Self Reliance

Read Proverbs 21:5 and Doctrine and Covenants 104:13–15, then explain how stewardship and preparation relate to self-reliance. (TLX: 0.8)

Identify one real situation where lack of money, food, or water created hardship for yourself or someone you know, and explain what could have reduced the impact. (TLX: 1.0)

Examine your current access to money, food, and water, and identify one vulnerability in each area that could cause difficulty if resources were limited. (TLX: 1.2)

Prepare a simple personal plan describing how you would responsibly manage money, food, and water for a short period of constraint. (TLX: 1.3)

Make and follow a real spending decision using limited funds, choosing between needs and wants and explaining your final choice. (TLX: 1.6)

Prepare a complete meal using basic ingredients, demonstrating planning, portion control, and minimal waste. (TLX: 1.6)

Demonstrate how to safely obtain and store drinkable water using at least one practical method. (TLX: 1.7)

Complete a 24-hour period relying only on food, water, and money you personally prepared or set aside, then explain what was hardest and why. (TLX: 1.7)

Explain to a leader how your decisions during this badge changed the way you view comfort, waste, and dependence on others. (TLX: 1.0)

Describe how self-reliance strengthens your ability to serve family, neighbors, and community, relating your experience to faith in God. (TLX: 1.0)