Personal Priesthood Interviews

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Duties of Quroum President
• sit in council with
• teach them what they should do
• Have you conducted interviews before?
• What examples of interviewing have you had?
• What have you learned from those?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• You will not be asking any worthiness questions
  such as are you honest in your dealings?
• If someone were to tell you they had difficulties
  with that, you would encourage them to talk to
  the Bishop. You could tell them what works for
  you.

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Here is a framework to use. What questions could
  you use to assess these areas? (Each area below
  has an associated slide to follow with
  appropriate questions)
• Get to know your quorum member.
• Priesthood duties, training
• Social
• Spiritual
• Physical
• Financial
• Emotional
• Educational

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Get to know your quorum member.
• Where were you born?
• Where have you lived?
• Who are all your family members?
• Whats it like in your home life?
• Whats it like, for example, to have a new father
  in the home (Boydell) in your home?
• What are you interested in?
• What are you doing to grow in your interests?
• Have you had thoughts about a profession?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Priesthood Duties
• Tell me what you know about the duties of
  Deacon/Teacher/Priest?
• What do you know about Home Teaching?
• What do you know about administering the
  Sacrament?
• As a Teacher do you still do Deacons duties?
• What experience have you had in quorum work?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Social
• Who are the friends you are with the most?
• What do you and your friends like to do or talk
  about?
• Are you happy with your friendships?
• Have there been times when your friends have
  wanted to do things you know you shouldnt do?
• What are your challenges with friends?
• How do you deal with your challenges?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Spiritual
• Describe your testimony.
• What things do you know?
• When have you had moments when you felt good or
  times when you felt like you wanted to do better?
• When have you had feelings of peace?
• Tell me what it is like to pass/bless the
  sacrament?
• How are your prayers different now than 5 years
  ago?
• Do you have scripture reading habits? And if no,
  what goals would you like to have?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Physical
• Which activities do you like to participate in?
• Do you enjoy any sports?
• Do you have any physical challenges?
• What kind of hard work do you participate in
  regularly?
• What kind of service do you do for others?
• What have been some of your success physically?
  (could be anything from best 1.5 mile run, to
  fastest swimming lap or completing lifesaving
  Merit Badge.)

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Financial
• Tell me what you know about how to manage your
  finances.
• Do you have a savings plan?
• What are you doing to save for your mission?
• What are you doing to earn money?
• What do you understand about the Law Of Tithing?
• What blessings can come from living it (tithing)?
• What successes have you had in saving for a goal?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Emotional
• Whats the difference between a good day and a
  bad day for you?
• What do you have more of?
• Do you have any control over how many good days
  and bad days you have?
• What is a great day for you? How can you make
  more them happen?
• What affect have prayer and scriptures had on
  you?
• Whats it like to be you?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Educational
• Have you thought about how your schooling today
  will effect your profession later on and your
  ability to earn money?
• What successes have you have educationally?
• What characteristics do you like/respect in a
  teacher?
• Who is your favorite teacher and why?
• What classes are you most interested?
• In what areas do your talents seem to lie?

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Personal Priesthood Interviews

• Effective Venues and points
• 1 we must maintain confidentiality (if we see
  big problem we encourage that person to see the
  Bishop. Or, May I suggest to the Bishop he have
  an interview with you? Confidentiality must be
  breached if person is in danger of imminent
  bodily harm or abuse (talk to professional/Bishop
  hypothetically).
• Standard interview, 1 on 1 in an office setting
• Standard interview, 1 on 1 with known interviewee
• Standard interview, but 2 on 1 (with counselor
  and interviewee)
• Service Project interview, 1 on 1 with different
  interviewees
• Walking home from school interview
• Fast Offering interview, 1 on 1 or 2 on 1
• Campout interview (side by side in sleeping bag)
• Adult and Youth leader interviewing quorum member
  (2 on 1)
• cannot effect change without understanding
• Not required to fix a person but understand and
  listen