Ministering Is Love
Aaron Bujnowski has served in many leadership capacities in the Church, including bishop and high counselor. He is currently serving as the elders quorum president of his ward. Aaron and his wife, Julie, are high school sweethearts and are co-authors of Discovering...
Leading for 87 Years and Beyond | An Interview with George Wootan
George Wootan is a retired physician living in Port Richey, Florida. He is 87 years old, the parent of 11 children, and very active in his ward. George and his wife recently served a mission in the Tampa, Florida mission office, and are currently serving as ward...
Leading Others to Come as They Are | A How I Lead Interview with Georgia Travers
Georgia Travers joined the Church in 2014 and has served in ward Young Women, Primary, and Relief Society presidencies, as Primary Activity Day leader, and currently as ward Relief Society president. She holds a BSc in Physics from the University of Bristol and a PGCE...
Effective Teacher Councils – Helping Develop Shepherds
Jeff Borders joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at the age of 19, and since then, has had many opportunities to serve in various capacities. His wife, Crystyne, was integral to his conversion while they were dating, and he believes her to be one of...
Making the Bishop’s Office the Ward Council Office | An Interview with Stephen Jones
Stephen Jones hails from Tallahassee, Florida, and served his mission in the Brazil Porto Alegre North Mission. He is a bishop in Springville, Utah, and has previously served in various leadership callings, including ward choir director, elders quorum president, in a...
Visitors Welcome
Posted on every Latter-day Saint chapel there is a sign. Not only does this sign show the name of our church but it also includes this simple phrase: VISITORS WELCOME Of course, nobody would argue with this statement. We all hope any interested party would feel...
How I Lead as Nursery Leader | An Interview with Jim and Marla West
Jim West has a master's degree from Brigham Young University in Civil Engineering and has worked in the private sector for over 22 years. He is now the Project Delivery Manager for the Oregon Department of Transportation. Marla West has a bachelor's degree in Family...
Forgiveness – The Balm of Gilead
Reg Christensen lives in the Midwest with his wife, Carol. They have seven children and seventeen grandchildren. Reg has fulfilled a variety of callings in the Church and he and Carol have been blessed with many service opportunities as Pathway missionaries and...
Aurelia Rogers, Founder of Primary | An Interview with Emily Cushing
Emily Cushing was raised in South Jordan, Utah, and met her husband in their middle school math class. Her love of learning led her to become a teacher. She earned a master's degree in Teaching and Learning at Brigham Young University and has taught—among other...
Callings that Torture
A few weeks ago, I discussed how leaders should make an effort to understand which callings members in their ward find most fulfilling and then use that information in their revelatory process. But, Kurt, come on! We can’t just give every member a calling they enjoy....
