2016 has been the largest growth year for Leading Saints yet! It's exciting to see more leaders in the Church discover the content and gain from the knowledge of other leaders. We had close to 200,000 unique podcast downloads and almost 100,000 unique visits to the website. We are truly making a difference and I am excited to see the progress that is made in 2017.

If you are new to Leading Saints or want to look back on 2016 to discover the most popular content on Leading Saints, here you go!

Most Downloaded Episodes of 2016

1. What I Learned About Leadership When My 2nd Counselor Left the Church

An incredibly real discussion about leaders perspective on those that leave the Church and why. I interviewed one of my bishopric counselors that recently left the Church. Listen here

2. Loving Our LGBT Brethren & Sisters | An Interview with Bishop Carl Hull

Bishop Hull had a remarkable journey to better understand the LGBT community and most importantly how to love them more fully as a bishop. Listen here

3. Being an Essentialism Bishop | An Interview with Greg McKeown

I am so happy to see that this interview got so much traction. Every busy bishop or church leader needs to listen to this multiple times and then read Bishop Greg McKeown's book Essentialism: The Disciplined Persuit of Less. It has changed my approach to what I focus on and how I can more effectively lead by doing less. Listen here

4. The Art of Significance in LDS Leadership | How I Lead: Bishop Dan Clark

This was probably one of the more fun interviews I did. Dan Clark is a riot to be around and that fact that I was able to visit him in his home and ask him deep leadership principles was awesome. This interview will leave any leader motivated to change the world through their calling. Listen here

5. How to Support Transgender Members In Your LDS Ward

The General Authorities have not said much about the issue of Transgener Mormons. I am sure more is to come but this was a fantastic interivew where I sat down with Brigit Pack, who is affiliated with North Star, and we discussed her experience of having a spouse that is transgender. It was an enlightening interview and I have had a new perspective ever since I was apart of it. Listen here

6. Home Teaching During Tragedy | The Story Behind Elder Holland’s #LDSconf Talk

More details about Elder Holland's story about the heartwrenching story of the loss of Austen Russell can be found in this interview. I chatted with Troy Russell,