I'm sure most of you will be disappointed to know that my "Sunday sweets" post does not involve any candy or chocolate.
I follow another blog called Cake Wrecks and on Sunday, they show pictures of awesome cakes rather than cake wrecks and they call it Sunday Sweets. When I was thinking about writing this post, that title kept coming to my mind.
Last Sunday for the 5th Sunday meeting at church, our bishop gave us a quiz. I tried to remember the last time I had to take a quiz. It's been about a million years. The good thing was, I knew all the answers to this quiz! He asked us 88 questions about where we were spiritually, etc. Some of the questions, I had the
right answer for. Others, not so much. I found myself thinking a lot about these questions this past week, so I thought I would share them with you. I think it's a good idea every once in a while to really take inventory of where you are at! It's been great to see where my weaknesses were and now be able to set some goals of things to work on...I encourage you to copy and paste the list, and take inventory for youself! You don't even have to let me know if you pass or fail! I just hope you are inspired to work on at least one question that you didn't have the
right answer for!
Ward Survey
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INSTRUCTIONS:
DO NOT WRITE YOUR NAME ON THIS SURVEY. IT IS ANONYMOUS.
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWERS—JUST HONEST ANSWERS. ONLY HONEST ANSWERS WILL BE OF BENEFIT IN THIS EXERCISE.
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Questions
Circle one answer for each question below…
1
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you personally pray at least once a day?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you personally pray at least twice a day?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you personally study scriptures/conference talks?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
4
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you pray at least once a day as a family?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A
5
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you pray at least twice a day as a family?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A
6
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you study scriptures as a family?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 N/A
7
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you personally study specifically from the Book of Mormon?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8
In the past month, how many times did you hold Family Home Evening?
0 1 2 3 4 5
9
Of those Family Home Evenings, how many times did you open and close with a song and prayer and have a gospel-centered lesson?
0 1 2 3 4 5
10
In the past month, how many times did you attend Sacrament Meeting on time?
0 1 2 3 4 5
11
In the past month, how many times did you attend Sunday School and Priesthood or Relief Society (serving in Primary, Nursery, YM and YW counts)?
0 1 2 3 4 5
12
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you eat at least one meal together as a family?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
13
Do you have a set schedule for eating meals together each day? (i.e. Does everyone in your family know when they're expected to be present at a daily family meal?)
Yes No
14
In the past year, was there ever a point when you did NOT feel confident you were a full tithe payer?
Yes No
15
When was the last time you watched a rated-R movie or TV-MA show?
This Week This Month This Year Last Year >1 Year Ago Never
16
How many rated-R movies and/or TV-MA shows have you seen in the past month? (One episode of a TV-MA rated show counts as 1.)
0 1 2 3 4 5+
17
When was the last time you played a rated-M video game?
This Week This Month This Year Last Year >1 Year Ago Never
18
In the past week, have you acted out in anger with a member of your family? (Raised voice, mean words, profanity, throwing/hitting/breaking things, hang up, etc)?
0 1 2 3 4 5+
19
On average, how many hours per day did you spend watching TV this week?
0 1 2 3 4 5+
20
On average, how many hours per day this past week did you spend on the Internet on leisure activities (non-work, non-church, etc)?
0 1 2 3 4 5+
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Questions
Circle one answer for each question below…
21
Which of the two choices to the right is more offensive to you?
Hearing the Lord’s name in vain. Certain other 4-letter words.
22
When was the last time you used profanity while losing your temper?
This Week This Month This Year Last Year >1 Year Ago Never
23
When was the last time you used profanity while your temper was contained?
This Week This Month This Year Last Year >1 Year Ago Never
24
Do you ever use profanity in social settings (e.g. at work, on the golf course, with your friends, etc)?
Yes No
25
In the past month, have you ever been dishonest with your boss/supervisor/professor/friend/other non-family member?
Yes No
26
Did you bear testimony to someone in your family this month?
Yes No
27
Did you bear testimony to someone not in your family this month?
Yes No
28
Did you bear testimony to someone not of your faith this month?
Yes No
29
In the past year, have you partaken of any tobacco?
Yes No
30
In the past year, have you partaken of any alcohol?
Yes No
31
In the past year, have you considered using prescription drugs contrary to the prescribing doctor’s instructions and/or intent?
Yes No
32
Do you consider caffeinated beverages to be a healthy part of your diet?
Yes No
33
How many days can you go without consuming a caffeinated beverage?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ Easy…no limit
34
Do you and/or any of your children have a TV in their bedroom?
Yes No
35
Do you and/or any of your children have a computer with Internet access in their bedroom?
Yes No
36
Do you and/or any of your children have a game console in their bedroom?
Yes No
37
Do you have credit card debt?
Yes No
38
Is your combined credit card debt higher than $5,000.
Yes No
39
Do you have more than one mortgage?
Yes No
40
Do you have more than one car loan/payment?
Yes No
41
In the past month, did you purposely not tell your spouse about a purchase (other than for a gift or surprise that would be known later)?
Yes No N/A
42
How often do you (and your spouse, if married) review finances (together)?
Weekly Bi-weekly Monthly Yearly Never
43
Do you use a budget?
Yes No
44
Do you know exactly how many dollars come in each month, and how many dollars you spend (i.e. Are you tracking it)? *NOTE: This is NOT the same as a budget.
Yes No
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Questions
Circle one answer for each question below…
45
In the past year, have you put money away in savings or retirement?
