W12 Application Activity Template: Growth Through Experience

Worksheet
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Overview
Think about a time when you failed at something. Here are some examples: scoring low on
a test or assignment, becoming angry when you could have used self-control, entertaining
bad thoughts, playing or singing music incorrectly, making a mistake while playing a sport.
After failing, you can choose to see your failure in one of two ways. You can see it as a
measurement of your value as a person, or you can see it as an opportunity for growth
(Ether 12:27).

Step 1
Write about your failure and describe at least three ways you can use this failure to grow
(and not pronounce judgement on yourself).

Complete the table below.

Growth through Experience Worksheet

Describe your failure.

What happened?

Write one way you can

use this failure to grow

Write another way you

can use this failure to
grow
 Write a third way you
can use this failure to
grow

How will you avoid

seeing failure as a
measurement of your
value as a person?

Step 2
Think of someone in your life that could help support you as an online student. This may be
someone that has experienced what you are experiencing, or it could be someone you are
close to that you trust. It could even be someone from your past that you haven't
communicated with in a while. Choose someone other than your instructor to be this support
person for you for the next while, or longer.

Who could you ask?

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What makes them a good choice?

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Step 3
Contact the person you have chosen and ask if he or she would be willing to support you on
your academic path.

Did you find and contact the person you chose?

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Step 4
Save this document with your name in the filename and follow the instructions in your
course to submit it for grading and feedback.