3 Rules for Stimulating Authenticity in Elders Quorum | An Interview with Bryan Hurd

Bryan Hurd earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Accounting from Utah State University and has been a realtor for almost 20 years. He lives his motto, “Be the most positive person I know,” and attributes much of his success to a positive, can-do attitude and surrounding himself with “A” players. Bryan and his wife, Chandi, have four amazing boys and you can find the Hurd family at an RSL soccer game, the swimming pool, out on hiking trails, the library, or in the backyard enjoying life together.

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Highlights

1:45 Introduction to Bryan Hurd. Kurt’s realtor and friend. Kurt’s moving miracle!

6:30 Bryan has great relationships and connections with his clients. He makes everyone feel like they are his best friend. He takes time to listen and ask questions. He makes people feel important.

9:45 There are 3 types of guys in the elders quorum. Connecting with the guy that you don’t normally see.

• The dude I never see
• The dude I see but he’s checked out
• The dude that’s there and trying to do the best he can.

13:30 The blessing of being with a youth. A youth leader can be as influential to a youth member as their parents or maybe in some cases more so. That is sacred.

14:10 What’s sacred about elders quorum? Most men don’t have more than 3 friends. We have the opportunity to create that connection.

15:45 Bryan felt the call to help more of the men around him and in his ward. Bryan shares his story and where this call came from.

19:45 A common fallacy is that external success creates internal happiness. Having divine discontentment.

22:15 The best way to heal a broken heart is to put it to work. Working on yourself.

28:30 What is The Evolution Project? How did it start? Bryan’s job is to organize everything and God takes care of the rest. If a man goes in nature then God will find him. The Evolution Project isn’t therapy but about providing men experiences that are transformational.

36:00 Bryan shares an experience of one of the men at one of The Evolution Project events.

38:45 Three principles or rules that The Evolution Project focuses on.

• Have a safe environment. Don’t share people’s personal stories outside the group.
• I statements: Own your story.
• When someone speaks, you don’t have the right to cross-coach them. Ask first.

43:20 Men just need to talk it out. Someone to listen. They don’t necessarily need therapy or coaching.

44:30 Seeing the 3 evolution project’s rules in your next elders quorum meeting. Noticing when there is cross coaching and not using I statements. We need to create rules and boundaries in these meetings to create safety so that people feel safe to open up in front of others.

47:00 What do we need to understand about grace?

49:40 More on the next The Evolution Project events and Warrior Heart events.

52:45 You can’t lead people where you haven’t been. We have to go through hard times to help others.

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