Self Reliance

English:  Held weekly at the Annandale Stake Center on Sundays at 7:00 pm in the High Council room.

Spanish:  Held weekly at the Annandale Stake Center on Sundays at 5:30 pm in the High Council room

This is an addiction recovery support group.  It is for anyone struggling with an addiction or compulsive behavior, and is open to males and females.  It is for members of the church and our friends.   The support group meetings use an adapted version of the Twelve Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous that teaches addiction recovery principles from a gospel perspective.  Addictions can include the use of substances such as tobacco, alcohol, coffee, tea, and drugs (both prescription and illegal), and behaviors such as gambling, codependency, viewing pornography, inappropriate sexual behavior, and disorders associated with eating.  Those struggling with addiction or compulsive behaviors can attend to receive support, help, and fellowship from others in similar circumstances as well as from the volunteer Church-service missionaries and facilitators.  The meetings are free, participants remain ananymous, and all information shared will remain confidential.

https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/find-christ-connection-through-addiction-recovery-program

Members of the Church have been counseled for many years to be prepared for adversity. Preparation, both spiritual and temporal, can dispel fear (see Doctrine and Covenants 38:30).

Church Website - Gospel Topics - Emergency Preparedness

As you build and maintain your emergency supply, include the following items:

• Clothing and bedding

• Drinking water

• Financial reserves

• Important documents

• Longer-term supply of basic food items

  1. Additional information from our local Home Storage Center

• Medication and first aid supplies

• Three-month supply of food that is part of your normal diet

• Ways to communicate with family following a disaster

Church Employment Services Job Search Network: Employment Services (churchofjesuschrist.org) 

LDS Employment website, where there are some great resources for those looking for employment or to change jobs.   https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/life/employment-services?lang=eng   

Fairfax County: Family Services Program Directory: Employment | Family Services (fairfaxcounty.gov)

Fairfax Co Dept of Family Services:  Family Services Program Directory: Financial Assistance | Family Services (fairfaxcounty.gov)

Virginia Social Services website to access SNAP, TANF and healthcare applications: Assistance - Virginia Department of Social Services

Church: Mental Health (churchofjesuschrist.org)

Fairfax: Fairfax-Falls Church Community Services Board | Community Services Board (fairfaxcounty.gov)  

Manuals, videos, and training may be downloaded from this website or viewed on the Gospel Library mobile app. Manuals are also available at Church distribution centers. Use the navigation on the left side to select the manual you are looking for with its associated videos.

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/self-reliance/manuals-and-videos?lang=eng

You can find this on the LDS Tools App:

1. Select "Organizations" at the bottom of the app

2. Make sure you are on your ward's organization page

3. Select "Other Callings"

4. Select "Welfare and Self-Reliance"

If your ward has called Welfare and Self-Reliance specialists, their names should now be listed.

Click HERE to see an example.