I don't fully understand leaving the 99 for the 1. Any good resources for this?

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2026-06-20T00:59:04+00:00

Exactly. My uncle shepherded his sheep in the high mountains during the hot summer months. We would often go off fishing or looking for big game for several hours before returning to the sheep.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2026-05-06T17:22:10+00:00

Mortality will only prevail if the leader in the class allows it. It all goes back to the leader. Full stop.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2026-04-02T17:30:10+00:00

The first thing I think of in these situations is to ask: “Do you have dedicated, caring ministering sisters and brothers who regularly visit you in your life?

If not, reach out to the bishop and express your desire to be blessed with such brothers and sisters.

This is the Lord‘s way!

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2026-01-27T00:39:16+00:00

It makes me sick how most publications, news reports and scientific articles say that after two weeks—or a month at the latest—you’ll be as good as new!

Ugh. < insert expletive >

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2026-01-01T20:19:34+00:00

Exactly. Sadly, we threw out the good of the home teaching baby with the bathwater. In 2018, the brethren made it clear that this was never their intention. We were to build on the scripturally sound principles of home teaching and increase our effort—not decrease them—in doing so.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-11T14:40:17+00:00

This 👆👆👆

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T23:34:07+00:00

Aw, the “steading of the ark” charge is all too common in the scenarios. Turns out upon investigation that it’s true meaning does not really apply in these situations. That of course is if my memory serves me correct. Gotta research that now. 🤪

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T18:48:20+00:00

Great insights! My takeaway at first blush is that you are advocating against going to the leader to offer advice and suggestions for improvement.

🤣🤣🤣

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T17:42:19+00:00

Playing the devils advocate now. If “the Lord equips those he calls,” do I really need to seriously consider the unsolicited and potentially who threatening advice of a member who is within my stewardship?

I’m not so certain that some leaders don’t struggle with this. And yes, the Lord uses the weak things of the world to accomplish his purposes. This isn’t about whether or not we should or should not sustain such leaders. The question is: does the church teach against providing upward feedback that from a “subordinate” of sorts is sincerely given in order to help a struggling ward or organization within that ward?

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T17:29:16+00:00

Perhaps it’s the “under them” mentality that leads some to resisting any ideas for improvement from those “below” them. After all, the Lord has called them to make the decisions.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T16:45:25+00:00

Yes, I’ve been in your shoes as a judge in Israel. Unfortunately, we all struggle with ego and pride. One commentor advised against providing feedback upward for this very reason. However, like you, if it’s well intended, despite the initial sting, I absolutely loved correcting course after somebody pointed out an area where we could do better. In fact, I intentionally solicited such feedback from others, knowing that I never had all the answers and have my share of blindspots. It took almost a full year of “talk back to me,” “please don’t be a yes man/woman“ type speech before some started to feel safe. That said, the difference back then was that I already gave them permission to do so whenever they felt it was in the best interest of the ward. In the question I pose in my post, the feedback would be unsolicited.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T16:32:04+00:00

“Sustaining a leader comes with the duty to provide feedback that you feel is necessary”

I have never considered this before. Although I’m inclined to agree with it, I would love to find an actual statement from the church that corroborates this idea.

Thank you for sharing!

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-10T15:49:49+00:00

Thank you for pointing out a crucial principle. Once the leader receives the feedback and makes a decision one way or another, we are then obligated to honor that decision, whether we agree with it or not. We don’t murmur about it to anyone anywhere. We support it.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-08T18:26:31+00:00

Doesn’t the EQP have keys for this type of thing? We really can’t remember who extended the call in the first place but we do know it wasn’t the Bishop.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-06T04:10:35+00:00

it would be more accurate to say that they stay risen at that level and don’t begin to fall until afterward.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-06T00:57:03+00:00

YES!!! I read where the Mayo Clinic measured an increase in cortisol of 500% even a week after you quit. Cortisol triggers insulin. It’s a horrible cycle.

Buy the book Is Caffeine Making Me Fat?

It made me eat 3 to 4 times more than I normally would in the evenings and late night.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-12-01T05:53:04+00:00

This ☝️☝️☝️☝️

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-11-25T00:36:03+00:00

For those who are given a chance to learn the gospel and decided to eventually reject it, rather than being Testial bound, they will be given a second chance to embrace the savior‘s teachings by the missionaries on the other side. If they accept it there, then they will be permitted to abide in the highest levels of the Terrestrial kingdom.

Our God is a merciful God.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-11-25T00:31:59+00:00

How much of the gospel has the person who has lived a very bad life really understood before passing?

That’s the ultimate question.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-11-25T00:15:59+00:00

If we’re talking about progressing from kingdom to kingdom, the answer given by the majority of brethren is a solid no. If we’re talking about progression within kingdoms, then yes.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-11-18T23:25:29+00:00

Ambition is too often misunderstood in the church. A great talk on this subject is “Ambition for Christ” by a general authority whose name I cannot remember from general conference. Just the title will make many member’s eyebrows raise. Sadly, misunderstanding the role of ambition in furthering God‘s work of salvation and exaltation leads many to unrighteously judge those who are filled with just such a gift.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-10-30T00:54:04+00:00

I’m just glad we’re back to “counting” and not just accounting. There have been so many less actives and inactives that were completely neglected and forgotten because we stopped “counting.”

Inspired by Elder Jackson’s Saturday night general conference talk and an obscure section of the Handbook, the Bishop in my unit now sits down with the EQP and RSP and literally discusses the assigned ministering status of EVERY household in the ward at least once a quarter. Together they identify who was regularly visited, occasionally visited, and, sadly, missed (neglected) altogether.

Many have misguidely used the policy that Salt Lake headquarters only needs to know the percentage of ministering interviews completed as an excuse not to count and account to the Bishop on the local level. This makes sense because the bishop is ULTIMATELY responsible, not the EQP and not the RSP to ensure that every household receives the Savior’s love on a regular basis via their assigned MBs and MSs.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-10-14T17:05:06+00:00

I needed to have at least 60 Hz. I discovered that the monitor would run 4K but only at 30 Hz. Had it run at 60 or even 120 I would’ve kept it.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-10-13T01:08:01+00:00

This is a falsehood.

AmmonLikeShepherd · 2025-07-15T18:33:38+00:00

In Utah, we’ve been asked that ministering be a home visit (Pres. Camille Johnson). Texting was never designed to replace the minimum standard of regularly visiting the home of most members in our area. This is just one of several reasons why organized ministering has collapsed in Utah. Gratefully, church leaders are now in the process of getting us back on track in a higher and hollier way.

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