consiglieri wrote:The single dumbest thing a stake president could do is take all of his top leadership, stick them in one room behind closed doors, and give Bill Reel 60 minutes to say anything he wanted to them!
It is surprising that an inspired man of God called by His prophet here on earth would not be better prepared to face someone like Bill. It's almost like the SP was just another untrained schmo called as local leader who makes the same mistakes any ordinary man would make.
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consiglieri wrote:The single dumbest thing a stake president could do is take all of his top leadership, stick them in one room behind closed doors, and give Bill Reel 60 minutes to say anything he wanted to them!
It is surprising that an inspired man of God called by His prophet here on earth would not be better prepared to face someone like Bill. It's almost like the SP was just another untrained schmo called as local leader who makes the same mistakes any ordinary man would make.
And there's a good chance they could leave with a cracked or maybe a broken shelf.
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2 different threads same day 2 hours apart Yohoo Bat 12/1/2015
I heard a rumour that 3 of them mouthed "call me" at Bill as he left the room...
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