As a still-active but introspective Mormon, I'd love to explore your final question in more depth. How to build an organization deliberately that leverages these strengths while mitigating the downsides. Please feel free to reach out if you're willing to chat some time.
I don’t remember for sure at this point, but at the very least that’s an excellent overview of the same. I’ll edit it in place of the old link when I get a chance.
Great article. I've moved to Switzerland some years ago and it's fascinating how much stuff is done voluntarily here. From municipality officials, to firefighters, to doing shooting drills and organizing local festivities. From afar I had a feeling that Mormons may be similar in a way and your article even has word "voluntary" in the title. But reading through it, it feels more like people are assigned to do things? Where does the voluntary part come in?
As a still-active but introspective Mormon, I'd love to explore your final question in more depth. How to build an organization deliberately that leverages these strengths while mitigating the downsides. Please feel free to reach out if you're willing to chat some time.
I'd love to chat more! Mind emailing me at tracingwoodgrains@gmail.com? Easier to coordinate and avoid losing track that way.
the Ezra Taft Benson article has succumbed to linkrot, is this the right one? https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V26N02_15_1.pdf
I don’t remember for sure at this point, but at the very least that’s an excellent overview of the same. I’ll edit it in place of the old link when I get a chance.
Great article. I've moved to Switzerland some years ago and it's fascinating how much stuff is done voluntarily here. From municipality officials, to firefighters, to doing shooting drills and organizing local festivities. From afar I had a feeling that Mormons may be similar in a way and your article even has word "voluntary" in the title. But reading through it, it feels more like people are assigned to do things? Where does the voluntary part come in?
This post is how I learned that Clayton Christensen was a Mormon.
The lack of trained professionals in a counseling role may feel edifying for the counselor but short-changes the counseled.