Our central thesis is that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, nicknamed “Mormons”, has created a culture which is not only friendly to but which also encourages change. This culture grows out of doctrinal preferences which recognize the importance of change to processes of personal and institutional growth, and which has therefore been receptive to administrative practices which encourage the same behaviors, albeit under a different nomenclature, that OD theory, practice, and interventions support.
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