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Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Food for Thought

"Leadership callings are much like training wheels on a bicycle. The training wheels allow a child to learn how to balance and ride with confidence. A leadership calling puts people in a position to learn how to love, be patient, and persuade through pure knowledge and kindness. They may also learn that any attempt to compel behavior is accompanied by withdrawal of the Spirit and decreased effectiveness." (Read the rest of the article.)

1 comment:

Fishgutts said...

My mission president used to use the phrase "leadership laced with love".