Training Emphasizes Importance of Councils - 19-NOV-2010
https://www.lds.org/church/news/training-emphasizes-importance-of-councils?lang=eng
Counseling together in our Teacher Council Meetings
VIDEO & AUDIO - Family Councils - Elder M. Russell Ballard - APR-2016 General Conference
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/04/family-councils?lang=eng
“I believe councils are the most effective way to get real results. Additionally, I know councils are the Lord’s way and that He created all things in the universe through a heavenly council, as mentioned in the holy scripture”
VIDEO & AUDIO - Counseling with Our Councils - Elder M. Russell Ballard - APR-1994 General Conference
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/counseling-with-our-councils?lang=eng
VIDEO & AUDIO - Strength in Counsel - Elder M. Russell Ballard - OCT-1993 General Conference
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1993/10/strength-in-counsel?lang=eng
Learn how counseling together can be used to improve our abilities to learn and teach the gospel. Brother Russell T. Osguthorpe (Sunday School General President 2009–2014) talks with Karl and Amy White from the Sunday School general board.
AUDIO - Counseling Together - Part 1 - 29 Jul 2013
AUDIO - Counseling Together - Part 2 - 05 Aug 2013
VIDEO - Participate in Councils
Ward councils are an opportunity for ward leaders to receive revelation.
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/participate-in-councils?lang=eng
VIDEO - Working together in Ward Council
Church leaders meet together in councils to work together and plan how to minister to the ward members’ needs.
VIDEO - Receiving Revelation as a Council
Councils can be a revelatory experience as we unite to discuss and address specific needs.
VIDEO - Ward Council Model
A ward council model takes place to show a proper meeting that encourages participation in planning for the needs of individuals in the ward.
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/2010-11-040-ward-council-model?lang=eng
VIDEO - Counseling with Our Councils - Elder M. Russell Ballard - APR-1994 General Conference
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1994/04/counseling-with-our-councils?lang=eng
Sister Carol F. McConkie: Working Together as One - 25 OCTOBER 2016
https://www.lds.org/church/news/sister-carol-f-mcconkie-working-together-as-one?lang=eng
Church Councils in the Work of Salvation - JUN-2013
Counseling With Our Councils: Learning to Minister Together in the Church and in the Family
https://www.amazon.com/Counseling-Our-Councils-Learning-Minister/dp/1573452092/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
Facilitating Groups for Self-Reliance
https://www.lds.org/bc/content/ldsorg/topics/self-reliance/facilitating-groups-na-eng.pdf?lang=eng
Counseling with councils is 'the Lord's system,' Elder Ballard declares - Dec. 29, 2016
Viewpoint: Councils Are the Lord's System - 01-JAN-2017
https://www.lds.org/church/news/viewpoint-councils-are-the-lords-system
Councils Follow Heavenly Pattern, Say Leaders in Roundtable Discussion - 03-JAN-2017
Service in Councils Essential to “Divine Organization” of Savior's Church - 04-JAN-2017
'A heavenly pattern' participating in family, Church councils - 29-DEC-2016
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865670102/Church-leaders-discuss-importance-of-councils.html
Glimpse into a Council Meeting
AUDIO - “Taking Sweet Counsel” - J. BONNER RITCHIE - June 25, 1991 • BYU Devotional
https://speeches.byu.edu/talks/j-bonner-ritchie_taking-sweet-counsel/
The Beginner's Guide to Family Councils
https://www.lds.org/blog/the-beginners-guide-to-family-councils?lang=eng
W. Cleon Skousen, Henry B. Eyring Witness Experiences of God Inspired Unity
VIDEO - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fl1xgxmJ6Sw
The Challenge of Our Times
“No man is capable of judging a matter, in council, unless his own heart is pure; and … we are frequently so filled with prejudice, or have a beam in our own eye, that we are not capable of passing right decisions. But to return to the subject of order; in ancient days councils were conducted with such strict propriety, that no one was allowed to whisper, be weary, leave the room, or get uneasy in the least, until the voice of the Lord, by revelation, or the voice of the council by the Spirit, was obtained, which has not been observed in this Church to the present time. It was understood in ancient days, that if one man could stay in council, another could; and if the president could spend his time, the members could also; but in our councils, generally, one will be uneasy, another asleep; one praying, another not; one’s mind on the business of the council, and another thinking on something else. Our acts are recorded, and at a future day they will be laid before us, and if we should fail to judge right and injure our fellow-beings, they may there, perhaps, condemn us; there they are of great consequence, and to me the consequence appears to be of force, beyond anything which I am able to express. Ask yourselves, brethren, how much you have exercised yourselves in prayer since you heard of this council; and if you are now prepared to sit in council upon the soul of your brother.”
History of the Church, Volume 2, Pages 25–26
https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/volume-2-chapter-1
Changes to Young Women Camp help youth to learn how to counsel in councils
https://www.lds.org/church/news/changes-to-young-women-camp-detailed-in-new-guide?lang=eng
The new Young Women Camp guid is based on the leadership principles from Handbook 2, which are prepare spiritually, participate in councils, minister to others, and teach the gospel.
Because the new guide is principle based, it allows the youth camp leaders space to receive personal revelation for their own camp. They aren’t just told what to do. They are practicing the leadership principle of counseling together and learning to seek direction from the Spirit to meet their needs. These skills will bless the young women, their families, and the Church for years to come.Youth camp leaders should have the primary responsibility for planning, directing, and evaluating camp,” the guide says. “They counsel with the Young Women presidency, ward and stake camp leaders, and priesthood leaders.
VIDEO - These I Will Make My Leaders - James E. Faust - OCT-1980
https://www.lds.org/general-conference/1980/10/these-i-will-make-my-leaders?lang=eng