Yes No N/A (I'm retired)
46
In the past year, have you pulled money out of savings for any reason other than major-medical or job-loss emergency?
Yes No N/A (I'm retired)
47
In the past year, how many months have you added at least one item to your food storage?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
48
Does each member of your household have a current 72-hour kit?
Yes No
49
Do you have any CDs or digital music files that are considered to have explicit content or lyrics?
Yes No
50
In the past year, have you confided in a non-family member of the opposite sex about your marriage?
Yes No N/A (I'm not married)
51
In the past year, (if married) have you spent any time alone (unchaperoned) with a non-family member of the opposite sex?
Yes No N/A (I'm not married)
52
Can you think of anyone for whom you have harsh, unkind, hurtful or vengeful feelings?
Yes No
53
In the past year, have you learned a new skill?
Yes No
54
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, have you spent time on a constructive hobby?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
55
In the past month, how many times have you done chore/household work with a member of your immediate family?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ N/A
56
In the past month, how many times have you spent one-on-one time with your spouse?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ N/A
57
In the past month, how many times have you spent one-on-one time with your children?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ N/A
58
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you exercise for at least 20 minutes?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
59
In the past week, have you complemented each member of your family at least once?
Yes No
60
In the past month, have you shared a secret of someone else’s with a third party, without their permission--even if they did not ask you not to tell?
Yes No
61
Have you said something nice about your spouse to someone else this week?
Yes No N/A
62
Do you subscribe to the Ensign or Liahona?
Yes No
63
Do you fast on Fast Sundays?
Yes No
64
Do you feel like you pay a generous fast offering?
Yes No
65
Do you typically go to bed early or late?
Early Late
66
Do you typically wake up early or late?
Early Late
67
Do you have a testimony of the truthfulness of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Yes No
68
In the past month, how many times have you felt the Holy Ghost at church?
0 1 2 3 4 5
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Questions
Circle one answer for each question below…
45
In the past year, have you put money away in savings or retirement?
Yes No N/A (I'm retired)
46
In the past year, have you pulled money out of savings for any reason other than major-medical or job-loss emergency?
Yes No N/A (I'm retired)
47
In the past year, how many months have you added at least one item to your food storage?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
48
Does each member of your household have a current 72-hour kit?
Yes No
49
Do you have any CDs or digital music files that are considered to have explicit content or lyrics?
Yes No
50
In the past year, have you confided in a non-family member of the opposite sex about your marriage?
Yes No N/A (I'm not married)
51
In the past year, (if married) have you spent any time alone (unchaperoned) with a non-family member of the opposite sex?
Yes No N/A (I'm not married)
52
Can you think of anyone for whom you have harsh, unkind, hurtful or vengeful feelings?
Yes No
53
In the past year, have you learned a new skill?
Yes No
54
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, have you spent time on a constructive hobby?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
55
In the past month, how many times have you done chore/household work with a member of your immediate family?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ N/A
56
In the past month, how many times have you spent one-on-one time with your spouse?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ N/A
57
In the past month, how many times have you spent one-on-one time with your children?
0 1 2 3 4 5+ N/A
58
In the past month, how many days per week, on average, did you exercise for at least 20 minutes?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
59
In the past week, have you complemented each member of your family at least once?
Yes No
60
In the past month, have you shared a secret of someone else’s with a third party, without their permission--even if they did not ask you not to tell?
Yes No
61
Have you said something nice about your spouse to someone else this week?
Yes No N/A
62
Do you subscribe to the Ensign or Liahona?
Yes No
63
Do you fast on Fast Sundays?
Yes No
64
Do you feel like you pay a generous fast offering?
Yes No
65
Do you typically go to bed early or late?
Early Late
66
Do you typically wake up early or late?
Early Late
67
Do you have a testimony of the truthfulness of the restored Gospel of Jesus Christ?
Yes No
68
In the past month, how many times have you felt the Holy Ghost at church?
0 1 2 3 4 5
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Questions
Circle one answer for each question below…
69
In the past month, how many times have you felt the Holy Ghost at home?
0 1 2 3 4 5+
70
Did you know about the stake president’s challenge to read the book of John?
Yes No
71
Have you been reading the book of John, in response to the stake president's challenge?
Yes No
72
Did you participate in our Ward Temple Day in July?
Yes No
73
In the past year, how many times have you worshipped in the temple?
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12+
74
In the past 3 months, how many times have you worshipped in the temple?
0 1 2 3 4 5+
75
If you do not currently have a temple recommend, do you desire to have one?
Yes No N/A (I have a current recommend)
76
Do you know what it feels like to repent and to be forgiven?
Yes No
77
Do you feel guilty when you go against any of the teachings of the Church?
Yes No
78
Do you believe we are led by a true prophet of God?
Yes No
79
Do you trust your local priesthood leaders?
Yes No
80
Is there anything in your life that is more important than your relationship with Jesus Christ?
Yes No
81
Do you feel welcomed in this ward?
Yes No
82
Do you feel like you fit in this ward?
Yes No
83
How long have you lived in this ward?
<1 mo. 1-6 mos. 6-12 mos. 1 yr 2 yrs 3+ yrs
84
In the past 6 months, how many of those months did you go home- or visiting-teaching?
1 2 3 4 5 6
85
Do you have a calling in this ward?
Yes No
86
Do you feel like your calling is important?
Yes No
87
Do you feel like you’ve done any good in your calling?
Yes No
88
How do you feel about this survey?
Motivated Overwhelmed Surprised Depressed Inspired Confused Peaceful Upset Ambivalent
