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A Cultu e o Mi iste i   Leadi

the Relie So iet & Elde s Quo u to Mi iste U to His People             

Ku t F a o                           Leadi

Sai ts 

Salt Lake Cit , UT 

 

 

   

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Ku t F a o . 

All i hts ese ed. No pa t o this ook a ea s i ludi

i o

o

o

a

atio sto a e a d et ie al s ste s – e ept i the ase o

e ie s— ithout the pe All

e ep odu ed i a

issio i

iti

ele t o i o ie

e ha i al 

uotatio s i a ti les o  

o its pu lishe , Ku t F a o . 

a d a es a d p odu t a es used i this ook a e t ade a ks, e iste ed t ade a ks, o t ade a es o  

thei espe ti e holde s. Leadi

Sai ts is ot asso iated ith a

p odu t o e do i this ook. 

This o k is ot a o i ial pu li atio o The Chu h o Jesus Ch ist o Latte -da Sai ts. The ie s e p essed  he ei a e the espo si ilit o the autho a d do ot e essa il ep ese t the positio o the Chu h.                Ku t F a o   Leadi

Sai ts 

Salt Lake Cit , Utah  Leadi Sai ts.o       

   

 

   

Dedi atio         To Mo — ho has ee

uietl

i iste i

he e ti e li e  

 

   

 

   

A k o led

e ts 

   I si e el tha k tea hi

outh leade s ho i st tau ht e the po e o

i iste i

th ou h the ho e 

p o a ; Wa e Ma ka , Ke Ch istophe , Wa e Ma le , Ke Sea le, Ke t E a s, o ou se,

athe , Ri k F a o , a d a espe iall those i the Leadi

o e i the o i i al Ta lo s ille

th a d. The Leadi

tea hi

u it , 

Sai ts Helpe s Fa e ook oup.  

Da id DeFo d o his o sta t e ou a e e t a d o e ie i the ho e/ isiti

Sai ts o

 

o i i al d a t that as ased o  

p o a .  

Ste e As itt o

ei

a e a ka le edito a d spe di

ou tless hou s e ie i

a d helpi

 

essa e e o e lea a d help ul.   Te a Wash u

a d Re e a Bu to , e

e s o the Leadi

Sai ts oa d ho ha e ee so 

suppo ti e i all the p oje ts e ha e take o i o de to help leade s a oss the o ld.   O ou se,

i e, Ala

the se te es that ollo .  

a, ho allo ed e to se lude

sel i a da k oo so that I ould a ti ulate 

 

   

Ta le o Co te ts  I t odu tio

 

Chapte

 

: Sta t With Visio

P epa e Thei Mi ds B A ti ulati C eati

the Issue

 

a Visio State e t

 

Visio State e ts Take Ti e

 

The I po ta e o A tio a d Routi e

 

Buildi

 

Chapte

a Cultu e A ou d the Visio : Get O a ized

The Calli

 

Mo ste

 

Dele ate, Dele ate, Dele ate

 

Make It Eas

 

Whe a d Whe e?

 

O l the P eside t

 

Chapte

: Mi iste i

Co siste

I te ie s

 

is Ke

 

But hat a out…? Co du ti Lea

 

Mi iste i

I te ie s

 

Thei Na e

 

P epa e Thei Mi ds

 

The I te ie

 

All this i O

i utes?

 

oa di

Mi iste i Bi Chapte

I te ie s A e Fi st Do

s, Not Tou hdo

   

: Led

 

the Spi it St u tu e

 

the Fi e

 

Wa s to Mi iste

 

Ma

Do t Need Mi iste i

B othe s o Siste s

 

I t o e ts The

 

e Fi e.

 

Co lusio Chapte

s

a E t a Chai

Esta lishi Feedi

 

: Moti ati

  Sai ts

     

Fu da e tal Att i utio E o

 

Is the e REALLY a Moti atio P o le ?

 

Ho to Cha e People Who Do t Wa t to Cha e

 

I lue i

 

Cha e

Sou e — Pe so al Moti atio : Make the U desi a le Desi a le

 

Sou e — Pe so al A ilit : Su pass You Li its

 

Sou es & — Ha ess Pee P essu e & Fi d St e th i Nu Sou e — Desi

Re a ds & De a d A ou ta ilit

Sou e — Cha e the E i o Esta lishi

a Mi iste i

e t

     

St ate

 

A Wo d o U it

 

Co lusio Epilo ue  

es

   

 

   

I t odu tio     As a ou

tea he i the Aa o i p iesthood, I e e

se eta aski

a all o the a d e e uti e 

e to eet ith Bishop Ma ka a te hu h the ollo i

i te ie s so I i u ed it ould e a othe he kup aki Sitti

e e ei i

Su da . I as used to e ula outh 

su e I as t etti

too o t a k as a tee a e .  

i his ishop s o i e, I as su p ised to hea hi sa , B othe F a o , e ha e a e

o ou. At this poi t, I just let out a lassi tee a e

alli  

u t to let hi k o I as liste i . We d like to all 

ou as the p iesthood ho iste .    Oka , su e.    Bishop Ma ka p iesthood ope i

o ti ued, This ould e ui e ou to sele t a h

e e ises a d the sta d i

I had see people a e thei a pla ed the pia o. I

o t o all the

to the usi

a t, I thi k I had e e tl

alled: No od eall o ti ue pla i

i te esti

at hed

the so

laili

p iesthood holde , I also de eloped as a ho iste . 

. I ould slo do

the eat ith

at hate e te po he a ted. I ould stop a i a e

ho iste . The

ea s late I as alled as the ishop o a a d do

o te look o e a sa a e t eeti as i the oo

I e e

a a

ui kl a te

ei  

, ut the pia ist ould  a d alk out o the oo , 

alled e the ho iste

ut o od

as 

the st eet i South Salt Lake. I ould 

a e da o a aptis al p o a a d et that e eeded so eo e to lead the 

usi . It see s pa t o ou Latte -da Sai t ultu e to a date so eo e sta d i a e thei a

a d lead the usi .   

a out the ole as ho iste that I lea ed athe a

o ea h 

uit pia o lesso s. So I had a little usi k o led e to e e e e.  

ut it ould ot lea e a o e o used o seeki ollo i . Fou tee

eth e atte di

i

e o e so I i u ed it as t ad a ed al ulus. I a el  

Fo the e t se e al ea s, as I de eloped as a ou Ho e e , the e as so ethi

at the e i

ill all i i

e o e pa ti ula Su da

e do t ha e a ho iste i he I as p esidi

su e speake s e e p ese t a d that e e e sta ti had t a i ed. We a e to the i st h

o t o the oo

haste to ake 

o ti e, I ailed to ealize ou sa a e t eeti

o ta le ith st a i

ithout issi

o t aditio

p eside t i all a a do ed he a il i the pe s a d led the e ai i

oup a d 

hile si i .  

o e a sa a e t eeti . I

, a d uess hat? E e o e sa

sou ded eat! I thi k othe s e e u o

o t o the si i

ho iste  

a eat, a d it 

e ause the a d Relie So iet  

e ses o that h

a d all h

s that 

ollo ed i the eeti .   Leadi

usi i the hu h a

e a etapho o ho

e lead i othe hu h alli s. We al a s 

ake su e so eo e is alled a d set apa t as a leade o the Relie So iet o a elde s uo u , ut that does t  ea people a e ollo i atte di

a d the

alo . The leade slips i to the ole a d sta ds ea h eek to

attles o a e a

el o e those 

ou e e ts. But does the oup eall look to the leade o di e tio ?     

I spi atio ? Visio ? Most i atte da e a e atte di thei o

te po a d a

o as the

o easo s othe tha to ollo , a d the t pi all set 

ish.  

What esults is a Relie So iet o elde s uo u te po that is out o s

o e e o e. This esults i  

leade ship usi that has o po e to ha e the hea t o the a d o to i iste to the o e i

eed. It si pl  

eates oise that poiso s the o a izatio s ultu e.   P eside t Nelso a the Ap il

ou ed the eti e e t o the t aditio al isiti

a d ho e tea hi

p o a si  

e e al o e e e o The Chu h o Jesus Ch ist o Latte -da Sai ts a d i t odu ed a

holie app oa h to a i

o a d i iste i

Ma

e leade s ha e sta ted

assi

e ts, a d aki

to othe s. We ill e e to these e o ts si pl as

i t odu i

i iste i , aski

a da s e i

su e e e o e is o the sa e u de sta di . But a

e e , 

i iste i .  

uestio s, assessi  

o us ail to sta t ith the 

iti al ha a te isti o a Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t, hi h is ou o

a ilit to lead. To 

e e ti el i ple e t this e di e tio that has o e th ou h i spi ed p ophets a d apostles, e a t assu e  that the si ple a i

o ou

etapho i al leade ship a

elde s uo u . We ust ake su e e e

e

is oi

to e e ou h to u i the Relie So iet o  

e o ou hoi is o used, di e ted, a d ill adjust to hate e  

te po ha e ou ake as a leade .   I this is ou desi e, ou a e eadi

the i ht ook. I the ollo i

ethods, tools, a d i spi atio that ill help ou lead ou

i iste i

pa es, ou ill i d e a ples, 

siste s a d

othe s to su ess! 

 

Was Visiti

a d Ho e Tea hi

Reall a O e-a-Mo th Visit P o a ? 

  Let e illust ate h leade ship is so i po ta t he it o es to e p o a s a d i itiati es  i t odu ed to the Chu h I the

ou leade s.  

Ap il Ge e al Co e e e, P eside t Ez a Ta t Be so

a e a a ous talk titled, ​To the 

Ho e Tea he s o the Chu h​.  I this talk, he tells o a ti e as a o

he he as i pa ted

a isit o his ho e tea he s. 

  "I a

e e

e , as i it e e este da , o i

a il , a d he o the a o

e o s e e out o ki

up as a ou

o i Whit e , Idaho. We e e a a

i the ield, I e e

e Fathe alli

 

to us i a sh ill oi e 

a d: 'Tie up ou tea s, o s, a d o e o i . The a d tea he s a e he e.' Re a dless 

hat e e e doi , that as the si al to asse

le i the sitti

oo to hea the a d tea he s." 

  "These t o aith ul p iesthood ea e s ould o e ea h o th eithe al a s k e the

ould o e. I a t e e

oot o

ho se a k. We 

e o e iss. A d e ould ha e a eat isit. The  

ould sta d ehi d a hai a d talk to the a il . The

ould o a ou d the i le a d ask ea h hild 

   

ho he o she as doi

a di

e e e doi

ou dut . So eti es Mothe a d Fathe

ould p i e us 

e o e the a d tea he s a e so e ould ha e the i ht a s e s. But it as a i po ta t ti e o us  as a a il . The al a s had a essa e, a d it as al a s a ood o e."    Ni e sto , i ht?  Did ou oti e a thi

di e e t a out this sto

e sus ou pe so al e pe ie e? 

  e e ed to his h​ o e tea he s a​ s ​ a d tea he s​. Wa d Tea hi

P eside t Be so as alled up u til Be o e ei tea he s​

he a e p o a k o

as i t odu ed alled ​ho e tea hi .​  

as ho e tea he s, the

as ​ a d tea he s​

e ek o

. Ho e e , o ea s e o e that ti e, the p o a

the eo aphi

a i

as hat the p o a  

as i o

hi h a ilies e e assi ed Ha tle , pp.

-

all

a d e o e that, ​a ti   alled ​ lo k tea hi ​ e ause o  

. 

h ​ ttp://eo . u.edu/i de .php/Ho e Tea hi ​   No , ith this e a othe s i ou

a ds, a d this ti e it as i e the pu est a d ost app op iate a e o M ​ i iste i .​  

With the eti i t ul

i iste i

ou e e t, e it essed a si i i a t adjust e t to the e o t to i iste to 

o isiti

a d ho e a d tea hi , ou leade s desi e to tu

as the Sa io did. It i ht eel like e a e o

p o a a d sta ti

o i

a a

o a o e a o th

I

isiti  

a o e si e e e o t to lo e those e se e. 

Ho e e , hat ou i ht ot k o is that this as e a tl the i te t a k i eti ed a d tea hi

ou atte tio to a ds 

a d i t odu ed the e ho e tea hi

it as t just a a e ha e; it as to

i

e o e ed ith the a il as a hole— ot a o thl What happe ed a te the

a

he the Chu h 

p o a .  o e e phasis to " at h o e the Chu h a d to 

isit p o a . 

ou e e t? 

I di iduals a d uo u s o ti ued old ha its a d o used o Ja es A. Culli o e o the Se e t add essed this issue i ​his

o thl

isits. So u h so that Elde  

Ge e al Co e e e talk​. He said: 

  A te

i e ea s o ho e tea hi , ho e e , I a a aid e a e eall still doi

We a e still p oddi

the p iesthood ho e tea he s to hu

o th is ea l o e . E e a ilies, I ould do

ostl

a d et ou ho e tea hi

a d tea hi .  do e—the 

o the ho e tea he is hea d to sa , I I eall had a essa e to take to

tea hi . These thi s i di ate e eall do t ha e the isio o

 

at hi  

o e the Chu h. We i ht ha e a eat e o d o the pe e ta e o ho es isited ea h o th, ut the  eal test is: A e e a e ti

the li es o the i di idual e

o ta ts? A e e espe ti

the sa ed atu e o the a il u it

athe ? Do e sit do p aise a d othe

e s o the a il o ood th ou h ou   o ki

ith a d th ou h the 

ith the athe as o te as eeded? Do e liste to hi ? Do e e ou a e a d 

ise upli t hi ?  

     

Whe Elde Culli o e a e this talk, he as o e ed that the p iesthood as still doi tea hi

a o thl

isit p o a

A d o , po a

a d 

. 

ea s late , the ajo it o Chu h e

e ship thi ks e eti ed a

o thl

isit 

i the Ap il o e e e.  M poi t i sha i

this is to o us the leade o the ost halle i

pa t o i ple e ti

the e  

di e tio to i iste ; hi h is, to lead ou Relie So ieties a d elde s uo u s to hat the Lo d has o us  toda , a d a a

o old ha its a d ultu al o

Eli i ati

the o thl epo ti

s. 

itual ill de i itel help, ut ithout i te tio al leade s ho take 

the ti e to odel e e ti e i iste i , ole-pla s e a ios, a d lea l a ti ulate e pe tatio s, e a e d up i   a othe

ea s eti i

TRULY

i iste i

a

o thl

isit p o a " so e a the i t odu e a e i itiati e o used o  

as the Sa io did. 

 

 

 

   

Chapte

: Sta t With Visio  

Ne e theless, the Nephites e e i spi ed

a ette ause... Al a

:

. 

  Captai Mo o i as the eatest elde s uo u p eside t i the Book o Mo e ide e that elde s uo u p eside t as a o i ial alli hapte s

–

o . The e is o 

a k the , ut he su e did a t like it. I Al a 

e ead a out the e a ka le leade ship skills e hi ited

Captai Mo o i. I studied losel , 

e a appl those skills to ou hu h leade ship a d e a e othe s e e ti el .  He e a e a e e a ples o the i pa t Captai Mo o i s leade ship had o his a

ies e phasis 

added :     A d it a e to pass that he the e o Mo o i sa the ie e ess a d the a e o the La a ites,  the

e e a out to sh i k a d lee

o

the .​A d Mo o i, pe ei i

thei i te t, se t o th a d 

i spi ed thei hea ts​ ith these thou hts— ea, the thou hts o thei la ds, thei li e t , ea, thei   eedo

o

o da e. Al a

:

. 

   ...Mo o i, o the othe ha d, h ​ ad ee p epa i Lo d thei God. Al a

the

i ds o the people​to e aith ul u to the 

: . 

   Thus Mo o i, ith his a his o ks did

i

ies, hi h did i

ease dail

o th u to the … Al a

:

e ause o the ​assu a e o p ote tio ​ hi h 

. 

   Mo o i e a ed his a ith a

ette ause Al a

ies at a hi he le el; the :

ould do a thi

o hi

e ause he i spi ed the  

. Mo o i as a le to pe ei e thei i te t to et eat a d the

to sta o task. He uilt assu a e a o

his people. The k e he ould t let the do

oti ate the  

, a d the e o e the  

a ted to e a pa t o his ause.  Ho did he do this? Ho did he lead i a a that ould i spi e the to a le el o e o t that as  e o d hat the a

ies thou ht the

ould do?  

The e is u h that Captai Mo o i did to ai the lo e a d t ust o his a

, ut let s o us o

he e 

his su ess sta ted—the Title o Li e t .   

We all k o the sto

o P i a .  

A te Captai Mo o i had see the e il i lue e A ali kiah as ha i

o the Nephites,  

 

   

ote upo it—​I

...he e t his oat; a d he took a pie e the eo , a d eli io , a d

eedo , a d ou pea e, ou

i es, a d ou

e o

o ou God, ou  

hild e — ​ a d he aste ed it upo the 

e d o a pole.  A d he aste ed o his head-plate, a d his

eastplate, a d his shields, a d i ded o his a

o a out his 

loi s; a d he took the pole, hi h had o the e d the eo his e t oat, a d he alled it the title o li e t   a d he o ed hi sel to the ea th, a d he p a ed i htil u to his God o the lessi s o li e t to est  upo his : –

eth e , so lo

as the e should a a d o )h istia s e ai to possess the la d… Al a 

. 

  …[Mo o i] e t o th a o see the

iti

hi h he had

(ehold, hosoe e

the people, a i

the e t pa t o his a

itte upo the e t pa t, a d

i

ith a loud oi e, sa i : 

ill ai tai this title upo the la d, let the

a d e te i to a o e a t that the

e t i the ai , that all i ht 

o e o th i the st e th o the Lo d, 

ill ai tai thei i hts, a d thei eli io , that the Lo d God a  

less the .  A d it a e to pass that he Mo o i had p o lai ed these o ds, ehold, the people a e u to ethe the

ith thei a

o i ded a out thei loi s, e di

ould ot o sake the Lo d thei God; o , i othe

thei a

i  

e ts i toke , o as a o e a t, that 

o ds, i the should t a s ess the o

a d e ts 

o God, o all i to t a s essio , a d e asha ed to take upo the the a e o )h ist, the Lo d should  e d the e e as the had e t thei a No this as the o e a t hi h the

e ts. 

ade, a d the ast thei a

We o e a t ith ou God, that e shall e dest o ed, e e as ou

e ts at the eet o Mo o i, sa i :  eth e i the la d o th a d, i

e 

shall all i to t a s essio ; ea, he a ast us at the eet o ou e e ies, e e as e ha e ast ou   a

e ts at th eet to e t odde u de oot, i

e shall all i to t a s essio . Al a

: –

. 

  Wo !  I do t k o

hat ou e pe ie e has ee , ut I ha e e e see elde s e d thei a

th o the at the eet o the elde s uo u p eside t as a s

e ts a d 

ol o thei o e a t to ollo God.  

This esult sho s the e a ka le leade ship o Captai Mo o i!  Ho did he do this? He eated a lea , i spi i

isio that i di iduals a ted to ollo .  

I ould uess that Captai Mo o i esta lished his isio lo e ause th ee hapte s ea lie , Captai Mo o i e e s to this isio a attle i

hi h the

e e lea l out u

e o e the e e ts des i ed i Al a

 

he his soldie s ou a e as tested du i  

e ed: 

  A d it a e to pass that he the e o Mo o i sa the ie e ess a d the a e o the La a ites,  the

e e a out to sh i k a d lee

o

the .​A d Mo o i, pe ei i

thei i te t, s​ e t o th 

   

a d i spi ed thei hea ts​ ith these thou hts— ea, the thou hts o thei la ds, thei li e t , ea, thei   eedo

o

o da e. 

  A d it a e to pass that the tu ed upo the La a ites, a d the thei God, o thei li e t a d thei

eedo

o

ied ith o e oi e u to the Lo d 

o da e. 

  A d the

e a to sta d a ai st the La a ites ith po e ; a d i that sel sa e hou that the

u to the Lo d o thei o Sido . Al a

ied 

eedo , the La a ites e a to lee e o e the ; a d the led e e to the ate s 

: –

. 

  I assu e ou that e a d the

e s o ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u a e thi st o a ea i

a t to o to attle o a ea i

li es o

ul ause. As He

Da id Tho eau

uiet despe atio . The ost si i i a t se i e ou a

pu pose that ill ake a di e e e i thei o Without su i ie tl a ti ulati

ote, The ass o

ul isio   e lead 

i e to those ou lead is to p o ide the

ith a 

u it . 

the isio o the Relie So iet o elde s uo u

thei hea ts so that the do the ost di i ult o

ou ill e e

i  

i iste i , a d ou i ht e d up u i te tio all p o oti

a 

o e-a- ua te isit p o a .   I the o i

se tio s o this hapte , e ill dis uss ho to e e ti el esta lish a isio

o ou  

Relie So iet o elde s uo u . But it is i pe ati e to lea l state hat a isio is, a d hat it is ​ ot​. The e  ha e ee

a

o a izatio s I

isio state e t. The pa a lot o

su e ou ha e o ked o o

ee a pa t o so e that ha e a issio o  

o e to ha e it d a ati all displa ed i thei lo

o the o ld to see, 

ut ail to ha e it d a ati all i p i ted o the hea ts o thei people. Captai Mo o i did t just aise the title  o li e t a d the put it to the side o the a p so that his a e e e ed it a d i used it i to the ultu e o his a

ould la e at it du i

. Whe ou isio

he its pote tial sta ts to o k. Let s ot eate isio s ull o a spe i i a d p e ise so that the ultu e o

i ist

a

eal ti e. He 

e i s to de i e ou ultu e, that is 

i uous o ds that sou d ool. Let s e 

e i to o .  

 

P epa e Thei Mi ds B A ti ulati

the Issue 

  Captai Mo o i as a le to lead a a

ith st o

the i ds o the people. Al a

: This is t do e

p epa i iti

a essa e o it, a d hoisti

to u i to the isio a

isio

e ause he had spe t su i ie t ti e  d a ati all ippi

ou

est d ess shi t, 

it to the top o a pole. The e is a p o ess to et the i ds o those ou lead 

o ept so that it auses the to o e a t ith ou a d God to a o plish the isio  

at all osts.     

Co e do

is a ph ase e

e uest to a leade — e uesti

the

od to speak ith the

do

e ause the

o e do

a o

o thei

o e do

Sa uel

othe o Ja ed Ethe

e e i ol ed i the hild e o

ou tai o :

&

o

hate e state the a e i . 

. The Lo d

a e do

to the alle  

: . The e e e e e ti es he leade s e used to

o e 

a eat o k Nehe iah : . A d, o ou se, God hi sel should  e . Mosiah

Leade ship has a atu al te de i stead, i te

o l ou d i the s iptu es. It is o te used i the o te t o a 

o e do

Da id pleaded o Saul to o Ni

o

:

. 

to put ou o a hi he le el. Not i te

s o p ide o p esti e, ut 

s o pe spe ti e. As a leade , ou ha e a u i ue ie o the status o the Relie So iet o elde s 

uo u that ou lead. You ha e spe i i autho it a d/o p iesthood ke s that i e ou a ess to the i spi atio   that o od else has. Fo e a ple, a Relie So iet p eside t has a ess to i iste i epo ts, et .; she has ee p ese t i

eeti s, like a d ou il, he e i o

epo ts, atte da e 

atio a out i di iduals o

a d 

p o a s is sha ed.   F o this e lusi e i o sa a e t eeti

atio , the p eside t i ht see a d a ati atte da e d op et ee  

a d Relie So iet

eeti . O , hile othe s a e doi

a look at the epo ts a d oti e i e spe i i a ilies ot etti

thei

i iste i

est to i iste , the p eside t  isits, hi h, i the did e ei e a 

isit, ould ha e a d a ati i pa t o the a d the a d.  Hu a s te d to e e alize thei e pe ie e o pe spe ti e. People thi k that e ause the disti t issue, e e o e a ou d the o ious issue is t ei

a see the sa e issue. As a leade , e the

e o ized a d i ed

a see a 

et ust ated that this 

othe s i ou o a izatio .  

The leade s dut is to a ti ulate the issue e e the o ious issues , so that e e o e a

ai a desi e 

to i d a solutio . O e the issue is des i ed a d the leade i ites i di iduals to a t, those ou lead ill  u de sta d h this is a issue a d help ou i d solutio s.  I A aha

:

the Lo d [ a e] do

u to [A aha ] to de la e u to [hi ]... A aha lea ed 

i po ta t t uths o the Lo d s pla a d lea ed that he as hose This as a i o

e o e he as o . 

ati e e pe ie e o A aha . He u de stood his pu pose a d took a tio . He 

ould ot ha e ai ed this u de sta di

ithout the Lo d

o i

do

I a u de sta d i this see s ust ati . Do e eed to spoo issues? Do the

a d a ti ulati

it to hi . 

eed people so the u de sta d the 

ot see these o ious se i e aps?  

As leade s, e so eti es eel like the dut o those e lead has al ead lea l u de sta d the e pe tatio to i iste o

ee e plai ed. We thi k the  

a i thei alli .  

It s t ue, the e a e e e al u de sta di s that ha e ee d illed i to ou heads o ea s i.e., isit  assi ed a ilies, take eals to e

o s, ello ship those a ou d ou, et . . But these a e too e e al. It is 

u ial o leade s to e plai detailed i o

atio a out the issues that a e thei o a izatio . These details 

usuall i lude a es o i di iduals st u li , o u i ue ha a te isti s o ou to the a

hai

ua te a ks asuall atte di

k o that he eeds to keep a e e o thi s du i

a d that a

ot e appa e t 

eek-to- eek. Fo e a ple, a Su da S hool p eside t a   the Su da S hool hou , ut he a

ot k o that

%o  

   

the a d is lea i

e o e Su da S hool e i s. O a outh leade

ea h eek, ut he a ith a less-a ti e a il Co

ot ealize that B othe La se i the elde s uo u has i all o

ou u i ue leade ship pe spe ti e also hu a izes the issue, hi h akes it 

o e likel people ill e illi

to help i the issue. 

ea s a o, as I as se i

as a ishop, I elt a o sta t ud e to e o e a ilia

as the ishop o a e t a sie t a d that so e o ths had e

ade o siste t o ta t 

ith tee a e o s. 

u i ati

A e

a k o he eeds to put o a a ti it  

e

sho i

su h a d a ati

least k o

 

o these e  

e s did t see the epo ts eek to eek 

ha e i the a d oste . It as all happe i

ehi d the s e es, a d the e e al a d 

od had o idea. As the leade o the a d, I had a u i ue pe spe ti e, a d it as sha e ith the

lo k. I 

e ship e o ds lea e the a d a d

e ship e o ds o e i . It as tou h to keep up ith ho as ho o the olls. Ma

e o ds e e o less-a ti e a ilies a d i di iduals. A ti e a d e

ith

hat as happe i . I k e I i ht e e see a d a ati

ole to

o e do

a d 

ha e i the a d, ut I ould at 

ho e e o e as o the olls.  

