Leadership
My Feelings After Conference
I have just listened to the two Saturday general sessions of April 2020 conference. They were tremendous. Conference was filled with the Spirit. I made notes. There are many things that I want to think about and to write about. As I do so, I know that the Spirit will teach me additional things.
Read MoreMe, a Shepherd in Israel
This is the topic the stake presidency gave Marjorie and the other stake leaders upon which they are to speak this coming year. When I heard it, my mind immediately added punctuation so that the topic became, “Me?!! A Shepherd in Israel.” I might also add the phrase, “Are you kidding?”—I’m a nobody, and everyone else knows it. I’m just a common person and am not capable of herding people around.
Read MoreA Prophet Is Not Without Honor
Every person in this Church needs the opportunity to serve. Testimonies grow and faith increases when one learns to lose himself in the service of others.
Read MoreLearning to Drive
I do a lot of things on my mission here in Vanuatu that are not in my job description. In fact, most of the things that I do are like that.
Read MorePresidents I Have Known
The Lord’s servants come in a variety of packages and personalities. They can be very different from one another; but because they follow the same Director, they effectively accomplish the same things.
Read MoreThe Influence of a Missionary
I am sitting at my window looking down on the mile-wide channel below my house. The bay is glassy-calm.
Read MorePriesthood Leadership Conference
One night some years ago I couldn’t sleep. To occupy my mind as I lay there in bed, I did a census. In my mind I went up and down every road and street in the town of Haines and the surrounding area. I was looking for Latter-day Saints. I did it twice. I did it as a 6-year-old, non-member of the Church, and again as a 56-year-old member.
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