Church Life & Service Ward and Community Service Project Ideas I’ve helped organize — and occasionally survive — more ward service projects than I can count. The ones people still talk about years later all share the same DNA: a real need, a clear coordinator, and a finish line you can see from the starting … Read more
Church Life & Service What to Expect When You Get a New Calling The first time a member of the bishopric asked to meet with me, I spent two days quietly panicking about what I might have done wrong. What actually happened was a five-minute conversation that changed the next two years of my life. … Read more
Church Life & Service Ministering: How to Be a Better Ministering Brother or Sister For years I treated ministering like a monthly chore I was slightly behind on. What changed wasn’t a new program — it was a slow shift from completing visits to actually knowing people. Here’s what that shift looks like in practice, … Read more
Church Life & Service How to Give a Talk in Sacrament Meeting The first time a counselor in the bishopric asked me to speak, I said yes and then spent two weeks quietly panicking. Since then I’ve given more than a dozen sacrament talks — some good, one genuinely bad — and I’ve learned that … Read more