The Spi it o ti ued to p od e. O e da I p i ted the e ti e a d oste a d e t th ou h ea h  a e. I I did t e o ize the a e, I hi hli hted it. B the ti e I e t th ou h ea h a e o the list I had  households

% o the a d e

did t k o ho I as oi e

e ship , a d I had o idea ho those people e e. This as a issue. I 

to t a k do

all

households. As a leade , I eeded to take it to the a d 

e s a d i ite the to a t.  The ollo i

du i

the eek

ea

hi he e

as ull o e pe i e ti

ith di e e t ideas. We t ied eeti

as ost o e ie t o

e

a es a d i ite the to k o k o doo s a d dete

We the sta ted p i ti

i e i the a il o i di idual li ed the e, a d i so, i the   o ths ade it di i ult 

he it as da k a d old.   all the u k o

a es o a sheet o pape a d ha di

out opies as people 

a e i to sa a e t eeti . We o ti ued this p a ti e u til I as eleased a d all e the

ould e pe t a updated list ea h eek. The ishop i took ti e du i

the a d i d list, e ou a i a d

e

e e ated e ite e t a d o

e so

a dk e  

a d usi ess to d a atte tio to 

e s to take ti e ea h eek to k o k o a e doo s a d i d those siste s 

othe s a d ho e e u e tl lost o u k o The isio o seeki

a ious i hts 

e s o the a d . We ould i e e e o e a list o  

ould atte d hu h ith us o Su da . We ade ood p o ess, ut the the i te to k o k o doo s i the e e i

o

out the u k o

.  e

es

e a e pa t o the ultu e o ou

it e t e ause e e o e k e the

doo ea h eek. The u de stood the issue, a d the

ould ake a di e e e

e e e ula l i ited to take a tio

o

a d. It  k o ki

o a 

e as thei  

ishop.  Those u k o

u k o

a es as the

households e e edu ed to e e tha

e e t a s e ed i to ou

This as ot a task I ould ha e do e o

, a d e e e stopped seeki

out the 

a d.   o

. But e ause I

a e do

a d helped

a d 

u de sta d the issues that e a ed, i a les happe ed, a d e e e o used as a a d to ake a di e e e.     

Leade s too o te assu i

a

the u de o the Relie So iet o elde s uo u issues o thei shoulde s, 

e e o e else sees the issue, he i

a t the do ot. You o

ide ti ied issues to those ou lead so ou a take the e t step o

eati

ust e e ti el

o

u i ate the 

a isio to ethe that i spi es the 

Relie So iet o elde s uo u a d eates a ultu e that e le ts that isio .    

C eati

a Visio State e t 

  At the e i uo u s to e o eeti

i

o

at thei

, the Chu h i st u ted all Relie So ieties a d Mel hizedek p iesthood  eekl Su da

eeti . The ost si i i a t adjust e t as the o thl

to e held the i st Su da o ea h o th. This p o ided a pe e t setti

isio o the uo u , ut o , ith the -hou Relie So iet a d uo u

lo k a

ou ed du i

ou il eeti s ill o lo e

With hal the ti e to spe d to ethe as a Relie So iet o eati e i ho the de elop a uo u

isio state e t. Ha i

de elop e t o a isio state e t. Re e o th

d hou

the lesso pla

eeti s ill just tu o a e

to dis uss the pu pose a d 

Ap il

e i luded o the o

ou il 

e e al o e e e ,  al s hedule.  

uo u , leade s ill eed to e o e 

less ti e should e o e use o skippi

e , i ou ha e o isio

ou u it

the 

ill pe ish a d these t i e a 

i to a si le e de Su da S hool lass. I d e o

e d ou sho te  

eeks u til a lea isio is esta lished. 

Step : I t odu e the Pu pose o a Visio State e t    To e e ti el esta lish a i di idualized isio state e t o ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u eed to lea l e plai

like I ha e do e i the p e ious e pa a aphs

h

ou a t to eate a isio  

state e t. I ou just sta d up as i ou a e a o po ate e e uti e a d sa , Toda

e a e oi

Relie So iet o elde s uo u

a ue a ti it that ill 

p odu e a a ue o a The e

isio state e t, it ill e d up leadi

ou 

to a e

to eate ou  

i uous isio state e t.  

e s eed to k o that this isio state e t ill i pa t utu e a ti ities, Su da lesso s, a d 

e e othe de isio o a tio the oup akes.   It is esse tial to e plai that this isio state e t does t ha e to e a lo -te ea s a d ea s. Re le ti u k o

e

a ko

e s, that isio a d o us o l lasted o

p o ess a d ould o e o to a e I ou li e i a You a da i

ti e as a ishop he

ease o

isio that ill last o  

e had the isio state e t to seek out the 

i e to t el e o ths e o e e ade o side a le 

isio .  

Si le Adult a d a d it is the e d o the su

e a d ou e pe t a la e e odus 

o e-i s o the e s hool ea , ou isio state e t o t o to th ee o ths i ht e,     

Help ea h e eeti

e

e eel at ho e a d ha e a i

o ei ht to te

ediate i le o

ie ds. This ill e e e e ed i ea h 

eeks that ill i lue e the Relie So iet o elde s uo u to i ple e t the isio . 

 

Step : C eate the Visio State e t ith the E ti e Relie So iet o Elde s Quo u     Ma

p eside ies et e ited a out ha i

state e t du i eeti

a da

thei p eside

eeti . The the

ith eati

he e the

a d de elop a isio  

e t Relie So iet o elde s uo u  

p eside

e eal the isio state e t.   eeti

is that it e ludes all the 

o the spi itual p o ess o ou seli

i the e elato e pe ie e. No , this does t ea the p eside

de elop so e e e al ideas o dis ussio

ai sto

e ei ed a d the

the isio state e t du i

e s o the Relie So iet o elde s uo u

pa ti ipati

alk i to thei

ou e to the oup that e elatio has ee

The p o le e

a isio state e t a d

to ethe a d 

a t eet e o eha d a d 

ould like the oup to o a d the p ese t these ideas to et the 

olli .  

I ol i

the e ti e Relie So iet o elde s uo u i this p o ess eates u -i —ea h e

sa i the di e tio o the oup. Me

e s a e the

o e likel to sho up to the eekl

eeti

e has a 

a d 

pa ti ipate.   This does t ea the Relie So iet p eside t o elde s uo u p eside t is eli autho it so that the o a izatio e tio

he o his 

a take o t ol. The p eside t should still uide the dis ussio . We e 

talked a out th ee di e e t di e tio s toda , ut I o

uishi

eeli

p o pted to a ds ou se o d o us o

ith the elde l o the a d. Is a o e o e else eeli

eati

a 

the sa e?  

Step : Get Spe i i     The o ld is ull o se ula o a izatio s that ha e a isio state e t. Usuall , o od k o s hat  that isio state e t is sa i . O e o Re ei ed: Wh (usi ess )o

a o ite ooks o o a izatio al o

u i atio is ( oke a d Ho to Fi It, ​

u i atio is M ​ essa e Not 

Phil Si o .  

I the ook, he sha es a uote o Geo e Be a d Sha , The si le i est p o le i   o

u i atio is the illusio that it has take pla e.    Co side this uote he de elopi

a e ith eati

a isio state e t is e su i

ou o

u i atio —the ost si i i a t p o le

that the Relie So iet o elde s uo u

e

ou ill 

e sk o

hat it 

is sa i . It eeds to e u de stood a d, pe haps o e i po ta tl , ot isu de stood.  Fo e a ple, a othe hila ious a e dote Phil Si o sha es i his ook i ol es Co pute S ie es  Co po atio

CSC , a IT o pa

Be o e thei

ased out o Vi i ia that late

e e , the des i e the sel es o thei

e ed ith HP E te p ise Se i es.  

e site as:  

   

  A lo al leade o

e t- e e atio i o

issio is to e a le supe io etu s o

atio te h olo

lie ts te h olo

o ths e ded Ma h

,

s 

i est e ts th ou h est-i - lass i dust solutio s, 

do ai e pe tise, a d lo al s ale. )S) has app o i atel o the

IT se i es a d solutio s. The o pa

,

e plo ees a d epo ted e e ue o $

illio  

.  

  Huh?   Ma e so eo e ith a aste s de ee i I o ut I ua a tee ot o e o thei usto e s has a

atio S ste s ould u de sta d hat CSC is sa i , 

idea hat that isio state e t ea s. The o usio that 

state e ts like this eates does t e e ti el se e as a all to attle o a state e t so i spi atio al that people  a e despe ate to e a pa t o the o e e t.   It e a e o e appa e t that CSC eeded to i e thei e ti e o

u i atio s depa t e t he the  

late eleased this p ess elease:   Fo I

ediate Release: )S) Lau hes Ne t-Ge e atio (i Data Plat o

)HUR)H, Va., Ju e

,

—)S) NYSm: )S) , a lo al leade i

solutio s, has added e se u it , o plia e, data i optio s to its ope sou e (i Data Plat o pu li se to lie ts to et up a d u

i

as a Se i e FALLS 

e t- e e atio IT se i es a d 

ast u tu e te h olo ies, a d loud deplo

e t 

as a Se i e (DPaaS o e i , hi h e a les e te p ise a d  i

da s o less a oss a a iet o loud a d dedi ated 

a hite tu es.    Co e a ai ?   The e is so ethi ja o a d o usio e e Whe

a out hu a he

ou a e de elopi

atu e that p o pts us to eate o a izatio al state e ts ull o  

ea et i

to e as lea as possi le.  

a issio state e t o ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u it i ht sta t at 

a hi h le el ull o Latte -da Sai t ja o , ut do ou e

est to e i e it do

so that the e est aptized 

e a u de sta d it o the i st pass.   C eati

O Leadi

a lea a d st ai ht o

a d isio state e t has ee a attle o

Sai ts ou ill i d the isio state e t: Leadi

e o e the last e

Sai ts is a o p o it o a izatio

ea s. 

ith a issio  

to e ha e leade ship a ilit a d apa it o la eli ious leade s i o de to a ele ate the issio o The  Chu h o Jesus Ch ist o Latte -da Sai ts.    I

e e al, this is a p ett st ai ht o

a d issio state e t, ut it p o a l has too u h o a 

o po ate to e . I e oti ed that he I eet people a d the ask e hat Leadi

Sai ts does, I t pi all  

attle o this issio state e t. Fo la it s sake, I e e u si pl sa i , We help Latte -da Sai t leade s  eel p epa ed to lead.    Whe I sa that si ple state e t, I et o e d a ati positi e ea tio s a d oddi

heads.  

   

As ou de elop the isio state e t as a Relie So iet o elde s uo u , do ou ja o a d e i e it do

to the ost st ai ht o

est to e o e all 

a d essa e that so eo e ould ui kl a ti ulate i o e o  

t o se te es.     Ba k i o a uo u

he

e had st Su da

isio state e t. I e ei ed a i

ou il eeti s , I eleased a ideo e plai i

the i po ta e 

edi le e ail o a elde s uo u p eside t i Boise, Idaho.  

He said,    Ku t,  We had ou i st uo u e a di

the eeti

ou il … I as t a le to i ple e t so e o the tips that ou se t out 

i Ja ua ... We eated a uo u

isio state e t. I ha e to ad it, I as a it 

o ied a out the pote tial espo se o so e o the u s i ou p ett outside o so e o thei o

oup. ) eati

a isio state e t is 

o t zo es. I spe t a ai a ou t o ti e i p a e a d i

ou il ith 

ou selo s o this topi .   

I

happ to epo t that it e t e eptio all

Na pa Idaho

th Wa d st i e to e o e o e like the Sa io

oppo tu ities to st e the ou sel es, ou a ilies, ou e ill e a le to use this isio state e t as a ase o it had just ee

ell. We a e up ith this: We as elde s i the 

ou selo s a d e p odu i

eati

a d espo di

othe hood, a d ou o

u it . I

to  o ide t 

hi h e ill ope ate i ou ou ils to o e. I  

a isio state e t it ould ha e likel o e out u h 

di e e tl . I eel lessed to ha e do e this ith the e ti e uo u . It is t o e si le pe so s isio o   desi e, ut that o ou e ti e oup.  I ll atta h a pi tu e o ou halk oa d. You a see a lot has ee e ased, ideas a e o the e, thi s  ha e ee added, a d the ha d

ha d

iti

is te i le. I thi k those a e all si s o a su ess ul ou il— i us 

iti . 

  I lo e Leadi

Sai ts… You esou es ha e ee a solutel i alua le to e as a elde s uo u  

p eside t. Ma e so eda I ll e a le to sha e so e o e o ou p o ess a d a o plish e ts ith ou.   

   

    Wo ! What a eat e ail!   This ood elde s uo u p eside t ade it happe , a d his uo u

o has a isio state e t that 

ill a ho the i e e a tio the take as a uo u .   I I e e oa hi

hi

u the o de elopi

the uo u

isio state e t, I ould p o a l sa he 

ould e i e it to e o e e pli it. He ould state, We a e a uo u that espo ds he help is eeded i ou   a da d o

u it .   

To take it a step u the , it ould e help ul i the uo u had a spe i i o us o espo di

to. I it as a YSA a d du i

espo ds to e e

e

o e-i

ho o

hat the a e 

the sta t o a s hool ea , it i ht e, We a e a uo u that 

e o e the ask o help.   

The o e e i ed a d p e ise ou isio is, the o e oti ati

a d o pelli

it is to those ou lead. 

Visio State e ts Ca Take Ti e  At this poi t I hope ou a e e ited the pote tial o hat a isio state e t ould do o ou Relie   So iet a d elde s uo u ; ho e e , as is the ase ith othe ooks like this so eti es it is easie to t pe  so ethi o pape tha i ple e t it i the eal o ld. E e o e pe ie e as a elde s uo u   p eside t has le t e dis ou a ed at ti es he t i to esta lish a isio o i ple e ti othe ta ti s sha ed  i this ook. With that said, let e i e ou a e ite s to o side that ill hope ull help ou a oid etti   too dis ou a ed.      

As ou p o a l al ead k o , the ti e oes ast du i the last hou o hu h. It is so eti es  possi le to esta lish a isio state e t du i o e Relie So iet o uo u eeti , ut i e pe ie e it  a take a e Relie So iet o uo u eeti s to et to a solid state e t ou a e p oud o . You ill i d  that as ou i t odu e this idea a people i the oo ill eed ti e to t ul see the isio o esta lishi a  isio . E a e the oo i a a that ets i di iduals out o thei eta state aski the to dis uss pote tial  isio state e ts i s alle oups o to ite do thei eeli s o a e i utes to help the p o ess the  uestio . We ha e u i te tio all de eloped a ultu e i ou Relie So iet a d uo u eeti s he e  people sho up, sit do , a d ait to e e te tai ed a lesso . I ou i d that a te o e eeti ou still  a e t lose to esta lishi a isio , that s oka , e o d hat i spi atio has o e a d the e isit it the  ollo i eek. O do ou est to sti ulate dis ussio du i the eeti a d the eet sepa atel as a  p eside a d si pli the dis ussio do to o e isio state e t that ou a i t odu e i the utu e.  

The I po ta e o A tio a d Routi e  The e i ht e a lot o e e

a d e ite e t i the oo

he

ou esta lish a isio state e t a d 

ou ill eel like ou ha e a o plished a e a ka le thi . Ho e e , ou ill ui kl i d that as people lea e  the oo the a e a us li e ull o a i all

ause people to take a tio

So iet o

ok o

it e ts a d a il espo si ilities. Ha i

a isio does t 

i ht a a . Be ause o this it is u ial that ou help those i

uo u esta lish si ple a tio ite s that a

ou Relie  

e put i to thei dail outi e that ill ause the to 

e a e ith the isio state e t.   Fo e a ple, let s sa isio state e t, We a e a

ou ha e a o de ul dis ussio as a oup a d ou e d us ith the ollo i   othe hood o e ed a out ea h i di idual i se i e, lo e, a d a i i atio o  

the ospel o Jesus Ch ist. You ould the i ite ea h i di idual i to the uo u to t a slate that to eal li e,  dail a tio ite s. Those i ht look like the ollo i :  . Jou al dail a out the ollo i

uestio , Who, he , a d he e a I se e toda ?  

. Read dail the s iptu es a d seek out e ses elated to ​lo e​.  . Re ie dail the ospel do t i es that ill e dis ussed i ou

eekl

uo u

eeti . 

It is i po ta t that ou ot push the sa e outi es o ea h i di idual i the uo u . I ite the   du i

the eeti

o outside the eeti

to o e up ith at least dail outi es that ill e a e the i the 

isio o the uo u . These should ot take lo that ou do t o e u de the

to a o plish ea h da , a e o lo e tha

i utes so 

ith the outi es.  

This ill eate e a e e t i the isio state e t a d the

ith ea h i iste i

i te ie

ollo up o thei dail outi es elated to the isio state e t a d ote the i pa t the isio is ha i

ou a   o thei  

dail dis ipleship. 

Buildi

a Cultu e A ou d the Visio  

     

Ha e ou e e Like ou a e doi

ee a pa t o a o pa

so ethi

o o a izatio

spe ial that is oi

he e ou al ost eel a pa t o a o e e t? 

to ake a di e e e? I so, this p o a l

aused ou to et 

e ited e e ti e ou e t to o k o sho ed up o a eeti . That is hat ood ultu e eels like, a d ood  ultu e is the ost i po ta t ele e t a leade a de elop i the Relie So iet o elde s uo u . I a t  o e state that e ou h! ​Good ultu e is the So iet o elde s uo u .​That s h a ue that ultu e eats do t i e o a health se i

ost i po ta t ele e t a leade

ou hea

uotes like

ultu e eats st ate

p iesthood autho it

eak ast. I ould e e   ith 

e . I do t sa that i o de to sa that do t i e, the Spi it, a d 

autho it a e ot i po ta t; athe , i ou do t esta lish health ill e e

o

eak ast, the it o es o to the Spi it o lu h, a d the e ds its da

o p iesthood autho it o di

uo u , o od

a de elop i the Relie  

a t to take the ti e to joi

ultu e i

ou Relie So iet o elde s 

ou a d pa take o the i

edi le do t i e, spi it, a d 

ou ha e. 

A othe a tasti Ma k Te pleto , o

uote a out ultu e that helps us ette u de sta d ho to de elop it o es o  

e CEO o Cit i . He said, 

  The a

e de i e ultu e o e all is ho [o a izatio s] et thi s do e. I ou ha e a a to , ou 

et a lot o thi s do e th ou h a hi e . Most o pa ies i so t a e et thi s do e th ou h  people. So ou

a hi e is people, a d to put it i te h olo

alues a e the ope ati

te

s, people a e the ha d a e a d ou  

s ste ." 

  The sa e oes o a Relie So iet o elde s uo u . You ased o ho elde s uo u

ou et thi s do e. Ho is the o te t o the eeti eeti

o du ted? Ho e e ti e is ea h i iste i

do? Ho to do it? K o i

the a s e s to these uestio s is ho

ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u

ets thi s do e. I othe

a hi e is people, a d a health

ultu e is 

p ese ted? Ho is the Relie So iet o   siste o ou oil ou

othe ? Do the k o a hi e

hat to 

people a d ho  

o ds, ultu e! 

O ou se, e should o k to oste a ultu e o lo e. Like Mothe Te esa said, Not all o us a do  eat thi s. But e a do s all thi s ith eat lo e.   The easo a o ust, lea isio state e t is so ital is e ause it s the spa k o ultu e, o the a

that 

sta ts the a e. Without a isio , ou ha e o he e to sta t o a oal to ea h. Without those, ou ill e e   de elop the ultu e that is o ust e ou h to t ul ha e a i pa t o the li es o those ou lead, a d all the  a ilies a d i di iduals to ho the You a talki

i iste . 

i d a eat e a ple o ho a isio state e t o o a izatio al pu pose helps o us a ultu e 

to a e e tl etu ed issio a . You ould i d a

a dead sleep a d ask, What is ou I ite othe s to o e u to Ch ist

issio a pu pose? I ua a tee she ill sa , ithout issi helpi

His Ato e e t, epe ta e, aptis , e ei i M Gospel​, Chapte

e e tl etu ed issio a , ake he up o  

the

a eat, 

e ei e the esto ed ospel th ou h aith i Jesus Ch ist a d 

the i t o the Hol Ghost, a d e du i

to the e d. P ​ ea h 

     

This is a e a ple o

ot just eati

a isio state e t ut i usi

So e o the est leade ship ad i e I e e hea d a e o a o i a ishop i . He said du i

it i to the o a izatio s ultu e.  

e stake p eside t hile I as se i  

a a d o e e e leade ship sessio , Ne e let a uo u

eeti

e o e just 

a othe Su da S hool lesso .    Su da S hool is o e o

a o ite hou s o hu h, a d it has a o used pu pose o tea hi

a spe i i  

u i ulu that ill help us lea

the do t i es o the ospel. O ou se, those sa e do t i es ill o e up i  

Relie So iet a d elde s uo u

eeti s, ut those eeti s should e a ti e o the oup to sha e issues 

a d o e s, dis uss ideas o i p o e e t, seek a e elato e pe ie e, a d the i ite the oup to take  a tio . A te ou seli

to ethe , the p eside t has autho it to e ei e e elatio

the di e tio a te hea i hea

hat o es out th ou h the oup e elato

o that oup a d should set 

ou il eeti . It ill e help ul to 

hat p o pti s ha e o e to the p eside t that ill i spi e oup e

e s to ollo th ou h ith 

a tio .  Mo e spe i i all elati that o o i a i e

to the isio state e t, do t de elop the issio state e t a d the

he k 

ou list. It should e a o sta t o al poi t i all o ou dis ussio s a d eeti s. I the eeti   eek is o used a ou d lea i

o a e e al o e e e talk a out sa i

o di a es, it ould e 

app op iate o the p eside t to ask the oup, Ho does this do t i e o p i iple appl to ou isio   state e t? Ho

a

e o e deepl u de sta d ou pu pose as a oup

u de sta di

this do t i e?   

Co siste t e e e e to the isio state e t ill help de elop a positi e ultu e that ill sti ulate the  e e utio o the isio state e t. Yes, it ill e i to eel edu da t, o it i ht e eas to assu e e e o e ets  it, a d the do t eed to hea it e e e ed o e a d o e a d o e , ut it s i po ta t to e i d e e o e h   e do hat e do. This e eals the hi he pu pose a d e e o e a ts to e i ol ed ith a hi he pu pose.   Ba k i the da s o isiti

a d ho e tea hi

the e as a o us o

elde s uo u p eside t to sta d a d sa , B eth e , the e a e o l X e o t to isit ou ho e tea hi

o thl

isits. It as t pi al o a  

o e da s i the o th, please ake a  

a ilies. This eates a less p odu ti e ultu e o o usi

o

aki

a isit 

o e a o th, a d it s u i spi i .   U o tu atel , as Pete D u ke a a ed. Repo ti i iste i o l X

has shi ted o

usi ess thou ht leade has said, What ets easu ed ets  o thl

Relie So iet o elde s uo u

i te ie s. I ea that the o us, a d ote state e t eek-to- eek ill o o e eeks i the ua te , please et o the s hedule o ou

ou a ilies a e doi . I this is the o l thi si

isits

o a i e io o a izatio

i spi ed si pl

ha i

epeated eek-to- eek o

ultu e. No atte ho

ua te l

i iste i

ital ua te l

e

e s to ua te l  

e, B eth e , the e a e 

i te ie so e a hea ho  

o th-to- o th, that ill e the 

i iste i

i te ie s a e, people a e ot 

eeti s ith thei leade that et he ked o . The a e i spi ed

pa t o a o a izatio that allo s the to pla a ha d i

ei

ei  

a a s e to p a e o a a il o i di idual 

th ou h i iste i .  

   

Do t allo

ote i iste i

Relie So iet o elde s uo u

e

i te ie s to e the o us o ou leade ship. Raise the si hts o ou   e s. Lead the to a e e , holie isio e e o e a

et ehi d—a tual 

Mi iste i !   

 

   

Chapte

: Get O a ized 

It is isdo i e; the e o e, a o a d e t I i e u to ou, that e shall o a ize ou sel es a d appoi t e e   a his ste a dship Do t i e & )o e a ts :  

   I as a si le ou adult despe ate to i d a i l ho ould a ee to o o a date i . I de ided to  atte d the lo al You Si le Adult YSA a d i a ea s ipi le t o i ht as ot a optio i those  da s . O i st isit, I as sho ked to see t o elde s uo u s ea h o p ised o lose to elde s! I as  o e sho ked a e o ths late he I as alled as the elde s uo u p eside t o o e o these e la e  uo u s. This as i st si i i a t leade ship alli ! With so a elde s it elt like I as p esidi o e a  sa a e t eeti ea h eek. Su e, I had ee a dea o s uo u p eside t, tea he s uo u p eside t, a d  late se ed as a dist i t leade to th ee o ou o pa io ships du i issio i Sa a e to, Cali o ia,  ut those alli s e e eall a e e the eeli that I had a si i i a t i lue e.  Like a e l alled elde s uo u p eside ts, I a ted to do a ood jo —I a ted to ake a  di e e e. A d the a ost elde s uo u p eside ts i te p eted a ood jo as a i ease i the  all-i po ta t ke i di ato , ho e tea hi . O a e l ou d e o t ip, I s o ed at the a t that ou o thl   ho e tea hi isits e e o l at %. I, the e o e, ade the p ide ul assu ptio that p e ious ad i ist atio s  e e t taki ho e tea hi se iousl a d I as a out to i si i i a t ha e to the elde s uo u as thei   eat leade .  With little e pe ie e a d idi a hi h o leade ship p ide, I did t k o hat else to do ut ju p i   a d et us o ki o a solutio . U o tu atel , this us ess did t i lude holdi a p eside eeti   ith ou selo s. A d helpi the elde s uo u eate a isio as e tio ed i Chapte as the  u thest st ate o i d. I as t e a tl su e hat to do ith ou selo s, so I sta ted o ki o a  solutio sel . This led to e late i hts i the le k's o i e a al zi ho e tea hi outes, as i that as  hat i spi i leade ship looked like—sta i at a s ee a d li ki a o pute ouse. As i ost YSA  a ds, the e as a lot o tu o e ith ou adults o i a d oi du i thei us li es. I elt the ost  si i i a t issue as to et ho e tea hi outes assi ed just i ht, as i the e as a se et o ula God  halle ed e to i d o isits to shoot up to %. I as aki the assu ptio that the oti atio to ho e  tea h as di e tl tied to o a izi the ho e tea hi outes just i ht.  A te se e al hou s o ultiple da s o se e al eeks i the le k s o i e o ki o etti the ho e  tea hi assi e ts just i ht, I p i ted the out a d had the ead to dist i ute a ood te da s e o e the  e t epo ti o th e a . I as also p epa ed ith a thi k ook o posta e sta ps I as oi to use to ail  out assi e ts to those ho did t atte d elde s uo u that Su da so that the ould ha e ​ o e use​ o   dep i i thei assi ed households o a isit.  A d o ood easu e, I a e the elde s uo u a old- ashio ed ho e tea hi lesso that as  d ippi i uilt t ips a d sha e. Let s just sa I as e hausted a te this e te si e e e ise a d d eaded the e t  o th he I ould ha e to o ti ue the ho e tea hi o a izi a atho o a othe set o e o e-i s  hile o side i all the o e-outs.  It p o a l o es as o su p ise that the e t o th the e as ot a i ease i that % isit  u e . I a t, it de eased to %! I elt de eated a d hu led as this t e d o ti ued o the e ai i ti e 

   

o elde s uo u se i e. I had i eased espe t o those p e ious elde s uo u p eside ts ho I  thou ht ea lie e e ot taki this se iousl . 

