Summary: Ross Trewhella has served as bishop of the Redruth ward in the Plymouth, England stake for nine years. He is from Cornwall, England, and joined the LDS Church while living in Utah. Ross is best known online as <a href="https://twitter.com/ldsbishop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ldsbishop</a> on Twitter, where he offers up humorous insights into the role as part of the #twitterstake.<br> Highlights<br> 03:05 @ldsbishop and being a bishop for 9 years<br> 10:35 The church in his area of the UK; going to the temple<br> 14:05 His conversion story<br> 21:55 Called as ward executive secretary: serving in a Christ-like manner firms up your testimony<br> 23:40 Called as a counselor in the bishopric and then as bishop<br> 27:20 Being bishop to the previous bishop, and characteristics of his ward<br> 29:45 Ministering: Being good at looking after each other<br> 31:05 Minimizing meetings and using technology to communicate as a bishopric<br> 33:55 Ward service efforts for shelters, homeless charity, and food bank<br> 35:25 Leadership principle #1: Keep a sense of humor<br> 38:10 Leadership principle #2: Have skin as thick as a rhino<br> 41:25 Leadership principle #3: Don’t procrastinate<br> 43:45 Leadership principle #4: Listen more than you speak<br> 47:30 Leadership principle #5: Let people serve and forgive them when they mess up<br> 51:05 Managing callings and giving autonomy<br> 53:45 Being open to different opinions and transcending culture and categories<br> 1:03:45 Seeing people as Christ sees them<br> Links<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/ldsbishop" target="_blank" rel="noopener">@ldsbishop</a> on Twitter<br> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/twitterstake?src=hash" target="_blank" rel="noopener">#twitterstake</a> on Twitter<br> <a href="https://signal.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Signal app</a>
