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Rachel Davis is a two-time Primary president and lives in Santa Clarita, California, with her husband and children. She was raised in the LDS Church as her family traveled internationally and around the United States for her father’s work. She blogs at TheMormonHome.com where she posts resources for LDS families and Primary leaders.

Episode Highlights

3:00 Rachel’s background and blogging experiences
9:15 How living internationally shaped her experience in the church
13:00 The bulletin board metaphor
14:30 Rachel’s family story and development of her testimony
19:20 “Digging deep” in developing a testimony
22:50 Gay marriage issue in California and her family
24:40 Diversity of thought in a room
29:00 Primary presidency experience
32:30 How Rachel’s Primary operates
39:40 Five Leadership Principles
1. Stop trying to find someone to tell you No
2. 42:10 Every time you start a program, think about how you’re going to finish it (traditions are perilous)
3. 44:10 Church is a volunteer organization, not a corporation
4. 46:15 Be ready to apologize all the time
5. 49:45 Practice spiritual self-care
54:10 Seeing the big picture with Primary children