The Calli

Mo ste  

What I e pe ie ed as a ou elde s uo u p eside t is si ila to hat othe ou , ookie leade s  e pe ie e. The e is a e e al desi e to e a eat leade a d to e the atal st o positi e ha e. This usuall   leads to putti i o e a d o e hou s a d dele ati less a d less. I a leade ship alli a i di idual ill  a e hat I ha e a ed the ) ​ alli Mo ste .  The ) ​ alli Mo ste ​ is hu a d is e e satis ied. It a s ou so that ou a t all asleep a d akes  ou up he ou do. It sho s up at ou o kpla e e i di ou the e is o e to do i ou alli . This  o ste despe atel a ts ou to eed it e e o e tha eedi ou hild e . What does the ) ​ alli Mo ste   eed o ?  Ti e, a d lots o it.  I e e ealized the ) ​ alli Mo ste ​ as the e as a ou elde s uo u p eside t, ut a e ea s late   he I as alled as a ishop, I ealized this east had al a s ee the e e i e o a othe hou o ti e  it ould de ou . M de a di ishop s s hedule ade p e ious elde s uo u p eside t de a ds look  athe udi e ta . The ) ​ alli Mo ste ​ as pulli ea a o a il , o k, a d pe so al  espo si ilities, I ealized that i I a ted to e a ishop o hou s a eek, I ould t u out o thi s to do.  E e hou s a eek ould e illed ith ishopi tasks. I o te ou d sel at o k hidi i a e pt   o e e e oo ith the li hts out a d ell pho e to ea t i to u ta le the latest a d d a a o a  pe so al isis i the li e o a e e . O I ould e a i to the a d uildi o a a do i ht o the eek  eeli like it as dut , a d i e alo e, to ush to a spi itual o te po al i e a d i e est e o t to  put it out.  A ea o so i to alli as a e hausted ishop I ealized that just like he I as a elde s uo u   p eside t, ti e as ei de ou ed the ) ​ alli Mo ste ​. He as ausi e to e a ea tio a ,  ad i ist ati e leade athe tha a a , easu ed leade ho had ti e to o e lo e a d suppo t to those ho  despe atel eeded it. I as doi thi s the e e uti e se eta , a d le k, o ishop i ou selo s ould easil   do. These e e t pi all little thi s that ould o l take a e i utes — ut those i utes tu ed i to  HOURS! Du i this ti e, I e le ted o e o ies o outh he a d a d outh leade s see ed to  ha e all the ti e i the o ld o e. The e as e e a ushed ha dshake as the a ed to thei e t eeti .  The took the ti e to sho i te est i e th ou h si e e uestio s a out ho li e as oi , ho I as  pe o i i s hool, a d talk a out elatio ships a d li e t ials that o te ade it di i ult ei a tee a e .  No , a de ade late I ealized I a ted to e t​ hat k​ i d o leade .  I soo a ed this ideal leade ship pe so a: ( ​ ishop S ile .​ It e a e oal to e Bishop S ile e e   ti e I as a ti i this sa ed leade ship ole. I i st u ted ou selo s that e eeded to ake it ou oal to  ee up ti e so that those e led elt thei ishop had ti e o the a d as o siste tl se i as Ch ist  ould se e. It as the ishop i ou selo s jo , alo ith othe au ilia p eside ies, to e the spi itual  i e i hte s i the a d as est the ould hile I i iste ed as Bishop S ile . I i o ed the a d ou il that  Bishop S ile s ole as to e the easu ed leade ho takes the ti e to shake ha ds a d look i to the e es o   ea h e e a d to let the k o I had all the ti e i the o ld to liste a d e p ese t. Bishop S ile   does t s a le to i d a su stitute o the Su da S hool lass that has a issi tea he . The e is o ti e o   Bishop S ile to hu to the hapel o a eek i ht he is t s heduled to e the e e ause Bishop S ile is at     

ho e, ei Fathe S ile to his hild e . Bei Bishop S ile o P eside t S ile is less a out putti i   se i e hou s a d o e a out o te sa i ​ o​ so that ou ha e the ti e a d e e to lead a d lo e.  To e i ou e o ts i o a izi ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u i iste i it is i po ta t to  ealize ou too ha e a ) ​ alli Mo ste ​ sta di a iousl aiti to de ou ou ti e. M i itatio to  those Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside ts is to o it to ei P eside t S ile . Be i te tio al i   ou pla a d sp ead the ealth o espo si ilities. This is the est de e se a ai st a ) ​ alli Mo ste ​ ou a e  ho is hu o ou e t i ute so he a de ou ou e t hou . I stead o aski hat ould Jesus do?   sta t aski hat ould Jesus NOT do? Ch ist e e hu ied o pla e to pla e ith the i te t o heali   e e li d pe so i Je usale ; e k o this e ause i he did the e ould ha e e e ee a e a outside  the te ple A ts o Pete a d Joh to heal, hi h a e the the oppo tu it to o as leade s. 

Dele ate, Dele ate, Dele ate  Ask a e pe ie ed leade o ad i e, a d e likel the ill tell ou to DELEGATE! But  dele atio i p a ti e is u h o e di i ult tha o e i ht e pe t. Whe it o es to i iste i , I st o l   e phasize that the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t dele ate ALL ad i ist ati e tasks asso iated ith  i iste i . Note that I said ad i ist ati e tasks, NOT Bishop S ile tasks! Mo e o this late . I ha e see   too a p eside ts like ou e sel spe d hou s thi ki the ha e to ha e ad i ist ati e o e si ht  e a di ho is assi ed he e a d he a d to ho . I ha e see too a o pli ated sp eadsheets  de eloped a itious Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside ts ho a t stop t eaki it o th to o th.  Dele ate it! Pi k a ou selo a d dele ate the ke s to this espo si ilit . Do t ask leade s to o a ize the list a d  the lu k o e thei shoulde aki su estio s at ea h de isio ; i e the lea di e tio , I eed ou to ake  su e e e o e i ou Relie So iet has a i iste i assi e t a d that e e siste has i iste i siste s  assi ed to he .   I ou ou selo s a e too o e hel ed this assi e t, it usuall ea s the eed help esta lishi   a ette s ste . The assi e t should t e too di i ult o ti e- o su i . The Ma , FAQ  adde du otes that the alli s o i iste i oo di ato a d i iste i supe iso p e iousl k o as  ho e o isiti tea hi oo di ato s ha e ee dis o ti ued. The e FAQ hi hli hts that i iste i   se eta ies a e alled to suppo t the p eside . A te po a , s all o ittee ould e alled to et the  p o ess up a d u i . A ai , I dou t this ill e e essa ith the i ht s ste s i pla e.   I p o ise ou the e is o halk oa d i hea e he e God has itte do the e a t i iste i   assi e ts o ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u a d it is up to ou to at h it e a tl . It is ou jo as  p eside t to use ou i telli e e a d li e e pe ie e, ou ou selo s eed a k, a d ou i spi atio to ake  the est assi e ts ou a . The e is o opti u o i atio that leads to pe e t i iste i su ess.  Dele ate this espo si ilit a d he it is do e look it o e ith the help o the ishop a d the o e o .  The e i ht e a e adjust e ts ou ill e o e d, ut ou ou selo o se eta a ha dle the  t eaki so ou a o us o o e i po ta t o k.  What is that o e i po ta t o k? I ill dis uss this o e i the Mi iste i I te ie s hapte , ut  the p i a o us o the Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside t should e i iste i i te ie s. These  i te ie s a e he e P eside t S ile th i es a d akes the ost di e e e i the hea ts o those he o she  leads. I a t, I ill e plai i the Mi iste i I te ie s hapte h it is iti al that the Relie So iet a d  elde s uo u p eside t pe so all o du t ea h o e o those i iste i i te ie s. I k o … I k o … ou  thi k I a talki az to su est that the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t o du t e e si le     

i iste i i te ie , ut I ill soo e plai h ou pu pose u e o u o has to e this iti al o e-to-t o  p e e ed o o e-to-o e i te ie . BUT to ake that happe , ou ust e o e ALL ad i ist ati e tasks  o ou to-do list. Dele ate the a d e P eside t S ile .  I sho t, the ost e e ti e eapo a ai st the C​alli Mo ste ​ is uildi e e ti e a d e i ie t  ad i ist atio s ste s so ou a o us o i iste i . Dele atio is t a out i i a task o assi e t to  so eo e else, so ou do t ha e to do it. Dele atio is a out i i tasks to esta lished s ste s that do all the  thi ki ith ou ou selo o a i di idual o ito i the s ste . Paul Gusta so , a ell- espe ted  usi ess o sulta t, o e YSA ishop, a d autho o ​Tea o Leade s​ has said, tea s a e pe e tl desi ed  to et the esults that the et.   Fo e a ple, he so eo e o es i to the a d a d eeds to e ou ht up to speed ith the oals o   the Relie So iet o elde s uo u a d e ei e a i iste i assi e t, the e should e a ou -step o si -step  o hate e -step p o edu e that helps e e e s easil lea hat the should do. Esta lish as a   p o edu es a d ad i ist ati e s ste s as possi le a d ou tea o leade s ill e less likel to u out. 

Make It Eas   No that e ha e lea l stated the i po ta e o dele ati the ad i ist ati e tasks o i iste i ,  let s talk a out so e ideas a d app oa hes the Relie So iet , o elde s uo u p eside t ould su est to thei   p eside to et this do e. It ould e e ti el app op iate, espe iall he a e p eside has ee alled,  to use ti e i the Su da thi d hou to talk a out i iste i assi e ts. Mi iste i is al ead happe i i   ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u — ou i ht as ell le e a e those o a i i iste i e o ts athe tha   i i e e s e , a it a assi e ts.  Fo e a ple, let s sa B othe Spe dlo e e e tl o ed i to a e a dk o i e e people.  A te a e eeks, he eets B othe Bo la d ho has the sa e lo e o ishi he does. The set up a ti e to  take the oat to the lake, a d this spa ks a ie dship he e the e ula l isit di e e t ishi spots hile  ha i o e satio s a out li e. I this s e a io, the e is o od else i the a d o e uali ied to e B othe   Spe dlo e s i iste i othe tha B othe Bo la d o i e- e sa . A elatio ship is al ead esta lished a d  i iste i is al ead happe i si e B othe Spe dlo e ould ot hesitate to all B othe Bo la d i a ti e o   eed o suppo t.  The e a e othe t pes o o a i elatio ships, that, i ide ti ied, ould ake the Relie So iet o elde s  uo u i iste i e o ts easie . Let e sha e ith ou th ee di e e t a s to ide ti o a i i iste i   that is al ead happe i . 

E isti

F ie dships 

The B othe Spe dlo e/Bo la d s e a io is a e a ple o this. Most e e s o ou a d ill ha e  esta lished ie dships that ould e o e i iste i assi e ts. Not e e o e a e at hed to thei est  a d ie d, ut I a su e a a to ake i iste i easie a d o e si e e.  Take ti e i Relie So iet o elde s uo u , o e e i a i iste i i te ie , to lea ho ea h  pe so is a lose ie d ith i the a d, o othe asual ie ds ith ho the al ead asso iate. You ould  su e Relie So iet o elde s uo u e e s a d ask the ho thei ie ds a e. O e ta ti I used i a  e e t elde s uo u eeti as to pass a ou d a si ple uestio ai e ith o e o the uestio s ei , I   ou e e at the ai po t at a a d eeded a ide ho e a d ould o l all so eo e i the a d othe tha a     

a il e e ho ould ou all? O ou ould use the uestio , I ou eeded a p iesthood lessi i   the iddle o the i ht ho i the a d ould ou all?   Questio s like these i e eate i si ht— ou a ot et a st ai ht a s e i ou a do l asked  so eo e, Who is ou est ie d i the a d? F a i the uestio i the o te t o i iste i a ti ities  ill likel i to i d a e e s e isti o a i i iste i elatio ships. 

Calli s  A othe a to ide ti a esta lished elatio ship i the a d is o side i a i di idual s hu h  alli . I e e e tea tea hi the - ea -old Su da S hool lass ith a othe I as t a ilia ith  he e e e i st alled. A e o ths i I o side ed hi a ood ie d a d ould ha e had o p o le   o ta ti hi i a ti e o eed. O o side a P i a p eside that eets ea h eek to isit the ho es o   P i a hild e —the e a e a o e satio s a out li e happe i hile d i i to the e t house. Most  p eside ies a e BFFs the ti e the se e to ethe o a e o ths. Whe i di iduals se i i a alli   to ethe a e asked to take it to the e t le el i iste i to o e a othe , it eates a deepe o d that ill help  the su eed i thei alli e ause the a e o e likel to i d a s outside o the alli to se e o e  a othe . 

P opi

uit  

I a i e ou a e taki ou dail alk out to the ail o to see the ills a d ad e tise e ts ith  hi h ou ha e ee lessed he ou look a oss the st eet a d see ou ei h o , B othe Be B a dt,  k eeli o the ou d s eati o e his la o e . You i e hi a a e, a d a te a ui i ou sta k o   ail, ou take a o e t to alk a oss the st eet to tou h ase as a ie dl ei h o .  He , Be ! What s e ? ou sa .  Ale ted ou eeti Be sa s, Oh, hi! Just t i to take ad a ta e o this i e eathe to ut   la . It ould e a lot easie i I ould et this thi sta ted.   What see s to e the p o le ? ou epl .  I uessi it s the a u eto , ut I a esh out o a u eto lea e , Be sa s.  With ie dl e ite e t ou sa , I had the sa e p o le last eek a d pi ked up so e a u eto   sp a at the ha d a e sto e. Let e o a it a d let s i e it a sp a .   You jo a k to ou a a e, a the sp a a d etu i less tha a i ute.  He e ou o! Gi e that a t .   Be s iles as he i all ets the e i e to tu o e . You etu ho e a te e ei i a tha k ul  ha dshake.  Do ou k o hat just happe ed? Mi iste i ! It as o i deal, ut it su e ade a di e e e i   Be s li e a d ot hi o i o a d; ho e e , Be p o a l did t thi k to all his i iste i othe s just  to et his la o e sta ted. Ma e he should ha e, ut ost people do t a t to eate a uss o e thi s  u less the a e i di e eed.  This is the a i o p opi uit ! P opi uit is the state o ei lose to so eo e o so ethi ;  p o i it . O e o the i est hu dles i ei a e e ti e i iste i siste o othe is p o i it ; espe iall   he ou a e outside o Utah a d ou a e eo aphi all dispe sed. No atte ho a pho e alls o e ails  ou a se d to the a ilies ou i iste to, thi s a e u h easie he ou a e a sho t alk o sho t d i e     

a a . You also ha e a hi he ha e o stu li upo a oppo tu it o o se e the e e da a ti ities o ou a ilies so ou a oti e he thi Bei i d ul o ou a d eo aphi s a si i i a tl help a uo u i iste i oals. Let s di e deepe i to this o ept talki a

se i e o ei lose e ou h to  s a e out o the o di a .  o plish ou Relie So iet o elde s  out the po e o dist i ts. 

Dist i ts  Do ou e e e a k i Chapte he I sha ed the sto a out he a d sou ht out the  u k o a es o ou a d oste ? O e use ul ta ti e used: eate dist i ts. Ou ishop i pulled up ou   a d ou da ies o Goo le Maps a d o ked to ethe to d a dist i ts ithi ou a d ou da ies ou a   i d ou a d ou da ies at​ ​ aps.lds.o ​,​ a d ou a see​ ​ho to d a o Goo le Maps he e​ . The e e e  a le to see ho a u k o a es e e i ea h dist i t a d ask a ti e e e s i that dist i t to ake  so e ti e to k o k o the doo s o u k o s a d dete i e hat thei status as. O a izi i this a   ade it easie to keep t a k o the u k o s a d also ade the task easie o a ti e e e s si e the o l   had to alk a e doo s do o d i e a e lo ks to a o plish the assi e t. This is ho ou le e a e the  po e o p opi uit .  Whe aki i iste i assi e ts, e a le the Relie So iet o elde s uo u e e s to also a t  as a i iste i othe o siste to those households i thei dist i t. Thou h e e s o ou Relie So iet o   elde s uo u a al ead ha e assi ed i iste i a ilies, the e is o easo h a Relie So iet o elde s  uo u p eside t ould t ask the , du i ea h i iste i i te ie , a out the a ilies that li e ea the .  This ould p o ide a epo t o a o se atio s the ha e ade just li i lose to othe s.  O e ou et ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u o a ized i to dist i ts, the e a e so a othe   a s ou a le e a e the . You i ht ha e thou ht dist i t leade s a d isiti tea hi supe iso s e e a  thi o the past. Thou h e a o all the dist i t leade s o a othe a e ou like a d the o t e  olle ti o thl epo ti u e s , ou a still use the i a a iet o a s. Fo e a ple, i No e e   , e o e the eti e e t o the ho e tea hi p o a , I i te ie ed Matthe Ste e s, a elde s uo u   p eside t i Colo ado, USA. He alled dist i t leade s as did a elde s uo u p eside ts at that ti e, ut he  sa a hi he pu pose o these dist i ts. He used the to dele ate spe i i elde s espo si ilities as the a ose. I   the e e e a e o e-i happe i , he ould ask Dist i t to o a ize a d help that e a il o e i .  Ne el a e assi e t do at the hu h a e ? Dist i t as se t this ti e to ul ill that assi e t.  No that elde s uo u s a e i ha e o te ple a d a il histo ou ould ake Dist i t the e Te ple  a d Fa il Histo Co ittee. The dist i t leade ould the epo t to o e o the ou selo s i the elde s  uo u p eside . I a e a il o es i to the a d, the ou selo assi ed to o a ize assi e ts ould  look at hi h dist i t the e a il is i a d assi the to a i iste i o pa io ship li i i the sa e  dist i t, i easi the ha e o e e ti e i iste i e ause ou a e le e a i the po e o p opi uit . The  o k o es o a d ith a o a ized dele atio s ste uilt o dist i ts hi h a e eo aphi all ased .  Not all assi e ts ill pe e tl it i to ea h o e o these app oa hes, ut hope ull , ou a use  these ta ti s a d i d ou o , to ake i iste i easie o those ho si e el a t to i iste . 

Stop Mi iste i

to the Bishop 

I o e hea d so eo e sa that the ishop o the a d dese es the est-o -the- est i iste i othe s  e ause he is a i ost o the o kload a d eeds the ost suppo t. I u de sta d h this i ht e a ood     

idea, ut the ishop is also the o l pe so i the a d ho, i he stopped o i to hu h, ould e oti ed  e e o e! His o li atio s i ht ea hi out, ut these espo si ilities at least keep hi e a ed i the  ospel. Thou h it akes a at h headi i a ook, I a ot su esti that e a oid i iste i to the  ishop, ut e should e i te tio al a out aki su e those i the ost eed a e assi ed i st. I   e pe ie e, ost a ds i st assi i iste i siste s a d othe s to the ost a ti e people i the a d. B the  ti e the et to the less-a ti e, the e a e t a i iste i siste s o othe s to o a ou d. I Do t i e &  Co e a ts : e a e i e the ha e to sta d i the o i e hi h I ha e appoi ted u to ou; su o the  eak, li t up the ha ds hi h ha do a d st e the the ee le k ees. So h a e e su o i the st o ,  li ti up ha ds al ead aised, a d helpi health k ees? Yes, o ou se, it i ht e that those ho appea the  st o est a e a tuall the eakest, ut the e is a ette a to seek out the ee le k ees.  Co side the app oa h o a elde s uo u p eside t o South Ca oli a, USA. He se ed du i   the ti e o ho e tea hi a d o e da hile he e ie ed the ha d ook he oti ed the ph ase, Quo u   leade s …assi the ost e e ti e ho e tea he s to e e s ho eed the ost. He studied the ho e  tea hi assi e ts a d as t su e those ith the ost eed e e etti the est o ost o siste t ho e  tea he s. He de ided to take a e app oa h, a d it sta ted ith a sp eadsheet. He e po ted the a d list i to a  sp eadsheet hi h leade s a do th ou h the o li e a d di e to . He eated additio al olu s a o di   to the Ha d ook uida e o hi h households should e assi ed i st: e e e s, less-a ti e e e s,  si le pa e ts, ido s, a d ido e s. He put ea h ate o as a olu headi a d o side ed othe   i u sta es i his a d he e a household ould e e it o ood ho e tea he s. The , oi a e   a e, he he ked all the o es that applied to ea h a e. I the e e si le the ot a he k a k; i the e e  i poo health, the ot a othe he k a k. O e ea h a e as o side ed he as a le to so t the sp eadsheet  a o di to the households that had the ost he k a ks a d assi ho e tea he s o i iste i othe s   a o di l . He a the isk o so e e a ti e e e s ot e ei i u h atte tio , ut it p io itized his  lo k i a a that as helpi those ost i eed.  Note that i the e i iste i e o t o e households o a e a e ould e assi ed to a  o pa io ship tha as possi le i the ho e tea hi p o a si e e a e ot ei easu ed a o al  o thl i -pe so isit. The a e a e a d ould easil assi i iste i siste s a d othe s to ea h household,  a d these i iste i siste s a d othe s do thei est to i iste — te ts, e ails, so ial edia o ta ts, o   i -pe so isits. 

O a izi

& S heduli

Mi iste i

I te ie s 

I the e t hapte e ill dis uss so e est p a ti es elated to o du ti i iste i i te ie s, ut  e o e e a hold i te ie s, e ust i st o a ize a d s hedule the . As e lea ed i the Ap il   e e al o e e e, the o l i iste i easu e e t that ill e epo ted to the Chu h a e ua te l   i iste i i te ie s o du ted the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside . Fo ost Relie So ieties  o elde s uo u s, this should e a si ple task as lo as it has a s heduled ade e.  With this i eased e phasis o i iste i i te ie s, the Relie So iet a d elde s uo u se eta   a e oi to eel o e a d o e like the ishop s e e uti e se eta — a a i appoi t e ts a d ale da s. It  is de i itel ithi the i hts o the p eside t to all additio al assista t se eta ies to help ith this o kload,  ut ith the i ht use o tools, it should e a a ea le ith o e se eta i ost Relie So ieties o elde s  uo u s. 

   

Tools  Let s u th ou h so e tools a d appli atio s a aila le to Relie So iet a d elde s uo u   p eside ies that ill st ea li e the o kload. I the e a e a tools that ou ha e ou d help ul that a e ot  listed elo , please sha e the ith us at​ L ​ eadi Sai ts.o / o ta t​ so that e a add the to the list i utu e  editio s. 

Goo le Cale da   Goo le Cale da has ee a ou d o ook is a ilia ith this app a d is ost likel ee ale da i s ste , it is esse tial to ha e a k o . It sa es a lot o a k-a d- o ths he this tool, ou a i d eas -to- ollo tuto ials

uite a e ea s, a d I ould assu e the e e al audie e o this  al ead usi it. Whethe ou use Goo le Cale da o a othe   ale da ou a s to as a p eside , so e e o e s s hedule is  ou a e all looki at the sa e ale da . I ou a e u a ilia ith  ith a ui k sea h o Goo le Cale da o Youtu e. o . 

Fo e a ple, the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t ould tell the se eta that i iste i   i te ie ti e is a aila le ea h eek a te hu h o t o hou s. The se eta a the ake o ta t ith  i iste i siste s o othe s a d s hedule appoi t e ts ithi the allotted ti e. The Relie So iet o elde s  uo u p eside t ill see appoi t e ts i ediatel s up ith thei Goo le ale da . 

S heduli

Se i es 

A s heduli se i e is a o li e appli atio that allo s i di iduals to et o ou s hedule th ou h a  si ple li k. A te li ki the li k, the a e take to a e pa e that sho s a list o appoi t e t optio s all  ased o ou a aila ilit so that the a o l s hedule a appoi t e t ithi a ti e a e ou ha e hose to  o du t i iste i i te ie s. The se i e e use at Leadi Sai ts o ou s heduli is​ ​A uit S heduli ,​   a d it ould o k pe e tl o s heduli i iste i i te ie s.  The e is a ee optio , ut i ou a t ou appoi t e ts to s ith ou Goo le ale da , the e is a  i i al ost. The ishop, Relie So iet p eside t, a d elde s uo u p eside t i ht a t to o side a paid  optio i the all like the se i e a d it its i the Ad i ist atio ud et. 

LDS.o E ail Blasts  With a e e - ha i Relie So iet o elde s uo u oste , it e o es di i ult to keep ou e ail  list up to date. Ho e e , i ou lo i to Leade a d Cle k Resou es LCR o LDS.o , the e is a optio to  se d a ass e ail out to all those i ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u ho ha e a e ail listed i thei   e e ship e o ds. You a i d the Se d a Messa e optio u de the Appli atio s e u i LCR. 

LDS Tools Map Fu tio   This is o e o a o ite u tio s i the​ L ​ DS Tools​ s a tpho e app. As a leade , ou a e i e additio al u tio alit th ou h the LDS Tools app. B li ki o the Repo ts optio o the ai e the U it Statisti s, ou a see di e e t de o aphi s o ou a d. I ou the li k o Wo e it sho ou a list o all the adult o e i ou a d the sa e applies o Me . You a the li k the

  u a d  ill  ap 

   

i o i the top i ht o e , a d it ill displa all these a es o a ap a o di to he e the eat e e e e as ou se eta is s heduli appoi t e ts so that ou a oup i di iduals i so ou a isit the i thei ho e o so the do t ha e to t a el as a to eet up ith ou i these i te ie s i pe so . This is also a eat tool to e e e e hile aki i iste i assi easil see ho li es ea ea h othe .  I lo e to use this u tio he I a out isiti so eo e i elde s uo u —I a li es ea a d pop i a d sa hello. 

Video Co e e i

li e. This is a  the sa e a ea  ou desi e to do  e ts so ou a   ui kl see ho 

Apps 

It s eat to k o that i iste i i te ie s do ot ha e to e o du ted i pe so . Doi the i   pe so is p e e ed a d allo s ou to o e t ith i di iduals o e e e ti el o e to o e o this i the  e t hapte . A alte ati e to i -pe so eeti s is a e-to- a e ideo o e e i . Lea i to use a ideo  o e e i app a sa e ou t a el ti e o e a le ou to eet ith so eo e he e ou s hedules do t s   o a i -pe so i te ie .  The ost idel used ideo o e e i app is​ S​ k pe​,​ hi h is eas to do load o a o pute that  has a ess to a a e a a d i opho e. Sk pe also has a eas -to-use s a tpho e app ou a do load  th ou h Apple o A d oid.  Fa eti e is also e popula i oth pa ties a e usi a Apple de i e. 

Mi iste i

I te ie s Appoi t e t Ma a e e t 

I the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t does o it to doi i iste i i te ie s i pe so ,  it i ht e te pti to ha e the Relie So iet , o elde s uo u se eta put to ethe a si -up sheet ith  dates a d ti es that ill e passed a ou d du i the thi d-hou eeti i iti people to si up o thei   i iste i i te ie . I ll sa e a t a out detestatio o si up sheets o a othe ook, ut ou   se eta s e o t to s hedule i te ie s does t ha e to e that o pli ated. I assu e a elde s uo u   p eside ies ill assi thei se eta to de elop a s hedule ith set ti es o i te ie s a d the i ite ea h  e e o the Relie So iet o uo u to s hedule a ti e slot o the appoi t e t. This ill lead to the  se eta o u i ati a o pli ated s hedule to ho e e is doi the i te ie a d the i ou et ehi d  s hedule it sta ts a do i o e e t that ou a e late to ultiple appoi t e ts a d the ou ill t to keep  appoi t e ts sho t a d ou ill see ushed, a d o a d o a d o .   This is h I e o e d the Ca le Gu St ate . He e s ho it o ks… You di ide up ou a d  ou da ies i to dist i ts elde s uo u has dist i ts . Ea h eek the se eta se ds out a e ail to all  i di iduals i a spe i i dist i t, oti i the that the i iste i i te ie ill happe et ee a set ti e  i.e. et ee p a d p o Su da . The p eside e e the sta ts k o ki doo s du i that ti e  pe iod i that spe i i dist i t. The e is o ha d appoi t e t s hedule to sta o top o a d e e o e ou a e  isiti is e pe ti ou to sho up. This has o ked i a les i uo u ! I a a le to see se e al  i di iduals ea h eek a d I a e e ushi o o e isit to the e t. I ti e u s out, those elde s I  did t see k o that I ill t the the e t ti e I a i the a ea. I the ha e a o it e t o et ti ed o   aiti , that s oka , I si pl t the a k the e t ti e I i the a ea. So ha dle it like the a le u , i e  the a a e o ti e he ou ill e stoppi a d it si pli ies the p o ess. 

