Ok, so...you want to know how I can be a leader as a child, sibling, and as a member of my community. Here I go...
Child: As a child I mainly follow my parent's leadership but, there are some things in which I lead. Sometimes my parent get so busy with other things and need a helpful reminder of other things that they have forgotten, such as when my dad gets working on a "fix-it-up" project (like the car) and needs to be reminded that it is getting late and we need to do our family scripture study before all the kids go to bed. Now that I am older, my suggestions are listened to with more attentiveness. They take what I say into consideration. There are seven kids in my family which is large for most (although just average among Mormons). My parents can't take do everything all the time for each one of us as well as have time to themselves and to be with each other. I have become the "mini mom." I gained this title many years ago when I just barely came up to my mom's waist. I had always tried to help my mom. When I was young it may have been more of a hindrance than a help to fold the laundry or sweep the kitchen. And I know that when I helped with the cookies, all I did was make a mess of the flour. But, through all of that I learned how to do these tasks and now I can relieve my mother's load and play temporary parent, making dinner and cleaning the house. One of my main duties is as chauffeur, driving my siblings to the places they need to be. Those are some ways I can be a leader as a child.
Sibling: I am the third child of seven but, more importantly, I am the first girl. This means that I am on a different playing field from my brothers. There are some things that only a girl can lead in. My brothers didn't have to be leaders in the same way with wearing modest clothing (I don't even want to try to picture them in bikinis...ugh!). And even if it wasn't specific to girls, I had to be a leader in things like my music choices, movies I watched, what was on the TV... Ther is a saying that goes something like, "A chain is only as strong as its weakest link." If my two older brothers had been strong but, I then failed and ran wild my younger siblings would have discounted that of my elder brothers and only payed mind to my bad example with excuses like, "But, Malorie..." and "That's not what Malorie..." There are also some things that only one of the other kids can say. When one of us is in a disagreement with one of our parents, no amount of talking (arguing) will solve it. It is also hard for the other parent to say anything because they represent a united front and are considered as one in the same. When this happens I can serve as mediator leading the family to peace. I can even be an example to my older siblings. It is not so weird now that I'm older to see my self on a equal playing field as my brothers because we deal with similar situations. I can be an example of an exemplary student to make my brother work harder in his classes. For my brother on a mission, I can write to him and be an example to him to write back to me and others.
Member of the community: I volunteer for service activities and tutor once a week at one of the elementary schools here in Provo. This give me plenty of opportunities to lead. As a member of my community I think the best thing I can do is be a great example as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. If I follow all the principles of the gospel and the prophets council then I will just be leading by example of a good citizen in all that I do. Yup! I think that that is the best and most important thing I can do for the community (kind of like that "Redefining Service" video you showed us).
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I like how you explain your leadership being a child, how you can help your family when they will be having tough time. As a leader you remind them what they need to do because as a human being when we are busy we will forget a lot of thing that we have to do in our life.
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