For 3 days following PMG training, we spent with the great men leading the Self Reliance Services Group in Salt Lake City. We were able to spend many hours with Elder Gay (Seventy), Elder Sitati (Seventy) along with many exceptional business men who have been called to full time positions. These brother include Elder Falabella, Geoff Davis, Rex Allen, Tim Sloan, Bro. Gardner, Bro. Hunsaker and several others. There job for past two years is to rethink the areas formally known as welfare and employment services and revamp these programs for the world church of today. The coming significant revolution of thought is truly a "NEW DAY" as the brethren call it. The new self reliance approach is coming forth the end of 2014 and teaches in a new way (through the priesthood channel...not separate departments) with brand new methods to help make people of the church "doers" and "workers" thereby help each of us reach our potential as children of God and leaders in our sphere.
The "new day" folds the perpetual education fund (PEF), employment and self employment effort into one seamless priesthood operation. Thus, the assessment of ones needs, career education, helping one get a good or better job and/or starting a new business will be taking place at the stake/ward level where the people of need are. The methods that will be taught to bring this about is using focused SR committees, help groups and one on one mentoring and significant revamped training materials.
This will be our task while in England. To help with the stakes/wards as they learn, embrace and execute the "NEW DAY".
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