Called to Serve Ep. 392 The Cultural Hall

Part 1: Susan Madsen

0:00- Susan shares the latest research in leadership development among Sister missionaries

3:26- The top 5 skills sisters believe they developed on their mission: public speaking, conflict management, courage, interpersonal skills, and problem solving

6:40- Are those skills being utilized in daily life and if so how? (roles in church, education and guidance, family, and career)

8:23- What’s missing? – Ties to community work and community service

12:06- Sisters answer the question, “What other experiences or opportunities do you wish you would have had during your mission?” (leadership roles empowerment, equal opportunity, and “developmental relationships” with other women)

16:40- Implications and how to move forward (being intentional about training women to be leaders, creating leadership opportunities, and being aware of unconscious bias)

www.UTwomen.org or https://www.uvu.edu/uwlp/research/briefs.html

Link to the Study

Part 2: Elder Lambert

24:12- Elder Lambert – options for returning missionaries

27:31- Making a decision about his own mission and making plans for the future

Part 3: Elder Phillip Findlay

36:00- Elder Phillip Findlay- A “cool story” of conversion, service, and life lessons

37:26- Losing his mother and his faith

41:23- Investigating the Church

48:49- Choosing to go on a mission

54:20- Coming home early from his mission

1:05:50- Ending questions