On Visiting Teaching

Today we had an excellent Sacrament Meeting. The theme was visiting teaching/home teaching and the speakers were our RS President, our VT coordinator, and an "outstanding" visiting teacher. I enjoyed the talks so much and many fond memories of visiting teaching experiences came to my mind. Of course, I thought of the visits I had done with my mom many years ago. Good times there. And I thought of the many sisters I have had the privilege of visiting over the years. I have visited so many different ladies - rich, poor, educated, uneducated, active in the gospel, inactive, married, single, young, old. . . You get the idea. And I can honestly say, that for the most part, it has been a joy to visit them all. I have learned many things from them. We have cooked, read, scrapbooked, cleaned, walked, laughed, cried, talked, sung, learned, sewed, gone to the temple and so many more things together as we have come to understand, love, and serve each other. These ladies are not just "the sisters I visit", they have become my friends. I am not a perfect visiting teacher by a long shot, but I am committing today to be better. I am thankful for my calling as a visiting teacher and for the sisters I visit! If you need a little pep talk on visiting teaching, I highly recommend reading Sister Barbara Thompson's talk from the October 2010 General Relief Society Meeting titled, "And of Some Have Compassion, Making a Difference." Her talk is so uplifting and inspiring. You'll be calling to schedule appointments right away after reading it!