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Dan Conway is a bishop in Newcastle, in northeast England, and has also served as an elders quorum president. He served a mission to Scotland, and works as a digital marketing executive. In this episode Dan walks us through his crisis of faith prior to being called as bishop, and how that affected how he leads now.
Episode Summary
- 5:45 Mission to Scotland
- 8:45 Faith crisis
- 14:40 Reading and praying didn’t work as a solution
- 19:20 Call as Elders Quorum president in the midst of a faith crisis
- 21:50 Finding the answers to his questions
- 28:30 Experience bearing his testimony of Joseph Smith
- 31:15 Becoming the bishop after a faith crisis
- 43:45 Understanding that people can change and become better
- 46:15 First year as a bishop
- 51:20 How he does ward council: short meetings every other week, then visits
- 56:35 Using an agenda and PPIs
- 1:01:00 Visiting people after ward council
- 1:04:00 PPIs
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Interview with Arthur Boutin FAIR Mormon
Thank you! This was MY story too. Same issues. Same sources. Same conclusion. I too found great strength from other kind members and good resources. Thank you for this powerful and strengthening episode.