LDS Visiting Teaching and Home Teaching Resources

Posted by Jenny Evans Sep 19, 2009

I've learned through years of visiting teaching and being visit taught that it can either be a joy or a burden - the difference really lies in how the visits are made.

We recently lost the best home teacher there ever was; he was assigned to some other families who probably needed him more than we did. But he was there every month, even if his companion couldn't make it (which was most of the time.) He would call after we had babies to see how we were doing. When the water main on our street burst, we mentioned it in passing and he showed up with a bunch of bottled water for us. A major windstorm hit Columbus in 2008 and knocked out power for up to a week in some areas, and since our phone obviously wasn't working he drove over to see if we were okay. He was a great home teacher and we were so sad to lose him!

For Elder's Quorum or Relief Society teachers looking for ideas about home and visiting teaching to share, search the ideas in How to Be a Good Home or Visiting Teacher for inspiration.