Becoming More Confident

 Week 7:

Math 108

* Church Council on Debt: True to the Faith p. 48-49

*A function is a rule that assigns the input value(s) to a single output value.

The function itself provides a way to determine which output corresponds with a given input

...can have multiple inputs but only one output.

EX: 

• “How well you do on the test is a function of how much time you spend studying.”
• “Your starting salary when you graduate depends on your major.”
• “The price of a used car depends on the make and model of the car, as well as its age and condition.”
• “Your monthly cash flow is a function of your income and expenses.”
• “The amount you can borrow for the purchase of a home is a function of your net monthly income.”
• “Your Body Mass Index (BMI) depends on your height and weight.”
• “What you get out of sacrament meeting is a function of the amount of preparation you do.”

• Home Loan Case Study
• Car Savings and Loan Case Study

Relative cell references refer to a cell by giving its row and column (for example: A1). Absolute cell references use dollar signs when referring to a cell (for example: $A$1).Positive

percent rank	=PERCENTRANK.EXC(A1:A10,n)	Find the percentile score for the data point n$n$.
count	=COUNT(A1:A10)	Counts how many entries are in cells A1 through A10
Payment	=PMT(rate, number of periods, loan amount)	Computes a monthly loan payment given an interest rate, the number of periods, and the current balance
Future Value	=FV(rate, number of periods, payment made each period)	Computes the balance of an investment account given an interest rate, the number of periods, and the payment.
if	=IF(condition, value if true, value if false)	Tests to see if a condition is true. If the condition is true, it gives the “value if true”. If it is false, it gives the “value if false”.
and	=AND(condition 1, conditions 2)	Checks to see if two conditions are both true. If they are both true, it returns a value of true. If only one (or none) of the conditions are true, it returns a value of false.
or	=OR(condition 1, conditions 2)	Checks to see if two conditions are true. If at least one (or both) are true, it returns a value of true. If neither of the conditions are true, it returns a value of false. Monthly loan payment The money “leaves your wallet” when you make your payment. Negative Loan principle The bank gives you money you can “put in your wallet” when they give you a loan. Positive Monthly savings deposit You take money “out of your wallet” and put in the bank. Negative Withdraw money from savings You get the money from your bank account to “go in your wallet”.

Marriage and Family Studies

Final Review:

MFS internship is not paid and can be done anywhere. You need 2 credits and 160 hours.

50% of jobs are found through networking.

The Academic Discovery Center has a database of thousands of jobs for internships. TRUE

REMEMBER: Child and Family Advocacy Society (of BYUI)

>What is anthropology?

Parts of a Research article: 

• abstract
• introduction
• methods
• results
• discussion

>Friendship is somehow related to depression

How to properly cite a book in APA format: How to Save the Earth, Frank (2007)

• If a professor allows you to use direct quotes, a good rule of thumb is limit the number of direct quotes to only one per page; everything else should be paraphrased or your own writing, but still cited.  Also, only use quotes that are so eloquent and well-written or unique that you must quote it directly.  

For someone who graduates with an undergraduate degree (From BYU-I) in marriage and family studies, what careers would they likely NOT be prepared for at that point?

Ans: 

Being a mental health counselor

 and 

Heading a childcare center or preschool

 

Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel

1. Messiah and Christ both mean “the Anointed One.”
2. Jesus Christ came as the Messiah and lived and died in fulfillment of messianic prophecies.
3. God, the Eternal Father, and Mary are the parents of the mortal Jesus Christ.
4. From Heavenly Father, Jesus inherited traits of godhood, including the power to live forever.
5. From Mary, Jesus inherited traits of mortality including the ability to suffer pain and to die physically.
6. As the Only Begotten Son of God in the flesh, Jesus Christ was able to perform the Atoning sacrifice which required Him to endure more than a mortal person could and, thereby, fulfill His role in the Father’s plan.
7. Because Jesus had power over death, He had the capacity to rise from the dead.
8. Jesus Christ was baptized to fulfill all righteousness.
9. Righteousness includes humbly conforming to the will of the Father.
10. Righteousness includes covenanting with the Father to obey His commandments.
11. Righteousness includes receiving the ordinances of salvation.
12. Righteousness includes following the example set by Jesus Christ.
13. Jesus Christ lived a matchless life because He never gave in to temptation, He never sinned, and He remained perfectly submissive to Heavenly Father.
14. The Plan of Salvation required Jesus to be perfectly obedient in order to perform the Atonement.
15. The greatest influence of the Savior in our lives occurs when we invite the power of His atoning sacrifice to cleanse us, lift us, and transform us.

