE HAS ASKED?
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