The Power of Compounded Growth and Lifelong Learning
“Compounding is the process in which an asset’s earnings, from either capital gains or interest, are reinvested to generate additional earnings over time. This growth, calculated using exponential functions, occurs because the investment will generate...
6 devotionals for latter-day saints young adults across the globe
Over the next month, a First Presidency counselor and six members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles will lead a half-dozen streamed devotionals designed to reach Latter-day Saint young adults worldwide.
How Not to Take Things Personally? | Frederik Imbo
I loved this Ted Talk about not taking things personally by Frederik Imbo About Frederik Imbo Frederik Imbo studied theatre at the Royal Conservatory of Ghent and has acted in lots of television series. He founded Imboorling and now has over 15 years’ experience...
More Details About 32 New Latter-day Saints Mission Presidents Recently Called
The Church News recently published two articles about 32 of the Mission Presidents that have been called by the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to serve starting in July 2021. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Change Leadership: John Kotter’s 8-Step Model
Kotter’s 8-step model is one of the most well-known and widely used change management frameworks. It outlines how to systematically and effectively implement change in an organization.
John P. Kotter’s Top 48 Best Quotes
“Most US corporations today are over-managed and under-led. They need to develop their capacity to exercise leadership.”
Top 85 Best Quotes from “Quiet: The Power of Introverts”
In her book Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, Susan Cain argues that we dramatically undervalue introverts and shows how much we lose in doing so
More Details About 48 New Latter-day Saints Mission Presidents recently called
The Church News published recently 3 articles about 48 of the Mission Presidents that have been called by the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to serve starting in July 2021.
David Epstein’s BYU Speech “The Path of Most Resistance: How to Learn For a Changing World”
I read Davis Epstein’s book Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World last summer and I really liked it a lot. The book makes you rethink about the prevalent idea that specialization is the right way to build your career. Perhaps for some it actually...
WHEN COLLABORATION MAY KILL CREATIVITY
If you had gathered the same people who created Linux, installed them in a giant conference room for a year, and asked them to devise a new operating system, it’s doubtful that anything so revolutionary would have occurred.
Create Hope, Be a Mr. Jensen – Hope Works at Home
Clint tells how a single moment changed his life from being the fidgety classmate to discovering his talent because of one teacher who saw potential. Be the one to create moments of hope, he says. Other Hope Works Videos When God Delivers, He Comes with Arms Full |...
Top 40 Quotes from The Coddling of the American Mind
In The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathan Haidt and Greg Lukianoff, the authors make the case that our culture has embraced three Great Untruths in the past ten years or so: The Untruth...
Latter-day Saints Senior Apostles Over Age 70 Receive the COVID-19 Vaccine
Consistently with these beliefs and actions, and because of their age, Senior Church leaders over 70 now welcome the opportunity to be vaccinated.
More Keynote Speakers Announced for FamilySearch RootsTech Connect
RootsTech Connect, hosted by FamilySearch, will be entirely online and completely free for the first time this year. Registration is open for what is considered the world’s largest family celebration event.
6 Interesting Facts and Best 40 Quotes From Martin Luther King Jr.
6 Things You May Not Know About Martin Luther King Jr. 1. King’s birth name was Michael, not Martin. Martin Luther original name was Michael King Jr. In 1934, however, his father, a Baptist pastor, traveled to Germany and was inspired by the life of...
Watch Video: 3-year Ministry of President Russell M. Nelson
A new Church News video, titled “The First Three Years,” highlights the ministry of President Russell M. Nelson, 96, who was set apart as the 17th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on January 14, 2018.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Announces New Mission Presidents for 2021: See the Complete List
The First Presidency has called 105 new mission presidents and companions who will begin their service in July 2021. This includes one new mission — the Mozambique Beira Mission. MISSION PRESIDENTS IN THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS During their...
Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s BYU Speech: But For A Small Moment
Let me begin by reminding you that we so blithely say in the Church that life is a school, a testing ground. It is true, even though it is trite. What we don’t accept are the implications of that true teaching—at least as fully as we should. One of the implications is that the tests that we face are real.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: 2020 Year in Review
Although words such as “quarantine,” “closed,” “canceled,” “paused,” and “postponed” have peppered global conversations this year, 2020 has been anything but a slow time for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The novel coronavirus disrupted and altered...
Location Revealed for Lindon Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced the location of the Lindon Utah Temple.
The Latest Changes to the General Handbook of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Updates emphasize the work of salvation and exaltation, as well as principles of flexibility, agency and personal revelation
60 Insightful Quotes From The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
Peter Senge is the author of the book “The Fifth Discipline: The Art and Practice of the Learning Organization.” The Fifth Discipline is focused on group problem solving using the systems thinking method to convert companies into learning organizations.
100 Powerful Quotes From President Russell M. Nelson
“Over my nine and a half decades of life, I have concluded that counting our blessings is far better than recounting our problems.” – Russell M. Nelson
Latter-day Saint Missionaries Find ‘New and Creative Ways’ to Teach During the COVID-19 Pandemic
“However, the pandemic is revealing new and more creative ways of reaching out to the honest in heart,” said the member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, who chairs the Church’s Missionary Executive Council.
The 90 Best Warren Buffett Quotes
Warren Edward Buffett is considered one of the most successful investors in the world and has a net worth of over US $78.9 billion as of August 2020, making him the world’s fourth-wealthiest person. Buffett was born...
These Four Latter-day Saint Temples Will Begin Phase 3 of Reopening
Update on December 7, 2020: Beginning December 14, 2020, one temple will begin Phase 1 of reopening and four temples will begin Phase 2. As early as December 21, 2020, four temples will begin Phase 3. See a full list of temples and their status as of December 14,...
Watch The First Presidency Christmas Devotional Today, December 6, 2020
The First Presidency invites members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, their families, and friends to participate in the First Presidency’s Christmas devotional broadcast on Sunday, December 6, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. mountain standard time.
Marriages and Divorces World Trends
Marriages are becoming less common: in most countries the share of people getting married has fallen in recent decades. However, this is not true across all countries.
14 Temples of The Church of Jesus Christ Pause Operations
Beginning December 7, 2020, two temples will begin Phase 1 of reopening, one temple will begin Phase 2 and five temples will move from Phase 2 to Phase 1. By that day, 29 of the Church’s 168 operating temples will be in Phase 1 and 115 will be in Phase 2.