January 31, 2025, 4:00 pm
By being independent, people can concentrate on the two great commandments of the Savior, love God, and love their neighbors.
The Jesus Christian Church, Saints, provides free independent courses in more than 100 countries, supporting people developing skills through education, employment, finances, and other topics.
The course is completed individually or in a small group, focusing on combining spiritual principles and practical skills. Job seekers, refugees, and future students can all be blessed through these courses.
Youth and adults are looking at the blessings of taking these classes in their interests.
In Brazil, testimonies from Sao Paulo’s last -day saints are listed on the AutossuficiênciaBrasil website, which is a way to find courses and groups to meet in this area.
Yuri Oliveira states that personal finances will help you teach your family’s principles, such as establishing budgets, and eliminating debts and avoiding debts. “This has completely changed the work method in the financial aspects of the house. The course was definitely blessing for us.”
Rennan Andrade wrote that he was able to improve conversation and speak in English for EnglishConnect.
With education for better jobs, I taught how to set the goal and how to practice what she needs. And Daniel Vilanova said, “While finding a better job course, I learned a few ways to connect with people in my network to find a job opportunity.”
Emerson Santos said, “I testify to you, independence changes people’s lives.”
Part of the culture of Liberty, Missouri
The independent class is becoming part of the culture of Libertyimizuri’s stock, and Lolinwalkers and Joanwalkers were called for the formation of the Stock Approximately a year ago.
“We have organized and grasped what independence is. It’s like our lifeline now,” said Joe An Walker. Walkers may create an independent vision that leads their steps and may be useful for those who come after them.
Lolin Walker said: “Not,” Oh, this is a new program. “That’s what we are around here. “
They brought people’s groups to become a facilitator and set them in training. The prayer last August invited people to learn more about independent classes. Walkers also automated the sign -up process to participate in the course of the semester schedule, and the group encountered the 10-12 weeks and spring courses in the fall.
The current interests are mainly focused on emotional recovery, personal finances, and the start and growth of my business.
According to Joe An Walker, the emotional recovery course is much more popular, and young people are leading the finish.
“It was surprising and joy,” she said. “We have a large group of young people in people’s houses and church buildings. It’s wonderful to see how groups have evolved and how their parents are as good as young people. That was.
This stake will add a Spanish independence group and a young single adult independent group this year.
Lolin Walker said they were called groups or classes, but they have advised together in them and their spirit is doing most of them. “This is not a class where teachers are standing on a blackboard. This is a teacher or facilitator who pays attention to the spirit that the spirit wants to come out in the group. People love it. It was very strong. ” “
The independent class has also become a vibrant service -the Elder of Word and the President of the Association of the Association know which individual or family will benefit from class. Brothers and sisters will approach their individuals and their families by taking classes together.
Joe An Walker said that the group is bonded every week. “We are connected to each other and not so lonely.”
Groups provide safe, warm and supported places, and participants make good friends. They also learn from the principle of improving their lives, whether in personal finances, business planning, or their mental health.
Lolin Walker states: When we rely on him, he helps us to be independent from the perspective of our other connections and responsibilities. “
Strengthen women in West Jordan, Utah
Kearly Johnson, a stock in Westland, West, said that some women did not know each other when they began to attend an emotional resilience group with other women. But a few weeks later, they immediately looked for each other and felt the joy of being together. “We were a family,” said Johnson.
Group women have different life experience in their age from their early 20s to the 80’s. However, they began to love each other and found a similarity than the difference.
Johnson said that creating a welcome environment in a weekly meeting and the class text message groups would make a big difference. The complete title of the manual is “Find the Lord’s strength: emotional recovery”.
“We talked about difficult things. We shared the struggle. We shared the issues. We learned to laugh together,” said Johnson. Many have experienced sadness, loss, health issues, and other issues, but learned how to rely on the savior through classes.
“Our emotional recovery experience has become like the waters of Mormon for each of us. I wrote it in the news.
If you are invited to the class with the word “emotional resilience”, some people may find that they must have some problem or doubt about attendance. However, Johnson said that in addition to learning personal lessons, there is a high possibility that other groups of groups can be strengthened for past experiences.
She said that the independent group was built Zion between the ward and the bet.
Positive experience in Brooklyn, New York
Brooklyin New York’s shares have seen how independent classes blessing their lives.
Randy Castillo has promoted personal financial classes on Sunday afternoon of young and high school students from the age of 14 to 18. He knew he might think the class would not apply to them. I’m glad you did it. “
He applied the course to include other things that could be related to university savings, cars, telephones, and teenagers. This course emphasized that he would leave debt, and young people learned about interest rates and credit card mechanisms.
“Every money changes life,” said Castillo. “Budget and savings were the most important things I could teach them.”
Personal Finance Class also teaches the importance of paying TI, and the group talked about the first reason to pay one of TI. “These are necessary at this time,” Castillo said. “They were not too young to hear these things.”
Chris Miken’s stated how the class was built on the mental foundation.
“I think it’s the key and the main ingredients,” said Mikens. He felt that many of the classes stuck to him after he was over, and felt the desire to improve.
Trevar Faris has finished his fourth independence class provided by the church. “It’s very positive,” he said.
Class teaching, videos, group discussions, goals, and personal commitments had a major impact on him.
“This class is collaborating with people at various stages of life,” Faris said. “People bring their own life experience.
Faris said that when the Lord was involved in life, it was much easier to achieve his goals and stay positive. And he said that education was a continuous process. “It’s great to look back and see how much progress we have made.”
For others who are thinking of taking one of the classes, Mikens, “Make your heart is ready to take the class, and have a strong desire to understand. Please check. “
