Listen for the Needs of Those You Lead | A How I Lead Interview with Rebecca Smart

Rebecca Smart is currently on her third career. She spent a decade
working for the Government of Alberta in Tourism and
Communications, chose to be a stay-at-home parent for several
years, retrained, and is now working as a registered
psychotherapist. She considers it a blessing to bring her skills
together to help build the kingdom of God in many different ways.
Rebecca serves as stake Primary president and was a counselor in
the stake Primary presidency for almost three years prior to that
call. Rebecca finds joy serving in the Church. Other callings have
included Relief Society president, Relief Society counselor, Gospel
Doctrine teacher, and Primary secretary. Rebecca lives in Ottawa,
Canada with her husband, three children and Labradoodle. In her
spare time she loves travel, baking, and spending time with family
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Library Highlights 2:20 Rebecca talks about her area in Ottawa,
Canada. 4:30 Getting called as stake Primary president. She
transitioned into the position after being the first counselor in
the stake Primary for three years. 6:00 Growing leaders and Primary
presidents 9:15 How leadership meetings go in her stake 10:00
Working together as a presidency 11:15 The power of listening 13:20
The strength of combining personal knowledge and personal
revelation 15:00 Rebecca shares her own personal experience using
gospel learning and working to teach our children. 17:00 Seeking
and using spiritual gifts. Bring your gifts to the people that you
serve. There are a lot of spiritual gifts and it's our
responsibility to seek them. 20:40 When it comes to seeking and
using our gifts, it's a process and it can take a lot of time. The
gifts that we need might change over time. Pray to know what gifts
you need at that time. 21:50 Rebecca shares her approach to stake
council meetings. 23:50 Thoughts on Primary programs. One of the
most powerful things is the Primary children showing what they have
learned and their testimonies. 25:30 The importance of counseling
with counselors 27:50 Taking the time for needs assessments. Find
out the needs of not only the adults but the children too. It’s
easy to get bogged down in administration or in the way we have
always done something but are those things meeting the needs? 29:15
How has being a leader made you a better follower of Jesus Christ?
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