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Struggle to Juggle
Sometimes it seems like the domains of work, school, home, and church are in a tug of war, each fighting for our personal time, attention, and energy. The key to harmony is to invest our time, energy and money into activities that enhance these multiple domains that we value in our lives. Employing strategies to help us experience greater joy will bring the demands of work, school, family, and church into greater harmony.
Directions
1.
Adopt
each assumption below. 2.
Find and list
1 suggestion from the chapter you feel addresses the assumption best. Find and list
1 suggestion from Church leaders that you feel addresses the assumption well. 3.
Cite
research from the textbook (page number and quote) and counsel from the Church leaders (link to Ensign, Liahona, conference talks, or other publication. Provide the month/year). 4.
Answer:
How can you implement these suggestions in your life? How could these suggestions be beneficial to you?
Assumption #1
You are wrestling with the decision of whether to work late or leave on time to attend a child’s activity.
List two (2) suggestions that address the assumption best. Cite information from the chapter and counsel from Church leaders that support these suggestions.
In chapter 12, page 166, it states, "Recent social science research proposes that work, family, and other life domains can actually be complementary, not competing priorities. Success on the job often contributes to our success outside of work and vice versa. The key to harmony is to invest our time and money in activities that enhance multiple domains that we value in our lives." The need for loving, effective parents has never been greater. In 1997, President Gordon B. Hinckley observed that families are “falling apart all over the world. The old ties that bound together father and mother and children are breaking everywhere. . . . Hearts are broken; children weep.”
How can you implement these suggestions in your life? How could these suggestions be beneficial to you?
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I can follow the suggestions by having a positive state of mind. I would use my energy and balance the priorities in my life. I would choose priorities that matter most to me. These give guidance to my life. I would live life on my terms and being able to tackle whatever challenges I may encounter.
Assumption #2: You are agonizing about whether or not to miss a previously planned family outing because an unexpected church assignment has come up.
List two (2) suggestions that address the assumption best. Cite information from the chapter and counsel from Church leaders that support these suggestions.
In chapter 12, page 170 it states, "Part of focusing on the most important things is recognizing that the family takes priority over other life domains. The First Presidency wrote, “However worthy and appropriate other demands or activities may be, they must not be permitted to displace the divinely appointed duties that only parents and families can adequately perform.”" Also, on the same page it states, "Some-times we erroneously place church service arbitrarily above family responsibilities. Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf taught, “Even some pro-grams of the Church can become a distraction if we take them to extremes and allow them to dominate our time and our attention at the expense of things that matter most. We need balance in life.”"
How can you implement these suggestions in your life? How could these suggestions be beneficial to you?
I know that church is very essential in our lives, but at times I need to put my family first. Like I did at my mother-in-law's 90 birthday party. It was on a Sunday, I felt I needed to spend time with her and her family. I knew that Heavenly Father would understand.
Assumption #3
You are wondering if you should stay up late to go the extra mile in preparing a Sunday lesson or go to bed and get much needed rest.
List two (2) suggestions that address the assumption best. Cite information from the chapter and counsel from Church leaders that support these suggestions.
In chapter 12, page 166 it states, "Sometimes it seems like work, home, and church are in a tug of war, each fighting for our personal time and energy. Juggling these responsibilities may eventually exhaust us and cause us to lose interest in the very things we love most. We may even begin to feel inadequate, pessimistic, and discouraged. Dallin H Oaks in the October 2020 General Conference stated, "Our decisions are mostly in the daily routines of life, but as the Lord has told us, “Be not
weary
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the foundation of a great work. And out of small things proceedeth that which is great” (
Doctrine and Covenants 64:33
).
How can you implement these suggestions in your life? How could these suggestions be beneficial to you?
I have in the past been in this situation, I have stayed up late to prepare for a lesson for primary age children. As I look back, I should have gone to bed. I should have been better prepared. I should have asked one of the parents if they could help me with the part of the lesson I was struggling with.
Assumption #4
You are wondering if you should study for a final when your help is needed with a sick child/roommate.
List two (2) suggestions that address the assumption best. Cite information from the chapter and counsel from Church leaders that support these suggestions.
In chapter 12, page 169 "Bundling, is when one activity simultaneously serves purposes in two or more aspects of life. In many cases, each facet of the activity is of greater value because it is bundled than if it were done as its own activity. This one bundling activity is of great value because it may contribute to so many facets of life."
On the same page, it states that Elder Robert D. Hales counseled parents, “As you drive or walk children to school or their various activities, do you use the time to talk with them about their hopes and dreams and fears and joys? Do you take the time to have them take the earplugs from their MP3 players and all the other devices so that they can hear you and feel of your love?” We may also bundle church " When we do two or more things at the same time in harmony, we give that time period greater value. As we examine our lives, we will find many such activities that will enable us to provide for and nurture our families in harmony.
How can you implement these suggestions in your life? How could these suggestions be beneficial to you?
I never realized that I was bundling when my sons were younger. All three of them would tag-a-
long on trips to sport events or scouts. We would talk about different activities or how their day went. We would all do shopping together and check the prices of items. Could we afford that item, or would a cheaper item do as well? Even today on car trips, we get to socialize.
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