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Our Vision for Scholars

At YLA, we have high expectations for our youth. We want them to work hard, develop their talents, and become the people God intends for them to become. The following are areas that we hope our youth will value developing in their years as YLA Scholars. We understand that this is an extensive list, and we do not expect our youth to complete or perfect this list during their Scholar years. Rather, our goal is for our youth to:

  1. Value the characteristics listed below
  2. Begin to develop these characteristics
  3. Have a desire to continue developing these characteristics throughout their life

 

We Want Youth Who Love TRUTH

“Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing had happened.”  Winston Churchill

"In coming days, it will not be possible to survive spiritually without the guiding, directiong, comforting, and constant influence of the Holy Ghost."  President Russell M. Nelson

 

Our world is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate. From social media, news networks, and AI, it is becoming much more diffiuclt to identify Truth, yet Truth is the only meaningful foundation upon which we can make wise decisions. In this world of confusion, it is essential for our youth to establish how they know what is really true. At YLA, one of our main goals is to teach our Scholars how to seek, find, and recognize Truth. Youth who earnestly and honestly seek Truth will develop the ability to do the following:

  • Know that God is the source of all Truth
  • Understand the long-term consequences of actions
  • Engage in reflective and independent thinking
  • Identify, construct, and evaluate arguments
  • Identify principles of government
  • Identify patterns in history
  • Identify patterns in human nature
  • Identify patterns in nature
  • Discern principles of truth
  • Detect inconsistencies and common mistakes in reasoning
  • Solve problems systematically
  • Seek relevant sources of information to inform self

 

We Want Youth Who Develop Healthy RELATIONSHIPS

Part of developing into a good leader is knowing how to navigate relatioships with others: at home, at work, at church, in neighborhoods, with friends, and strangers. Learning how to develop a variety of quality relationships will bless the lives of our youth, and do much to help them accomplish what God intends them to accomplish. Youth who desire to have healthy relationships will develop the ability to do the following:

  • Value each person as a unique individual
  • Become a good friend
  • Communication skills
  • Teamwork
  • Listen to others ideas and perspectives
  • Share their ideas and perspectives
  • Raise vital questions and problems, formulating them clearly and precisely
  • Communicate effectively with others in figuring out solutions to complex problems
  • Build community
  • Discern the good in others

 

We Want Youth Who Work Diligently to Create BEAUTY

God is the ultimate artist. He created the heavens and the earth, and all living things, and he did so, in part, so that His children could find joy in the beauty of His creations. God has given His children the ability to create beauty as well, and we value this gift at YLA. We encourage our youth to work diligently and create beauty for the joy and benefit of themselves and others. We would love our youth to develop the following:

  • Curiosity
  • Desire to try new things
  • Develop ability to act/speak in front of others without fear
  • Develop talents
  • Persistence
  • Flexibility
  • Willingness to do hard things
  • Time management
  • Money management
  • Observing the world
  • Create beauty in other ares of art, language, music, and human expression

 

We Want Youth Who Are SERVANT LEADERS

A servant-leader focuses primarily on the growth and well-being of people and the communities to which they belong. While traditional leadership generally involves the accumulation and exercise of power by one at the “top of the pyramid,” servant leadership is different. The servant-leader shares power, puts the needs of others first, and helps people develop and perform as highly as possible. Those who are servant leaders will develop the ability to do the following:

  • Acquire statesmanship characteristics
  • Seek to understand their mission in life
  • Understand the different worldviews commonly held today
  • Synergism - Learn to cooperatively work with others
  • Work in Councils
  • Self-leadership
  • Develop strategies for overcoming difficulties
  • Community leadership
  • World leadership
  • Speak persuasively
  • Write persuasively
  • Articulate their worldview
  • Strengthen families

 

We Want Youth Who Are INDEPENDENT & ACCOUNTABLE

In order to be an affective leader, a person must learn to master themselves. A big part of that self-mastery includes learning independence, and taking accountability and responsibility for self and all one has promised to do. Youth who are independent and accountable will develop the following:

  • Accountability to God
  • Accountability to parents
  • Accountability to mentors
  • Accountability to peers
  • Accountability to self
  • Responsibility for actions
  • Make and keep commitments
  • Aim for excellence
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