EARNING YOUR DAILY BREAD Improving Employment and Self-Employment

EARNING YOUR DAILY BREAD Improving employment and self employment through: Work and self reliance Personal efforts Family efforts Bishops, Quorums, and Wards Employment Specialists LDS Employment Resource Services

Work and Self-Reliance Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return

Work and Self-Reliance Husbands and fathers are to work and provide for their families Husbands and fathers are to work and provide for their families Women may also need to work outside the home Women may also need to work outside the home Parents are to teach their children to work. Parents are to teach their children to work. Heavenly Father has blessed all of His children with talents and gifts Heavenly Father has blessed all of His children with talents and gifts

Work and Self-Reliance We live in a changing world We live in a changing world Continually prepare for changes in employment Continually prepare for changes in employment Education and experience will improve your opportunities and earning potential Education and experience will improve your opportunities and earning potential Carefully identify employment goals Carefully identify employment goals Work diligently to achieve them Work diligently to achieve them

Work and Self-Reliance Give honest work for the pay and benefits you receive Give honest work for the pay and benefits you receive Find great joy and satisfaction as you earn your daily bread Find great joy and satisfaction as you earn your daily bread

Personal Efforts Identify your goal Identify your goal Develop your skills Develop your skills Pursue your plan Pursue your plan

Personal Efforts Identify your goals Explore career options Explore career options Create goals that appeal to your interests Create goals that appeal to your interests Create goals that are based on your talents, skills, and accomplishments Create goals that are based on your talents, skills, and accomplishments Recognize that your ideal goals may require several steps to obtain Recognize that your ideal goals may require several steps to obtain

Personal Efforts Develop your skills Obtain the education and experience necessary to reach your goal Obtain the education and experience necessary to reach your goal Use your experience and education to develop and refine your skills Use your experience and education to develop and refine your skills The sooner in life you start working, the sooner you will develop important work skills The sooner in life you start working, the sooner you will develop important work skills

Personal Efforts Pursue your plan Involve everyone you know Involve everyone you know Visit a Church employment resource center Visit a Church employment resource center Be confident in yourself Be confident in yourself Seek the help of Heavenly Father through prayer and scripture study Seek the help of Heavenly Father through prayer and scripture study Develop new skills and talents to improve your employability Develop new skills and talents to improve your employability

Personal Efforts Doctrine and Covenants 82:18 And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s storehouse to become the common property of the whole church And all this for the benefit of the church of the living God, that every man may improve upon his talent, that every man may gain other talents, yea, even an hundred fold, to be cast into the Lord’s storehouse to become the common property of the whole church

Family Efforts Teach family members To value education To value education To work To work To develop their skills and talents To develop their skills and talents

Family Efforts Be an example of self-reliance Be an example of self-reliance Help others with their employment goals Help others with their employment goals

Bishops, Quorums, and Wards Share your personal employment situation with your leaders: BishopQuorum Relief Society Relief Society Ward Council Employment Specialists Others

Bishops, Quorums, and Wards Bishops can help with immediate needs Bishops can help with immediate needs Quorum and Relief Society leaders can help with longer term needs Quorum and Relief Society leaders can help with longer term needs Ward council plays an important role in connecting those who need help with those who can help Ward council plays an important role in connecting those who need help with those who can help

LDS Employment Resource Services Center staff members work closely with you and your ward leaders to help in the following ways: Getting a job Developing your career Managing your small business

LDS Employment Resource Services Getting a Job: Information and opportunities for networking Information and opportunities for networking Interview preparation Interview preparation Referrals to community resources Referrals to community resources Job postings from employers, members, and Job postings from employers, members, and others others

LDS Employment Resource Services Develop Your Career: Individualized assistance Individualized assistance On-the-job and vocational training On-the-job and vocational training Information about educational opportunities Information about educational opportunities Financial aid options Financial aid options

LDS Employment Resource Services Managing Your Small Business: Instruction to prepare a basic business plan Instruction to prepare a basic business plan Connections to small business organizations Connections to small business organizations Referrals to small business community resources Referrals to small business community resources Information about microcredit and other third-party Information about microcredit and other third-party financing options financing options

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