   

S heduli i iste i i te o i -pe so i te ie s i the a d is Utah , ou i ht ha e o e su ess ho e. This a e do e usi the people ill e to s hedule a i iste i

ie s i ht a te hu h at the hu h uildi i ht e the o l optio   eo aphi all sp ead out. Ho e e , i ou a d ou da ies a e s alle   oi to ea h i iste i siste o othe a d eeti ith the i thei   a le u st ate , a d ou ill e su p ised ho u h o e illi   i te ie i the i te ie is o i to the .  

O l the P eside t  As e tio ed ea lie i this hapte , ha i the p eside t o the Relie So iet o elde s uo u e the  o l o e ho o du ts i iste i i te ie i ht e a o t o e sial idea. E e ti e I e tio it to a Relie   So iet o elde s uo u leade I et a a e o skepti is . But hea e out, a d at the e i i o the e t  hapte , I a oi to sha e a e a ple ith ou that ill hope ull i ou o e to this opi io .  Wait a se o d! It s o pletel app op iate to ha e p eside ou selo s o du t i te ie s. Wh put all  the u de o the p eside t?!?!  Re e e : Dele atio is iti al to a oid the ) ​ alli Mo ste ​ ho ill eat up e e last i ute ou  i e it! So o e ha e to ide ti the ad i ist ati e a d i iste i tasks that MUST e dele ated to othe s,  a d the o e task that MUST NOT e dele ated.  O a izi eekl Relie So iet o elde s uo u lesso s should e ha dled a ou selo .  Mi iste i assi e ts i the o pute s ste should e ade a ou selo o se eta . Do ou ha e a  el a e assi e t do at the a e ? A ou selo should ha dle it. Is the elde s uo u i ha e o the  up o i hili ook-o ? Yep, a ou selo a ha dle that too. I the e is too u h to do o the t o  ou selo s, all a o ittee to help out.  E e espo si ilit should e dele ated to ou selo s o the se eta EXCEPT FOR THE  MINISTERING INTERVIEWS! I a t e phasize this e ou h. I the i iste i i te ie s take up % o   the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside ts ti e, it ill lead to a o e oti ated oup, a o e o itted  oup, a d ost i po ta tl a o e u i ied oup.  The sto ehi d ho I a i ed at this o lusio is a pe e t i t odu tio to the e t hapte . So tu   the pa e a d let s talk a out Mi iste i I te ie s.   

 

 

   

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A ea a te ei a ied, a d a te hat I elt as a ailed atte pt at ei a sta d-out elde s uo u   p eside t, i e a d I o ed out o the o ld s s allest ase e t apa t e t a d i to a o do that elt like a  o al a sio . Ou e o do as ithi the ou da ies o the Lee Wa d, a d e e e e ited to se e. O l a  e o ths a te o i i that oppo tu it to se e as th o at us—i a i te se a . At the a e o , I  as alled i to the ishop i to se e alo side a i edi le ishop ho e a e a eat e to . That  e pe ie e lasted just u de t o ea s he it as ti e o the ishop to e eleased. A o di to t aditio a d  ha d ook di e tio , I as alled i to eet ith a ou selo i the stake p eside . I as ot su p ised ith  the elease o the ishop i ut as su p ised to hea that the stake p eside had a e alli o e, hi h  p iest oup leade . I as ea s old at the ti e, a d I thou ht that alli as o those o e the a e o .  With ie side, I ladl a epted the alli a d looked o a d to etti sta ted.  A e eeks late it elt st a e sta di i o t o o so hi h p iests i a oup eeti . The  ajo it o the e e old e ou h to e athe , a d I ould se se thei o usio h a ou u k had  ee alled to e thei leade . Be ause o dishea te i atte pt at ei a elde s uo u p eside t a e   ea s e o e, I still had eeli s o i ade ua . I a ted to su eed as a hi h p iest oup leade as u h as I had  as a elde s uo u p eside t. Would atte pt all lat o e a ai ?  As I ju ped a k i to o a izi ho e tea hi assi e ts I as o e ope to dele ati to   leade ship tea . With e e e e s o the oup o pa ed to the elde s uo u I p e iousl p esided o e it  took u h less ti e to et ho e tea hi o a ized. The ho e tea hi epo t as u h o e e ou a i   a o those hi h p iests—it had ee o siste tl a ou d – %. Ho e e , I elt stu k as a leade e ause I  still did t k o hat to do to i d o e su ess o ho to o e the oup o a d.  I do t e ti el e e e he e the idea o i i ated o , ut I do e e e stake p eside t ade  a st o e phasis o e ula ho e tea hi i te ie s he e a e e o the a d s hi h p iest oup  leade ship ould eet e ula l ith ea h o pa io ship. I liked hea i this e ause it a e e so ethi o   hi h I ould o us. I de ided that I ould ake this e ti e o us a d do it o a e ula o thl asis. The  hi h p iest oup se eta illed up Wed esda e e i s ith a ha d ul o - i ute appoi t e ts ith  se e al hi h p iests i the oup. Ea h Wed esda e e i p eside ould eet at the e t all lo ated  o do i iu lu house, ha e a ie p eside eeti , a d the t o assista ts ould o out isiti   e e s o the a d hile I sta ed at the lu house i the o o a ea a d i te ie ed ea h hi h p iest o   s hedule o that i ht.  The est a to des i e these i te ie s, i the e i i , is a k a d! He e I as a - ea -old  etu ed issio a sitti do ith -plus- ea -old esta lished p iesthood holde s aski the a out thei   pe so al ospel e pe ie e a d thei ho e tea hi e o ts. I also did t ha e u h o a i te ie a e da to  ollo , so the o e satio s see ed supe i ial a d, a ai , a k a d. But I stu k ith it, eeti at least o e  ea h o th ith ea h e e o oup. I slo l de eloped a si ple - i ute a e da he e I ould  add ess ho e tea hi p o ess, ut u h o the ti e I as etti to k o ea h o the as a i di idual a d  tou h o topi s that ould i ite the Spi it i to ou dis ussio . O e ti e I se sed a shi t i these i te ie s.  These e -toea s se io e e e o i ie ds. Ma o the e a ope i up to e. A out     

the st u les the a ed i li e. The di i ulties o ei a olde di o ee i the hu h. The oke   elatio ships ith thei hild e the despe atel a ted to epai . Bei out o o k. A d e e ot holdi a  te ple e o e d he the desi ed so u h to et a k o t a k spi ituall . These e e i edi le  i te a tio s I e a to look o a d to ea h o th.  O ou se, the e e e a e pe so alities i the oup that e e eall e a ed these e ula eetups,  a d those e ai ed a little a k a d, ut the ast ajo it tu ed i to a deep o e tio et ee e, thei   p iesthood leade , a d ea h e e o the oup.  A te a e o ths, I ot o l oti ed a deepe o e tio o i ut additio al ha es e a to  happe as a esult o these o siste t i te ie s. Su da oup eeti s had a eate eeli o u it a d a  positi e oup ultu e e ause I had esta lished a elatio ship ith ea h o e. Ea h elt thei hi h p iest oup  leade k e the pe so all a d the e o e the all a ted to k o ea h othe pe so all .  The I looked at the ho e tea hi pe e ta es a te a e o ths, a d I as sho ked to see it had  i eased at least % a d e o siste tl sta ed i the hi h % a e o the t o ea s I as i that alli .  I ha e o dou t this as due to the o siste t, o thl i te ie s he e ea h othe k e he ould e sitti   do ith his p iesthood leade a d e asked to e de a a ou t o his e o ts. A ou ta ilit is a eat  oti ato he e ou a i othe s to e a e i the o k.  B the ti e I as eleased as the hi h p iest oup leade I had su h a s eet elatio ship ith these  olde othe s that a o these elatio ships o ti ue toda . M elease a e he I e ei ed the all to  se e as ishop o the a d. These hi h p iests t eated e like a aduati a dso ho as o i o . The   e e e ited to suppo t e as thei ishop, a d it as e eshi to ha e a hi h p iest oup that I ould el o   i e apa it .

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As I ha e i te a ted ith Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside ts i stake a d i the Leadi   Sai ts o u it the u e o e pie e o ad i e I ha e o e ed is to ha e o siste t o​ e o e​ i te ie s ith  ea h e e o the Relie So iet o uo u , hi h i ludes the p eside t ei the o e o siste tl p ese t  i these i te ie s. As Elde Balla d e phasized i the e e t i iste i t ai i , e should e ulate the  Sa io s a tio s as epo ted i Nephi : he he tou hed… the [ i iste s] ho he had hose , o​ e   o e​… Althou h the s iptu e e e s to the ph si al tou h o the Sa io , e a also o side this as ei   tou hed the Spi it i ou i iste i i te ie s. You a i a i e e ite e t he I hea d i e e al  o e e e that these pe so al i te ie s ill o e the ke et i epo ted a d t a ked the Chu h. The  d i i o e o aki i iste i i te ie s o e hel i l alua le is o siste . Co siste he the   a e held. Co siste i ho o du ts the i te ie the uo u p eside t . A d i all o siste o ho   the i te ie s a e o du ted.  At this poi t, a Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t i ht e o e hel ed ith the idea o   t i to do so a o​ e o e​ i te ie s, a d ou do t see h ou a t just otate this espo si ilit ith  ou ou selo s. The a e i hi h ou app oa h these i te ie s is e ti el up to ou a d should e a  p a e ul de isio , ut let e su a ize ith ou th ee ke easo s the p eside t o the Relie So iet o   uo u ill i d eate su ess pe so all o du ti ea h i iste i i te ie . 

   

Relatio ship  Du i ull-ti e issio i Sa a e to, Cali o ia, USA, I had the oppo tu it to se e ith t o  issio p eside ts, P eside t Ro e t G o , a d P eside t C ai Ha se . E e si eeks, like ost issio a ies  i the Chu h, I sat do ith issio p eside t ​o e o e​ to e de a a ou t. Missio p eside ts ha e  t o ou selo s, ut I assu e the a e ot pe itted to di ide up the i te ie espo si ilities a o thei   ou selo s, a d that s a lessi ! Ca ou i a i e eeti ith a di e e t e e o the issio p eside   e e ti e? Would issio a ies ha e the sa e pe so al elatio ship ith thei issio p eside t o ould it eel  o e like a ad i ist ati e e e ise ot o used o elatio ships? The elatio ship et ee the issio a a d  the issio p eside t is u ial he it o es to etti the o k do e a d helpi issio a ies sta e a ed.  Most etu ed issio a ies eadi this lo e a d espe t thei issio p eside t a d ould p o a l do  a thi he asked the to do, e e i he alled toda ith a e uest. This lo alt is due to the elatio ship uilt,  p i a il th ou h these ​o e o e​ i te ie s.  Ma eadi this ha e p o a l o ked o a o a izatio he e the CEO o leade o the o pa   eels dista t. The leade e o es a a i atu e i u e ho a ks out o de s th ou h e ail o a dates e e al  poli . This esults i ossipi a ou d the ate oole e ause ea h pe so eels that the leade is just a  u eau ati head ho has o u de sta di o thei depa t e t o the as a i di idual. Whe a Relie   So iet o elde s uo u p eside t takes the ti e to k o ea h e e o thei o a izatio , it eates a  atu al hu a e pe ie e that e all a e i li e— o e tio . Whe e o e t e e i to see a d  u de sta d ea h othe o ho e a e, a d he e k o ea h othe , e a t to se e ea h othe . Buildi   i di idual elatio ships ill i still a ultu e o i iste i , a d ou ill i d e e thi ets easie . I itatio s  to se e at the up o i el a e assi e t ill o e likel e a epted. Mutual espe t du i Su da   eeti s ill i ease he ou speak e ause ou k o ea h o e pe so all . E e o siste t atte da e ill  o up e ause e e s o lo e eel i isi le i the a k o the oo .  I a e o d ate ul o the elatio ships I uilt taki the ti e to i te ie those i hi h p iest  oup lo a o. I e e e o e othe i pa ti ula ho I i st et as his hi h p iest oup leade . Whe I as  alled as ishop, he o te told e that he st u led o ea s to atte d hu h e ula l , ut that it had e o e  u h o e o o ta le o that I as his ishop. E e ti e he ould alk i to the hapel he ould al a s  look to a ds the sta d a d ake e e o ta t ith e. He ould i e e a od a d a sli ht s ile. This  o e tio ot hi out o ed o Su da o i s e ause he k e his ishop k e hi , lo ed hi , a d  a ted to see hi the e. I e e had a pho e all ith this ood othe a e eeks a o, ea s a te ou hi h  p iest oup e pe ie e. He still sees e as a leade e ause he sees e as a ie d. 

A ou ta ilit   We lea a e a ka le leade ship p i iple ea h ti e e atte d the te ple. Whe ou i e a   assi e t, pai it ith the e uest to etu a d epo t. Whe i iste i i te ie s a e o siste tl i e   solel the Relie So iet o uo u p eside t, e pe tatio s a e la i ied, a d the e is less ha e o   etu i ith a a ue epo t to a p eside ou selo ho as t su e hat as e pe ted i the i st pla e.  A ou ta ilit do e i o e tl ill lea e e e s o ou Relie So iet o uo u less likel to  ollo ou as thei leade . Du i the ea s o isiti a d ho e tea hi e p o a l all li ed i a a d at o e  ti e he e a pho e all o o se, a te t essa e ould o e th ou h ith a si ple ue , B othe Huls e ,  did ou et ou ho e tea hi do e? It s to the poi t, di e t, a d I uess it helped the p eside et lose to     

a o pleted epo t, ut a ou ta ilit , espe iall i the ospel, is so u h o e. Whe a leade asks a uestio   o a ou ta ilit , it a t e do e ith a i a d i te tio as i the a e o l aski to ill out thei epo t. It  ust e a out a d e p essio o ot o l aski i the i iste i is ei do e ut i the i iste i is  a o plishi the isio o the Relie So iet o uo u , hi h i tu is ha i ea h o e as a i di idual  a d helpi the ea h thei pe so al oals. That t pe o e uest a ot e do e ithout a o siste t i te ie   ith the p eside t ho is etti to k o the o a deepe le el. 

E a e e t  I the e is o e i di ato that is ost elated to the su ess o a Relie So iet o uo u it ould e  e a e e t. Gallup, a A e i a ased esea h o pa , has do e ou tless studies o e a e e t S​ tate o   A e i a Wo kpla e Repo t​, Gallup i the o kpla e a d the esults a e al a s sta e i . T pi all , the i d  that ost people a e % e a ed o the jo . So i ou ha e people o ki i ou o i e it s as i ou o l   ha e people, o a e a e, o ki at ull o e. The e ha e ee o e a e e t studies i the Latte -da Sai t  oup setti , ut I suspe t that e a e e t is u h lo e . Not e ause e e s o the hu h a e less alia t  i thei hu h e o ts o pa ed to thei o k e o ts, ut e ause the ha e ot ee i e e ou h pu pose to  oste e a e e t a d the a e t i e a pa he k o thei e o ts .  The e e ise o sitti do ith a e e o ou Relie So iet o uo u allo s ou to easu e  thei e a e e t a d ha e a eal o e satio a out it. I a i e the po e o these i iste i i te ie s i ou  o e t ith ea h i di idual o a pe so al le el so that the eel o o ta le i i up the i est easo   h the i ht e dise a i o the Relie So iet o uo u e pe ie e. This happe ed to e as ishop  he I as ust ated the la k o dis ussio that as happe i i ou a d ou il eeti s. I elt like I  ould p ese t e poi a t topi s elated to the a d a d the e e o e ould li k at e i sile e. O e  Su da as I as eeti ith the a d elde s uo u p eside t I asked hi a out this. He told e that he  e e spoke up e ause he o l had a e se o ds to o side the topi I as p ese ti . As the ishop, I had  the e ti e p e ious eek to po de the topi , a d I as o l i i a d ou il a e se o ds to p o ess  the sa e i o atio .  Be ause o this i te ie , I e a se di the topi a d elated esou es to the a d ou il se e al  da s e o e ou eeti so the ould e p epa ed to pa ti ipate. This i o atio a d adjust e t all a e  o the e ula o​ e o e​ i te ie ith elde s uo u p eside t. These i te a tio s uilt a elatio ship  he e he as o o ta le e ou h to tell e the p o le o his ie poi t. I a i e ho alua le it ould e  to i d out a e e o ou Relie So iet is too sh to app oa h assi ed i iste i siste s o she is ha i a  di i ult ti e i iste i si e el to he assi ed siste s. You a the add ess it to ethe , o e up ith so e  a tio ite s a d, i tu , e-e a e he o​ e o e​ i the Relie So iet isio state e t. 

But hat a out…?  Fo pe so al e pe ie e, I ha e see i a les o e o putti e ti e o us as a uo u   p eside t o o du ti e e i iste i i te ie . It i ht ake se se o pape , ut I ua a tee ou ill u   i to dis ou a e e t as ou atte pt to e e ute this pla . Be o e e o e o to the eat o the i iste i   i te ie s, let e add ess a e o e s ou i ht ha e.   

     

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I ou a e i a e o ous Relie So iet o uo u , it is oi to e e eas to et dis ou a ed he   ou look at the lo list o i di iduals a d o de ho ou ill e a le to isit ith ea h o e pe so all . Do t  et! I p o ise ou it a e do e the sa e a ou ould eat a elepha t, ha i p o esses a d s ste s as  dis ussed i hapte . The ha d pa t is ot o du ti the i te ie s ith so a people; it s s heduli a d  o hest ati the i te ie s hi h should e do e the Relie So iet o uo u se eta .  Take a o e t to ask ou ishop ho he app oa hes tithi settle e t ea h ea . The e a e p o a l   a lot o people i ou a d, a d he is e ui ed to atte pt to eet ith ea h household. These eeti s a e  possi le ith the s ste s, o a izatio , a d people he has a ou d hi aki it happe . Call o e people to  help out i eeded, ut a ai , i I had elde s i uo u , I ould do e e thi possi le as thei uo u   p eside t to eet ua te l ith the i di iduall a d so eti es as o pa io ships .  Also, I a t e phasize e ou h the e e ti e ess o the Ca le Gu St ate I dis ussed i hapte .  We ha e o pletel o ed a a o a o pli ated s heduli p o ess a d kept it si ple.   A e ’t e supposed to ha e oth o pa io ship

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Meeti ith oth o pa io ship e e s at o e is a e elle t app oa h, ut it is ot e ui ed.  Meeti o​ e o e​ is app op iate a d i a ases, it is the p e e ed optio . It is oi to e o e di i ult  o e ti o​ e o e​ a d sha i pe so al i o atio he oth i iste i siste s o othe s a e i the  i te ie . Meeti ith oth e e s o the o pa io ship also adds additio al o ple it to s heduli   a d o a izi that i ht d i e ou se eta az . A ai , it i ht e so ethi o th shooti o ut e  su e ou put e elle t s ste s i pla e so ou a e o siste t.  Whe e the e is a outh i iste , o pa io ship i te ie s a e p e e ed. I this ase, ou i ht  ha e a o al i te ie ith oth o the o i utes o so a d the i d a othe ti e to o e t  pe so all ith the adult e e o ou Relie So iet o uo u to uild a ea i ul elatio ship ith  the .  Ho a I t ai ou selo s to do i te ie ? I a t to ake su e I a t ai i

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E e Relie So iet o uo u p eside t should o ti uousl e o side i ho the a e t ai i   thei epla e e t. Thou h a p eside ou selo is t ua a teed to e ou epla e e t he ou a e  eleased, it is still the est ti e to et the up- lose-a d-pe so al t ai i , so the ha e a e e al idea ho to  lead he thei tu o es. Be ause o this, ou should ake it a ha it to ha e a ou selo o ou se eta at  ea h i iste i i te ie . The i ht ot sa u h e ause the a e the e p i a il to o se e. It ill ha e  the sa e eeli as a i iste i isit ith t o i di iduals the e ead to liste a d sho o e . The e i ht  e a e i di iduals ho ope l sha e e pe so al i o atio du i thei i te ie , a d ou a o du t  those ou sel . 

   

I lo e the idea o ha i e as the Relie So iet o i te ie s, ut oup is so s all that I ill i ish lo ith ti e a d o us u til the e t ua te sta ts? 

uo u p eside t do all the i iste i   e o e the ua te e ds. What should I do 

Fo a , this task o pe so al i iste i i te ie s ill see dau ti at i st, ut o e ou et ou   s ste s i pla e, ou ill e sho ked ho ui kl ou ill et th ou h the Relie So iet o uo u oste e e   i ou ha e a la e o a izatio . Fo e a ple, at the ti e o this iti , I a se i as elde s uo u p eside t  i a Utah a d he e e ha e a out a ti e Mel hizedek p iesthood othe s i the a d ho ha e a  i iste i assi e t. O a e a e I spe d t o hou s so eti es th ee o Su da doi i iste i   i te ie s i utes ea h . This ea s I a do at least ei ht i te ie s a eek a d I a eet ith ea h  pe so i ei ht eeks. That lea es e ith ou eeks e ai i i the ua te . So hat do ou do ith the  e ai i ti e? Sta t o e . Just like o thl ho e tea hi isits e e the i i u e ui e e t ot the  a i u ; ua te l i iste i i te ie s a e the loo , ot the eili thou h I e o e d that ou ot  do i iste i i te ie s ith the sa e pe so o e tha o e a o th . The o e e ula l ou eet ith  i iste i siste s a d othe s, the aste ou ill uild elatio ships ith the a d the o e likel ou ill e  a le to esta lish a ultu e o i iste i . 

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all these isits? 

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to i d ti e to do 

A te a ea o t o se i as a ishop du i the ti e o ho e tea hi , I e uested to ot e  assi ed a ho e tea hi oute. With the a duties o ei a ishop, it e a e o e o e thi that o te   ell th ou h the a ks a d ade e eel like I as u de pe o i as a ishop. I as still isiti households  o a e ula asis, ut the e e o e o used isits to those a ilies that ould ost e e it o a ishop  isit.  Not assi i ou sel a i iste i oute i ht e so ethi to o side as a Relie So iet o elde s  uo u p eside t. Su e, e all a t to set a e a ple o i iste i , ut ou ill ha e o e i lue e a d  se e the Relie So iet o uo u ette i iste i o e o e.   I still do ’t u de sta d h th ee e e s o the p eside espo si ilit o o du ti a i iste i i te ie ? 

a ’t otate th ou h the 

As I ha e stated a o e, I ha e see si i i a t e e it o e o the p eside t o du ti ea h  i iste i i te ie i a pe so al a d o siste t a . Ho e e , i ou do t eel o ed i that di e tio , it is  app op iate to let ou ou selo s ha dle the i te ie s ith ou. I ou o this oute, o side eati as  u h o siste as possi le allo i ea h ou selo to eet ith the sa e i di iduals ea h ti e. I  e o e d ou at least t i te ie i ou sel o e o e. I elie e ou ill e sho ked ho eas it is  a d, ost i po ta tl , ho u h ou e jo it. 

   

Co du ti

Mi iste i

I te ie s 

At the ti e o this iti , hi h is a e o ths a te the a ou e e t o the e i iste i   e o t a d the eti e e t o o thl epo ti , a Relie So iet a d uo u e e s a e e ited a out the  a t that e o lo e ha e to olle t o thl epo ts o ea h e e o the o a izatio . Repo ti o   ua te l i iste i i te ie s see s so u h si e e a d doa le, so e a e e ited to ju p i .  The i st i te ie o t o ill e eat! E e o e is e ited a out this e app oa h to se i   i di idual a ilies i thei a d a d a e illi to help out. The ill likel e p ess so e e ite e t a out  ei assi ed to spe i i a ilies a d assu e ou, thei Relie So iet o uo u p eside t, that the ill take a  p oa ti e app oa h to help those a ilies eel lo ed a d suppo ted i the a d. The e t ti e ou eet ith  the i a i iste i i te ie , the a e p ess so e u e pe ted i u sta es that ha e t allo ed the to  se e as the ould a t ut the ill e o itted to aki so e adjust e ts a d seei p o ess. The ,  a te a e i te ie s, as these i iste i i te ie s e i to eel o e outi e, ou a sta t to see a atu al  apath settle i that ou e o ize o the da s o isiti a d ho e tea hi . I stead o e ei i up eat  o it e t ou i ht ot et o e tha a sh u o dis ou a e e t a d e pt p o ises to t ha de to  se e thei a ilies. This ill lead to o e a k a d i te ie s, a d it ill e o e di i ult to oti ate ou sel   to o ti ue eeti ith the i it eels o e a d o e a k a d. This is h it is u ial that ou esta lish  o siste t ha its a d st u tu e to ou i te ie s, so the a e eju e ati o the a d lea e o e e ite e t  to i iste .  B the e d o this hapte I hope that ou ill e a le to: p epa e ade uatel o ea h i te ie ,   k o ho to e e ti el e i the i te ie , k o hat t pe o uestio s to ask du i the i te ie , a d  ho to help i iste i siste s a d othe s lea e the i te ie i spi ed. 

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Thei Na e 

I ll e e o et P o esso Butte ield ho tau ht a ou ti lass he I as i usi ess s hool at  the U i e sit o Utah. She as al a s up eat a d passio ate a out tea hi a su je t she lo ed I e e e   u de stood ho so eo e ould e passio ate a out a ou ti . The e e e a out stude ts i a   a ou ti lass that as e ui ed o e e usi ess stude t. So ethi that o es as o su p ise to   othe , a ou ti o s hool i e e al as e e st o suit. I e a to st u le a d et lost i that lass.  A te a e eeks, I k e I eeded to ask P o esso Butte ield o help so I ould i u e out a pla o I as t  oi to pass the lass. I these e o ous olle e lasses, the p o esso see ed so dista t. Whe I app oa hed  p o esso s o othe ou ses, the ould look at e like the had e e see e e o e he I had ee i thei   lass o eeks. But i this i sta e, it as su p isi l di e e t. At the e d o o e pa ti ula lass pe iod, I  slo l app oa hed the o t o the lass as stude ts iled out o the lass oo a d P o esso Butte ield as  e asi the da s le tu e o the oa d. As I as ead to i t odu e sel a d e p ess o e a out   lass pe o a e she looked e i the e e ith a look o a ilia it a d said, He Ku t, hat a I help ou  ith?   I as sho ked! She k e a e, hi h ade e eel like she k e e! I a ot su e ho she did  this— hethe she had ee stud i sta ks o lash a ds i he o i e late i to the i ht o i she had a  supe po e . Ho e e she did it the a t that she k e a e esta lished i ediate t ust ith he that     

helped e eel o o ta le e p essi o e s a out the lass. I k e i she a ed e ou h to lea   a e she a ed e ou h to help e esol e a ieties.  The i st step i a leade ship e o t to i lue e i di iduals to ollo ou is to lea thei a es. I  k o … I k o … ou a e t ood ith a es, i ht? Ho ash! That s just a e use ou tell ou sel a d othe s  that ea s ou ha e t take the ti e to lea a s ste o e e ti el lea i a es. The e a e a a iet o   esou es ou a i d o Leadi Sai ts.o , a d ou a e e spe d so e ti e i ou LDS Tools app  stud i pi tu es o e e s o ou o a izatio u til ou etai thei a es hope ull the ha e take the  ti e to i lude a pi tu e o LDS.o . Ho e e ou a t to do it, et it do e! O sess o e it e ause the i st  step o si e el k o i so eo e is k o i thei a e. 

