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Councils are one of the most effective ways to accomplish our work, but some leaders and members do not fully understand how to efficiently contrubute to a council.

Being able to effectively assess means that a leaders knows the standard as well as knows what is actually happening. Few are experts on both and need help to become a more balanced assessor.

There are certain rules that apply to all (doctrines) and other rules that depend on the circumstance. Knowing the difference between the two is an essential skill for Christ-centered leaders.

An essential skill of Christ-centered leadership is the ability to find the balance between too much and too little. Leaders who fail to strike that balance often do harm to others. One key to finding that balance is to be a balanced leader.

Christ is the greatest example of Come Follow Me leadership as opposed to those who say, "Go and do."

Christlike leaders should follow the example of Heavenly Father and number, know and visit their sheep.

Too many leaders hover over their team or do each task themselves. Heavenly Father allows us to assist in His work, even with our imperfections. We should do the same with those we lead.

Christlike leadership means loving enough to correct and doing so appropriately.

Leadership means love. But love is different than the emotion of love.

The Savior has declared that those who appointed to be the greatest are also the least and servant of all.

The Lord has give 2 requirements to make a marriage last forever. Perhaps we have emphasized the wrong one and we need to adjust our thinking.

The second coming of Christ is often compared to a wedding feast. We are, collectively, the bride, and individually, an invited guest.

In this episode, we conclude the law of consecration and look back at what we have studied. Those of you who have not watched the companion course on temple symbos can find it here.

In this episode we look at Jesus as a leader. What He asks is so much less than what He offers.

We frequently cause some of our own pain by holding on to grudges and resentments. Letting go and forgiving others will bring a peace and cleasing to our souls.

Perhaps the ideal eternal companion is not what some have been looking for. In this episode, we re-examine what and equal partner might be.

The law of consecration prepares us for godhood. Heavenly Father is willing to give us all that He is and all that He has. We must be willing to do the same.

Both light and life come at us as a series of ups and downs. We need to understand the Savior's role in the ups, and espesially the downs.

The Lord has provided my places of peace for our benefit. The temple is one of His greatest gifts

Because priesthood in the church is hierarchical, we often assume that priesthood in the home is as well. It is not. The priesthood we practice in the home is like the priesthood we practice in the temple.

We must fully understand the destination to which the Savior intends to lead us. If not, we are likely to walk away with the tower unfinished.

Not only is the temple version of the law of chastity a repeat of the chapel version but it is also a high and holier covenant. Watch President Holland's "Of Souls, Symbols, and Sacraments" here.

We look at the gift of resurrection.

Often those who deal with depression think that they have lost the Spirit. But the Spirit speaks is so many ways. If one way is not working, we must look to the many other ways the Spirit speaks to us.

To fully understand the side-by-side nature of husband and wife, we must examine the difference between priesthood in the church and priesthood in the home. We start with priesthood in the church.

Perhaps one of the best measuring tools with which we can measure our discipleship is how much we love our Savior and how grateful we are for his redemption.

The Law of the Gospel includes a responsibilty to know what is true and to not make truth "more or less" than what it is. The video of Elder Uchtdorf can be found here.

The Savior intends to carry us into the Father's presence, if we do not stop Him. He will finish the job.

One of the greatest gifts of scripture is the letter from Joseph Smith in Liberty Jail.

In the Church of Jesus Christ, we do not believe that "equal" mean "same." Men and women, fathers and mothers, are not the same, yet they are equal. Here we look at the role of mother and the role of father. Watch the clip from Survivor here.

The Book of Mormon's version of the parable of the sower teaches us the three phases of growing a testimony.

The Gospel comes to us through the hands of mortals, who mix clay with the gold that God gives us. Do not walk away from the "things of God" because of the "misakes of men."

Looking again at why we need saving, we look at how He redeems, justifies, and sanctifies so that He can be our Advocate.

Nephi and Laman are masterclasses on how we respond to adversity.

The best way to please Heavenly Father is to love a child.

If we want to survive and thrive in the latter-days; if we want to help build the city of Zion, we must focus on taking care of each other. Part 3 of 3.

The temple provides some great helps to overcoming our pride.

It is critical that we understand the unique combination that made Jesus the Son of God.

As we continue our discussion about laying down our pride, we now look at the false idea that many have that tearing yourself down is an act of humilty. It is NOT.

Jesus is the great I AM. He is greater than all things.

Our capacity to feel joy is connected to the level of pain we have experienced. One of the blessings of living in darkness and pain is the increase of our capicty to feel joy.

Husbands and wives have a solemn responsibility to love and care for each other. The Lord has revealed how to do so using sacred symbols.

Jesus continues His teachings about how to combat the challenges of living in the latter-days. Part 2 of 3.

If chapel sacrifice is about laying the animal inside us on the altar, temple sacrifice is about letting go of something much deeper. (Poor audio).

Jesus, the Hope of Israel, invites us to have hope and believe in good things to come. (Poor audio).

We are our own worst enemy. If we spoke of others the way we think about ourselves, we would be the worst of friends. Speaking and believing negatively of ourselves is not pleasing to a Loving Father who views us as a divine creation.

Compassion for others and balancing work and rest are vital elements of successfull families.

Jesus teachs how to combat the challenges of living in the latter-days. Part 1 of 3.

We first covenanted to keep the law of obedience in the waters of baptism. The temple law of obedience is higher and holier.

Becuase He loves us and wants to spare us from eternal suffering, Jesus will not look the other way when we sin.