We had a wonderful
Super Saturday last weekend!
Thank you to all that were able to come and
participate with us. Sister Porter
shared some great information on Visiting Teaching, from its origins in 1843 to
today, and how we can serve and love one another. Below you will find some of the
information that was shared and good reminders on how we can serve others
through Visiting Teaching (this information and more can be found on lds.org
under Visiting Teaching Training).
How do we minister to others as Visiting Teachers?
·
Pray
daily for [the sister you visit] and her family.
·
Seek
inspiration to know her and her family.
·
Visit
her regularly to learn how she is doing and to comfort and strengthen her.
·
Stay
in frequent contact through visits, phone calls, letters, e-mail, text
messages, and simple acts of kindness.
·
Greet
her at Church meetings.
·
Help
her when she has an emergency, illness, or other urgent need.
·
Teach
her the gospel from the scriptures and the visiting teaching messages.
·
Inspire
her by setting a good example.
(See “How Visiting Teachers Love, Watch Over,
and Strengthen a Sister,” in Daughtersin My Kingdom, page 123)
“The purpose of ministering is to help others become true
followers of Jesus Christ”. Ministering to others includes:
·
Remembering
their names and becoming acquainted with them (see Moroni 6:4).
·
Loving
them without judging them (see John 13:34–35).
·
Watching
over them and strengthening their faith 'one by one,' as the Savior did (3
Nephi 11:15; 17:21).
·
Establishing
sincere friendship with them and visiting them in their homes and elsewhere
(see D&C 20:47)” (Handbook 2, 3.2.3).
We will know we are successful in our ministry as visiting
teachers when the sisters we visit can say:
·
My
visiting teacher helps me grow spiritually.
·
I
know that my visiting teacher cares deeply about me and my family.
·
If
I have problems, I know my visiting teacher will take action without waiting to
be invited.
We also had the
opportunity to make some beautiful crafts for the Christmas season. A huge
thank you to Alisha Bell and Lindy Allen for putting together all of these great ideas for us to do! We forgot to take pictures during the activity (we were having too much fun crafting) but here are some pictures of the items that we made (below):
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| Wreath & Felt Trees |
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| Stars, Christmas signs, gift tags |
**Thanks to Sister Russell for taking these photos of our display table! **
Thanks again to all of you who helped make the activity such a fun, uplifting experience!
~Sister Carroll