P epa e Thei Mi ds  Ha e ou e e ee i ol ed i a lo al issio o stake isit ith Elde Da id A. Bed a o the  Quo u o the T el e? His app oa h i p epa i the i ds o those he is a out to tea h is i edi le, a d e  ould lea a lot o it. Whe Elde Bed a isits a issio o stake the p eside t o that oup ill e e all   e ei e a e ail o Elde Bed a s se eta ith a list o s iptu es a d/o o e e e talks that he e uests  e e pe so ead to e spi ituall p epa ed o a e elato e pe ie e athe tha a eeti . Leade s eed to  take this sa e app oa h to tu these i iste i i te ie s i to i iste i e elato e pe ie es. It does t  ha e to e the sa e le th p epa atio o e i ht o th ou h e o e atte di a th ee-hou eeti ith Elde   Bed a , ut p epa atio is still eeded. This p epa atio i ht e a s iptu e passa e ou ask the to ead a d  po de o e e o e ou i te ie , ith a e uestio s the should e pe t ou ill ask. It does ot eed to e  o pli ated o a hu e task to o plete e o e the i te ie , a d as ou do this, ou ill e a le to a o plish a  lot o e tha a d sta t to the i te ie .  P eside t Da id F a i Housto , Te as, USA has a p a ti al app oa h i helpi p epa e the i ds o   those he eets e o e a i iste i i te ie . He has put to ethe a Mi iste i Sel -E aluatio o that he  asks e e s o his elde s uo u to ill out e o e the i te ie . The e is a sa ple o the sel -e aluatio o   i this hapte . I e e al, the e is o i ht o o a s e to these uestio s. The poi t is ot to et e e o e  i the uo u to a pla e he e the espo d to ea h o e ith the ideal a s e . This e e ise is i te ded to i d  a eas i hi h to est se e the assi ed i iste i a ilies a d to eate u the dis ussio du i the  i iste i i te ie that ill i ite a e elato e pe ie e.  Gi i i di iduals a ha e to ill out this e aluatio o shi ts the espo si ilit o e aluatio o   the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t to the i di iduals the sel es. The uestio s o P eside t F a s  o a e hat he a d his p eside ha e de eloped. You ould easil adjust this o so that it its ou   pu poses.   

   

 

      

The I te ie   As I ha e had the oppo tu it o e the ea s to e to a ious au ilia leade s ho k o the should  e doi ste a dship i te ie s, the u e o e o e the ha e is that the do t k o ho to o du t a  o e o e​ i te ie . Ma ha e atte pted these i te ie s, a d, a te a e a k a d e ou te s, the i d  a thi else to do ith thei ti e as lo as it does t i lude sitti i a oo ith so eo e else a d aski   the pe so al uestio s a out thei spi itual jou e .  Thou h the e is o pe e t a to app oa h this i te ie a d e e o e ill dis o e thei st le as the   e i to o du t these i te ie s, allo e to i e ou a asi outli e that a help ou et sta ted a d the   ou a adjust it ho e e ou see it. The outli e i ludes th ee p i a a s the Relie So iet o uo u   p eside t should o e t du i the i te ie :  . Co e t Spi ituall   . Co e t Pe so all   . Co e t Pu pose ull  

Co

e t Spi ituall  

A u ial espo si ilit o a Relie So iet o uo u leade is to set the to e o these i te ie s.  The a e sho t a d st ai ht o a d, ut the ust still i lude the Spi it, o else the ill eel like othi o e  tha a ad i ist ati e he k o ou a e o l doi e ause ou ha e to epo t it. Setti the to e spi ituall   a happe i a atte o i utes a d usuall i ludes sta ti ith a p a e a d sha i a spi itual thou ht.  DeA a Mu ph , a o e stake Relie So iet p eside t i Mi esota, USA dedi ated he o us as a  stake Relie So iet p eside t to eeti ith ea h a d Relie So iet p eside t o a e ula asis. These a d  Relie So iet p eside ts did t epo t to Siste Mu ph , ut she as the e as a e to a d st i ed to o e t to  help ea h p eside t de elop a d p o ess pe so all i he alli . I a i te ie o the Leadi Sai ts pod ast  ith Siste Mu ph hi h should e e ui ed liste i , she e tio ed ho she ould al a s ask the siste she  as i te ie i to sa the ope i p a e e o e the i te ie . This helped the p eside t spi ituall p epa e o   the dis ussio the e e a out to ha e.  No that the p a e has ee said setti a spi itual to e is e essa o the i te ie to o ti ue to  uild a deepe o e tio as ou o. O te I ould sha e a sho t s iptu e a d i e pe spe ti e o the e se  a d so eti es ask o thei thou hts a d e le tio . What is i po ta t du i this i st step o o e ti   spi ituall is to put ou sel i a ul e a le positio so that the i tu ill eel o e o o ta le putti   the sel es i a ul e a le positio . B sha i a s iptu e, a d I ea sha i a s iptu e a o pa ied   toke s o ou testi o , it sho s the the a e i a sa e, o -jud e tal pla e a d ill e o e illi to  ope up a d etu the ul e a ilit . I ot su esti ou sha e a s iptu e a d eep as ou sha e ou   testi o illed ith li hés; i stead, sha e the s iptu e a d e plai the spi itual jou e ou ha e o e  th ou h i the ospel. You i ht e tio a t ial o ou past a d ho this s iptu e elates, o ou ould  e tio a u i e sal hu a st u le that o te su a es i ou li e a d ho a pa ti ula s iptu e has ou ht  ou st e th a d hope. A ai , I ot su esti ou o ess ou deepest si s to this i di idual, ut ou a e  o e ti spi ituall putti ou sel i a ul e a le positio a d i iti the to do the sa e.  Vul e a ilit is he e a st o o e tio o s. 

   

This e e ise also puts the Relie So iet o uo u p eside t o the sa e le el as the i di idual the   a e i te ie i . As tau ht DeA a Mu ph e e e a t the to eel like the a e at the jud e t a   ead to o ess all thei sho t o i s o h the a e t ette i iste i siste s o othe s. Thou h ou a e  the leade ou do t a t the to eel p esided o e du i the i te ie , ou a t the to eel i iste ed  to a d that ou a e oth hild e o God i iti the Spi it to tea h oth o ou at that o e t. 

Co

e t Pe so all  

As ou o siste tl eet ith ea h pe so o o pa io ship o a ua te l asis, ou ill i d the  o us o ea h i te ie ill a et ee the th ee a eas. The e is othi o ith a i te ie that o uses  o o e ti spi ituall . The e t i te ie i ht e illed ith o e satio that o e ts pe so all . At the  ti e o this iti , I as e e tl alled as elde s uo u p eside t i a a d he e I a ot a ilia ith  e e elde I o ed i i e o ths e o e all as elde s uo u p eside t . As I ha e ee o du ti   i iste i i te ie s, I ha e o used % o the i te ie o o e ti pe so all . I a t to hea a othe s  sto , he e he is o , he e he et his spouse, ho the e ded up i the a ea. As I ha e ee doi this, I  ha e ou d sel sitti a k a d liste i to so e i edi le sto ies. So e ha e e ou ted thei ea s o   i a ti it a d the spi itual e pe ie es that ha e ou ht the a k to the ospel. Othe s ha e detailed thei   ailed a ia es a d ho the ato e e t o Jesus Ch ist has e e ed the . Ma o the tell a si ple sto o   issio se i e, a i i the te ple, o o pleti o al edu atio . No he I see the i uo u   eeti , I eel a o e tio e i i to o , a ie dship that ill less oth o ou li es as e u ite to  i iste to the a d.  DeA a Mu ph ou d it esse tial to ask the di e tl , Ho a e ou doi —REALLY? You i ht  still et a sho t I i e a s e ut i st o e ti spi ituall ou atte pt to o e t pe so all ill  o e u h easie ith the Spi it p ese t. O i ou ha e had the o th ou h a si ila i iste i   sel -e aluatio like P eside t F a does ou ould ask the , What did ou lea pe so all a te taki that  e aluatio ?   Taki the ti e to o e t pe so all is ital o a le els, ut ost i po ta tl it is uildi t ust  hi h ill lead to o it e t hi h leads to health oup ultu e. Whe ou uild t ust as a leade , othe s  a e illi to dis uss a thi ith ou. I Ma , a a ti le i The Atla ti epo ted that i ,o l   pe e t o A e i a s said the had o o e ith ho to dis uss i po ta t atte s, a d pe e t said the   had o l o e su h ood ie d. B , pe e t had o od to talk to, a d pe e t had o l o e  o ida t. https://theatl .t / IT Ja . Ou so ial edia ultu e is dis o e ti people pe so all aste   tha it is o e ti people so iall . I a su e i the pe e ta e o people ho eel like the ha e o od   ith ho the a dis uss i po ta t atte s has o l i eased. Whe a lo al hu h leade takes the ti e to  o e t pe so all , ou a e i i the so ethi the a t i d i too a othe e ues, a d it is so ethi   ost a e p o a l a i . I ou et this step i ht, the ill, i tu , et i iste i i ht.  As ou oti e the i di idual illi to e o e ul e a le ith ou a d o e illi to pe so all   o e t it ould e e e i ial to ha e a set o uestio s that ould i ite the to e pou d o thei spi itual  jou e . DeA a Mu ph o te asks hat a e ou lea i o the Spi it du i ou s iptu e stud a d  pe so al ti e ith the Sa io ? O ou i ht o side so e o the uestio s o P eside t F a s  sel -e aluatio . Whate e uestio s ou ask the should e i t ospe ti e ith o i ht o o a s e .  DeA a Mu ph talks a out s eet o e ts he , a te esta lishi spi itual a d pe so al o e tio s, the  Relie So iet p eside t she as eeti ith eel o o ta le e ou h to sha e ith he that she had t     

e ula l ee p a i o had t ee eadi i the s iptu es as o te as she should o as st u li i he   a ia e. The siste elt she as i a o-jud e t zo e a d had o hesita sha i su h ul e a le  i o atio .  As I ha e e tio ed e o e, the e ill e a ha d ul o i di iduals i e e Relie So iet o uo u   ho a e tou h uts to a k. No atte ho ha d ou t o ho ul e a le ou et the ill i e ou othi   o e tha o e- o d a s e s a d do hate e it takes to et out o the e. I s ile he I thi k o a e   i di iduals ho e e i oup a k he I se ed as thei hi h p iest oup leade . So e o those  appoi t e ts e e less tha i utes e ause I ould t et the to e pou d o a thi a d I elt so  a k a d I ushed th ou h it, ot thei epo t, a d o luded the i te ie . These sho t i te ie s di i ished  as I de eloped i te ie i skills as a ishop. Do t e dis ou a ed i so e o the i te ie s e ai   a k a d o atte ho ha d ou t . 

Co

e t Pu pose ull  

Ou e e al autho it leade s tau ht that the pu pose o i iste i i te ie s is to ou sel to ethe   a out the ell ei o the assi ed i iste i households. Be ause o this di e tio , a leade s ill  i te p et the ole o the i iste i i te ie to e a si ple i te a tio he e ou sit do ith a i di idual  o o pa io ship, ha e a sho t p a e , a d lead o ith the uestio s, Ho a e ou assi ed a ilies  doi ? B this poi t, ou a see the i po ta e o i st o side i ho ou ha e o e ted spi ituall a d  pe so all e o e ou a e e ti el o e t pu pose ull . I ou ju p i a d lead o ith a si ple e uest o   a epo t o the ell ei o the a ilies, ou ill ost likel et a si ple espo se su h as, E e thi see s to  e oi i e o a sho t a d e thusiasti , Good! This the tu s i to a ie i te ie he e ot u h  i o atio is e ha ed e ause the Spi it as e e esta lished. So e a thi k I a o e o pli ati this  p o ess, ut the pu pose o the i te ie is t to i d out that a athe i the a d has lost a jo o a othe i   the a d has ee i the hospital so that e a des e d o thei ho e ith a a a i asse oles. O   ou se, i the e is a ajo o e like u e plo e t o aili health that i o atio should ha e al ead   ee o u i ated the sa e da the i iste i siste o othe lea ed o it. The deepe pu pose o the  i iste i i te ie is helpi the i iste i siste o othe take steps that ill uild a st o elatio ship  a d o e tio to ea h a il athe tha just se di the i as spies to epo t o a thi out o the  o di a . The elatio ship a d o e tio a e hat ill uild a ultu e o i iste i ithi the a d. Most  people do t a t to sha e ith a d e e s thei deepest t ials u til the ha e ou d sa et i a elatio ship  that has ee oste ed a o siste t pe so al o e tio . Ho a e ou a ilies doi ? should t e ou   i st uestio , it should e o e o ou last.  A poi a t a o o e ti ith a i di idual a d also helpi the i d pu pose i thei   assi e t is the leade aski spe i i ope -e ded uestio s. I a othe i te ie o the Leadi Sai ts  pod ast ith DeA a Mu ph , she dis ussed i o e detail the ou uestio s she ould ask i he o​ e o e  i te ie s he she as a stake Relie So iet p eside t:  . Ho a e ou—REALLY? Co e ti Pe so all   . What a e ou lea i o the Spi it i ou s iptu e stud a d ou pe so al ti e ith the Sa io ?  Co e ti Spi ituall & Pe so all   . What a e ou lea i i ou i iste i assi e t? Co e ti Spi ituall & Pu pose ull   . Tell e a out the a ilies ou a e se i a d hat do I eed to e a a e o i te s o thei eeds a d  st e ths? Co e ti Pu pose ull      

This si ple o at o aski these ou uestio s a ha e a hu e i pa t o the i di iduals a leade   i te ie s. The i ite ea h i di idual to e i t ospe ti e a d po de o e ea h a s e e o e the sha e it. It  uilds the o e tio ou eed ith ea h i di idual so that the ot o l a t to ollo ou as thei leade ut  the also a t to se e those to ho the a e assi ed.  It does t ha e to e ou uestio s. It i ht e se e uestio s o te uestio s. Whate e ou o e  up ith as a leade is i e. Test di e e t uestio s a d ou ill dis o e those that ake the ost se se o ou.  As ou ask i iste i siste s a d othe s a out the a ilies the a e assi ed to, this is also a pe e t  oppo tu it to ask a out a ilies that li e ea the . Re e e the po e o p opi uit ? As a elde s  uo u p eside t, I ha e ade it lea that ea h i iste i othe is ot just espo si le o thei assi ed  a ilies ut also the a ilies that li e ea the . I ha e set the e pe tatio that I ill e aski a out those  a ilies as ell du i ou i iste i i te ie s e e i that a il is assi ed to a di e e t o pa io ship.  Fi all , i iste i i te ie s eate a e elle t oppo tu it to e e e e the Relie So iet o   uo u isio state e t T ​ itle o Li e t ​ a d see i the i d pe so al pu pose a d oti atio i the  state e t. I the do, eat, ou a le e a e that a d appl it to thei i iste i e o ts. I the do t i d  pe so al pu pose o oti atio , ou a talk that th ou h a d i u e out ho ou ould usto ize it to thei   situatio so that the do see a ole the a pla i i i the isio state e t i to ealit . 

All this i

i utes? 

As e app oa h the e d o this hapte , ou a e p o a l thi ki , You a e e pe ti e to  a o plish all these steps ithi a - i ute i te ie ? It is uite o e hel i ut take it i te ie   i te ie . As a e Relie So iet o uo u leade , it i ht take t o to th ee sho t i te ie s ith ea h  i di idual to esta lish appo t, o as e said i the issio ield, uild a elatio ship o t ust. A te t o to th ee  i te ie s, ou ill i d so e o e tu eated the o e tio ou ha e esta lished. O e i di iduals  eel like the a e sitti do ith a leade ho u de sta ds a d k o s the the i te ie p o ess a ele ates.  The poi ts esta lished i this hapte should t e see as a he klist. So e i iste i i te ie s ill o us o   uildi a pe so al o e tio a d othe s ill o us o uildi a pu pose ul o e tio . Do t put p essu e  o ou sel —e jo the p o ess o etti to k o those ou lead o a deepe le el a d uild a ie dship. 

O

oa di  

As is the atu e o a Latte -da Sai t a d, o ti e to ti e ou ill et a e pe so o i i to  ou a d o so eo e ho is e l aptized. It s i po ta t to eet ith these e e s as soo as possi le  a d help the u de sta d the Relie So iet o uo u ultu e to i te ate the sel es i to the issio o the  oup. Whit e Joh so , i he ook ( ​ uildi a A-Tea ,​ sa s the e a e th ee steps to o oa di a e   e plo ee o i this ase a e Relie So iet o uo u e e . Fi st, i u e out the est a to  o u i ate the oup s isio . Se o d, do ou est to u de sta d thei pe so al h a d hat the a e  looki o i a Relie So iet o uo u e pe ie e. Thi d, i e the a pe so al isio that ill help ou au e  ho the a e i te ati i to the ultu e o the oup. With so u h t aditio i Latte -da Sai t ultu e, ou  i ht ha e so e people st u le ith the ultu al st u tu e ou ha e esta lished i ou Relie So iet o   uo u , a d so e i ht ot espo d to it as ell as othe s. Co siste t, e ula , sho t i te ie s, i the  e i i , ill ake su e the a e ot lost i the o e tu .     

I sho t, do t assu e e e o e ho joi s ou Relie So iet o uo u ill atu all ultu al a e. Without uildi the ull o te t o the e pe ie e, the ould e o e hel ed u a ilia e e a d dise a e. 

Mi iste i

I te ie s A e Fi st Do

s, Not Tou hdo

at h the  the 

s 

I a i e a oot all a e ith o s o e oa d. Also, i a i e ou do t k o ho a a ds a a the  e d zo e is. The ield ould e a ds o a ds, a e o l a ds. I ou e e the oot all oa h i   this t pe o lea ue hat ould ou a e pla e? The est oa hes ould u e ou to o us o etti i st  do s si e ou ha e o lue ho a do the ield the oal is. As lo as ou keep etti i st do s ithi   ou pla s, ou ould at so e poi t sta t s o i poi ts.  Co side it s thi d do a d ou o e se has ei ht a ds to o to ea h the i st do a ke . The  ua te a k d ops a k i the po ket aiti o his e ei e s to et ope . All his e ei e s a e o e ed so he  s a les. He ets slo ed do a li e a ke ut ai s e ou h a da e to put the all a oss the i st-do   li e. The tea oes az ith ele atio ! The ush the ield a d put the ua te a k o thei shoulde s a d  a hi o the ield to the lo ke oo . But it as o l a i st do . Wh ould ou ele ate a i st do   he a tou hdo is the oal?  No that the epo ti et i o leade s is ua te l i iste i i te ie s it is oi to e eas to  ake these i te ie s the o us o all that ou do as a leade . While ot a ad idea, hat happe s o e ti e is  that ou lose si ht o the p i a oal the e d zo e hi h is eati a ultu e o i iste i so that ea h  a il i ou a d eels suppo ted a d pa t o a la e a d ultu e o lo e. Leade s a easil ea h o %  i iste i i te ie s a d pu out thei hest as the su it thei epo t assu i the a e a i edi le leade   ho is i i the Supe o l o hu h leade ship! Do t et au ht ele ati i st do s i stead o   tou hdo s.  The Lo d has de i ed the pu pose o i iste i o the a e : to at h o e … a d e ith a d  st e the the D&C : . …to a , e pou d, e ho t, a d tea h, a d i ite all to o e u to Ch ist   D&C : . Ou oa hes p ophets, see s, a d e elato s ealize it s ot the sa e le th o the ield o   ea h assi ed i iste i siste o othe . Fo Siste Wido it i ht e a lo a do u til she eels at pea e  ith the passi o he hus a d. Fo the Wash u a il , it s a sho t ield e ause the eed e ie ds i the  a d i to hi h the e e tl o ed. Mi iste i does t ha e a lea o us o oal li e. We a t to ello ship  a ilies a d ake su e the ha e a e e suppo t oup a ou d the , ut e a el k o he e ha e  s o ed poi ts o o the a e. The oa hes p ophets, see s, a d e elato s ealize the a t poi t to a  s o e oa d a d the e is o sta da d ield le th the a easu e. So hat a e e supposed to tell thei lo al  leade s? The ha e to i d a o us—so ethi the a easu e a d t a k. So the ask us to at least et the i st  do i te ie e e s o ou Relie So iet o uo u at least ua te l a d the keep pushi o the  e t i st do . The o e o siste t the i iste i i te ie s a e, the o e likel e e s o ou oup ill  take a tio to o e t ith thei assi ed a ilies u til s o i a tou hdo .   So e tou hdo s a e easie tha othe s, ut the should all e de i ed e o e the tea u s out o   the ield. It is up to the i iste i siste s o othe s ith help o thei leade s to p a a out the a il ,  dis uss it as a o pa io ship, a d the de ide o the p i a oal o the assi ed a il . Do the eed to e  sealed as a a il ? Do the eed to e o e a ti e i hu h atte da e? Do the o l eed a st o spi itual  essa e i thei ho e that is o i o so eo e othe tha the pa e ts? Whate e the oal is ake su e it is     

ell-de i ed. Ulti atel , ou oa hes ha e ide ti ied helpi ea h e e e ei e the e t sa i o di a e  the eed as a tou hdo .  So the e t ti e ou a t to ele ate ou i iste i i te ie o siste — e e e , thou h the  Philadelphia Ea les o the Supe o l the e e a ked u e ou i aki i st do s. The i iste i   i te ie is a a ke , ot the oal. 

Bi

a E t a Chai  

This oal o this hapte is ot to i e ou the pe e t s ste o o du ti a i iste i i te ie .  P e e a l , I hope that it ill a ti ate the leade ship e te o ou ai so that ou a e i to app oa h ou   i iste i i te ie s ith a lea pu pose that leads to esta lishi a ultu e o i iste i i ou Relie   So iet o uo u .  I e ade a e e e es to the i te ie s I ha e do e ith DeA a Mu ph . She is i deed a leade   o ou ti e lessed ith a u i ue a ilit to tap i to a d a ti ulate the p i iples o se a t leade ship. I lo e he   e e al app oa h to these i iste i i te ie s— eeli hu le a d u uali ied as the leade . She talks a out  i st ei alled as a stake Relie So iet p eside t a d setti a oal to eet ith ea h a d Relie So iet   p eside t o a o thl asis. She ould e i ea h i te ie ith th ee hai s, lea i o e e pt as a s ol  that the Sa io as the e ith the . … he e t o o th ee a e athe ed to ethe i a e… the e ill I e i   the idst o the … D&C : She ould o te e a k to those o e that she as t e ti el su e hat  she as doi o hat as supposed to e a o plished du i that i te ie . But she ould i a e t a  hai to the i te ie to help he a d the siste she as eeti ith e e e that Ch ist as thei leade a d  to ethe the i ht dis o e the topi s a d o us He ould ha e the dis uss.  As ou o du t these u ial i iste i i te ie s, do t u de ou sel ith u eeded p essu e.  You a e e el a i pe e t essel i e the ha e to o e t ith those ou lead, ot e el to he k o a   a it a o ea h ua te , ut i stead, to de elop a deep o e tio ith ea h e e o ou Relie So iet   o uo u . I the k o thei leade k o s a d lo es the , the ill e i to lead the sel es a d o t i ute to  the o e all ultu e o i iste i that ill sta t to i people u to Jesus Ch ist, ou leade . The eatest  i iste i i a a d ill ot happe i the ho es o assi ed a ilies, it ill happe i the i iste i   i te ie et ee a i di idual a d thei leade .         

   

Chapte

: Led

the Spi it 

Ve il I sa , e should e a iousl e a ed i a ood ause, a d do a thi s o thei o ee  ill, a d i to pass u h i hteous ess; - Do t i e & Co e a ts :     The a ou e e t o the eti e e t o ho e a d isiti tea hi a d the e i ple e tatio o   i iste i led to se e al eeks he e Relie So ieties a d uo u s dis ussed these topi s. Du i these  dis ussio s it as ot u o o to hea ph ases like:     We a i all do hat e should ha e ee doi all alo a d just se e ou a ilies!      I' so lad e do 't ha e to he k the o to eel like e ha e do e a ood jo .      It's like e a e li i a hi he la .      I ould e e all a ee ith a o these state e ts, a d at the ti e o the a ou e e t, it as  e iti to ha e this e i iste i p o a that i used e e e i to ou Relie So iet a d uo u   eeti s. Ho e e , e all e pe ie ed so e le el o e - i l ie d s d o e he e the old p o a is 't just the  p io p o a , ut it as a i e io p o a .  As Relie So iet a d uo u p eside ts atte pted to i ple e t the i iste i p o a , it appea s  the e e t i too ha d ot to ake it look u h like ho e o isiti tea hi . I stead o e o i just the  o thl epo ti a et o ho e tea hi e u i te tio all e o ed all the ha its o ho e tea hi ,  i ludi the o thl isit. Thou h o thl isits a e 't e ui ed i i iste i it does 't ea it as 't a   e e ti e a to i iste . Su e, a k he e did isiti a d ho e tea hi it o te elt ote a d i si e e. It  as 't that people ea t o it to e that a , e e a k the the a ted to i iste , the did 't k o ho .  So the ould sa , I a t to e a ood ho e tea he ut I do 't k o hat else to do, so I ill at least isit   a ilies o e a o th. No , ithout the st u tu e o ho e tea hi , the i ht sa , I a t to e a ood  i iste i othe , ut I do 't k o hat to do, so I ill at least… u … let's see… I ill at least… I do 't k o   hat to do.   I'll e the i st to a ee that ho e tea hi ot a it stale a te + ea s, ut e ust e o ize the  st u tu e it o e ed to those a ti to se e. A o thl isit i ht ot ha e ee the ost e e ti e app oa h  o a a ilies, ut it did et a isiti a d ho e tea he s out o thei house a d i te a ti ith thei   assi ed a ilies.  The di e tio i Ap il i luded the i po ta e o ei led Spi it i o e s i iste i e o ts.  Ho is i iste i led the Spi it? ​As e e s i iste , the seek i spi atio to k o   ho est to ea h out to othe s a d eet thei eeds. Would a s heduled isit a d e ula pho e alls to a   olde siste ho li es alo e p o ide the o e tio she eeds? Would a i itatio to a less-a ti e ou   adult to pa ti ipate i a o u it p oje t e the ost help ul o ta t? Would suppo ti a outh s so e   a e help oth the outh a d he pa e ts? Would te ti so eo e a hope- illed s iptu e help li hte his  u de s? Would a ote o a d o e ail sho help ul o e ? What ould the Sa io ha e His se a ts  do? Fi di i spi ed a s e s to su h uestio s a d usi all a aila le ethods o aki o ta t ith     

those the a e assi ed is e t al to i spi ed i iste i . To p o ide )h ist-like se i e, i iste i siste s  a d othe s a ot el o outi e isits o p edete i ed essa es; the seek i spi atio a d ou sel  ith a il e e s to est a e o those to ho the a e assi ed—usi the ti e a d esou es the   ha e. Mi iste i F e ue tl Asked Questio s   https:// .lds.o / alli / i iste i - a ?la =e      The Spi it leads i spi ed i iste i , a d that p o ess a e u h o e di i ult tha a o thl isit.  You a a e the hu dle o this shi t i e phasis he i iste i siste s a d othe s dis iss the o thl   isit, a d that as a st u tu e that helped the do so ethi e o e. You i ht ha e oti ed as a leade that  e e those ho e e issed a o th i the isiti a d ho e tea hi e o t a e o a el doi a thi . It  is eas to assu e this is a oti atio p o le he i ealit it is a a ilit p o le . Visiti o ho e tea he s  o pleted the he k the o a tio ite o the o thl isit— o the a e e pe ted to thi k o u i ue a d  pe so alized a s to se e, a d that does t o e atu all . It ill e up to the Relie So iet o uo u   leade ship to eate st u tu e a d a tio ite s so that i iste i siste s a d othe s a el o the atu e o   ha it a d outi e to e e ti el uild elatio ships ith thei assi ed a ilies. 

