Summary: Jethro Jones is a school principal in <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/place/Kodiak,+AK/@57.8319268,-150.6484549,6.57z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x56eac46fa0ae818f:0x6d29274cfbd6e473" target="_blank">Kodiak, Alaska</a>. He currently serves as the 2nd counselor in his ward's bishopric, and has also served as elder's quorum president, and Sunday School president. He shares from his interesting experience being a member in Alaska and the challenges that come to running a ward on an island.<br> <br> Jethro also runs two different podcasts that I would recommend you check out.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.jethrojones.com/tp-landing1/" target="_blank">Transformative Principal</a> - Jethro interviews other school principals that have made a difference or have a unique approach to their job.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.learnedinprimary.com/" target="_blank">Learned in Primary</a> - Jethro Jones and his co-host analyze various popular books and apply them to the LDS world. They seek for truth and ways to improve LDS lives through these well-researched books.<br> Jethro's 5 Keys to Leadership<br> <br> * Know what stories you are telling yourself (Jethro wrote a great <a href="http://www.jethrojones.com/blog/2014/1/18/storylines-or-how-to-deal-with-misunderstandings" target="_blank">article about this principle</a>)<br> * Empathy - start with good intentions<br> * Ask Questions<br> * Let your testimony shine through no matter what you are doing.<br> * "Tell me more..."<br> <br> Other Links:<br> <a href="http://www.modernmormonmen.com/2012/10/guest-post-real-home-teaching.html" target="_blank">"Words Home Teachers Should Never Speak"</a>
