How I Lead in the Ivory Coast | An Interview with Norbert Kalogo Ounleu
Norbert Kalogo Ounleu is from Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). He grew up Muslim and was baptized when he was 25 years old. Norbert served as a Sunday School teacher, ward mission leader, and Young Men president, and was called as a bishop at age 27, just two years after...
Remember Who You Are – Inspiring Our Youth
Dack Van Orden was born and raised in Idaho Falls, ID. He currently lives in the Houston Texas area where he and his wife are the parents of three daughters and one bonus daughter. He has served in a variety of callings within the Church, most of which have been in...
2 Latter-day Saint Bishops Executive Produce “The Chosen” | An Interview with Derral Eves and Brad Pelo
Brad Pelo has been a lifelong member of the Church and has served as a bishop twice and most recently as a counselor in the New York City YSA stake presidency. He is currently executive producer and president of The Chosen and was executive producer of the feature...
Reinventing Sacrament Meeting
Are Sunday worship services working? That is the question I’ve been exploring over a series of newsletter messages. This is part 6, and for context, you can find a summary of each meeting purpose from the General Handbook at the end of this message. As I was preparing...
How Elder Bednar Runs a Meeting or Council
At the beginning of ward council most organization leaders are focused on the bishop. What's he going to say? Any new direction? How long will this go? The meeting hinges on the bishop. This focus doesn't mean it will be an awful meeting, but will it lead to a closer...
How I Lead as Youth Executive Secretary | An Interview with Michael Albright
Michael Albright grew up in Colorado and received his undergraduate degree from the University of Wyoming. In 2000, at the age of 23, Michael was baptized a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and shortly afterward joined the U.S. Navy, earning...
UPDATE: Reporting Abuse, Church Helpline, & the Bishop | An Interview with Jennifer Roach
This is an update to the podcast episode Reporting Abuse, Church Helpline, & the Bishop | An Interview with Jennifer Roach.
Reporting Abuse, Church Helpline, & the Bishop | An Interview with Jennifer Roach
Jennifer Roach earned a Masters of Divinity from the Seattle School of Theology and Psychology and a Masters of Counseling from Argosy University. She is a licensed Substance Use Disorder counselor, a Clinical Mental Health counselor, and was an ordained Anglican...
Let’s talk about sacrament meeting talks
Are Sunday worship services working? That’s the question I’ve been exploring over a series of newsletter messages. This is part 5 and for context you can find a summary of each meeting purpose at the end of this message. In this message I’d like to consider how we can...
Preparing the Youth for Controversial Subjects | An Interview with David Snell
David Snell is a host on the Latter-day Saint YouTube channel, "Saints Unscripted." He served a mission in Chihuahua, Mexico, and then studied journalism at Brigham Young University. He married his incredible wife in 2017, and they now spend most of their time having...
