I found this weeks study so inspiring! The things we are learning are really applicable to my life. Reading the talk by Kim B. Clark "Leadership with a Small "L" gave me some profound things to think about. Brother Clark gave us three principle to remember for our lives and especially for leading our families.
Principle #1: Lead by Example
The Savior established this principle when He said, “what manner of men ought ye to be? Verily I say unto you, even as I am.”2 One of the most important things that leaders do is what they do. In your family, your most powerful influence on your children will be the example of your life. That example includes the actions that you take and the principles and values that guide you. Your children will watch you very, very closely. They will learn from you and follow your example—(eventually!).
Principle #2: Lead with Vision
The Savior used this principle all throughout His ministry on earth, and He uses it now. On many, many occasions he prefaced a parable with the words, “The kingdom of heaven is like . . .”3 and then He would connect a principle from familiar day-to-day life with salvation in His kingdom. He always held before His disciples, and holds before us, the ultimate purpose of our work and our lives. He gives us the vision of what we should do in our daily lives and what we might accomplish eternally if we will follow Him. One of the most important things that leaders do is to help the people they lead understand the larger meaning and purpose of their daily work.
Principle #3: Lead with Love
The Savior’s life, suffering, and death are testimony of His perfect love for us. Everything He has done for us, He has done because of His great love for His Father and His perfect love for us. There is a powerful principle of leadership in John’s words about the Savior’s love: “We love him, because he first loved us.”4 Effective small “L” leaders learn to energize the people around them through love in action.
I am thankful for this class and keeping a blog so I have a place to remember each week what is most valuable to me.
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