How to Encourage Class Participation in Church Classes
The power of helping people hear their own voice in a group.
What Type of Questions Should the Executive Secretary Ask to Find Out the Nature of the Visit?
Recently on the Leading Saints Helpers Facebook Page, a bishop asked the group, “What type of questions/language does the executive secretary use to find out the nature of the visit?” This is an important question that can easily be overlooked. If the...
Leadership Product Review: The Mission Belt
Mission Belt was kind enough to send us a sample of their belt. Wearing a suit a few times a week as a lay leader always requires a belt (I’m not the suspenders type). I’ve been extremely impressed with the belt and love the sound of the clicks each time I...
Book Review: Worth the Wrestle, by Sheri Dew
Worth the Wrestle is a book addressed to doubters within the LDS Church. The author, Sheri Dew brings an excellent and very personal perspective to bear on the problem. Many people have criticized the LDS Church for not being very accepting of people outside of the...
How Voice(s) of Hope Helped Me, as a Bishop, Find Deeper Faith in the Gospel of Jesus Christ
The day I was released as bishop was bittersweet. I loved serving the members of my ward, and had spent six and a half years total in the bishopric. In that calling, I learned so much about Christ’s invitation to lay our burdens and pains at his feet and to allow him...
Sustaining & Setting-Apart in Spanish | Quick Reference
In my stake we have a wonderful Spanish ward. I love visiting this ward as a member of the stake presidency because it brings back such treasured memories from my time serving in the California Sacramento mission, Spanish speaking. I’m not as confident with my...
Service Animals at Church | What LDS Leaders Need to Know
In the ward I grew up in, there was a wonderful blind couple. Brother and Sister Keiser were people full of faith and never let their physical limitation hold them back from service. Since they were blind they both brought their seeing eye dog with them to church each...
When There Are Not Enough Elders to Home Teach | Guest Post by Adam Ellsworth
Adam Ellsworth is currently serving as the president of his elders quorum in Maryland. Both Adam and his wife were raised in Southern California but did not meet until they attended the same student ward at Brigham Young University. After receiving his bachelors...
How the Pursuit of Leadership Perfection Destroys Delegation (and How Letting Go Makes You a Better Leader)
Years ago as I served as bishop I was meeting with the primary president in my office. She was striving so hard to really do her calling well and make it a wonderful experience for the children of our ward. I was grateful for her dedication but was also seeing her...
