Self-Reliance

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

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.

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

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

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

Prepare a complete meal using basic ingredients, demonstrating planning, portion control, and minimal waste.

Demonstrate how to safely obtain and store drinkable water using at least one practical method.

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.

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

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