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- Boyd K. Packer, "What Every Elder Should Know - and Every Sister As Well: A Primer on Principles of Priesthood Government", Ensign, Feb. 1993, p. 7, subheading "Calls to Office", "Let Every Man ..."
We do not refuse a call or ask to be released.
Presiding authorities should not usurp responsibilities of those over whom they preside.
We should not try to go around our file leader.
- M. Russell Ballard, "O Be Wise", Oct. Conference, 2006, Sunday Morning Session
Focus on people/principles, not programs.
Be innovative, delegate, eliminate guilt.
Thoughtfully allocate time, energy, income.
Comments on callings for new members.
- Clayton M. Christensen, "My Ways Are Not Your Ways", Ensign, Feb. 2007, p. 54
Point 2 - We should not always rely on experienced/skilled members to fulfill important callings.
Point 5 - The less prominent callings are also important. It is not the number of people in our stewardship that counts so much as the number of lives we touch, which needs no calling.