The Objective of LDS Seminaries and Institutes of Religion is: Our purpose is to help the youth and young adults understand and rely on the teachings and Atonement of Jesus Christ, qualify for the blessings of the temple, and prepare themselves, their families and others for eternal life with their Father in Heaven.
To all of our Faculty, Missionaries & Students,
Thank you for what you are doing! Each of you are doing very well, please know how much I love and appreciate you! The work we are engaged in is a long-haul work, meaning, we will probably never be finished, or at least not any time soon. Please keep working, please keep trying, please keep praying and preparing to help our students and potential students along.
From time to time, ideas are brought to me for ways to improve our institute program. We have embraced some ideas and others we have not. As such, I thought it would be appropriate for you to understand how your idea will be considered when you approach me. I have a rubric for new ideas, no matter who they come from, it looks like this:
1. Does it (ie, the new idea) clearly meet the Objective of the Institute program?
2. What policies might it effect? Is there a reason we are not doing it already?
3. Is there something already in place which may meet the desire or need?
4. How will it effect all members of our program: students, faculty, missionaries, & priesthood leaders?
5. If it comes with a price, where will the funding come from if we have not already budgeted for it?
This rubric will not fit every good idea which may come our way, there are many considerations in directing an institute program, but these are my guiding questions as I counsel with you and others as we consider new ideas for accomplishing the Objective. Again, thank you for all each of you do to accomplish the Objective! Again, I love and appreciate each of you!
Thank you,
Brother Palmer
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