Summary: W. Durrell Nielsen served as a mission president of the Oklahoma Tulsa mission from 2003-2006. He was born and raised in Brigham City Utah and currently resides in Bountiful Utah. As a young man he served a mission in Scotland and attended the University of Arizona where he received a Law degree. He practiced law for the United States Treasury Department, for his own private law practice and also as estate planning lawyer. He met his wife while attending college and has 5 kids and 12 grandchildren. In this episode he shares his experiences as a mission president and ways to help guide and teach others as a leader.<br> Episode Highlights<br> 11:00 Experience being called as a bishop<br> 13:20 Experience being called a mission president<br> 14:45 Appointment with President Boyd K. Packer<br> 17:45 Appointment with President James E. Faust<br> 19:30 Mission call as president to Oklahoma Tulsa mission<br> 21:00 Surprises as a newly called mission president<br> 27:00 Unwritten Order of Things- talk by President Boyd K. Packer<br> 27:30 Teaching zone and district leaders- teaching how to time talk<br> 35:00 Follow the brethren- for example do they comment on talks at the end of General Conference?<br> 36:00 Correct principles and governing self<br> 40:30 Being a great shepherd- attending to the one<br> 41:00 The key to attending to the one as a mission president<br> 42:00 Demonstrating love is so important as a shepherd- know their names<br> 47:30 Teaching the Doctrine<br> <br> 51:15 How to connect with former missionaries<br> Links:<br> <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1989/04/beware-of-pride?lang=eng" target="_blank">Beware of Pride</a>, by Ezra Taft Benson<br> <a href="http://emp.byui.edu/huffr/The%20Unwritten%20Order%20of%20Things%20--%20Boyd%20K.%20Packer.htm" target="_blank">The Unwritten Order of Things</a>, by Boyd K. Packer<br> <a href="https://leadinglds.org/how-to-remember-everyones-name-at-church/">How to Remember Names</a><br> <br>
