Alternatives to the Current Home Teaching Program

[Anonymous]

I like the renaming thing…and the refocus.

I saw we just call it “Fellowshipping”

Quote:

Moroni 6

4 And after they had been received unto baptism, and were wrought upon and cleansed by the power of the Holy Ghost, they were numbered among the people of the church of Christ; and their names were taken, that they might be remembered and nourished by the good word of God, to keep them in the right way, to keep them continually watchful unto prayer, relying alone upon the merits of Christ, who was the author and the finisher of their faith.

I don’t think it should require a visit in the home to teach a lesson, but some families might welcome that. It should require a monthly act of service to the family, however the priesthood fellowshippers want to do that.

I wonder if there should be more emphasis on priesthood interviews for priesthood leaders to report how their families are doing, and less over the pulpit reminders to get the home teaching done. It is less about getting it done, and more about how the families are and what their needs are to be met. Priesthood leaders need to know that information, IMO.

I kinda hate to suggest more PPI’s, as they haven’t been done well, in my experience. But I do think that is where the focus should be, not on visits.

[Anonymous]

Before I removed my garments and stopped attending church. I did home teaching on a regular basis, not 100%, but I knew who my families were and generally what there needs were. I went by their homes as my schedule and theirs allowed. I honored there request and their desire, but spoken and implied, for visits. In the end I would consider my self a good home teacher. The problem, I was not 100%, never wanted to, tried to or planed to be. The thing I hated most was my home teacher calling me on Sunday evening at 8pm on the last day of the month to come by. I would not let them, and why would I, they did not care about me, all I was was a number. I think if they did away w numbers and just asked the HT’er what the needs or there families were on a regular basis, and not based on the date of the month, it would be a better program. I gave the message about every 3rd or 4th month I visited. The rest of the visits I would set and talk to the family about life and what was going on. They get the Ensign, they can read. I might say a pray, just depended on how things went. In the end Ifeel that I was a good home teacher. I cared about the people I visited, but did nto care about the numbers. If I did not visit anyone in a month I would report that with out any quilt. I hated felling like I was being forced to do somthing. I got so tired of being a round peg being beaten into a square hole. The church needs to realize that everyone does nto live in the salt lake valley were you can walk to your families homes and visit them in one afternoon. I live in teh south and it woudl take 30 to 40 minutes to get to one family. It took a lot of time to visit people, and I refused to take time from my family to visit someone that really did not want me there anyway.

This was more of a rant than a suggestion on how to make it work, I guess I would say do away with numbers and just aske on a regular basis how are your families doing. No reporting, no recording. Just asking what are the needs and doing something about those needs.

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