Principles 1/9/2006

Principle I learned from today's class:
Matrix: I like the matrix system for evaluating an organization and how different sub-institutions communicate qwith one another and the strengths and barriers of their communication. It is great to have such a method to evaluate. Because of this, I feel that I am already going to be able to improve in my church calling because now I know where communication lacks. I can now work on improving it.

Trustworthiness: This principle is very important. It reminds me that I cannot do much to affect an organization except improve myself. As I become more trustworthy, my sphere of influence increases because more people will be open to being influenced by me. It also creates cohesion among an organization.

All things spiritual, then temporal: Dr. Covey was the President of the Irish mission in the 1960's and while I was in Ireland in 2004, he came and gave a mission conference. One of the things I learned then, and relearned today, was that all true principles are spiritual first, a blueprint of sorts. But then they become temporal and physical. We can take divinely revealed truths and apply them to temporal world situations and have positive results.