2025 Self-Reliance Initiative Courses (for additional information contact the group facilitator)

Finding Strength in the Lord-Emotional Resilience (By Ward/Branch)

GV 1st Ward - Starting Sunday, February 16th - May 18th, 3-5 pm Stake Center. Brother & Sister Tufts

GV 4th Ward - Starting Sunday, March 2nd - May 4tth, 3:30 - 5:30 pm Shadow Mtn. Building. Brother & Sister McLeod. 

GV 9th Ward - Starting Tuesday, February 4th - April 22, 7 pm Stake Center.  Brother & Sister Straight

Personal Finance (By Ward)   

Life Skills (By Ward)

Friday,  March 21, 2025

Current Self-Reliance Initative Courses-[St George Green Valley Stake and St. George Multi Coordinating Council]

https://quickreg.englishconnect.org/join-now

Welfare and Self-Reliance Training Information and Calendar

PUT IT ON YOUR CALENDAR!!!!

Green Valley Stake Welfare and Self-Reliance Council Training and Leadership Meetings:

Quarterly Stake Welfare & Self-Reliance Leadership Meeting

Sunday May 25, 2025, 3:30 pm, High Council Room

Stake Presidency, Stake High Councilors assigned to MP/Welfare//Self-Reliance, Stake Relief Society President, Stake Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialist/Mentors.

Semi-Annual Stake Welfare & Self-Reliance Council Training

Sunday, June 22, 2025, 3:30 pm, Stake Center Chapel

Bishoprics, Elders Quorum and Relief Society Presidencies, Stake and Ward Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialists. 

Quarterly Stake Welfare & Self-Reliance Leadership Meeting

Sunday September 28, 2025, 3:30 pm, High Council Room

Stake Presidency, Stake High Councilors assigned to MP/Welfare//Self-Reliance, Stake Relief Society President, Stake Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialist/Mentors.

Utah Education Initiative

utah.churchofjesuschrist.org

Welfare & Self-Reliance Services Training

2nd Wednesday of each month @ 7:pm, via Zoom 

(Presented by local Welfare & Self Reliance Support Managers, under the direction of local Area Seventy and Stake Presidents.)

FOR:  Newly called Stake Self-Reliance Committee members, Bishoprics, Relief Society Presidencies, Elder's Quorum Presidencies, Stake and Ward Welfare and Self-Reliance Specialists, Ministering Brothers and Sisters.

ZOOM https://churchofjesuschrist.zoom.us/j/96626157463?pwd=a2hVUXAxUkhPVFlQT1lQVjJKSGE0dz09   or go to :zoom.us/join, enter meeting ID:966 2615 7463m enter passcode: 737787

TOPICS:  Effectively using the Self-Reliance Plan form when ministering to temporal, emotional and spiritual challenges.  This training includes

• Navigating the church's self-help sites.  Life Help    Counseling Resources
• A demonstration of how to effectively use the Self Reliance Plan Form
• Training and Overview of General Handbook of Instructions Section 22: Providing for Temporal Needs and Building Self-Reliance
• Utilizing the Welfare and Self-Reliance Resources Booklet (the toolkit)
• An introduction to community resources  Utah 211
• Ministering to those with temporal and emotional needs (Handboodk Sec. 22)

"Good Inspiration is Based Upon Good Information"

The suggested Self Reliance Process is:

• Identify the Challenge or Crisis.
• Match the Resources to the Challenge or Crisis.
• Make a Plan.  
• Implement the Plan
• Return and Report
• Re-evaluate and Repeat

The Self Reliance Plan Form faciliates this process. The purpose of this meeting is to expand awareness of church and community resources and to train and encourage the use of the Self Reliance Plan form.

Stake Welfare-Self-Reliance Specialists/Education Mentors

• Stake Specialist/Emergency Preparedness - Scott Gubler 

        

        435-632-0085

        

        Assigned to all Wards and Branch

• Stake Specialist/Education Mentors- Alan & Tracy Lovejoy

        435-817-2116

        435-668-9872 

        Assigned Wards: 1st, 2nd, 9th

 • Stake Specialists/Education Mentors  - Troy & Sue Olsen  

         720-514-2100

         720-415-8988

         Assigned Wards:  3rd, 7th, 8th Branch 

• Stake Specialists/Education Mentors  - Roger & Pam Stratford 

        435-862-1404

        Assigned Wards: 4th, 5th 6th 

• Co-Chairs Stake Welfare/Self-Reliance Specialists/Education Mentors  

        Scott & Vera Buys 

        801-376-1906

        801-822-9785