The classic five appreciation languages, as decided by Gary Chapman in his books The 5 Languages of Appreciation, are fairly obvious ways to show your employees that you value them – words of affirmation, tangible gifts, acts of service, quality time, and physical touch. So, how does that translate to LDS Millennials and what would we change if we were to write our own list?

Elder Holland gave us an insight into just what an LDS Millennial is in his talk at BYU Hawaii Becoming True Millennials in Jan 2016.

‘The term Millennial is perfect for you if that...

As I mentioned in my last blog post, my seven-year-old son has now started playing football. The intensity of the competition by the coaches and the parents is a whole new world to me. At the age of seven, the coaches and the parents care more about winning than whether the kids learn the rules and skills needed to play. This fact was driven home to me when the coach came up to my wife during my son’s practice the day before his first game and said he was filling out a...

As some people know, I umpired high school baseball for five years. I have now switched, and am coaching high school baseball. In our first game of the year, we scored the winning run on a play at the plate with two outs in the bottom of the 7^th inning. The thing is, our runner—who was called safe—was really out. Yet, we won the game, celebrated, and moved on with our lives. At our next practice, I talked to the guys about that play. They looked at me a little funny when I told them, straight up, our guy was...

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Conference Talk: "Healing the Sick," by Dallin H. Oaks, Ensign, May 2010, 47-50.

Thought: “In these times of worldwide turmoil, more and more persons of faith are turning to the Lord for blessings of comfort and healing. We have this priesthood power, and we should all be prepared to use it properly.” (Dallin H. Oaks, "Healing the Sick," Ensign, May 2010, 47-50.)

Song: Hymn #320 - "The Priesthood of Our Lord" Hymns”.

Scripture: “They shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall...