As Church leaders, we often encounter members who are wrestling with life’s challenges, trying to align their lives with gospel teachings but finding the road daunting. These moments can test the boundaries between our desire to lead with love and the duty to uphold...
As we serve in the Church, our various callings often bring a mixed bag of joys, sorrows, wisdom, mistakes, and a plethora of opportunities to grow. Sometimes our release from a calling is welcome and a much-needed relief, other times it may seem untimely and...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreTrevor Farnes is the author of The Conquer Code and the CEO and Co-Founder of MTN OPS, an energy and nutritional product company focused on the outdoor industry, in Fruit Heights, Utah. He has a...
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...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreDr. Brett Stewart is a conductor, composer, pianist, and vocalist. He has taught music to youth and adults for nearly three decades and—together with his brother—founded Millennial Choirs &...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreIn March 2024, Jacob Hansen joined us on the Leading Saints Podcast to talk about how we can combine values and people’s interests to create a great experience. He believes this is a powerful...
Michal Neff is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ. First in 1998, and again in 2018. He found those 20 years to be essential to his spiritual development. He is a mental health clinician in Tooele, Utah, and has run his own clinic with two other therapists since...
Michal Neff is a convert to The Church of Jesus Christ. First in 1998, and again in 2018. He found those 20 years to be essential to his spiritual development. He is a mental health clinician in Tooele, Utah, and has run his own clinic with two other therapists since...
As we explore the concept of membership councils, it would always be wise to get very familiar with this section in the General Church Handbook. However, like most things, the Handbook focuses more on the administration of membership councils rather than the human...
Let’s tip-toe into the world of membership councils (formerly known as disciplinary councils). I’ve had my personal experience with this topic as a bishop and a member of a stake presidency. I have heard them framed as the most spiritual meetings in the Church (that...
