https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/ Thought-provoking commentary on life, politics, religion and social issues. Mon, 21 Sep 2015 03:59:57 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-225867 Mon, 21 Sep 2015 03:59:38 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-225867 […] Started my fourth year as elders quorum president […]

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-101302 Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:27:55 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-101302 Branch Elders Quorum President Is Really Elderly

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-98984 Fri, 09 Jan 2009 17:34:13 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-98984 I am a president too! what the heck…

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-97745 Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:33:48 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-97745 […] Started my fourth year as elders quorum president […]

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-10147 Tue, 30 May 2006 21:01:01 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-10147 […] I was having my first PPI as elders quorum president with my bishop last night, and we were discussing all the older members of our ward who are assigned to elders quorum in the computer. They are not active and hold the priesthood office of elder, so the computer assigns them to our quorum. The oldest is 92. […]

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-6050 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 16:20:37 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-6050 Or perhaps your quorum needed you to be its president, even if only for a short time. Howard W. Hunter’s presidency was short; that didn’t make it meaningless.

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-6003 Wed, 29 Mar 2006 02:41:19 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-6003 Or Perhaps the new elders quorum president needed some extra time to get prepared.

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-679 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-679 Congratulations,
I was set apart as Elder’s Quorum president in my ward on May 1. Subsequently I was offered my dream job out of state on May 2. After prayer, fasting and counseling with my bishop, my wife and I decided to take it. We are leaving in three weeks. It was a very transitional presidency. I know god had a purpose in giving me this calling, but I don’t think I’ll ever fully understand it in mortality. Any thoughts?

]]> https://www.ourthoughts.ca/2005/05/22/new-calling/comment-page-1/#comment-680 Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.ourthoughts.ca/?p=147#comment-680 Perhaps one of your counsellors will be the new president, and they needed to learn something from you.

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