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-Why is it important for you to focus more on the things you can change in your life rather than the things that you can't change right now?
-Elder Uchtdorf says that whether you know it or not, you are the hero of your own story. Why is it important to recognize this?
-How can BYU-Pathway Worldwide be a guide to help someone find their way?
You are working on family history and want to figure out the number of genetic ancestors you have for any number of generations back. If your parents are one generation back and your grandparents are two generations back, how can you go about finding the number of genetic ancestors you have for any number of generations back?
Based on what you have learned about exponents, find the equation to calculate the number of ancestors for any generation.
Use the equation to answer how many genetic ancestors you have 7 generations back?
Imagine you have the records of all your ancestors for 7 generations and you know that 16 of your ancestors from 7 generations back came from the same place. What percentage of your ancestry is from that place?
THINKING ERRORS
Thinking errors are failures in judgement, they are incorrect ways of looking at the world. Because of your distorted view, you tend to act in ways that don’t resolve the problem, but instead make it worse or add new problems.
As children of God living in an imperfect world, all of us are at risk to a variety of thinking errors.
You feel like you are being harmed by people that have no intention of harming you.
Your perceived status in the world is based on how you compare to others.
You deserve this or that because of your perceived status in the world.
You can’t do this. You can’t do that. You can’t even try.
Because you messed up, you give up and stop trying.
You can commit this sin because it is not a big deal, or you’re being pressured into it, or you deserve a little fun, etc.
There is never enough (fun, food, money, opportunities, etc.).
You must please or impress others to maintain your value as a person or to keep from being devalued as a person.
You distort issues, events, choices, etc. to make them smaller/bigger than they really are.
You tell yourself something is different than the way it really is.
We are going to share in the whatsApp group five short stories. We are also going to split in five groups. The group in Room number 1 is going to talk about story number 1, and so on ...... You are going to decide which thinking error represent and why. You may also notice more than one thinking error in each story. Upon returning from the breakout room one from each group will share what you have decided.
Jazmin is trying to quit smoking. She has gone three weeks without smoking. Then one day, she has a relapse and smokes one cigarette. Afterwards, she is so disappointed in her relapse that she decides her efforts to quit smoking are not good enough. She smokes the rest of the pack before the day ends. Soon, Jazmin resumes smoking a pack of cigarettes a day.
Sheila feels exhausted. In addition to her duties with her own family of five, this week she has made a meal for two families in the ward, cared for the children of another mother who was sick, volunteered to serve at the local school on two afternoons, planned a Relief Society dinner, and baked bread for the five sisters she ministers to in the ward. She feels like she can’t ever say “No” when someone invites her to serve. If she does, she won’t be seen as a contributor to the ward’s success.
Pedro is driving his motorcycle on a busy road when a car suddenly swerves in front of him, forcing Pedro to quickly apply the brakes and nearly crash. The driver of the car realizes his error and signals an apology to Pedro with a hand wave and a “Sorry” mouthed in the rearview mirror. But Pedro quickly transforms his shock into anger and speeds up alongside the car. He fiercely pounds on the driver’s window while yelling his displeasure to the mortified driver. For the rest of the day, Pedro is angry with everyone he meets.
Alex teases his little sister by making fun of her. She bursts into tears and runs out of the room. When confronted by his mother, Alex replies, “It’s not a big deal! She’s so sensitive! Why can’t she learn to take a little joke?”
Alana tears open her mission call envelope with excitement. Quickly scanning the letter inside, her heart sinks when she realizes she will be serving in an area that she does not like. For the next week, Alana’s parents can’t seem to cheer her up. She is convinced that her life for the next 18 months will be utterly miserable.
- 2 Role plays / 4 Companions performing
-Whenever you suspect that one of them is using a thinking error write it down in the chat,
if you agree with someone response, write it down too.
Thinking Errors
Victimization, Pride, Entitlement, Powerlessness, Giving-Up, Justification, Scarcity Mentality, People Pleasing, Minimize/Catastrophize & Deceit
Sheila: What should we make for dinner tomorrow night?
Jazmin: I think we should make pasta. We NEVER have it.
Sheila: That’s not true! We had it last week.
Jazmin: Yes, but after I made it I could tell that you didn’t like it.
Shelia: I ate it, didn’t I?
Jazmin: You smiled and said you liked it, but you only ate two
bites. If you don’t like something, just tell me!
Sheila: Jazmin, I love your cooking. I’m just not sure Grandma will
like pasta tomorrow.
Jazmin: Why not?
Sheila: Well, she is a picky eater, and she might prefer soup.
Jazmin: Will you just tell me that you don’t like my pasta!
Sheila: If you’re going to be mean to me, I don’t want to continue
this conversation. I’m going to bed. I hope you’re not this rude to
grandma tomorrow!
Thinking Errors
Victimization, Pride, Entitlement, Powerlessness, Giving-Up, Justification, Scarcity Mentality, People Pleasing, Minimize/Catastrophize & Deceit
Pedro: I can’t believe Dominic gave me a C on our group project!
Alex: Well, you didn’t do much work
Pedro: I was the leader! Somebody had to be the leader. Besides,
Dominic is just a poor kid who doesn’t know what it means to be
at the top. Like a good worker, he followed my instructions, and
we got the job done.
Alex: Yes, we got the project done, but Dominic did a lot of the
work.
Pedro: Of course he did. That was his job. My job was to lead.
Alex: So what do leaders actually do?
Pedro: I made sure everyone knew what their instructions were.
That wasn't so easy you know. Hey, why should I have to lead and
do the work?
Remember that thinking errors are a lapse of good judgement and they are fueled by stress, something that in greater or lesser way all of us have in our life
They keep us from seeing things as they really are
We hope that you will continue to identify the stress and the thinking errors in your life so that you can feel more peace.