“He Will Magnify Your Efforts” | An Interview with Bonnie Oscarson
Bonnie Oscarson was born in Salt Lake City, Utah but her family moved and lived in several different states as she was growing up. She attended Brigham Young University and majored in commercial art. Bonnie met her husband, Paul Oscarson, when her family lived in St....
Expectations are Cheap
Let’s continue to explore the concept of leading through expectations. In a recent newsletter, I made the argument that even though it is common encouragement to lead with high love and high expectations, I consider expectations poison because they are behavior...
Ministering to Those Who Seem Hopeless | An Interview with Brent Daines and Jason Coombs
This is a rebroadcast. The episode originally ran in December 2019. Jason Coombs is a Utah native and lives in the Boise, Idaho, area with his wife and 7-year-old twins. They own a chain of substance use disorder treatment centers called Brick House Recovery. Kurt...
Continual Conversion – The Impact of Conference Talks
Rich Watson currently resides in Hope Mills, North Carolina, just near Fort Bragg. He served in the United States Air Force for 20 years, and has an education in psychology, with other degrees in education and social sciences. He has been happily married for over 22...
“I’m Not the Gatekeeper, I’m the Welcoming Committee” | An Interview with Kurt Brown
Kurt Brown hails from Sacramento, California, where his family joined the Church when he was young. He played two years of college basketball, studied Finance and Economics at Brigham Young University, and dropped out senior year to go to Wall Street, where he was a...
Offering Your Authentic Self to Those You Lead | A How I Lead Interview with Tommy Wilson
Tommy Wilson was born and raised in Georgia. He now lives in Crestview, Florida, and serves as first counselor in the stake presidency. He has also served in the stake Young Men organization and as a bishop. Highlights 02:40 Introduction to Tommy Wilson. He shares...
Growing and Strengthening the Kingdom
Ryan Snarr grew up in Layton, UT. He is a life-long church meeting doodler. He fulfilled a calling as a full-time missionary in the Lima Perú South, and later was called to serve as a musical missionary in the then Mormon Tabernacle Choir (now Tabernacle Choir on...
Engaging the Bystanders | An Interview with Keyth Pankau
Keyth Pankau was baptized a member of the Church about six months after joining the Navy when he was 21 years old. He spent nine years in the Navy, including deployments to Fallujah, Iraq, as a member of a convoy security team, and providing relief immediately...
Expectations are Poison
There is a quadrant that is often used when teaching leadership in the Church. Maybe you have seen it. It combines the power of love and the power of expectation in one quadrant. Elder Andersen has referenced it in a few trainings, and it was even referenced in my...
Helping Stakes & Wards Work Together to Create Awesome Church Activities | A How I Lead Interview with Jenna Rhoads
Jenna Rhoads currently serves as stake activities director, ward nursery leader, and temple ordinance worker. She has loved planning ways to gather the saints, create a fun relaxed environment, and provide a great place for missionary opportunities. Jenna's previous...
