Girls Camp, Grace, and the Bishop’s Office | An Interview with Emily Belle Freeman

Emily Belle Freeman is a best-selling author and popular
inspirational speaker. She has a deep love of the scriptures, which
comes from a desire to find their application in everyday life. She
is the author of numerous books, a favorite speaker at Time Out for
Women, and cohosts with David Butler Don't Miss This, a "Come,
Follow Me" study channel on YouTube. Emily has served in numerous
callings in the Church, including in Young Women, Sunday School,
Relief Society, and fourteen times as girls camp director. Her
greatest joy comes from spending time with her family. Highlights
1:15 Introduction to Emily Belle Freeman 3:15 Emily’s calling
experience 4:00 What Emily learned as a girls camp director. She
has been Girls Camp Director about 14 times. She explains how she
let the girls lead girls camp. 10:15 Emily gives tips to structure
girls camp. She involves the girls and they brainstorm all the
activities, food, and ect all together. 12:00 One thing Emily
learned as a Relief Society President 14:40 What should a leader do
or say going to visit someone in the hospital? Just be there. 20:30
Emily and Kurt discuss grace and how we can give grace as leaders
The difference between grace and the atonement Jesus will meet you
where you are as you are with grace You don’t have to qualify for
grace. It’s not after all you can do. 24:45 The different types of
grace Saving grace helps us overcome sin and death Exalting grace
helps you become like Him. It transforms us and lifts us up. 26:30
As leaders we need to begin by meeting people where they are as
they are (acceptance stage). It’s then that we invite Jesus in and
lift. 28:25 Grace in the context of the bishop’s office. Meet them
where they are first and then see how they need to be lifted Love
needs boundaries 31:45 Kurt and Emily discuss giving people grace
but also having expectations for them. Emily shares a personal
story of grace. 37:15 Bishops should acknowledge that people
dealing with addictions and other problems are going to mess up and
that’s ok. They shouldn’t set high expectations right off the bat.
Expect them to mess up for a while as they go through the healing
and changing process. 40:20 What is grace? Making space for growth
and mistakes 41:50 Repentance: to turn again or turn back to.
Repentance and grace work together as we turn to God for enabling
strength. 44:45 What should bishops do to help people repent or
turn back to God? 47:50 How does grace work when dealing with
someone that has been excommunicated? Links Grace Where You Are
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