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the HT/VT program is, to me, what the Church should be all about
this is so true, and a beautiful thought. When HTing is done with the proper spirit, it really does change lives. Unfortunately, as many here have noted, the number of people who do it in the proper spirit isn’t high.
Quote:My old Sp said we had to HT with white shirts and ties
LOL. I’m sure he had doctrinal support for that statement, right?
🙄 As an EQ President, I felt a lot of pressure to get the numbers up when I first got called. That lasted about 3 months. One day our instructor didn’t show up so I told the quorum that we were going to have the dreaded “home teaching” discussion. I told them exactly where we were at, and asked them to talk to me about why we were doing so “poorly” (if you look at the numbers). As we talked, it became clear to me that none of the Elders felt that they were making a difference in the lives of the people they were being asked to teach. They couldn’t get in the door of the less active members they were assigned, and the TBM’s they were teaching never let them help out with anything. It was always, “Can we do anything for you?” and “No, everything is fine.” With this being the case, why in the world would somebody want to home teach?
Once I learned this, my stress melted away. I told the Stake Presidency that my focus wasn’t going to be on numbers, but that I would be trying to find ways to help my brethren make a difference in the lives of those they were assigned to – and no matter how they did that, I was going to count it as HTing. So no lesson? No problem. Can’t get in the door but leave a friendly message on the porch? Great! Remember a kid’s birthday and make the effort to reach out. Fantastic. So in at least one ward, it’s no longer about the numbers…
alltruth wrote:Quote:the HT/VT program is, to me, what the Church should be all about
this is so true, and a beautiful thought. When HTing is done with the proper spirit, it really does change lives. Unfortunately, as many here have noted, the number of people who do it in the proper spirit isn’t high.
Quote:My old Sp said we had to HT with white shirts and ties
LOL. I’m sure he had doctrinal support for that statement, right?
🙄 As an EQ President, I felt a lot of pressure to get the numbers up when I first got called. That lasted about 3 months. One day our instructor didn’t show up so I told the quorum that we were going to have the dreaded “home teaching” discussion. I told them exactly where we were at, and asked them to talk to me about why we were doing so “poorly” (if you look at the numbers). As we talked, it became clear to me that none of the Elders felt that they were making a difference in the lives of the people they were being asked to teach. They couldn’t get in the door of the less active members they were assigned, and the TBM’s they were teaching never let them help out with anything. It was always, “Can we do anything for you?” and “No, everything is fine.” With this being the case, why in the world would somebody want to home teach?
Once I learned this, my stress melted away. I told the Stake Presidency that my focus wasn’t going to be on numbers, but that I would be trying to find ways to help my brethren make a difference in the lives of those they were assigned to – and no matter how they did that, I was going to count it as HTing. So no lesson? No problem. Can’t get in the door but leave a friendly message on the porch? Great! Remember a kid’s birthday and make the effort to reach out. Fantastic. So in at least one ward, it’s no longer about the numbers…
Good on you alltruth, I’m sure it makes a massive difference in the lives of the Elders and the people they support.
Excellent example, alltruth. I t works the way it is supposed to work when it is approached the way it is supposed to be approached.
church0333 wrote:… I am a pretty good home teacher, but I don’t give lesions.
No physical wounds is definitely on my list of positive attributes of a good HT.
Caring then sharing…that is the priority. White shirts and ties and this being the uniform of the priesthood? Bullpuckie
I remember going to teach a less active member…he decided to let me come over after a couple of months of calls.
His wife answered the door, sighed loudly then looked to her hubby and said “Oh good…he is not wearing a suit!”
Wow…I post making fun of Church’s typo…then I make a worse one…I have corrected it (Thanks Sambee!) Don’t worry, they both gave me a laugh anyway. 
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