Esta lishi

St u tu e 

Visiti a d ho e tea he s ha e sha ed e a ka le e pe ie es o ha i d a ati spi itual p o pti s  leadi the to a do l sho up at a ho e o aki a pho e all i ht he the a il ost eeded help.  These a e aith-p o oti e pe ie es, ut e a ot e pe t the to e outi e. Whe e a e e ou a ed to  ollo the Spi it that does t ea i iste i siste s a d othe s should p a at ho e u til a a do   p o pti pops i to thei head. As P eside t Nelso said, …I k o that ood i spi atio is ased upo ood  i o atio .   As a leade , ou ole is to help i di iduals i ou Relie So iet o uo u e ei e spi itual uida e  so that the a e e ti el se e assi ed a ilies. The est a to sta t doi this is to help e e o e esta lish a  tou hpoi t o t i e ith ea h a il , u h like e had uilt i ith the isiti a d ho e tea hi p o a s.  The e a e se e al a s o doi this, ut a po e ul a to eate st u tu e is to isit a assi ed a il o a  e ula asis a d ou seli to ethe as a o pa io ship o ith the Relie So iet o uo u p eside t a d  esta lish the tou hpoi t o t i e that ill eate a outi e i ou se i e. O e sta ti poi t ould e to ask  a ilies hat spe i i i iste i e o ts the ould like o eed.  Fo e a ple, a ood othe i elde s uo u ho had de ades o ho e tea hi o siste   e o e the eti e e t o that p o a took it upo hi sel to isit ea h assi ed i iste i a il ith his  outh o pa io a d ask ea h household ho the ould est se e the as i iste i eth e . O e  household o sisted o t o si le siste s ho sha ed that the e jo a d e e it o a o thl isit a d a  lesso . A othe household i luded a o e ishop o the a d ho is a se i e issio a i a othe a d.  He a ted to e ei e a o siste t pho e all to e ade a a e o happe i s i the a d, su h as issio alls,  a d a ti ities, et . He also e uested a e ula isit that did t e essa il ha e to e o thl .  Meeti ea h a il i thei ho e a d aski hat the eed o i iste i isits eates a st u tu e  that appeals to ou hu a atu e. It allo s us to ha e a si ila e pe ie e as the isiti a d ho e tea hi   e pe ie e e ause o ou ha e spe i i p o pts that keep ou e a ed ith the a il . The a t that isiti   a d ho e tea hi elt like a he k the o p o a as t a ad thi ; it as likel less e e ti e e ause     

e e o e s o to he k looked the sa e. We still eed o es to he k to keep us e a ed, a d hope ull , e a   usto ize those o es to e just hat the a il eeds. 

Feedi

the Fi e 

A o e ho has ee at S out a p out k o s the e a e al a s o e o t o o s ho take o the  espo si ilit to keep the i e oi . The p o a l lo e i e so u h that the a e the o es ho sta t the i e o   ea h a pout. As ea h lo u s do , the S outs p oa ti el add lo s, so the i e keeps u i i htl o all  to e jo .  Ea h Relie So iet a d uo u p eside t should take o a si ila ole i thei o a izatio . You a t  ake e e o e eel a spi itual p o pti elated to thei a ilies, ut ou a keep the i e a d e ite e t o   the i iste i p o a oi so that the a e o siste tl ope to spi itual di e tio . Fa i the la e  i ludes o siste t i iste i i te ie s as dis ussed i p e ious hapte s as ell as th ou hout the Su da   e pe ie e at hu h.  Du i the da s o the ho e tea hi p o a , it as o o o p iesthood holde s to hea a out it  ea h eek du i ope i e e ises. A ishop i e e ould i e ea h uo u a oppo tu it to sha e  a ou e e ts ith the oup, hi h usuall led to the elde s uo u p eside t o hi h p iest oup leade to  sta d a d sa al ost e ati , B eth e , the e d o the o th is o i ui kl , please et out a d isit  ou ho e tea hi a ilies. I ould t ha e alled this the ost e e ti e ta ti , ut it as pa t o ou   Latte -da Sai t t aditio .  P iesthood ope i e e ises is a oppo tu it o a elde s uo u p eside t to i te a e ith all  e e s o his uo u , e e those se i i the You Me p o a . I a su e the Relie So iet p eside   ould take a si ila oppo tu it at the e i i o thei eeti ut a ha e to i d a ha e to add ess the  siste s a d outh i You Wo e a d P i a .  To i e ou a idea o hat this i ht look like, a e eeks a o du i p iesthood ope i e e ises  the asked e i I had a thi o the elde s uo u . I took a e i utes a d i ited ea h pe so to take  out thei s a tpho e a d ope LDS Tools. I the uided the oup to he e the a i d thei i iste i   assi e t a d o pa io so that the e e ha e to el o a p i ted assi e t a ai . I the e ou a ed  ea h pe so to take the ti e that Su da to lea the a es o ea h pe so i thei assi ed a ilies. It as  si ila to the p io p o ess, ut I as d a i thei atte tio to thei assi e t a d i iti the to e ope   to spi itual uida e. 

Wa s to Mi iste   Re e e the e a ka le sto told i e e al o e e e Elde Je e R. Holla d a te the  a ou e e t o the e i iste i e o t? He told o a elatio ship et ee t o ood a d ie ds, B ett  a d Ed i . Ed i as B ett s ho e tea he , ut that o alit had tu ed i to a st o ie dship. Whe   B ett s i e sudde l ollapsed ith a se e e edi al o ditio , the i st pho e all B ett ade as to Ed i   e uesti his help i that e o e t. Sadl , B ett s i e passed a a , ut the sto speaks o a e a ka le  ho e tea hi elatio ship that as so u h o e a d i the o e t o isis B ett k e ho to all.  This t pe o elatio ship should ot e e pe ted e el e ause a Relie So iet o elde s uo u   p eside t de ided to assi so eo e to so e a il . Co siste t a i o e ti e uilt a elatio ship o t ust so     

that i the o e t o isis B ett as ot o li ated to all his ho e tea he , athe he alled his ie d ho  happe ed to e his ho e tea he .  Stephe Co e , the autho o a ooks i ludi ​ Ha its o Hi hl m e ti e People​, tau ht a  po e ul p i iple o e otio al a k a ou ts. We all ha e e otio al a k a ou ts ith e e o e i ou li e,  espe iall those ith ho e ha e o ed a elatio ship. Little ha its a d i te a tio s e do i li e elated to  those a ou d us eithe ake a e otio al deposit o a e otio al ithd a al. Whe i e ets ho e a d  sees that I ha e st ai hte ed up the house, that s a e otio al deposit. Whe I a ki d, patie t, a d se siti e to  he eeds, e otio al a ou t ala e o ti ues to o up. F o ti e to ti e I ha e to ake a e otio al  ithd a al he spe i i deadli es a e de a di atte tio , a d I ha e to lo k sel i a oo a d o k,  a d I a t help ith the hild e a d othe ho e de a ds. Whe that ithd a al happe s I ette ha e a  positi e a ou t ala e o past deposits, o else it is oi to da a e ou elatio ship.  This sa e a alo applies to the elatio ship eated th ou h the i iste i e o t. We o te hea o a  a il a i a di i ult ti e a d ou ultu e assu es the should ea h out to thei i iste i siste s o   othe s o help, ut i those i iste i siste s o othe s ha e t ade e otio al deposits o e ti e ith the  a il the e ill e o easo o e e s to ake that pho e all.  Pa t o the ole o Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside ies is to e ou a e these s all e o ts o   e otio al deposits so that i the o e t o hi hest eed a ilies ill ha e so eo e to all.  O e a to help uild e otio al deposits is to e p oa ti e i i i ideas to those ou lead o ho   the a do this eek to eek. I eed to e tio a ai the ood esou es P eside t Da id F a o Housto ,  TX, USA has ee putti to ethe he hates the a t that I keep e tio i his a e i this ook, ut he  dese es the edit . He e e tl se t e a list he as putti to ethe o a s i iste i siste s o othe s  ould i iste to thei assi ed a ilies. The e e e t uite a s o his list, ut I hope e a et the e as  o e o the Leadi Sai ts audie e se ds us ideas.  I lo e this list e ause I ha e ee usi it du i p iesthood ope i e e ises to oste so e ideas o   ho the e e s o uo u ould e p oa ti e i i iste i to thei assi ed a ilies. I sta d up du i   i e ti e a d sa , B eth e , a eat a to i iste to ou assi ed a ilies is to ish the ell o thei   i thda o a othe a il a i e sa . Co side taki ti e toda to i d out ho o ou assi ed list has a  i thda e t a d p epa e a o di l .   Fo e e e e he e a e a s to i iste at least e a e etti lose to a s :  . I ite the o e o di e   . Sha e a a il ho e e e i   . O e to a sit  . I ite the to lu h  . Cele ate thei su esses  . Se d the o e e e talks  . Help ith ides o thei kids  . Do little se i e p oje ts o the   . Se d the a e ou a i essa e  . Sit e t to the at hu h  . Ask the o ad i e  . D op o a t eat ith a ote  . Re e e thei i thda /a i e sa ies  . Atte d kids s hool e e ts     

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Call the to talk a d liste   Me o ize ea h pe so s a e  I ite the to a a e i ht  Do a dou le date ith the pa e ts  Go to the te ple ith the   Fi d a a to help the ith thei alli   I ite the to atte d a d hoi p a ti e  O e to pi k up thei ail hile the a e o a atio   Help the i iste to thei assi ed i iste i a ilies  O e a p iesthood lessi   Put thei a es o the te ple p a e oll  Sho el thei alks a te a s o sto   Help ith a ho e p oje t  O e a ide to a a d a ti it   Ha e a lo k pa t so ou a i ite the to it  Take the to lu h  Feed the issio a ies to ethe   Te t a s iptu e o uote to the   Co u i ate the a d a ou e e ts to the he the iss hu h  Deli e a spi itual essa e i thei ho e  Tea h a skill o tale t to thei hild e   Sho the ho to use a help ul s a tpho e app  Co e t o a so ial edia post the sha ed  Help ith thei a il histo o ask o thei help ith ou s  Help the upload thei pi tu e to LDS Tools  Sho the ho to use the LDS Gospel Li a app  Fi d out hi h o thei a il e e s li es losest to the a d ho those a il e e s  help the   Cook e t a o a eal a d d op o a plate o ood  Si up o a se i e assi e t to ethe   O Fa e ook, tu o oti i atio s o thei a ou t o a k the as See Fi st   Sho the ho to use so ial edia to sha e thei testi o a d to e a di ital issio a   o li e  Visit the o e a o th a d sha e a spi itual thou ht es, this is still le al    Pla a a atio ith oth o ou a ilies  Tea h the ho to lo i to thei LDS.o a ou t  Help the upload a pi tu e to thei LDS.o a ou t  Re ie all the hu h apps ith the a d sho the ho to use the to e ha e thei ospel  e pe ie e  Do i de i ith the   Whe the o o a atio o e to at h pets o ate thei pla ts  Co e t ith thei i iste i siste / othe s a d o k to ethe to se e the   Get e e al o e e e ti kets a d atte d to ethe      

. Take a t eat to the a il o e e al o e e e eeke d  . I ite the to atte d the p iesthood/ o e s eeti to ethe at ou lo al stake e te   . Deli e a su a o the ost e e t o e e e talks ith itte otes a out ou a o ite  essa es.  . Help the do load a d e o e a ilia ith all the Latte -da Sai t elated s a tpho e  apps  . Help the update thei pe so al i o atio o the LDS Tools app  . Help the lea ho to dis o e upli ti Latte -da Sai t o te t o li e i ludi so ial  edia, YouTu e, a d pod asts  . Help the isit all the ei h o s a ou d thei ho e Latte -da Sai ts a d o - e e s a d  ask the i the ould e illi to se e othe s i the a ea he a eed a ises. Gathe thei   a es a d pho e u e s hi h ill esta lish a ie dl elatio ship. 

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We o te hea hat I all a k-o -the-E si -sto ies that a e i edi l aith- uildi a d  de o st ate the te de e ies o the Lo d u h like Elde Holla d s o e e e sto a out Ed i a d  B ett . A te eadi these i spi i sto ies, e o et that the a e o te the e eptio athe tha the ule. Just  e ause a i iste i siste o othe a sudde l tu i to a he o o a pa ti ula a il does t ea this  ill al a s e the ase. So eti es, a ilies do t eed i iste i siste s o othe s to that de ee.  Let e i e ou a e a ple. A e ea s a o o atte ded a outi e edi al he kup, a d the  do to s dis o e ed a o ditio that had the pote tial o ei li e-th eate i . Tha k ull , it as ou d ea l   e ou h that a si ple outpatie t su e esol ed the issue a d she is happ a d health to this da . I p epa i   o a d a te he su e she eeded so e help. Fo a out a eek she as i o o ditio to do si ple house  ho es o ook di e a d i ou k o dad, he has o usi ess ooki . M o had eat ho e a d  isiti tea he s ho o siste tl isited he a d ho she o side ed to e ie ds, ut she did t all the   du i this ti e. Wh ? Was she ei too p ide ul a d ot illi to a ept a o e s se i e? No. The ealit is  she has ou hild e ho li e elati el lose to he . Ea h o those hild e has a o pete t spouse, a d  to ethe e all hipped i as a a il a d helped out. As he hild e , e all took a tu i i i eals,  doi house ho es, a d aki su e e o e ed ost espo si ilities so that o ould e o e o he   su e a d the et a k to the outi es o he li e. It o ked out eat!  Ma ti es as e talk a out the i iste i p o a e i te p et it as a e o t to i te je t ou sel es  i to the li es o those e a e assi ed to so that i the o e t o t ial e a all d o the i asse oles a d  uestio s o , Is the e a thi e a do o ou? The ealit is a people al ead ha e a suppo t  i ast u tu e i pla e a d he the o e t o isis hits the ha e a list o people t pi all lose a il the   a all lo e o e the e e o side alli thei i iste i siste s o othe s.  As a leade , ou i ht i d i di iduals ust ated that the a ilies the a e assi ed e e let the   se e. Whe a ilies ha e a halle e he e the i iste i siste s o othe s ould help, the a il does t  all, a d e see it as a issed oppo tu it . But e ust ealize that e e thou h e a e a hu h ith a  i iste i p o a , e a e also a hu h that p o otes sel - elia e. We do t stop ou ha it o a ui i   ood sto a e so that he ha d ti es hit e ha e to el o ou i iste i othe s o siste s to i us ood;  i stead, e a e e ou a ed to athe ood sto a e so that e a e less depe de t o othe s. The sa e p i iple  applies to i iste i ; i e ha e a il o othe suppo t i ou li e, e a i d o easo to el o      

i iste i siste s o othe s. As a leade , ou a ha e to o ti ue to e ou a e the i iste i siste s o   othe s ho se e a assi ed a il that is o e sel - elia t tha othe s. I this ase, e e e the  i po ta e o o a izi assi ed a ilies eed so that those ithout a e te si e suppo t s ste a e hi h  o the list a d ha e eat i iste i othe s a d siste s assi ed to the .  It ill also e eas o i iste i siste s o othe s o sel - elia t a ilies to di i ish thei i lue e i   this a il s li e e ause the do t eel eeded. Th ou h the e ou a e e t o thei leade , the a i d  o e u da e tal a s to i iste that ill still less the a il . We do t ha e to stead the ate s o a isis  to i iste ; it i ht e as eas as a o thl isit he e ou sha e ou testi o . 

I t o e ts  A e ea s a o I a e a oss a ook Susa Cai titled ​Quiet: The Po e o I t o e ts i a Wo ld  That )a t Stop Talki .​ I al a s thou ht I u de stood hat a i t o e t as a i di idual ho is uiet,  so iall a k a d, a d a oids all situatio s o i te a tio a d I e e o side ed sel to e a i t o e t.  Ho e e , hal a th ou h the ook I sudde l ealized I had a i t o e t te de ies tha I o i i all   thou ht. I had assu ed that e ause I a a pe so a le, out oi i di idual, I ust e a e t o e t. I ealit , I  p e e sta i ho e, sta i out o the i o ds, a d ela i i the uiet o a ilia spa es. Not o l as I  sho ked that I had a ha a te isti s o a i t o e t, the e d o the ook I as p oud o ei o e!  He e s a li pse o a e pe spe ti e I ai ed e a di Latte -da Sai t i t o e ts. The autho   e plai s that the di e e e et ee e t o e ts a d i t o e ts depe ds o ho the ea t to di e e t sti uli.  E t o e ts e ui e lots o sti uli to u tio at thei est. I t o e ts eed i i al sti uli to pe o at thei   est. E t o e ts lo e ei out so ializi o a F ida i ht hile i t o e ts e jo sta i ho e a d eadi a  ook. I i t o e ts o to the pa t , the a e o e -sti ulated a d outside thei o o t le el. The i ht ot u   out o the pa t s ea i , ut the ould t e o e l o o ta le a d seek a uiet spot a a o othe s. I   e t o e ts sta ed at ho e eadi a ook, the a e pe ie e a i e e a d e estless. These t o e a ples  a e ot a atte pt to dete i e i ou a e a e t o e t o a i t o e t. E e o e has a i tu e o ea h. No od   is % eithe a . 

A e e a hu h o e t o e ts?  Si e eadi the ook Q ​ uiet a​ d ai i a deepe u de sta di o i t o e ts I ha e o te ou d  sel ide ti i ood ello shippi ideas. E ept that the a e p o a l ood o e t o e ts, ut te i i   o i t o e ts. Fo e a ple, it is t pi al i a a d ou il to i up a a e o a a il o i di idual ho has  ithd a o the a d. The ou il i ht dis uss the a il s li e situatio s a d sha e o e s a out the ,  a d the the t pi al idea to esol e the p o le , Let s o isit the ! O , i the hole a d ould e o e  u i ied, it is o te su ested to ha e a so ial athe i to oste dis ussio a d elatio ship. These i ht see   like eat ideas, ut o a i t o e t s poi t o ie , the a e te i le ideas.  As leade s e ou a e i iste i siste s a d othe s to seek spi itual p o pti s the should e o ize  a e o ts i the hu h ultu e a o s e t o e ts:  ● We o a ize a ti ities to oste so ial o e tio s  ● We spe d t o o the th ee hou s at the hu h he e dis ussio a d i te a tio a e e ou a ed  ● We a e asked pe iodi all to sta d i o t o o e tha people a d speak i sa a e t eeti   ● We a e asked to sha e ou elie s ith a il a d ie ds ho a e ot e e s     

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A e e a hu h o i t o e ts?  E e thou h the Latte -da Sai t e pe ie e o a Ch istia e pe ie e ate s to e t o e ts, e do  ha e u i ue aspe ts i ou hu h a d ultu e that a e desi ed ell o i t o e ts:  ● We atte d a eekl sa a e t eeti he e e take se e al i utes to sit i sile e a d po de the  sa i i e o ou Sa io   ● We sho espe t o God ith e e e e a d solitude hi h i ludes a oidi loud applause du i   ou se i es  ● We sa o ti e i the elestial oo i ou te ples o uiet po de i a d e le tio   ● We stud o the s iptu es i di iduall a d p a i se et dail   I so eo e is assi ed a a il o a i di idual hose pe so alit is o e i t o e ted should e e  app oa hi the di e e tl tha alli a d de a di a ti e to o e a d isit i thei ho e? Could the  a t that so eo e a ts to e te i to thei ho e—thei happ pla e, thei sa tua — e so outside thei   o o t zo e that the d ead the e pe ie e? Ma e the i t o e t ho is st o l e ou a ed to atte d the  a d pa t is so u o o ta le that the a t o ello shippi is just the thi that o t i utes to i a ti it .  Co side the sto that so eo e told i the o o a o e t o Leadi Sai ts.o . She speaks o   he athe ho as e ill a d dis ou a ed pe siste t ho e tea he s. M athe as a e p i ate a . He  as e ill a d ostl ed idde o the last t o ea s o his li e— ut so e o his losest ie ds e e ot e e   a a e o that a t e ause he as so p i ate. Ho e tea he s e a e i easi l ust ated that othe   ould ot s hedule appoi t e ts he the alled, so o e ti e the e used to talk to he , a d dad had to  et out o ed to a s e the all. He told the it as ot o e ie t to see the . At so e poi t, the sho ed  up u a ou ed, a d o [ ould ot let the i .]   Not o l is it d ai i o i t o e ts to so ialize, i the a e i e a list o u a ilia a es a d  e pe ted to all the o ake outi e isits, that i ht e aski o e o that e e tha the leade i ht  e o ize. Fo e t o e ts, this task is o p o le , i t o e ts a eel the a e sta di o the ed e o the hi h  di e.  I e ei ed a e ail a out this topi o a othe ho sha ed a e pe ie e o a a d ou il  dis ussio . He elates the ollo i : We had o oi dis ussio s i ou a d ou il a out i easi ou   e o ts to do issio a o k. The ou il a ted to halle e e e s to ha e i e o - e e a ilies i   thei ho es ea h o th. I t ied to e plai to the that it i ht e eas o so e, ut o a a ilies, it is  ot. These a ilies do t allo e e s i thei ho es, let alo e o - e e s.   Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside ts i ht pause the e t ti e she o he is ust ated ith  so eo e ot e a i i the i iste i p o a . The di i ult o the task is elati e to a i di idual s  o o t le el. M i te tio is t to su est e a e doi thi s o o to i e alte ati e solutio s. This  i si ht as a e pe spe ti e that au ht e o ua d. I had e e o side ed that isits o e e s i ht  e dis ou a i o so e to e a e i the Latte -Da Sai t e pe ie e. 

Ho to i iste to i t o e ts  I a e a e out oi a d e a ious pe so . Se i as a ishop a d i othe hi he p o ile alli s, I  as e e all the o e o ki the oo a d ei the so ial utte l at ost a d u tio s. Ho e e , I a      

a i t o e t. E e thou h I pushed sel to e M . So ial as a leade , I ould o te o e ho e o pletel   d ai ed o e e , a ti to lo k out the o ld a d e ha e at hi a o ie o ha i a o e i -depth  i te a tio ith a il . I sa this e ause it is esse tial to ealize that i t o e ts a e ot al a s the o es  sitti a k a dl i the o e all the sel es o a oidi so ial i te a tio s alto ethe . It i ht e sa e to  assu e so eo e is o e i t o e ted tha e t o e ted. Re a di i iste i , I o te d ead the e pe ie e o   so eo e o i o e to house a d p oddi e to ha e a o e satio a out li e a d ho thi s a e  oi . Ho e e , I ha e had se e al ho e tea he s i the past ho ha e ade a e t a e o t o ho I ha e  elated to ette ho e a e ie ds. I the looked o a d to ha i the i ho e o sitti ith the at  a a d a ti it .  I a i iste i siste o othe eels like a elatio ship ith a othe is supe i ial a d al ost a k a d,  it a e sa e to assu e that pe so is a i t o e t. He e a e a e app oa hes to o side to i iste to a   i t o e t e e ti el :  Ai o depth, ot eadth —​So ial i te a tio s a e e d ai i o i t o e ts. I ou   p i a i te a tio ith the is at hu h a d the o e satio s sta supe i ial Ho s ou jo ? What did  ou do this eeke d? et . , it is oi to e a e ati e e pe ie e that the i t o e t a ts to a oid. I t o e ts  still e jo o e satio , ut the p e e to do it ith those the ha e a deepe o e tio ith, those the   o side a ie d. A i iste i siste o othe ill eed to ake a e t a e o t to esta lish a ie dship ith  the to ea the t ust a d ie dship the seek. O e ou e esta lished a ie dship, the ill look o a d to  ha i ou i thei ho e a d thei li e. To do this, ai o o e p o ou d i te a tio ith the , i stead o   aski , Ho s o k? o side uestio s like, What led ou to o i to that ield? Do ou i d ou   da -to-da jo ul illi ?      Che k i less e ue tl — A ​ ai , so ial i te a tio s a e uite d ai i o a i t o e t. I stead o   the o thl i -ho e isit o side e e othe o th o o e a ua te a d the supple e t the  o u i atio ia te t, so ial edia, o itte lette .  Be ea —​Fo a i t o e t, the hu h e pe ie e a o o pleasa t to u o o ta le at the  d op o a hat. The i ht e i a ospel do t i e lass e jo i thei e le tio o e a s iptu e passa e he   sudde l the tea he asks the to tu to thei ei h o a d i te a t ith the . As a i iste i siste o   othe , it is esse tial o ou to sta lose du i a hu h u tio ead to sho the a ie d is ea . Sit  e t to the i Su da S hool, ut that does t ea ou ha e to s all talk. At the o e t so ial  i te a tio is o ed upo the the ill e elie ed to see the ha e al ead o e ted ith the pe so sitti   e t to the . This sa e p i iple applies to a d a ti ities as ell. The ould u h athe sit so eo e  the ha e a o e tio ith tha sitti alo e as a i t o e t.     Do ’t thi k a out it too u h — I​ t o e ts a e ot a st a e hu a spe ies, a d I hesitate to ite  this se tio o the ook e ause it is ot like a i t o e t is oi to s ea a d u o the oo i ou do the  o thi s. Mai l it is help ul to u de sta d e e all ho a i t o e t ti ks so that ou do t  isu de sta d the i the see dista t o al ost t i to a oid ou. It s ette to assu e the a e o e o a   i t o e t tha thi ki the do t like ou.       

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  Fo those o ou ot a ilia , The Ba lo Bee is a sati i al Ch istia e site that p odu es ake  a ti les that help Ch istia s lau h at thei ultu e i a u a . This a ti le tells o a Methodist pasto ho  took a i o al su e o his o e atio a d as happ to hea that e e si le pe so as doi eithe   i e, ood, o eal ood.    The uote this i tio al pasto , It s eall uite spe ta ula , the pasto told epo te s Mo da .  You ould thi k, i e the state o ou alle o ld, that at least o e pe so ould e oi th ou h a isis o   attli so e ki d o i d elli si that the eed help ith. But ot at this hu h— e e all doi i e it  see s. P aise the Lo d!   The eate i o i the sati i al a ti le o se i a o a o the o e atio as late spotted  at a o ee shop, a li he e es out o e so e pe so al st u le, a o di to sou es.   I lau hed e ause I a aid that a te a e o ths o i iste i i te ie s the i te ie s i ht o  like this:    Relie So iet P eside t:​ Ho a e ou i iste i a ilies doi ?   Mi iste i Siste :​ The e i e.   Relie So iet P eside t:​ G eat! Tha ks o eeti ith e.        

The o l a to a oid this is th ou h leade ship that oste s thei spi itual i te a tio s a d keeps the   i te tio al a out ho the a e se i those the a e assi ed to. We ust oa h ea h o pa io ship o the  di i ult path o eati deep o e tio a d ie dship. We ust et past the I doi i e.  

