Being a Forerunner as a Leader | A How I Lead Interview with Laauli Faamausili
Laauli Faamausili serves as bishop in his ward in southeastern Washington state, and has previously served as a Sunday School and Primary teacher. He has a bachelor's degree from Eastern Washington University and works in agriculture. He is a big fan of how Leading...
There is Always Hope in the Gardener of Our Souls
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...
The Leadership of Elder Joseph F. Merrill | An Interview with Casey Paul Griffiths
Casey Paul Griffiths is an Assistant Teaching Professor of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University. He served a mission in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before returning home to complete a B.A. degree in History at BYU, an M.A. in Religious Education, and a...
Your Ward Yelp Rating⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
At the recommendation of a friend, I recently read the book, Unreasonable Hospitality. It was a great read about how one specific New York restaurant become the highest-rated restaurant in the world. And they did it mainly through their focus on hospitality. Because I...
How I Lead as Elders Quorum Secretary | An Interview with Skyler Droubay
Skyler Droubay has a bachelors degree in Civil Engineering and a Masters in Business Administration from Utah State University, and works at a trucking company, Double D Distribution. He is currently a counselor in his bishopric and has previously served as elders...
Journeying from Hierarchy to Stewardship
Ann Kassel is a member of The Church of Jesus-Christ of Latter-day Saints and a survivor of two abusive marriages. Her faith in Jesus Christ is inextricably intertwined with her perspective on the world. Anne provides coaching and filtering services for co-parents...
“The Chosen” is doctrine
In the last few months during various firesides I have been asked to give, I led the audience through an exercise about how they define doctrine. It is always amazing to me how a group of orthodox Latter-day Saints can define doctrine so differently. And yet our...
Teaching Through Better Stories in Sacrament Meeting Talks & Lessons | An Interview with Matthew Dicks
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in July 2019. Matthew Dicks is an author, columnist, teacher, storyteller, podcaster, blogger, playwright, and more. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Speak Up, a storytelling organization that produces...
An Inspired Invitation Can Be More Than a Call to Serve
Church culture has often dictated that all callings come from divine inspiration and are therefore the will of God, not to be questioned and never to be turned down. I enjoy questioning the dictates of culture and holding them up to the light of the current Church...
Overcoming Come Follow Me Obstacles | An Interview with Shannon Foster
Shannon Foster taught seminary full time for thirteen years in the Salt Lake area. Shannon has a passion for the scriptures and for discovering the best ways for children and youth to learn the gospel. She has written over twenty books to help people study the...
