Class Purpose
Course Purpose:
The purpose of this course is to help you plan and prepare for not only a successful career, but a successful life as well. There is more to life than your career. You will be very disappointed in life if you achieve your financial goals at the expense of your personal and spiritual goals. Likewise, you will be disappointed in life if you fail to steward your resources to the extent you are not able to accomplish your personal goals due to the lack of financial resources. In this class we will show how the financial decisions you make impact your abilities to achieve your personal and spiritual goals. President Gordon B. Hinckley wrote: “Without preservation and cultivation of the things spiritual, our material success will be as ashes in our mouths.” (Standing for Something, Times Books, New York, p. 112.)
If you married, I strongly encourage you to work with your spouse as you learn the material and develop your Personal Financial Plan. Encourage your spouse to participate in the learning of this material, and seek his/her help you in the preparation of your personal financial plan (your spouse can help do the work and you get the credit!) A recommended reading schedule for spouses and friends is available at the end of your Class Schedule. Readings are all available on the CD and on the internet. I also recommend you do the Service Teaching by teaching your spouse areas you think important.