Week 18: Work and Self-Reliance

Thou shalt not idle away thy time, neither shalt thou bury thy talent.

Doctrine and Covenants 60:13

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Ideas from Lindsey:
Share with your family what your first job was and explain the importance of work in your life
Make a family budget together (or individual budgets/spending plans)
Mock Interviews (coach family members on interview etiquette and proper attire...then ask them actual interview questions)
Share inspirational stories from your ancesters about how they showed the importance of hard work and self-reliance
List marketable qualities that employers look for when hiring...discuss how to acquire these qualities. *I suggest also pointing out how the gospel and many programs in the church help prepare us to have qualities that employers are looking for.
Discuss idleness and the importance of avoiding being idle. List things that cause us to be idle and read the paragraph from the lesson about avoiding such activities
Reality Check Time! For those teens preparing for college/missions...write college spending plans together, taking into account how much money they will actually need to survive
For the little ones, have them choose something they REALLY want to buy.
Go outside and work together!!! 
"You can get something for nothing" discuss the dangers of gambling (as found in the lesson)
Write goals for the future
Define Self-Reliance

Here is a GREAT link from the primary: http://www.scribd.com/doc/25795141/Work-I-Can-Do-My-Part-FHE-Lesson

Thanks Amy!

Next Week's Lesson (the last lesson!!!): Go Forward with Faith