Area Presidency Survey

April 2014
Thank you for your input into the long-range planning efforts of the Church. Please
record your responses and other comments below and submit by April 17, 2014.
Area Name_____Nelson Altamirano ________
1) What is your view on future membership and attendance growth in your
Area? [Please enter your responses into the provided Excel template for 5year, 10-year and 25-year forecasts]
2) From your perspective, how important is it to have planning processes and
growth forecasts with 5-10 year horizons to effectively manage temporal
affairs and longer term resource allocation? [Place X in the appropriate box]
1 Not Important
2
3 Somewhat important
4
5 Very important
Commen
ts:
3) How satisfied are you with the availability and quality of data to help
support temporal affairs decision making and financial resource allocation in
your Area? [Place X in the appropriate box]
1 Not satisfied
2
3 Somewhat satisfied
4
5 Very satisfied
Commen
ts:
4) What additional, specific data would you like to have available to you to
assist in temporal affairs decision making and financial resource allocation?
Commen Rating Tithe
ts:
5) As you reflect on your visits in the Area, how do LDS meetinghouses
compare to non-LDS buildings in terms of design, construction and
amenity standards? [Place X in appropriate box]
1 Much lower than local standards, not up to par with other
buildings in town
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3 Consistent with local standards
4
5 Much higher than local standards, nicest buildings in town
Commen
ts:
6) How would the mission of the Church be impacted if LDS meetinghouse
design and construction more closely reflected the norms for non-LDS
buildings in your Area? [Place X in the appropriate box]
1 Negative impact on member faithfulness, investigators less likely
to visit
2
3 Minimal impact
4
5 Positive impact on member faithfulness, investigators more likely
to visit
Commen
ts:
7) From your experience, how have rented or leased facilities impacted the
mission of the Church in your Area as compared to owned facilities? [Place
X in the appropriate box]
1 Negative impact on member faithfulness, investigators less likely
to visit
2
3 Minimal impact
4
5 Positive impact on member faithfulness, investigators more likely
to visit
Commen
ts:
8) Where do you see the largest opportunities for improvement in
meetinghouse facility costs, quality and/or processes in your Area across:
Operations & Maintenance, Replacement & Improvements and Construction?
O&M:
R&I:
Constructi
on:

For being remodeled

9) What are your largest frustrations or concerns in managing meetinghouse

facilities or broader temporal affairs in your Area?
Commen
Expenditure on utilities
ts:
10)
If you could change one thing about how meetinghouse facilities or
broader temporal affairs are managed, what would you do?
Commen telephony service must be paid by the leaders
ts:
11) What is an aspect of meetinghouse facilities or temporal affairs
management that works very well in your Area that you think other Areas
could benefit from?
Commen Real estate, buy property
ts: