Self-Assessments

Use the following pages later in your self-reliance group.

How self-reliant am I now?

Fill out the following assessment during your sixth self-reliance group meeting.

Self-reliance is the “ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family” (Handbook 2, 6.1.1).

STEP 1
HOW MUCH DO I SPEND? Write how much you spend monthly on each item below.
EXAMPLE: Food	300
Tithes, offerings
Savings
Food
Housing
Water
Medical expenses
Transportation
Educational expenses
Debt payments
Clothing
Electricity/fuel
Other:
Other:
Total monthly expenses
Current monthly income

STEP 2
HOW SELF-RELIANT AM I TODAY? Mark where you and your family are now.
EXAMPLE: We have enough food to eat.	Never	Sometimes X	Often	Always
We pay our tithing and fast offerings.
We spend less than we earn; we save money.
We have enough food to eat.
We are protected and safe in our home.
We have enough clean water to drink and use.
We can get medical care when we need it.
We have transportation when we need it.
Our children attend school.
We are free of consumer debt.
We have clean, modest clothes.
We have enough light and fuel.
We believe the Lord will provide for our needs.
We feel and follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost.
We study the scriptures daily.
We pray daily.
We take the sacrament weekly.
We are worthy of a temple recommend.
We sacrifice to serve others.

STEP 3
HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO BE SELF-RELIANT? We become self-reliant when we can answer “always” to the statements in step 2. Estimate what you would need to spend each month to answer “always.”
EXAMPLE: Food	700
Tithes, offerings
Savings
Food
Housing
Water
Medical expenses
Transportation
Educational expenses
Debt payments
Clothing
Electricity/fuel
Other:
Other:
Total self-reliance expenses
My self-reliant income goal
Ponder what it would be like if you could answer “always” to all of these statements. As you track your current expenses, try to learn more about what it will cost to answer “always.”

How self-reliant am I now?

Fill out the following assessment during your 12th self-reliance group meeting.

Self-reliance is the “ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family” (Handbook 2, 6.1.1).

STEP 1
HOW MUCH DO I SPEND? Write how much you spend monthly on each item below.
EXAMPLE: Food	300
Tithes, offerings
Savings
Food
Housing
Water
Medical expenses
Transportation
Educational expenses
Debt payments
Clothing
Electricity/fuel
Other:
Other:
Total monthly expenses
Current monthly income

STEP 2
HOW SELF-RELIANT AM I TODAY? Mark where you and your family are now.
EXAMPLE: We have enough food to eat.	Never	Sometimes X	Often	Always
We pay our tithing and fast offerings.
We spend less than we earn; we save money.
We have enough food to eat.
We are protected and safe in our home.
We have enough clean water to drink and use.
We can get medical care when we need it.
We have transportation when we need it.
Our children attend school.
We are free of consumer debt.
We have clean, modest clothes.
We have enough light and fuel.
We believe the Lord will provide for our needs.
We feel and follow the promptings of the Holy Ghost.
We study the scriptures daily.
We pray daily.
We take the sacrament weekly.
We are worthy of a temple recommend.
We sacrifice to serve others.

STEP 3
HOW MUCH DO I NEED TO BE SELF-RELIANT? We become self-reliant when we can answer “always” to the statements in step 2. Estimate what you would need to spend each month to answer “always.”
EXAMPLE: Food	700
Tithes, offerings
Savings
Food
Housing
Water
Medical expenses
Transportation
Educational expenses
Debt payments
Clothing
Electricity/fuel
Other:
Other:
Total self-reliance expenses
My self-reliant income goal
Ponder what it would be like if you could answer “always” to all of the statements. As you track your current expenses, try to learn more about what it will cost to answer “always.”

My Path to Self-Reliance

Self-reliance is “the ability, commitment, and effort to provide the spiritual and temporal necessities of life for self and family” (Handbook 2, 6.1.1).

ASSESS MY NEEDS

Set my self-reliant income goal and spiritual goals.
CHOOSE MY PATH

Decide how I will become self-reliant.
Develop spiritual habits and practical skills in 90 days:

JOIN A GROUP
- Start and grow a business,
- Find a better job, or
- Identify needed skills and create an education plan.
CONTINUE TO ACT
- Keep working to become self-reliant.
- Serve others and help them progress.

“And it is my purpose to provide for my saints.”

Doctrine and Covenants 104:15