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Week 4:
Marriage and Family Studies
Midterm Study Guide
- Course sequencing (prerequisites, etc.)
- General content of various courses in the major
- Differences in emphasis areas in the major
- Historical roots of the field—how Lincoln was involved, first family life education, CES, etc.
- Professional organizations, conferences, and certifications
- Minimum family income, average income from MF majors with BS. (refer to Annual Salary Discussion Boards)
- Basics of readings
- Careers and Family Science book—Make sure you've read the entire book.
- What jobs in the career book would an MFS degree NOT prepare you for, based on some of the recommendations of the Panel?
- Be sure to review the "meet the faculty" videos, because all information in that video is fair game for the exam.
Outcomes
By the end of this week, students will:
- Understand APA formatting.
- Learn how to use professional research databases.
Points to Ponder
- Can you identify all of the necessary components of a complete APA reference? Practice writing at least one reference for any book and one from any article in a magazine or journal.
- What are the typical parts/sections of a scholarly research article?
- What lesson can you learn about research from the "Junk Science" video with John Stossel?
- Where can you go to find tutorials for EBSCO, ProQuest, Sage E-Journals, and JSTOR?
- Zion is Zion because of the character, attributes, and faithfulness of her citizens.
- We cannot wait until Zion comes for these things to happen—Zion will come only as they happen.
are we individually and as a people free from strife and contention and united “according to the union required by the law of the celestial kingdom”? (D&C 105:4). Forgiveness of one another is essential to this unity. Jesus said, “I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men” (D&C 64:10).
We will become of one heart and one mind as we individually place the Savior at the center of our lives and follow those He has commissioned to lead us.
Thomas S. Monson said: “In the private sanctuary of one’s own conscience lies that spirit, that determination to cast off the old person and to measure up to the stature of true potential. In this spirit, we again issue that heartfelt invitation: Come back. We reach out to you in the pure love of Christ and express our desire to assist you and to welcome you into full fellowship. To those who are wounded in spirit or who are struggling and fearful, we say, Let us lift you and cheer you and calm your fears”
Much of the work to be done in establishing Zion consists in our individual efforts to become “the pure in heart” (D&C 97:21). “Zion cannot be built up unless it is by the principles of the law of the celestial kingdom,” said the Lord; “otherwise I cannot receive her unto myself” (D&C 105:5).
To come to Zion, it is not enough for you or me to be somewhat less wicked than others. We are to become not only good but holy men and women. Recalling Elder Neal A. Maxwell’s phrase, let us once and for all establish our residence in Zion and give up the summer cottage in Babylon
“We ought to have the building up of Zion as our greatest object” --Joseph Smith
President Eyring: Money is very important, but only really up to a point. You want to be able to provide the essentials for your family, to have sufficient for your needs. And so, you want to be savvy enough about money, and careful enough about budgeting, that money is never your—you are never a slave to the making of money. On the other hand, you can become a slave to the pursuit of money. And so, knowing what is enough (what is sufficient) is absolutely crucial, and that will require some budgeting.
There’s a famous economist, Daniel Kahneman, who won a Nobel Prize for studying human behavior. And one of the things he’s found is that up to a particular level of annual income in the United States (he says is about seventy to about seventy-five thousand dollars), there is a high correlation between money and happiness. In other words, if you have too little, you are unhappy; and as you get more, happiness rises, but only to this point (which he’s identified, again, as seventy-five thousand dollars). Beyond that, the correlation breaks down, and, for some people, even becomes negative. And that’s a crucial thing: to know when enough is enough, and more could be too much (in the sacrifice of time that you might make to make this additional income) in ways that it could distract you, and especially in ways that it could confuse your children.
So I’m cheapskate at home, partly (not because I need to so much from a financial perspective), but I want my sons and daughters to know I’ve chosen to be a cheapskate; it's a happier way to go. And my budgeting strategy is, “Don't spend money.” Actually, this suit is a hand-me-down from my oldest son, Henry Christian. So, I’ve tried to develop habits of frugality and, you know, wearing old suits doesn't actually save me that much money, but wearing old suits makes me think about being frugal in other respects.
Budgeting is a great practice, but it’s best for you to, I think, have an outgrowth of an attitude towards money. And the attitude is, “Don’t spend it if you don't need to spend it.” Wear it out, you know, use it up, make do, do without. You always want to be thinking about, “What’s the least I can spend and still be happy, and accomplish my objectives?” And if you’ve got that attitude, it might be associated with budgeting.
But if your budgeting where—if you’re doing your budgeting for the sake of saying, “Well, how much can I spend,” that’s different than budgeting as an exercise for assessing, “How little could I spend?” I am grateful that I’m able to make decisions without concern for money, and that’s possible not just because of education, but constraining my wants.
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