Paul,
I appreciate your kindness to Pres. Leavenworth last Sunday that you didn’t want him to feel badly that he misread our ward conference instructions. it was very nice of you to give your time to their assigned instructor and ask him to facilitate the topic on Personal Sanctification.
I don’t expect that situation to arise again, but just so you’re aware, if it should, that my preference is that you invite the instructor (and the quorum leadership) to teach their prepared lesson the following Sunday.
It’s important to me for two reasons:
1) I feel strongly the elders need to hear from you and come to feel how strongly the stake presidency feels about the subject;
2) We need everyone, especially in Estacada, to see how to facilitate such a discussion, especially with pair shares and small group discussions—something apparently they’ve never been taught or seen in action in the Estacada TCM.
A prime example was the Estacada TCM in the ward last Sunday. We had a wonderful discussion, but there was no modeling of how to engage EVERYONE in the discussion. I feel badly the Stake SS presidency apparently has not responded to my request that we teach and train their ward SS how to conduct the TCM and model the “Teaching in the Savior’s Way” with the leaders and teachers.
Anyway, please know I’m not upset or disappointed in you…but should the occasion arise again, my preference is that you facilitate the discussion and model how such a discussion should be conducted to result in a change in the lives of those in attendance. I confess, while I tried to model in the HP group, I failed in some ways to get the message into the hearts of the brethren.
Hopefully our “practicing” in ward conferences will help us become more effective in training the wards and branches down the road.
Thanks for your wonderful leadership…and unselfishness, which you demonstrated in the EQ last Sunday.
Crismon
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