by Leading Saints | Jul 31, 2025 | Newsletter
This is the first of a series of newsletters written by Dan Duckworth. Dan currently serves as chair of the Leading Saints Board. He edits The Front Line: A Weekly Dispatch for Underground Changemakers. Have you felt the pressure to command—to make the call and expect...
by Leading Saints | Jul 10, 2025 | Newsletter
What a fascinating discussion that came from last week’s newsletter message. Many agree that modern technology can do a lot to coordinate details and administrative tasks; however, there is no doubt something powerful about coming together in an in-person council...
by Leading Saints | Jul 3, 2025 | Newsletter
There’s no denying it-we have some leadership traditions that date back before 1990 and are still going strong today. They might feel necessary or simply routine, but let’s be honest: some of them fit a little awkwardly in the world of 2025. Take presidency meetings,...
by Leading Saints | Jun 19, 2025 | Newsletter
Hey everybody, Kurt Francom coming to you from Williams, Arizona. Yes, this is in the mountains. This isn’t your typical Arizona so it’s cold in the morning here. But I wanted to take a moment to share a message. I’m not necessarily in front of my...
by Leading Saints | Jun 12, 2025 | Newsletter
Recently, I attended an event and found myself sitting next to a man I’d never met before. As we began to talk, it quickly became clear that he was successful on many fronts. He’d built a prosperous business career, which had brought him considerable wealth....
by Leading Saints | May 30, 2025 | Newsletter
I remember visiting the Kirtland Temple and hearing about day-long meetings the early Saints would have in that sacred building. People would practically be hanging from the rafters to hear the latest restoration perspective. These meetings would carry on for hours...
by Leading Saints | May 23, 2025 | Newsletter
We’ve been working hard over at the Leading Saints Community to make it easy to navigate the hundreds of hours of content we have there. I am currently working on a “Bishops” section where I will list the best 10 episodes a bishop can watch/listen....
by Leading Saints | May 15, 2025 | Elders Quorum, Ministering, Newsletter, Relief Society
I’d like to share a throwback message I shared on YouTube about six years ago. Go to the following link to learn more about my ministering interviews strategy, which I still use today as elders quorum president. While you’re over at YouTube, make sure...
by Leading Saints | May 2, 2025 | Newsletter
Since I have interviewed hundreds of leaders across the world in our How I Lead segment where I explore their personal approach to a specific calling, it’s probably only fair for me to share what I do as an elders quorum president. Over the past six months or...
by Leading Saints | Apr 24, 2025 | Newsletter
Like most things in mortality that we attempt to correct, we often overcorrect. This is the case for a trend happening in many young single adult (YSA) wards. A few decades ago (around the time I was strutting around my own singles ward), there was a more blatant push...