Part of understanding the infinite Atonement of Jesus Christ is the need to have an accurate understanding of the divine birth of Jesus Christ. The angel of God asked Nephi “Knowest thou the condescension of God?” (1 Nephi 11:16 (Links to an external site.)). The answer to this question provides great understanding into the love of God manifest by the tree of life. The Bible Dictionary entry on Atonement mentions Jesus’s “divine Sonship” as one of the six essential events in the life of Christ contributing to the “perfect Atonement” (Bible Dictionary, "Christ" (Links to an external site.)). I hope as you study the events and the meaning behind those events related to the Savior’s birth you will be filled with the love of God and have a greater understanding and a greater desire to follow the Lamb of God. I love the Savior’s words to the Nephites: “I came into the world to do the will of my Father” (3 Nephi 27:13 (Links to an external site.)). I would hope that would be the ultimate desire for each of us.

Study the following scriptures and resources in preparation for this week's activities. Here are a few questions to ponder as you study:

• What stands out to you that increases your understanding and appreciation of the Savior’s divine birth?
• What did you learn from your readings that increases your understanding of the temptations of the Savior and His experience in the wilderness.
  
• I hadn't ever given much thought to the Savior being tempted of the devil. Christ lived a perfect life so I used to think that temptations weren't hard for him. I was definitely forgetting to factor in Gethsemane and the fact that He was at His absolute weakest when Satan struck. So even though Christ was perfect, it wasn't easy. Additionally, better understanding what things tempted Christ helped me to grow.

Study Material:

Matthew 1–2 (Links to an external site.)

Luke 1–2 (Links to an external site.)

1 Nephi 11:13–21 (Links to an external site.)

D&C 93:1–17 (Links to an external site.)

Richard C. Edgley, "The Condescension of God," (Links to an external site.) Ensign, December 2001

Matthew 3:13–17

2 Nephi 31:4–21

Matthew 4:1–11

Jeffrey R. Holland, "The Inconvenient Messiah," Ensign, May 1989

• First, I never realized that baptism not only represents the condescension of God but also our own condescension in following him. 2nd Nephi 31:13 enlightened my mind when it said, “... ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water...” I never realized until now that taking the name of Christ on us means we have to be willing to follow Him down, in the dark, to condescend and sacrifice whatever and wherever the Lord requires. It will certainly not be convenient to do that.
  
• In fact, I believe that one of God’s greatest temptations in life was that of convenience. We currently live in a world full of inventions and technology created specifically for convenience. If our little minds can create these inventions then I’m sure that Christ in His infinite wisdom could have ‘commanded stones to be made bread’ (Matthew 4:3) Or at the very least he could have lived an easier life.
• Now I know I did this a little out of order but my second verse about baptism that I like was Matthew 3:14. John says, “ I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?” I like that John knew he was unworthy and needed baptism more than Christ but still allowed Christ to be baptized. I think it teaches us again about condescension and allowing others to condescend in order to help us.

 Dayren G. Dominguez: John the Baptist had the priesthood, he was a prophet and a witness of Jesus Christ. He knew his cousin was the Messiah. Then said they unto him, who art thou? …“He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the prophet Esaias.” (John 1:22–23 (Links to an external site.).) I learned some really great things about John, in this article. John the Baptist: Burning and a Shining Light. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/ensign/1972/09/john-the-baptist-a-burning-and-a-shining-light?lang=eng  (Links to an external site.)