earning your daily bread improving employment and self-employment

EARNING YOUR DAILY BREADEARNING YOUR DAILY BREADEARNING YOUR DAILY BREADEARNING YOUR DAILY BREADImproving Employment and Self-EmploymentImproving Employment and Self-EmploymentImproving Employment and Self-EmploymentImproving Employment and Self-Employment

EARNING YOUR DAILY BREADEARNING YOUR DAILY BREADEARNING YOUR DAILY BREADEARNING YOUR DAILY BREADImproving employment and self employment Improving employment and self employment through:through:

Work and self relianceWork and self reliance

Personal effortsPersonal efforts

Family effortsFamily efforts

Bishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and Wards

Employment SpecialistsEmployment Specialists

LDS Employment Resource ServicesLDS Employment Resource Services

Work and Self-RelianceWork and Self-RelianceWork and Self-RelianceWork and Self-Reliance

Genesis 3:19 Genesis 3:19

In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou thou taken: for dust thou art,art, and unto dust shalt and unto dust shalt thou returnthou return


• Husbands and fathers are to work and provide for Husbands and fathers are to work and provide for their families 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 Heavenly Father has blessed all of His children with talents and gifts with talents and gifts


• We live in a changing worldWe live in a changing world

• Continually prepare for changes in employment Continually prepare for changes in employment

• Education and experience will improve your Education and experience will improve your opportunities and earning potentialopportunities and earning potential

• Carefully identify employment goals Carefully identify employment goals

• Work diligently to achieve themWork diligently to achieve them


• Give honest work for the pay and benefits you Give honest work for the pay and benefits you receive receive

• Find great joy and satisfaction as you earn your Find great joy and satisfaction as you earn your daily breaddaily bread

Personal EffortsPersonal EffortsPersonal EffortsPersonal Efforts

• Identify your goalIdentify your goal

• Develop your skillsDevelop your skills

• Pursue your planPursue your plan


Identify your goalsIdentify your goals

• Explore career optionsExplore career options

• Create goals that appeal to your interestsCreate goals that appeal to your interests

• Create goals that are based on your talents, skills, Create goals that are based on your talents, skills, and accomplishmentsand accomplishments

• Recognize that your ideal goals may require Recognize that your ideal goals may require several steps to obtainseveral steps to obtain


Develop your skillsDevelop your skills

• Obtain the education and experience necessary to Obtain the education and experience necessary to reach your goalreach your goal

• Use your experience and education to develop Use your experience and education to develop and refine your skillsand refine your skills

• The sooner in life you start working, the sooner The sooner in life you start working, the sooner you will develop important work skillsyou will develop important work skills

Personal EffortsPersonal EffortsPersonal EffortsPersonal EffortsPursue your planPursue your plan

• Involve everyone you knowInvolve everyone you know

• Visit a Church employment resource centerVisit a Church employment resource center

• Be confident in yourselfBe confident in yourself

• Seek the help of Heavenly Father through prayer Seek the help of Heavenly Father through prayer and scripture studyand scripture study

• Develop new skills and talents to improve your Develop new skills and talents to improve your employabilityemployability


Doctrine and Covenants 82:18Doctrine and Covenants 82:18

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

Family EffortsFamily EffortsFamily EffortsFamily Efforts

Teach family membersTeach family members

• To value educationTo value education

• To workTo work

• To develop their skills and talentsTo develop their skills and talents

Family EffortsFamily EffortsFamily EffortsFamily Efforts

• Be an example of self-relianceBe an example of self-reliance

• Help others with their employment goals Help others with their employment goals

Bishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and WardsShare your personal employment situation with Share your personal employment situation with your leaders:your leaders:

BishopBishop

QuorumQuorum

Relief SocietyRelief Society

Ward CouncilWard Council

Employment SpecialistsEmployment Specialists

OthersOthers

Bishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and WardsBishops, Quorums, and Wards

• Bishops can help with immediate needsBishops can help with immediate needs

• Quorum and Relief Society leaders can help with Quorum and Relief Society leaders can help with longer term needslonger term needs

• Ward council plays an important role in Ward council plays an important role in connecting those who need help with those who connecting those who need help with those who can helpcan help

LDS Employment Resource ServicesLDS Employment Resource ServicesLDS Employment Resource ServicesLDS Employment Resource Services

Center staff members work closely with you and Center staff members work closely with you and your ward leaders to help in the following ways:your ward leaders to help in the following ways:

Getting a jobGetting a job

Developing your careerDeveloping your career

Managing your small businessManaging your small business


Getting a Job:Getting a Job:

• • Information and opportunities for networkingInformation and opportunities for networking

• • Interview preparationInterview preparation

• • Referrals to community resourcesReferrals to community resources

• • Job postings from employers, members, andJob postings from employers, members, and

othersothers


Develop Your Career:Develop Your Career:

• • Individualized assistanceIndividualized assistance

• • On-the-job and vocational trainingOn-the-job and vocational training

• • Information about educational opportunitiesInformation about educational opportunities

• • Financial aid optionsFinancial aid options


Managing Your Small Business:Managing Your Small Business:

• • Instruction to prepare a basic business plan Instruction to prepare a basic business plan

• • Connections to small business organizationsConnections to small business organizations

• • Referrals to small business community resourcesReferrals to small business community resources

• • Information about microcredit and other third-partyInformation about microcredit and other third-party

financing optionsfinancing options

LDS Employment Resource ServicesLDS Employment Resource Services LDS Employment Resource ServicesLDS Employment Resource Services

www.ldsjobs.orgwww.ldsjobs.org

Earning Your Daily BreadEarning Your Daily BreadEarning Your Daily BreadEarning Your Daily Bread

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