Tag: callings
I’ve Stepped Down from My Executive Editor Role with Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship, but Remain a Fan
I hope to write more frequently here, now that I’ve made a big change in my life. Over four years ago, shortly after returning to the United States from my…
Tip for Unit Leaders: When Multiple Organizations Request the Same People for Callings, Have a Meeting with Leaders to Explore Options
Today my wife praised our recently released bishop’s method of handling conflicts in calling requests. She just learned about this technique and was thrilled at the simple beauty of it….
An International Church with More Visibly International Apostles
A familiar face for longtime members of the Church in Shanghai and the Asia Area in general has just been called as an Apostle of The Church of Jesus Christ…
A Shanghai Testimony on the Hidden Wisdom Behind Callings
In the fast and testimony meeting held yesterday in one of the Shanghai branches, I heard a story from a woman who received a calling just weeks before they would…
Single Adults: Looking for Suggestions to Help in Our Fabulous New Calling
My wife and I just began the best calling ever. We were called as co-chairs of our District’s Single Adult Committee. We get to work together and travel together to…
Coaching Those Who Struggle in Callings
The Church is a volunteer organization, so the quality and quantity of work done at any level by volunteers in their callings will vary and can often disappoint. How we…
Helping Those Who Face Lonely Calllings
One of my first callings after getting married ended in total disaster after a couple of months. I thought I was doing an OK job in my new but puzzling…
