Adam Ellsworth served as the president of his elders quorum in Maryland for over two years, until the changes were announced to elders quorums in 2018. Adam graduated from Brigham Young University and Pepperdine University School of Law, after which he took a job in...
Jeff Ehlers is a startup CFO and entrepreneur, having founded 4 companies. He lives in Meridian, Idaho with his wife and twin girls + 1 baby girl. Jeff also enjoys cheering on the San Francisco Giants and cycling. He’s served in a variety of church callings, including...
Originally from West Valley City, UT, Mike Brady currently resides in Chubbuck, ID, adjacent to where his amazing wife Chelsie grew up. Together they have five children and have heard every “Brady Bunch” joke in the book. Among other callings, Mike served...
David DeFord is the President of David DeFord Creative Consulting where he is a leadership speaker, trainer, coach, and author. He currently resides in Omaha, NE with his wife, Kathy. He served as a social media specialist for the North America Central Area of the...
Michael Rogers is the president of the Teamwork and Leadership Company which is focused on building better teams and leaders. He is the author of the bestselling book, You Are the Team—6 Simple Ways Teammates Can Go from Good to Great and an Inc. Top 100 Leadership...
This is the final article in the series on community in the LDS Church. In the first article, I discussed how members in our wards and branches vary in how closely they are connected to their ward or branch communities, and that local ward leaders need to become more...
This is the third article in a four-part series on community within the Church. Read article 1 and article 2 here. In the first article in this series, I discussed how some members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints really enjoy going to church because...
Podcast: Play in new window | Download | EmbedSubscribe Email | RSS | MoreDave Ostler, who lives in Northern Virginia (Washington, D.C. metro area), was raised in Salt Lake City, served a mission in Japan, married in the temple, and was educated in the Eastern U.S. He...
This is the second article in a four-part series on community within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Read part 1 In the first article in this series, I discussed how some members in the church really enjoy going to church because they receive value...
This is the first article in a four-part series on community within the LDS Church. During the Spring of 2017, I was working for Gallup, an engagement consulting firm. The project I was working on was an employee engagement project for a large university in Canada. We...
