Applying that advice, says William, helped him and his wife to be flexible, to listen to the counsel of the responsible local brothers, and to adjust their way of doing things so that they could make a success of their ministry in a new land.
William mengatakan bahwa nasihat itu membuat dia dan istrinya tidak kaku, mau mendengar nasihat para penatua setempat, dan menyesuaikan cara hidup mereka sehingga bisa berhasil dalam dinas di negeri baru.