The Inspiring Story of Elder Ted Wilson

On April 29, 2014, Seventh Day Adventist President of the General Conference, Elder Ted Wilson, safely arrived to Manila to continue his movement of evangelizing more people. His movement, “Mission to the Cities” aims to spread religious messages and convert new members. As part of his movement, he lead the event “Hope Manila:iCare” with evangelization of the Philippines as his goal. 

 

The religious leader chose Manila to be the host city for several reasons. One reason is that, among all Southeast Asian countries, the Philippines is the only country that has Christianity as the predominant religion. Another reason is that Filipinos speak English well and tourists visit the country often. Also, Elder Ted Wilson chose Manila because the city has a lot of poor people. Through his event, he cares for the Filipino people so he aims to help them financially, emotionally and spiritually.

Other than “Hope Manila: iCare” the selfless President has lead several events that helped their religion. However, before he became President, he was first the General Vice President of their religion since July, 2000. He only became President when he was elected during the General Conference Session delegation held in June 2010. Before him, the President of the church was Jan Paulsen whose term started since 1999.

Elder Ted Wilson didn’t only excel as a religious leader. He is also an outstanding student during his younger years. In fact, he has a prestigious educational background. He has a doctorate degree in religious education which he finished at New York University. He also finished two masters degree. He finished as a master of divinity in Andrews University and as a master of science focusing on public health at Loma Linda University’s School of Public Health.

Elder Wilson’s excellence is well-displayed in the General Conference. He focuses on the scriptures because he believes it’s the right way. Also, he strives to strengthen the faith of his followers.

This charismatic religious President is someone we should look up too. His combination of vision and dedication allows him to become successful. Furthermore, he possesses a pure heart which is an ideal trait of a leader.