Summary: Greg Clawson, who you may recognize from the recent <a href="https://leadingsaints.org/how-to-remember-everyones-name-at-church/">podcast on memory training</a>, has served for 10 years in the Young Men organization, four years as Elders Quorum President, and has been serving as Ward Mission Leader for about a year. In this interview Greg shares his successes and even his current challenges figuring out how to be a Ward Mission Leader. Greg shares some deeply personal and compelling stories that drive home the leadership principles he has learned.<br> 5 Key Leadership Principles:<br> <br> * Truly love those that you serve.<br> <br> * Service is a rite of passage to connecting with neighbors and quorum members. Serving another person opens them up to having a relationship with you for years to come.<br> <br> <br> * Remember the names of the individuals you serve to help show them that you care.<br> * Be a good listener.<br> <br> * People will willingly follow you if they know you listen to them and take their input.<br> * Best gospel teachers ask great questions. Great gospel teachers talk less and listen more to the class discussion.<br> <br> <br> * Allow people to fail in their calling and to learn from it.<br> * Have empathy for others without condemning them for their situation. Don’t ever say “This is never going to happen to me.”<br> <br> In this interview we also discuss creating a Ward Mission Plan, managing the Gospel Principles class, the frequency of Personal Priesthood Interviews, the importance of fun Elders Quorum activities, and recognizing the positive impact of Home Teaching.<br> <br> <br> <br> Thank you to Robert Mortensen for writing the summary to this episode. Please join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/1537462366465753/" target="_blank">Leading Saints Helpers Facebook Group</a> so you can help too!
