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Dear Reader, Yes, this blog is not very popular. Yes, this is a political post. Yes, I know nothing about politics. However, I have been watching several of the political debates (In an attempt to be an informed citizen) and the most preoccupying aspect of the 2016 presidential race is the countenance of the candidates. Again, my knowledge of politics is very limited and it is most likely that I am missing something, but my thoughts must be put out there. At this point I do not formally endorse nor belittle any of the current candidates. Rather than a description of his/her policies, this is a description of what I believe a president should be like in character. Truth be told, I didn't know how to put my thoughts into words until our Family Home Evening activity tonight. Every Monday our apartment gets together with another apartment in the ward for some kind of activity. To start the activity, there is always a spiritual thought given, based on what a person has read in the ...

Dear Reader, An epiphany in Church the other day. While pondering what makes good leaders and what they do, it suddenly became clear that the most successful leaders all have something in common in their speech. All good leaders tend to say "we" and "us" instead of "I" and "me." This concept first came to my attention years ago while I was reading a book of leadership quotes. The quotes were principally centered around the fact that a leader doesn't tell people what to do without actually trying himself. Thinking about teachers, we ask them for their help because they have done the thing they are expert in, right? Well, this epiphany from Sunday put a new spin on that idea: good leaders say "we" and "us" not only because they are relying on the efforts of the team, but because they know they are not alone. I believe that the majority of good leaders know that Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ are with them. When tho...