Working with an action partner can help us become more self-reliant. This dramatized video shows action partners how they might help and support one another.

Action Partners: Gabby and Beth

Action Partners: Sam and Dave

In this dramatized video, learn more about the different self-reliance groups and which group might best fit your situation.

Choosing a Self-Reliance Group

This video describes the “Go and Do” learning process, which extends beyond simply learning to pondering, committing, acting, and reporting.

Go and Do Learning

This video describes how to facilitate a self-reliance group and also describes the differences between a traditional teacher and a self-reliance facilitator.

How to Facilitate a Group

This video describes how a facilitator conducts the Commit section of a group meeting, including helping members understand and make commitments and be accountable to an action partner.

How to Lead: Commit

This video describes how a facilitator conducts the Learn section of a group meeting, including “read,” “watch,” “discuss,” and “practice” subsections.

How to Lead: Learn

This video describes how a facilitator involves group members in leading the weekly My Foundation discussion.

How to Lead: My Foundation

This video describes how a facilitator conducts the Ponder section of a group meeting, including getting group members to record impressions of how the things they have learned can be applicable in their lives.

How to Lead: Ponder

This video describes how a facilitator conducts the Return and Report portion of the meeting and how to motivate people to keep commitments and improve performance.

How to Lead: Report

This video describes how a facilitator manages a group meeting and encourages participation from each group member.

How to: Manage Meetings

This video describes how a facilitator prepares himself or herself spiritually, prepares the facilities and materials, and reminds the group members to attend.

How to: Prepare

This video describes the role and duties of a self-reliance group facilitator.

My Purpose

Self-reliance group facilitators and local leaders share their experiences and what helped them be successful.

Self-Reliance Facilitators: Bringing About Change

A depiction of the calling, training, and monitoring of stake self-reliance specialists.

Stake Self-Reliance Specialists

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Group Facilitator