Co lusio   P eside t Russell T. Os utho pe, o e Ge e al Su da S hool P eside t, sha ed a e a ka le sto   o pe siste tl ollo i the Spi it as a i iste i othe o siste du i his BYU De otio al add ess:  M i e s othe Ste e e a e less a ti e i the )hu h at the a e o . He a ied outside the )hu h  a d o a ea s asked that ho e tea he s ot isit hi . This is ho Ste e tells his o sto :  I as assi ed a ho e tea he . Whe he alled e, I said so ethi like, I do t a t to e o ta ted,  a d i e is ot i te ested. He asked i he ould at least ake o ta t o e i a hile a d ade su e I  u de stood he as the e o us i a eed a ose.   Fo ea s, e e o th, I aith ull e ei ed a post a d o that ho e tea he ith a ki d thou ht o   just a hello, hope thi s a e oi ell o ou. I had e e et hi o the i st ea s, et e e o th he  ade his ho e tea hi o ta t the o l a he ould.   That o ta t e a e e i po ta t to e he e ou d out i e had ai a e i . We  e e had hild e , a d so I as the p i a a e i e o he du i he - o th ill ess. I as helped t el e  o de ul o e ho e e ie ds, ei h o s, o o- o ke s.   O e da the a d Relie So iet p eside t a e ou ho e to o e help. M i e as asleep at the ti e,  a d I did t a t to ake he , so that isit e e happe ed. (ut that o ta t the Relie So iet p eside t as  o e i po ta t to e, I thi k, as it so te ed hea t. M i e o ea s passed a a te da s late .   Follo i his i e s death, Ste e eeded help i pla i the u e al. Who do ou thi k he tu ed to o   that help? To his ho e tea he o ea s—the o e ho had aith ull itte all o those a ds! Ho eas ould it  ha e ee o that ho e tea he ot to o plete his alli ? So e o us ha e a di i ult ti e ho e tea hi people  ho do el o e us. (ut he sta ed ith it.  Fi e ea s late , Ste e e a ied. His se o d i e as a aith ul e e o the )hu h. His path a a k  to ull a ti it i the )hu h e a . Last ea Ste e as o dai ed a p iest, a d the he e ei ed the Mel hizedek  P iesthood—all a te ea s o i a ti it i the )hu h.  Whe e a e o so eo e, e a t to do so ethi o the . Ste e s ho e tea he a ed e ou h to do  so ethi —to ite lite all hu d eds o a ds to the o e he d ee assi ed to isit. The Relie So iet p eside t  a ed e ou h to isit at e a tl the i ht o e t o Ste e. I a o i ed that the e a e people all a ou d us ho  eed that ki d o a i , that ki d o lo e. All e eed to do is ope ou e es a d ou ea s a d ou hea ts so that e  a k o hat e eed to do o othe s. What I Lo e We e Ou O l Moti e? https://spee hes. u.edu/talks/       As e st i e to eate a ultu e o i iste i i ou Relie So iet o uo u , I hope e a stoke the  i es o i spi atio th ou h the Spi it. This is a e elle t oppo tu it to lead othe s, ot telli the hat  to do, ut e ou a i the to a e out o e ts he the a petitio the hea e s to i spi e the to  less thei a ilies th ou h si ple a tio s o se i e that ill uild a elatio ship o t ust a d help the e a  se a t o the Lo d at the o e t the a e eeded ost.   

   

Chapte

: Moti ati

Sai ts 

Whe o edie e eases to e a i ita t a d e o es ou uest, i that o e t God ill e do us ith  po e . - Ez a Ta t Be so     A e ea s a o du i the da s o the ho e tea hi p o a , he I as se i as hi h p iests  oup leade , I as asked to lead a t ai i sessio at a stake leade ship eeti that i luded all elde s uo u   p eside ts, hi h p iests oup leade s, a d hi h ou ilo s i stake. I sta ted posi the ollo i   uestio , What is the ai easo people do t ho e tea h? I sta tl , as i he k e I as oi to ask this  uestio , so eo e o the a k o the oo i l stated, LAZINESS! The a s e did t su p ise e as  u h as his ui k espo se. Was he i ht? Is lazi ess the e ti e p o le ? A e e a hu h ull o e ho a t  pull the sel es a a o Net li o ideo a es to i iste to thei ei h o ?  Whe I as a elde s uo u p eside t i the ou si le adult a d, I sta ted to thi k lazi ess as  the p o le as ell. I thou ht it had to e! I put i hou s e e o th o a izi , p i ti , hi hli hti ,  dist i uti outes to ea h e e o his uo u . I o e o the elde s as t the e the last Su da o the  o th to e ei e e t o th s ho e tea hi assi e t, I ould ail it to hi so he ould et it Tuesda .  The elde s o uo u ould e e lai the did t k o thei assi e t. I elt I as o top o it. I t ied  to etai the details o ea h oute. I the ishop asked e ho ho e tau ht a spe i i pe so , I a ted to i e o   the a s e i . se o ds. I as a oti ated leade a d a ted to see ha e happe . The , at the e d o the  o th, he thi s did t ha e, I o de ed hat o e ould ha e ee do e? I elt like I had do e pa t.  M o lusio as the sa e as a othe leade s. It ust e the ho e tea he s. I ust atio , e seek o a  lo i al a s e , a d e hastil la el ou p iesthood othe s as laz .   But a e those e a d o e eall laz ho ail to i iste e e ti el ? A lose u de sta di o   thei li e a sho a di e e t side o the sto . We a e talki a out e a d o e ho a e o side ed a ti e  i the Chu h. The et up ea h Su da a d et the sel es a d thei a ilies ead . Ma o these i di iduals  ha e ull-ti e jo s o u a he ti household to do hat is e ui ed to p o ide o thei a il . It is ha d to  assu e that lazi ess has aptu ed thei hea t he the a e asked to i iste . 

Fu da e tal Att i utio E o   I e e i te ded to tu this ook i to a deep stud o the ps holo o the hu a ps he, ut let s  a e it, the histo o ho e/ isiti tea hi a d o i iste i is o e o the lo est- u i ase studies o   hu a atu e a d i lue e. I o e a u de sta d ho i di iduals espo d to tasks like i iste i e a   e i to i d ideas that ill o e o e the a ie s. We ust sta t u de sta di the ​Fu da e tal  Att i utio m o ​.    Fu da e tal Att i utio m o ​is ou te de to e plai so eo e's eha io ased o i te al  a to s, su h as pe so alit o dispositio , a d to u de esti ate the i lue e that e te al a to s, su h as  situatio al i lue es, ha e o a othe pe so 's eha io .  https://stud . o /a ade /lesso / u da e tal-att i utio -e o -de i itio -lesso - uiz.ht l         

Basi o lusio s o e e o se atio s o eha io is da e ous. As leade s, e so eti es e o e so  ust ated the i e e ti e ess o othe s that e a t so ethi to e plai the la k o su ess.  The p o le is t so u h the la k o i iste i a ti ities; the p o le is i the pe eptio o the  leade . Ma leade s a pe ei e i iste i as a e si ple assi e t. Whe i iste i is t do e, those  leade s a ot u de sta d h so eo e a t si pl pi k up the pho e, ake a isit, se d a te t essa e, o   eet thei a ilies at hu h. The leade , the e o e, att i utes it to lazi ess, ad attitudes, o la k o aith. We  a t e ed la k o i iste i u til ou pe eptio o the p o le is a u ate.  Ha e ou e e uietl thou ht the ollo i to ou sel ?     "The do 't i iste e ause the do 't k o ho to p io itize."  "m e eek e e s a e late. The ust ot u de sta d the i po ta e o sa a e t eeti ."  "We' e k o ked o thei doo o th ee o ths i a o . The ust ot a t isito s."  "m e ti e I ask hi to do so ethi he d ops the all. He ust ot a e."     You a tha k the F ​ u da e tal Att i utio m o ​ o this t pe o thi ki .  Ho do e a oid the F ​ u da e tal Att i utio m o ?​ A o di to the autho s o ) ​ u ial  )o e satio s,​ e eed to ask ou sel es a uestio . Wh ould a easo a le, atio al, a d de e t pe so a t  this a ? Keep this uestio i the a k o ou i d at all ti es. You ill e sho ked ho appli a le it is  to situatio s that aise ou le el o ust atio . So e leade s a a ue out o ust atio that the siste s o   othe s i thei Relie So iet o uo u s a e easo a le o atio al, a d I a su e ost ould sa those  e e s a e de e t people.  Co side this e a ple: La is a li elo e e o The Chu h o Jesus Ch ist o Latte -da Sai ts  ho has se ed a issio a d has th ee hild e . He has a olle e de ee a d is u e tl o ki o a aste s  de ee i usi esses ad i ist atio . He is aisi th ee hild e a d o te ets ho e late i the e e i . Whe   he sits do ith his elde s uo u p eside t o his ua te l i iste i i te ie a d the elde s uo u   p eside t asks hi o his epo t, La has othi to epo t. He did t ake a e o t to o ta t his assi ed  i iste i a ilies, ut he thi ks a e i the o i eeks he a ake so e ti e. Would it ake se se o   the leade to la el hi as laz ? O ou se ot. La is a thi ut laz . Should he p io itize his ti e ette ?  Possi l , ut he is still ha i a positi e i pa t o i di iduals i his a il outside o his i iste i   assi e t.  Elde Da id A. Bed a said the ollo i a out laz ho e tea he s    Me i the )hu h ho do ot pe o thei p iesthood dut as ho e tea he s a e ot laz ; the si pl   ha e ot u de stood the ele a t do t i e a d p i iples. Su h e u dou tedl ha e ee oth tau ht  a d told. The a k o that a ho e tea he is to at h o e , e ith, a d st e the see Do t i e a d  )o e a ts : — ut the ha e ot lea ed, the do ot u de sta d, a d the a e ot i telli e t as the  o d i telli e e is used i the s iptu es I​ ease i Lea i ​, p.      Co side that uote the e t ti e ou hu a atu e tells ou people a e laz . Realize the e is a  do t i al isu de sta di a d tea hi the do t i e a e the ai o us o ou uo u eeti s. O e  i di iduals ai a it ess o that do t i e, the oti atio ill su a e, a d the ill e illi to do  u o o ta le thi s.     

Is the e R ​ mALLY a​ Moti atio P o le ?  Whe e e I hea a oup o people, ai l leade s, talk a out ho to i p o e i iste i , o e o te   tha ot so eo e ill i up the i po ta e o ​a ou ta ilit .​ These e e s eed to e held a ou ta le  ea h o th, a d that ill et the isiti ! As I ha e dis ussed i ea lie hapte s, I a a hu e p opo e t o   a ou ta ilit . U o tu atel , a ou ta ilit is o l o e side o the solutio . I the leade o l holds people  a ou ta le, that is like t i to i a oot all a e o l allo i ou o e se o the ield.  Whe a i di idual appea s ot to e i iste i , the leade e i s to ake e tai jud e ts. He  e i s to o de h the ood siste o othe is t doi hat she o he is t o pleti assi e ts. The  de ault assu ptio o u da e tal att i utio e o is to la e it o the i di idual s oti atio . He e e  ha e a elde i the Chu h, a a o dai ed ith the autho it o God a d he a t see to et hi sel o the  ou h to isit a poo ido . What a e do e? Ho a e ha e this? We ust i use hi ith a deepe   le el o oti atio ! He ust ot u de sta d the lessi s, o athe ; he ust ot u de sta d the  CONDEMNATION that ill e o his soul o ot i iste i . The leade s k ee-je k ea tio is to spi ituall   slap hi u til he a ake s ith the oti atio to i iste .  Is this a e t e e e a ple? Yes, ut leade s att i ute poo pe o a e to a la k o ​ oti atio .​ I thei   e o t to u de sta d h so eo e is alli sho t leade s a e o l uildi o e side o the oat a d that oat  ill e e loat. Moti atio is hal o the p o le —​a ilit ​ is the othe hal . The a e oti ated, ut the   do t k o h​ o ​ to i iste .  O e da , du i the ti e o the ho e tea hi p o a , I e ei ed a e ail o a dis ou a ed ho e  tea he ho li es i a a -a a state. He said, I a t to e a ood ho e tea he . I o k -plus hou s ea h  eek a d tea h Su da S hool. I assist i a se i e p oje t I a , ut I still a 't et out a d ho e tea h. I li e  i a u al a ea. Ou ho e tea hi a ea o e s hu d eds o iles, so e o di t oads. I su e o a de ilitati   ill ess, so I a ti ed all the ti e. I t ul a t to a e o the a ilies, ut the ti e I a ho e, it is i possi le.  What a I do?   Does a a that o ks hou s a eek sou d like so eo e ho is laz o u oti ated? He lo es his  eli io . He pa ti ipates as a tea he o Su da a d p o a l eeds a ood a ou t o ti e o lesso   p epa atio . His hi h le el o oti atio is ithout uestio , o else he ould ha e e e ha e se t su h a   e ail. The ealit is, he did t k o HOW to ho e tea h.  I the o te t o i iste i , this i ht e a ha d pe spe ti e o a leade to asp. What do ou ea   he does t k o ho to i iste ? It s ot ua tu ph si s! It is e e easie o to i iste tha it as to  ho e tea h! E e o e a a o plish su h a task. Pi k up the pho e, se d a te t essa e, ook so e o ies,  a d the o isit!  I Do t i e & Co e a ts : e a e tau ht that he [ e] a e asse led to ethe [ e] shall i​ st u t  a d ​edi ​ea h othe e phasis added . These t o o ds, ​i st u t a​ d ​edi a​ e espe ti el elated to a​ ilit   a d ​ oti atio .​ Ge e all , i eeti s that leade s u , the si pl ​edi ​ i di iduals ith lesso s that easil   edi the oup a d i ite the spi it. As leade s, e eel like e ha e do e ou jo e ause e a e the elde s a   edi i uo u eeti that as oti atio al. But, as the lea e the lass oo , the a ot k o ho to  appl the tea hi s e e ti el e ause the e e ot i​ st u ted e​ e ti el ​—a​ ​ll oti atio , a d o a ilit .  Fo a people ho ha e ho e tau ht o a lo ti e, it is ha d to u de sta d this la k o a ilit .  I a i e tea hi so eo e ith o e pe ie e ho to pla asket all si pl telli hi , All ou eed to do  is take this ou d all a d put it i that asket. You the su the i du i a i te se hu h all a e a d     

o de h the a e ot putti the ou d all i to the asket. It is eas to see i iste i as a e asi task  that does ot eed i st u tio o p a ti e. All ou eed to do is take this list o a es a d sta t i iste i !   So e eed e little di e tio , ut othe s ould e o ette o tha the ookie asket all pla e .  I su est that the ajo it o people ho do t atte pt i iste i ha e a a ilit de i it a d ot a  oti atio de i it. He e a e so e e a ples o hat that i ht look like:  ● Bei e i the a d B othe Jo es does t k o ho to app oa h his i iste i   o pa io .  ● K o ki o a doo a d leadi a dis ussio ith a a d e e has al a s ee di i ult o   B othe Alta i a o. His th oat ets d , a d he does t k o hat to sa .  ● Si e B othe Ch istia o ks i the e e i , he does t k o ho to it i iste i i to his  s hedule.  ● B othe Ha ie al a s o ets to i iste . I o l he had a leade ho ould sho hi ho to  set a ale da e i de so that he e e e s to ake so e alls ea h Su da .    

These a e all e alid easo s so eo e a la k the a ilit to a t. E e i the ost oti ated state,  the la k o a ilit a e i to d ai oti atio al e e . Thou h la k o a ilit is a ajo a to i i iste i ,  e should ot dis iss a la k o oti atio . The e is a pe e ta e o people i the oup ho do ot i d  i t i si satis a tio i i te je ti the sel es i the li es o othe s. I those situatio s, pe so al oti atio is  eeded to eate e e ti e i lue e. 

Ho to Cha e People Who Do t Wa t to Cha e  La k o a ilit a d u de sta di a e t al a s the easo s o la k o i iste i ; it a e  oti atio . So ho do ou oti ate i di iduals to ha e he the ha e a easo s ot to ha e? Ma e  the si e el do t eel a easo to i iste . The ha e a testi o , the do those thi s that see ital o   thei sal atio , ut i a e o ths o a d o od o thei list ets a isit, the do t eel like se ious  o se ue e ill ollo .  The e ha e ee so e i te esti studies do e o hu a atu e a d ho to oti ate people ho  do t a t to ha e. ​VitalS a ts​ a t ai i a d de elop e t o sulti i did a e pe i e t elated to  s oki addi ts. You p o a l do t ha e too a s oki addi ts i ou Relie So iet o elde s uo u ,  ut this e pe i e t is still uite telli he it o es to ho to oti ate people to i iste . You a i d the  details a out thei stud at u ialskills. o sea hi Ho to Cha e People Who Do t Wa t to  Cha e.   VitalS a ts​ sta ted this e pe i e t o the p e ise that ou a eithe tell so eo e to ha e, o   ou a ask so eo e to ha e. Mo e o te tha ot, so iet is t​ elli ​ s oke s to uit. It is ot ha d to i d  a ti-s oki ill oa ds ith la k lu s displa ed, o o e ials sho i the di e e e ts o e ph se a. I   ou do t stop s oki , ou ll e d up like e! I ha e o dou t these ad e tise e ts a e e e ti e, ut  VitalS a ts​ a ted to see i a​ ski ​ ould e ette tha ​telli .​ Most s oke s do t eed o e i o atio .  The ealize thei lu s a e oi to tu la k a d the ha e a e hi h ha e o lu a e . It is a out  a ake i the oti atio al ead i side o the so the a put it i to a tio .  To do this, ​VitalS a ts​ se t out t o o s p o a l a out te ea s old to the st eets o Salt Lake  Cit , Utah to app oa h s oke s ith the i te t to t​ ell​ the to uit, a d the the ould t to a​ sk​ the to  uit.     

He e s hat happe ed…  The ou o s app oa hed a s oke i the a t o s oki a d le tu ed hi o h he should stop.  He , ou k o s oki is ad o ou? The the o e ed the s oke s a lie ith i o atio a out ho to  uit. Guess ho a o the s oke s e used the i o atio ? O e % espo ded ese t ull .  Late the o s t ied epla i a ti ed le tu e ith a i lue tial uestio . The did t just ask the  s oke s, Would ou please uit s oki ? I stead, the used a uestio that ould sti up atu al oti atio   i the s oke . The ou o s app oa hed the s oke ith a ake i a ette a d asked o a li ht. You a   i a i e these s oke s ei sho ked that su h a ou o as aski o help to s oke the i a ette. The  a azi pa t o this e pe i e t the happe ed he the s oke s e a to tell the o s h the should t  s oke. I the idst o these s oke s le tu es, the ou o s tu ed it a k o the s oke s. The o s asked,  I ou a e a out us, hat a out ou? The od la ua e o these s oke s o pletel ha ed o the  p io ​telli ​ atte pt. The s oke s e e u h o e positi e a d ope to the o s. Ni et pe e t o the  s oke s the app oa hed ith the a​ ski ​ ethod o itted to uitti s oki .  Othe so ial s ie tists ha e o du ted si ila e pe i e ts a d ou d that this oti atio th ou h  aski ​ lasts u h lo e tha the i te a tio o t​ elli .​ Whe this e pe i e t as o du ted i Ba kok,  Thaila d, alls to the s​ oki ​ ​ uit li e​ e t up %. 

Appl i

the Ask/Tell App oa h to Mi iste i  

Ma Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside ts thi k that to a ake oti atio ; a pe so eeds  o e i o atio . Needi oti atio is ot the sa e as eedi i o atio . So, do t o e o e  i o atio a out h the i iste i p o a is i spi ed, o h a elde l lad do the st eet eeds a isit.  The i iste i siste s o othe s al ead k o the h . I ou o e i o atio that the al ead ha e, this  a ause esista e, a d the a e o e p o e to push the leade a a a d dis iss those e o ts. Do t le tu e,  as le tu i so eo e e e all esults i a de e si e espo se. Ask uestio s a d eate a sa e e i o e t to  e plo e the oti atio s the al ead ha e.  Suppose a Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t is sitti do i a i iste i i te ie to talk to  a i di idual o o pa io ship a out the la k o i iste i . He o she ould easil le tu e ith state e ts  like, Do t ou u de sta d the Lo d has asked us to i iste to these a ilies? Do t ou u de sta d the  lessi s that o e o i iste i ? That ould e the t pi al le tu e outi e. I stead, the leade ould ask  thou ht-p o oki uestio s that ake it sa e o the i di idual to p o ide eed a k o the o sta les to  i iste i . Did ou e e ho e o isit tea h as a outh? What a e so e thi s i ou li e that ha e ha ed  si e the ti e ou did i iste ? I ou ould o t ol ou ti e a d li e e a tl the a ou a ted, do ou  thi k i iste i ould e a pa t o ou s hedule? Wh ? Wh ould ou e e a t to i iste ? What akes  it di i ult to i iste ?  These t pes o uestio s i thei oti atio s to the su a e. The eate u de sta di , a d the  uo u e e has eat espe t o his leade e ause he is a​ ski ​ athe tha t​ elli . ​The leade a o e   hi sel as a esou e to a o plish these i e oti atio s. 

I lue i ha i

Cha e 

Whe I as alled as a ou elde s uo u p eside t, I e e e the dis ou a i eeli o si e el   o lue hat I as supposed to do. I as t t ai ed i this ield. I eeded t ai i —a d I do t ea      

t ai i o ho to su it a epo t a out i iste i i te ie s. I eeded t ai i i leadi a d  i lue i othe s! I a ted a e ipe o ho to i lue e othe s to e eat i iste i othe s. I eeded a  odel that I ould hold o to a d e e e e he thi s e e t oi ell. The e as othi like this ou d  i the ha d ooks o i st u tio , so I sta ted eadi a d sea hi .  The I ou d a odel. The e a e a odels to i lue i ha e i a Relie So iet o elde s  uo u , a d I do t a t to lai I ha e ou d the ost supe io . Ho e e , ​the -Sou e Model o I lue e ​is  a solid odel he it o es to leadi a Relie So iet a d uo u . C edit o this odel oes to VitalS a ts​, ​a  hu a eha io t ai i , a d de elop e t o pa i O e , Utah, USA, hi h has do e i edi le esea h  o the topi o i lue i ha e. O e a di e i to this esea h eadi the ook​ ​I lue e : The Ne   S ie e o Leadi )ha e​ ​ a ust ead o all leade s .  Ha i a odel allo s ou to assess su -pa esults. Like a a e pla , i ou alk o the ield ith a  loss, the oa hes a o a k to the a e pla a d sa , We did t e e ute he e, he e, a d espe iall he e.   He e is a isual ep ese tatio o the -sou e odel o i lue e:: 

  I a e: Vitals a ts. o  

   You a see the di hoto et ee oti atio a d a ilit i the odel that I talked a out e o e. We,  as hu a s, do thi s that a e di i ult o l he e a e oti ated to do the a d o l he e a do the . I  a e oti ated to lose ei ht, ut i I do t k o ho to pla health eals a d e e ti el e e ise, it  p o a l is t oi to happe . O the lip side, I a e a le to i iste , ut I a ot ha e the oti atio to  i iste . As ou a see at the top o the odel, oti atio , a d a ilit a e u ial o po e ts to  u de sta di ha e.  To i lue e ha e i a o a izatio , e eed to u de sta d that hu a s a e oti ated a d e a led  to do thi s o th ee di e e t le els: ​pe so al​, ​so ial​, a d s​ t u tu al​.     Pe so al Le el​- I ha e a testi o , so I ​ a t t​ o i iste to othe s, a d I k o ho to uild a  elatio ship ith so eo e so that I a i iste .      

So ial Le el​- I e ited the uo u isio , a d I a t to do pa t to i iste to othe s, so I  a t​ to et to k o i iste i a ilies. Plus I a lea i so u h o uo u p eside t o ​ho ​ to  i iste that this should e eas .   St u tu al Le el​- B othe Bouti li es i ht a oss the st eet o e, a d I see hi all the ti e. This  should ake it eas to e i etti to k o hi .      The e e it o ha i a odel o i lue e to ollo is that ou a o e easil i d the easo   so eo e is st u li ith i iste i . Fo e a ple, let s sa ou sit do ith a siste i ou Relie So iet   ho is dis ou a ed a d a little asha ed the la k o i iste i she has ee doi o e a ou - o th  pe iod. She does t eel lose to he assi ed siste s a d is t su e hat to do e t. You ould the e e e e the  -sou e odel o i lue e a d dete i e i the la k o oti atio o a ilit is happe i o a pe so al le el,  so ial le el, o a st u tu al le el. A te talki th ou h ea h le el ith this siste , ou ealize she has su h a ha d  ti e isiti he siste s e ause the li e o the othe side o the a d ou da ies iles a a a d ith he   hild e s us s hedule she has a ha d ti e i di ti e to isit those siste s ho li e so a a a . This is a  st u tu al p o le , a d as the leade , ou ould dis uss ith he st ate ies that do t e ui e he to isit the i   thei ho e like te ti o alli , o ou ould o side assi i those siste s to so eo e i ho li es lose .  Let s e plo e ea h o the -sou es o i lue e i detail so that ou a ull u de sta d ho to  le e a e this odel to eate positi e ha e i the Relie So iet o elde s uo u . 

Sou e — Pe so al Moti atio : Make the U desi a le Desi a le     Maki i iste i i t i si all oti ati ould e ideal. We ould all lo e to see a d e e s  sta t to i iste e ause the ​ a t​ to i iste . Whe i iste i e o es a ho e, it a e a e to see si e e  o e tio a d ie dship et ee the i iste i siste / othe a d thei assi ed a ilies. As e tio ed  e o e, the ajo it o i iste i siste s/ othe s do ot ha e a ​pe so al oti atio ​ p o le elated to  i iste i –it is o e o a a​ ilit ​p o le elati to thei so ial a d e i o e tal su ou di s. Ho e e ,  the e is oi to e a pe e ta e o people i ou oup ho do ot i d i t i si satis a tio i i di a s  to i te je t the sel es i the li e o othe s all to i iste . I those situatio s, pe so al oti atio is eeded to  eate e e ti e i lue e. Lea i o the ethods o VitalS a ts, i thei ook I​ lue e ​ e ai   su estio s o ho to t a s o a u desi a le a tio i to so ethi people a e illi to do. 

Get People to T It  This st ate o ked o e o issio he I as e ou a ed to t the o to ue ta o. I t ied  it, a d o I lo e o to ue ta os. With i iste i it is a atte o etti o pa io ships out the doo a d  isiti . This is t pi all do e pai i up the apatheti i di idual ith so eo e o e p oa ti e a d  i te tio al. She o he ill do all the s heduli , p epa i , a d the a i e at se e o lo k to pi k up thei   o pa io . The st ate o pai -the-less- oti ated- ith-the-supe - oti ated has see ed to e the t pi al  solutio that has ee t ied o ea s. It a o k i so e ases ut do t ake it ou o l st ate . It also a   e ui e a ou selo i the p eside to a o pa the less- oti ated i di idual o a e isits to help the et  a eel o i iste i o to dete i e hat othe easo s a e dis ou a i this ood pe so o i iste i .  Ma e o e o the p eside t s ou selo s is ot assi ed spe i i i iste i a ilies ut i stead is assi ed to  i d the less oti ated i the Relie So iet o uo u a d e to the to i iste o e e e ti el a d t it.     

Sou ds like a eat a ti it a ou selo ould do hile the p eside t o uses o i iste i i te ie s. Th ou h  this p o ess, the leade helps people et a taste o i iste i a d dete i e i the a i d i t i si oti atio   a d a ilit to o ti ue the task. 

Co

e t Beha io s to Mo al Values 

Re e e i hapte he e dis ussed the i po ta e o isio ? The easo h a uo u isio   is so i po ta t is that it o e ts o al alues to the pu pose o the uo u . Ea h i di idual i ou uo u   should also ha e a pe so al isio as it elates to i iste i . Th ou h the leade 's i iste i i te ie s the   a dis o e that a i di idual i ds o pu pose i i iste i to a ilies ho see to ha e li e put to ethe .  The leade a help the i d a s to i iste as e tio ed e o e o ide ti a e a ilies hose spe i i   eeds allo a i iste i siste / othe i d alue i thei se i e  I a i di idual is st u li to o e t thei o al alues to di i ult tasks, he ill e u likel to e e t  the e essa e o t to a ds the i iste i task. He e a e a e a s to o e t i iste i ith a   i di idual's o al alues: 

Co side assi i

a a il that t ul

eeds help  

As I just e tio ed, i i iste i to a a il is di i ult he the e a e e oppo tu ities o se i e,  assi i i di iduals to a a il ith spe i i eeds a help the i iste i siste / othe eel thei se i e is  eeded. This ould i use the ith oti atio to i iste a d is a othe easo h it is i po ta t to  p io itize the a ilies i the a d depe di o thei i ediate eeds as dis ussed i hapte . 

