Tallahassee 1st Ward Relief Society: Super Saturday & Visiting Teaching Inspiration

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):