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ute4ever · 07-22-2008, 08:23 PM

For the first time since January 2004, a home teacher visited me!

In January 2004, I was married and we were 3 months pregnant. A lot has happened since then. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, a priesthood brother came over, asked how I was doing, discussed the gospel with me, and left a blessing on my home.

RC Vikings · 07-22-2008, 08:36 PM

That sounds just about right.

il Padrino Ute · 07-22-2008, 08:40 PM

If this is what you want 4ever, I'm sincerely happy for you.

I'm one who would rather not have home teachers. Our streak of almost 6 years ended 4 months ago. Our home teacher is a good man who is fulfilling his priesthood duty by visiting us - and I do like the guy - but I'd rather call him if I need anything rather than have him stop buy and ask about our well being.

ute4ever · 07-22-2008, 08:50 PM

It made my day. I truly hope I don't have to wait again until January 2013.

Maybe each member should be asked whether they want to participate in the home teaching pool or not, and then next to their name on the roster is a Y or N.

I, heh heh, gasp, ahem, would "choose the Y."

Indy Coug · 07-22-2008, 08:52 PM

Sometimes, home teaching benefits the home teacher more than the family he's visiting. For our branch full of new converts, home teaching is a great way to introduce the home teacher to the Christian principles of service, love, prayer and scripture study. It's the Gospel in action rather than some theoretical abstract discussed 3 hours a week.

IMO, it's also useful for your kids to see this. Render service unto others by being a gracious home teachee.

il Padrino Ute · 07-22-2008, 09:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Sometimes, home teaching benefits the home teacher more than the family he's visiting. For our branch full of new converts, home teaching is a great way to introduce the home teacher to the Christian principles of service, love, prayer and scripture study. It's the Gospel in action rather than some theoretical abstract discussed 3 hours a week.

IMO, it's also useful for your kids to see this. Render service unto others by being a gracious home teachee.

You do make a good point that I could be more gracious about visits for my kids to see.

Then again, it would be for naught as my kids have a sensor deep inside them that recognizes when the hometeacher is within 100 yards of the house and I know he's on his way when I see them bolt out the door.

TripletDaddy · 07-22-2008, 09:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Indy Coug

Sometimes, home teaching benefits the home teacher more than the family he's visiting. For our branch full of new converts, home teaching is a great way to introduce the home teacher to the Christian principles of service, love, prayer and scripture study. It's the Gospel in action rather than some theoretical abstract discussed 3 hours a week.

IMO, it's also useful for your kids to see this. Render service unto others by being a gracious home teachee.

these are actually very good points, both of them. I have seen the new convert sense a real stewardship with his HT assignments, likely because they assumed they were too new to receive any legitimate assignments.....yet all of a sudden they are responsible for 2 or 3 families.

BlueHair · 07-22-2008, 09:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

For the first time since January 2004, a home teacher visited me!

In January 2004, I was married and we were 3 months pregnant. A lot has happened since then. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, a priesthood brother came over, asked how I was doing, discussed the gospel with me, and left a blessing on my home.

Lucky bastard! (For the length of the streak, not that it ended)

07-22-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	The streak ends at 54 months! For the first time since January 2004, a home teacher visited me! In January 2004, I was married and we were 3 months pregnant. A lot has happened since then. For the first time in 4 1/2 years, a priesthood brother came over, asked how I was doing, discussed the gospel with me, and left a blessing on my home.

07-22-2008, 08:36 PM	#2
RC Vikings Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Rexburg, Idaho Posts: 2,236	That sounds just about right. __________________ "I always rode to my limit. If I won by three minutes, that's because I couldn't make four." Eddy Merckx

07-22-2008, 08:40 PM	#3
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	If this is what you want 4ever, I'm sincerely happy for you. I'm one who would rather not have home teachers. Our streak of almost 6 years ended 4 months ago. Our home teacher is a good man who is fulfilling his priesthood duty by visiting us - and I do like the guy - but I'd rather call him if I need anything rather than have him stop buy and ask about our well being. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

07-22-2008, 08:50 PM	#4
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	It made my day. I truly hope I don't have to wait again until January 2013. Maybe each member should be asked whether they want to participate in the home teaching pool or not, and then next to their name on the roster is a Y or N. I, heh heh, gasp, ahem, would "choose the Y."

07-22-2008, 08:52 PM	#5
Indy Coug Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Between Iraq and a hard place Posts: 7,569	Sometimes, home teaching benefits the home teacher more than the family he's visiting. For our branch full of new converts, home teaching is a great way to introduce the home teacher to the Christian principles of service, love, prayer and scripture study. It's the Gospel in action rather than some theoretical abstract discussed 3 hours a week. IMO, it's also useful for your kids to see this. Render service unto others by being a gracious home teachee.