Hu a ize the p o le    O e Su da du i ti e as a hi h p iest oup leade I i ited a ha d ul o siste s ostl si le  siste s ho e e ited o ho e tea hi i to ou oup eeti a d si pl had the sha e ith the oup  the di e e e ho e tea hi as aki i thei li e. I e e e ea h siste as ou ht to tea s as the t ied  to ade uatel a ti ulate the lessi s the had e ei ed o aith ul ho e tea he s.  The pu pose o this a ti it as to hu a ize the task a d sho the the di e e e thei e o ts ade  o a pe so al le el. It s eas to see a es o a list a d o et that these a e eal people ith eal p o le s. It  ould e ood p a ti e to i d a s o people to sha e i iste i e pe ie es i the Relie So iet o uo u   setti . 

Sou e — Pe so al A ilit : Su pass You Li its     I Sou e e talked a out ho to i lue e so eo e s oti atio , hi h is a i step. Ho e e , i   ost ases, it is t oti atio that is la ki . Re e e the ​ u da e tal att i utio e o​ ?​ ​ We see that  e e s o ou Relie So iet o uo u a e ot i iste i , so e o lude it is e ause that the do ot  a t​ to do it o the a e laz . We i ht also assu e the e e de eloped the so ial skills to i iste e e ti el .  What i i ealit , the do ot k o h​ o ​ to i iste ? The att i utio e o happe s he the e pe ie ed  leade , ho i ds i iste i uite si ple, assu es the est o the oup has the sa e pe spe ti e.  Let s talk a out a e ta ti s that a e used i the I lue e Sou e o ept. 

   

Deli e ate P a ti e  Co side ou ookie asket all pla e a ai . You ould ot si pl tell hi to th o the all at the  asket u til he lea s the u da e tals o shooti . You ould sho hi he e to pla e his ha ds o the  asket all, ho to keep his a st ai ht, a d his el o tu ked i . This is d ​ eli e ate p a ti e​. The u da e tals  a e i po ta t i asket all a d i i iste i . The u da e tals i asket all a i lude: keep the shooti   a pe pe di ula , ai o the a k o the i ; use the a k oa d o la ups. The u da e tals i i iste i   a i lude: ei i te tio al i seeki the out du i hu h a d ha i a sho t o e satio , o p a i   o the ea h i ht a e, o setti e i de s o thei i thda s a d othe i po ta t a il e e ts, et .  Du i a i iste i i te ie , it i ht ake se se to spe d the hole ti e dis ussi u da e tals e ui ed  to i iste e e ti el . You a dis o e a si ple sho t o i i thei u da e tals, a d o ou ha e a  spe i i o ept to oa h.  Let s i a i e ou, as the Relie So iet o elde s uo u p eside t a e o du ti a i iste i   i te ie to a less-e e ti e i iste i e e . As ou i ui e a out thei la k o e o t the i e ou a t pi al  e use, I just did t et a ou d to it. o Li e s ee us . This is the ti e to i ht o the u da e tal  att i utio e o a d sta t aski p o i uestio s u til ou dis o e the u da e tal a ilit that is la ki .  U til ou do this, ou ill ha e othi to esol e— o pla e to o e to oa h. 

P o ide I

ediate Feed a k 

O e the e e k o s ho to p a ti e the u da e tals, he o she the eeds eed a k. This a ai   sho s the d a ati eed o e ula i iste i i te ie s ith the sa e oa h . B i i the o sta t  eed a k, it keeps the a ou ta le a d pe siste t. So tell e hat happe ed he ou ade a e o t to  eet the Joh so a il ea h Su da ? Did it o k? What do ou thi k ou eed to do e t? E e   p o essio al asket all pla e s a e e ei i i ediate eed a k o thei u da e tals—so should i iste i   othe s a d siste s. 

B eak Maste i to Mi i-Goals  Relie So iet a d uo u p eside ts a e o l e ui ed to do a i iste i i te ie ith o e e e   o the o pa io ship o e a ua te . What do ou thi k ould happe i ou app oa hed that di e e tl ?  I stead o aiti o ou ua te l i te ie , hat i ou ade te li ht i alls ea h eek to te di e e t  e e s o ou oup? I a e i utes, ou ould ui kl ake so e i i- oals that the ould a o plish  that da o eek to ake a o e tio ith thei a ilies?  Re e e , o usi o pe so al a ilit is just o e o si sou es o i lue e to o side . You a e ot  oi to i lue e the le el o i iste i o usi o pe so al a ilit alo e. O e e e ie ea h o the si   sou es o i lue e, it ill e lea ho pe so al a ilit its i to i di the solutio . O e pe so al oti atio   a d a ilit a e i pla e, e a the o e o to a to i i so ial i lue es. 

Sou es & — Ha ess Pee P essu e & Fi d St e th i Nu

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C eati a oup e o t i p o a s like i iste i is i po ta t e ause the e is a o ious st e th  e s. The e is a po e ul A i a p o e that sa s, I ou a t to o ui kl , o alo e. I ou a t to     

o a , o to ethe . This is a eat e a ple o h it is so i po ta t to eate a isio state e t a d o us  to ethe as a Relie So iet o uo u . Whe e e o e u s i to a o e t, it uels itsel a d oes u the tha   e pe ted. The e is st e th i u e s he e ha ess pee i lue e.  

The Po e o E e o e  It s ot a out etti e e o e to i iste ; it s a out eati a o e e t so ial oti atio . This  e ui es ou to tea h the Relie So iet o uo u ho to o k as a tea so ial a ilit . Whe i di iduals a e  pa t o a o e e t, the do e a ka le thi s to a hie e the oal. This is the desi e o all uo u p eside ts.  O e ou ha e esta lished a Relie So iet o uo u isio state e t du i , a utu e lesso ould  o us o the i iste i e o t. No that i iste i has e o e o e esta lished, a d it is t just the e   p o a that a a e t i to i u e out the e is p o a l a lot o eed a k e e s o ou Relie So iet   o uo u a e illi to sha e ith ou as the leade . Getti eed a k ould e sti ulated uestio s,  i ludi the ollo i :     ● Does the p eside assi i iste i assi e ts e e ti el ?  ● Wh does i iste i eel e pt at ti es?  ● What ould ha e i e stopped i iste i ?  ● What do ​ ou ​ a t out o ho e tea hi ?    

Get to the hea t o the atte a d eate sa et i the dis ussio ot dis issi pe spe ti es. Let  the k o it is oka to iti ize the ethods o the p eside i this setti so that e a dis o e e ideas  a d to u the u de sta d thei pe spe ti e. Whe sa et is esta lished, the i ht sa ph ases like, I hate the  a i o the uo u p eside . It is ust ati he i iste i assi e ts ha e e e othe   o th. I do t thi k a thi is ei a o plished th ou h i iste i . I ask assi ed a ilies hat e  a do o the , a d the sa the do t eed a thi .   Whe ou sta t ha i a ho est dis ussio ith ou uo u , ou e i i i the p o le as a  oup a d o e to a ds a solutio to ethe . Whe ou ha e a solutio that as dis o e ed as a oup,  oti atio ill ollo . You o ha e a a that is i hti o the sa e ause. 

Sou e — Desi

Re a ds & De a d A ou ta ilit  

   Ho a out a pizza pa t ? A i e ea pa t ? A i ello sta o ou o ehead?   Ma Latte -da Sai t leade s ha e e pe i e ted ith i e ti es a d e a ds — a d a do so at  thei pe il. I hea d o a e a ples o e a di a oup o people a k he ho e a d isiti tea hi as  the o us a d it e e see ed to oti ate i the i ht a . That does t ea e a ds o i e ti es should e  th o out he a leade is atte pti to oti ate a oup. 

Re a d Vital Beha io s, Not Just Results  I e ti es a e ot totall o the ta le he it su esti ou sta d i o t o ou uo u ith ho do e a i iste i a ti it that eek. What I a sa i i di iduals a e taki that lead to e e ti e i iste i

o es to i iste i , ut it is t hat ou thi k. I ot  e ade ookies a d pass the out to a o e ho has  is that ou hi hli ht spe i i ital eha io s that  elatio ships. What is a ital eha io ? A ital eha io is     

a a tio that so eo e has o plete o t ol o e that has sho to lead to the desi ed out o e. Fo e a ple,  the e a e a a ia les i a hie i a happ a ia e. The hus a d o the i e does t ha e o t ol o e e e   e e t that happe s i thei li e that i ht ause st ess o a u e t i the elatio ship; ho e e , i the hus a d  ashi the dishes dail , a d s u s the toilets eekl the thei a ia e is ost likel oi to i p o e  elie e e, I speak o e pe ie e . These a e ital eha io s.  I a elde s uo u setti , ou i ht ide ti spe i i eha io s like se di a eekl te t, aki a  e ula isit to thei ho e, taki the o ies, et . ou a look at the a s to i iste list i hapte   o o e ideas . A ai , ou a e t looki to i e the e t i si e a ds like ookies o a i sta o thei   o ehead. I stead, o us o i t i si e a ds. This o te o es i the o o e o itio . Du i uo u   eeti e o ize spe i i i di iduals ha i the sha e a positi e e pe ie e the had i iste i to  a othe it does t ha e to e ith thei assi ed a ilies . Whe e o izi a i di idual i o t o thei   pee s, it e o es o e e a di tha a sli e o pizza.  Take ti e to tha k the i di idual pe so all outside o ou o al i iste i i te ie . It i ht e  he ou pass the i the hall o se di a si ple te t essa e. Be spe i i a out hat ou oti ed a out  thei i iste i e o ts.  Cele ate e e it o p o ess. As ou eet o Su da , he app op iate, hi hli ht the ha e that  has take pla e i the li es o spe i i a ilies i the a d e ause o i iste i e o ts. It i ht e helpi   ith a o e, o seei so eo e i te a t ith othe s i the o e . It does t ha e to e o e tous. B   e o izi the si ple o e ts o i iste i ou eed the ultu e o i iste i that e e o e a ts to e a  pa t o .    

Sou e — Cha e the E i o

e t 

As the ada e sa s, ish a e the last to dis o e ate . The sa e is t ue o ho e i te a t ith ou   e i o e t. We o te u de esti ate the i lue e that ou e i o e t has o us. I ou a e e e ust ated  i the p o ess o ou Relie So iet o uo u i iste i it ould e o th ou ti e to o side ho the  e i o e t o o te t o the assi e t i i pa ti those ou lead. It s ot all a out pe so al a d so ial  oti atio .  He e a e a e app oa hes to o side to le e a e the e i o e t o st u tu e o ou i iste i to  ake it easie o those st i i to i iste . 

Make the I isi le Visi le  Co side the a d list that ost e e s o the Chu h use i the LDS Tools s a tpho e app. What  pe e ta e o the e e ship o the a d has a e e t photo o the sel es a d thei a il atta hed to thei   e o ds? Whe so eo e e ei es a e assi e t to i iste , it ould e e e e i ial i the a o to the  app a d ha e a isual o ho the a e. It s si ple ut e t e el help ul to a ti ate so eo e i to i iste i .   

Su ou di

Spa e 

It is ti e to o e a k to the o d p​ opi uit — ​ hi h is a othe a to e e to ph si al p o i it .  The sa e po e that akes ou o k out o e o te e ause ou t ead ill is i o t o the TV also o ks  o i iste i . Whe e thi s a e lo ated a d ho the elate pla s a la e ole i hethe so eo e is isited o   e ei es i iste i . I e tio ed this ea lie i the ook ut, the a t that so eo e has to d i e i utes to     

i te a t ith so eo e the a e assi ed to i ht e a hu e a ie . Su e, the a all o te t the , ut the o e  i di iduals a atu all i te a t ith those the i iste to da -to-da the o e likel the i iste i e o t  ill o k. Co side he e people li e o pe so al i te ests he aki i iste i assi e ts.  Co side i p o i it e o es ital he a disaste hits a d people eed to k o ho is losest to  the a d i the ost eed. 

Make it eas    Ma ti es the solutio to oti ati a d e a li othe s to e e e ti e i iste s is i si ht so plai l   that ou a t see it at all. This is h I e tio ed i hapte so e eas a s to le e a e esta lished  ie dships i i iste i . I the a e al ead ood ie ds, ake the ood i iste i othe s o siste s.  Whe the et si k, the tell thei ie d. The isit the a ti es a o th. The al ead ha e a elatio ship  o t ust a d al a s e ei e a all i ti es o eed. So e ie ds do t o e all these ases, ut he the e ei e  the assi e t to e thei i iste i siste othe , it o t take u h additio al e o t. The o e ie ds  the ha e o thei list, the less likel the ill eel like the a e o assi e t.  Whe seeki ital ha e e e o et a out a uo u e e s e i o e t. 

Esta lishi

a Mi iste i

St ate  

As I e tio ed e o e, the -Sou e odel o i lue e is a si ple odel that a help leade s a d  i iste i othe s a d siste s put to ethe a i lue e st ate to help the a o plish thei oal. It s ased  a ou d the ​ h ​ oti atio a d the h​ o ​ a ilit . Those a e oth help ul ta ets to o us o , ut a ti es  ou ill i d that e e s o ou Relie So iet o uo u a e oti ated a d a le, ut the do t k o ​ hat  to do i iste . This ill e ui e ou as a leade to help the oup o spe i i i di iduals to put to ethe a  st ate to eed thei oti atio a d a ilit . Let s talk a out a e st ate i app oa hes to i iste i . 

Le e a i

Ope i

E e ises  

I e e e alki i to p iesthood ope i e e ises as a e l o dai ed dea o a k i .Ia   ot su e o the o e all pu pose o this eeti , ut it is i ai ed i ou Latte -da Sai t eeti ha its. F o   hat I u de sta d the o e ha e a si ila outi e i Relie So iet . Ma ti es p iesthood ope i e e ises  see like a ui k tou hpoi t o a h , p a e , a d a ou e e ts. The the e a e a e s a k o e ts  o a do pa ti ipa ts that ake the oo u le i old a lau hte . Fi all , the e s the ou d- o i   he e e he k i ith the dea o s uo u p eside t, tea he s uo u p eside t, elde s uo u p eside t,  a d a o e else ith so e le el o autho it to i e a a ou e e t to the od .  As a elde s uo u p eside t, I ha e see this sho t ki k-o eeti as a ti e he I ha e the  ajo it o elde s i the oo , i ludi those ho se e i the You Me s p o a . I a el ha e a spe i i   a ou e e t as elde s uo u p eside t, so I take the oppo tu it to pull out i iste i ideas list  o hapte a d i e the uo u e e s a idea o ho the a i iste that da o the ollo i eek.  This d a s e e o e s atte tio to thei list o a es a d hope ull i es the a ha e to e p o pted the  Spi it. I e do e e e thi o e ou a i the to se d a te t to thei i iste i a ilies, to ha i   e e o e pull out thei s a tpho e so I ould sho the ho to i d thei i iste i assi e ts i the LDS  Tools app. So take a i ute ea h eek to i e people the ​ hat ​o thei i iste i st ate .     

No -Me

e s 

The Po e o m e da Missio a ies, ​ Cla to Ch iste se , is a o eo a o ite ooks o   issio a o k. The e is a eat sto i that ook that applies so u h to i iste i . I ll sha e the e ept  he e::  I as the ho e tea he to a elde l o a i ou a d. O a Satu da i Jul e e pe ie ed  the o st o (osto s eathe : The te pe atu e as ea l de ees F., a d the hu idit as a o e   pe e t. It as ise a le. I de ided that I had ette isit Julia to e su e that she as oka . Whe I e t  i to he ho e, I e lai ed to Julia, ho had lost he se se o s ell, So ethi has died i this house! It  s ells a ul. We ollo ed the s ell i to he ase e t, he e e sa the p o le . The p io )h ist as,  he so ho li ed i Flo ida had shipped a ase o ape uit to his othe . Julia had put the ase i to a   old e i e ato i he ase e t a d the had o otte that it as the e. A it late she hea d a   ad e tise e t su esti that u used applia es should e tu ed o . So Julia e t i ht do a d  u plu ed the e i e ato . O e the su se ue t o ths the uit had otted, a d the old as  e e he e. Julia, e eed to et this out o ou house a d et it to the du p, I told he .   I e t ho e a d pho ed th ou h the a d list, ut o od as a aila le. Despe ate, I asked a  o e e ei h o , Ji , to help. Se e al ti es p e ious to this I had asked Ji hethe he i ht e  i te ested to lea a it a out ou o de ul hu h, ut Ji had al a s ki dl de le ted i itatio s.  (ut to this all o help, he eadil espo ded.   Not o l as it hot a d hu id that da , ut the task took t o hou s o ha d o k. The old id e  as hea — ade o ast i o , as est e ould tell. It as ide tha Julia s i ket ase e t stai ase,  hi h had t o i ht-a le tu s i it. So e had to take o the aili s, a d ith WDe ot the doo   o the id e. Soo ou lothes e e soaked ith pe spi atio . Whe e ea hed the i st tu i the  stai ase a d had ala ed the id e o the la di , Ji said, So, tell e a out the Mo o hu h.    Moppi o , I espo ded, F a kl , Ji , like it o ot, this is the Mo o hu h. I the   e plai ed ho ho e tea hi o ked, oted ho u h this siste eeded us, a d illust ated ho ou o   ho e tea he helped ou a il . I also told hi that e ause aduate stude ts a d thei a ilies e e  o i i a d out o ou a ea all the ti e, ou a il as o te helpi so eo e load o u load a e tal  t u k.   Ji as i edulous. At ou hu h e just liste to the se o a d o ho e. I ha e o idea ho  i ht eed help, a d the e is o a that the i ht k o hethe I eeded thei help. I like this ki d  o thi . The e t ti e o e o ou Mo o s eeds help, ill ou ask e?   Althou h I had t ied to e a e Ji i dis ussio s a out eli io i the past, Ji as  u i te ested. (ut he as i te ested i oppo tu ities to help othe s. Ji elt so ethi that he had a el   elt i his hu h, a d he su se ue tl a epted ou i itatio to take the issio a dis ussio s.     I lo e e le ti o that sto e ause it helps e ealize ho lu k e a e as Latte -da Sai ts to ha e  a i spi ed p o a that ets us o i a d ets us se i othe s ho e ould e e k o had a eed.  As leade s, it is i po ta t that e e a e those i ou Relie So iet o uo u a d dete i e ho e  a i ol e o - e e s i this e o t. The a d issio leade ill lo e ou o this o us. Not o l should  i di iduals o side the o - e e s a ou d thei ho e a d t to e a a e o thei eeds, ut the should  also o side alli the he the e is a eed i the a d. It s eas to o do the a d list to i d helpe s o      

a o e, ut o side aki a pe so al list o o - e e s a ou d ou ho e aski the di e tl i the   ould e illi to se e othe s i the a ea he a eed a ises.  A othe eat esou e a ou d the topi is T ​ he A t o Nei h o i ,​ Da e Ru o a d Ja Pathak.  You a liste to a oti ati i te ie ith Da e Ru o o the Leadi Sai ts pod ast at Leadi Sai ts.o . 

A Wo d o U it   The pu pose o this hapte is to dis uss st ate ies that ill p odu e esults th ou h oti ati a d  e a li those ou lead. No dou t, u it o ou Relie So iet o uo u ill pla a i po ta t ole. It is eas   o a Relie So iet o uo u eeti to e o e e outi e a d e pt si e the o l ti e e i te a t ith  o e a othe is du i the thi d hou o hu h ea h eek. I had this ealizatio a e eeks i to ost e e t  all as elde s uo u p eside t. I as st i i to eate a a d o e e t o i iste i as a uo u , a d all  e do is sit i a oo to ethe o e a eek. That odel ill ot eate the u it e essa to esta lish a st o   isio a d eate i lue e.  So hat is a leade to do? Well, it e i ds e o a ou si le adult a d i Utah that had the hi hest  a ia e ate out o a othe YSA a d i the su ou di a ea. The ishop o the a d edited the hi h  a ia e ate to se i e a ti ities. He did t o a out the ute Fa il Ho e E e i a ti ities he e  speed dati took pla e, o he e oups de o ated su a ookies to ethe ith the hope that e a d o e   ould so ialize, date, a d the a . This ishop si pl o used o eati a ti ities o se i e. Bei   e a ed i se i e si ulated i di iduals ei e a ed i a ia e. Whe e se e to ethe as a Relie So iet   o uo u , e e o e o e u i ied. So do t assu e o e a ti ities o o e asket all i hts ill do the  t i k; it takes o e o siste t a ti ities o se i e to i a uo u to ethe a d esta lish the u it e essa to  eate i lue e a d a o plish ou isio .  This does t ea ou ha e to ha e hu e se i e a ti ities. It ould e si ple i o-a ti ities that take  little pla i ut et people i a oo to ethe doi si ple a ts o se i e like iti issio a ies, i i a  ei h o s ai utte , o setti up hai s o the e t p iesthood eeti . Ma o these a ti ities do t e ui e  the e ti e Relie So iet o uo u to e p ese t ut e e i a ha d ul o people a e p ese t a d se i it ill  lead to positi e, u i i esults.   

   

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   Cultu e eats st ate o eak ast. It s u lea ho said this i st, ut ost people att i ute this  uote to Pete D u ke , a a a e e t thi ke . Re a dless ho said it, this is o e o the ai poi ts to take  a a o this ook. You o je ti e as a leade is ot to a ipulate people i to i iste i to othe s; i stead,  ou a e eati a ultu e o i iste i . C eati a ultu e is the ha dest thi ou ill e e do as a leade , ut  it is u ial o a o a izatio . You do t a t people to a t e ause the e e asked to a t, ou a t people  to a t e ause so ethi i side o the has ha ed a d the a t help ut a t. That is the essa e o the  ospel.  Esta lishi a st o positi e ultu e i a Relie So iet a d uo u lasts lo a te the leade is  eleased. It eates a eeli that e e su eedi leade a ts to adopt a d o ti ue. Cultu e is t so ethi   that eeds to e e plai ed to the e u o al o his i st eek i uo u eeti o at the i st Relie   So iet a ti it . Cultu e is so ethi he o she ill eel i ht a a . Not o l ill the eel it, ut the ill desi e  to e a pa t o it.  I e e e a ti e he I se ed as ishop. We had a pa ti ula l hea el a e o th. A lot o   i a ial e uests e e o i i , a d the all see ed e si e e. This as t a o plete su p ise o side i   I as se i i a i e - it a d i South Salt Lake ith a o siste t el a e load. It e a e hea iest  espo si ilit as a ishop. O this pa ti ula eek, I stood i the le k's o i e holdi a sta k o e elopes that  e e add essed to la dlo ds, apa t e t uildi s, a d utilit o pa ies. These e e he ks I had si ed that  e e headed to u a ilies a d i di iduals o e o e o th o su i al. The de isio s leadi up to si i   these he ks e e di i ult. Whe e e I ould ake a i al el a e de isio , I ould o te thi k o those  e e s app oa hi e o Su da ith a a do atio e elope. E e o e o those e elopes p o a l   held tithi o e , ut a u e o the held ast o e i u ds as ell, a d it as up to e, the o l pe so   holdi the ke s to ake su h a de isio , to dete i e ho those u ds e e used. I elt a ou ta le to those  o t i uti e e s. Ma o those e e s i i should ha e ee the o es e ei i . So he it a e  ti e to si those he ks a d o i iall use that o e , I elt like I eeded to de ide ith the hi hest le el o   e titude, a d do so e o e the e t as late. Sta di the e ith that sta k o e elopes I said, u de eath,  I hate this jo . I a i sta t, I elt the Spi it e uke e. Ho ould I hate a jo he e I as helpi so a   people? Ho ould I utte su h a ph ase he I as e t usted ith su h espo si ilit ?  This el a e espo si ilit e a e e e o e di i ult he I had to tell people, NO. Ma ti es,  e ause o poo de isio s people ade, I ould t justi usi the sa ed ast o e i u ds to suppo t the   a othe o th. I had to tell a people the ould eed to o e i ith ie ds o a il , o all the  ho eless shelte u til the ou d a pe a e t li i situatio . Seei these i di iduals lea e ishop s o i e,  a ti es the e e a ith e, I elt like I had ui ed the . I had t ee a le to i thei situatio o   o e the ette help.  This eeli o ailu e is hat a Relie So iet a d elde s uo u p eside ts eel he the ha e  o ked so ha d to esta lish i iste i i thei oups ut ha e ailed to see a ha e o i p o e e t. I hope  the lesso s i this ook ha e i e ou so e ideas to t . I hope ou ha e a e e ed e o t to keep st i i to  i d su ess. But I also k o that ou i ht a e disappoi t e t a ai a d e te pted to lose hope a d la el  e e o e laz .      

I I ould e phasize a lesso to take o this ook, it is, ​ ou e e ot alled to i it​. This is t  ou hu h. This is the Chu h o Jesus Ch ist. This is God s Ki do o Ea th, a d he alled ou to e a  leade . The Lo d has the po e to sa e those i di iduals ot ei isited. Ch ist's Ato e e t does t o l isit  o e a o th. It isits e e se o d o e e i ute. Gi e the u de to Hi a d the et a k to o k  esta lishi a ultu e o i iste i .    

 

 

   

Epilo ue  M Testi o   As I ha e sha ed this a us ipt ith othe s, I a e ou a ed he I hea people disa ee ith a ta ti   o app oa h that I ha e sha ed. M i te tio i iti this ook is ot to lai I ha e ou d the o e t ue a   o e e ti el leadi the i iste i e o t; athe , it is to sha e e pe ie e as so eo e ho has t ied to lead  a d to sha e the e pe ie e o othe s ho I ha e i te ie ed o ho ha e pu lished thei pe spe ti e o leadi   othe s. E e i ou ead this ook a d disa ee ith e e poi t i these pa es, I still ou t it as a su ess e ause  hope ull , it has aused ou to step a k a d a al ze ou leade ship app oa hes a d a e t a e , o e  e e ti e app oa h.    I lo e leade ship. I lo e the o te t i hi h so eo e a de elop as a leade i The Chu h o Jesus  Ch ist o Latte -da Sai ts. As I ha e hea d it said, the la leade ship o the Chu h is o e o the ost  i a ulous ode -da i a les that e a dail it ess as e see the eak a d si ple pla ed i positio s  o i lue e. The o a d de elop i to sa ti ied i di iduals i a a that ould o l happe th ou h the  oppo tu it to lead.    At the e d o ost i te ie s o the Leadi Sai ts pod ast, I ask the uestio , Ho has ei a  leade ade ou a ette ollo e o Jesus Ch ist. To e, that is the esse e o all leade ship i the hu h. It  is t so u h that e e o e eat leade s so that e a ha e all the a s e s o i all the p o le s; athe , it s  a out se i i a a that esults i us ollo i the Sa io o e i te tio all .    This has ee e pe ie e. I the uiet o e ts o the tou hest leade ship de isio s I ha e e e had  to ake, I ha e elt a sustai i that a o l o e o a i o tal sou e. Thou h I ha e e e see a a el  o had the hea e s ope e o e e, I eel the t e le o a dista t o d o a els e ou a i e o as I st i e  to lead the est I a . This ospel has tau ht e i i edi le a s to t ust i God, to p ess o , to e ai   opti isti , a d ost i po ta tl , to lo e those a ou d e. I tu to the Book o Mo o a d othe s iptu es  o i spi atio a d o o t as I ead the sto ies o othe i e pe ie ed leade s st i i to do thei est i   a i out the o k o the Lo d.    Tha k ou o eadi this ook a d o side i ideas a d pe spe ti es. No the task is i ou   ha ds. I hope ou eel a e t a le el o st e th to sta d i o ide e as ou lead, k o i ou ha e ee   set-apa t ith po e e o d this o ld to lead e e ti el .    As al a s, e e e to ​ e a leade a d ot a alli .​      

   

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