Keep In
Touch with Her Anytime, Anywhere, Any Way
Visiting teaching is about ministering. Jesus ministered anytime
and anywhere. We can do the same.
To “minister” is to give service, care, or aid that contributes
to the comfort or happiness of another. Visiting teaching is about discovering
ways to minister to those we visit. Jesus
Christ ministered to all—anytime and anywhere. He fed the
5,000, comforted Mary and Martha at the death of their brother, and taught His
gospel to the woman at the well. He did it because of His sincere love.
Following His example, as visiting
teachers we can come to know and love each sister we visit, remembering that
love is the foundation of all we do. When we pray for inspiration to know how
to serve her and help her strengthen her faith, “the angels cannot be
restrained from being [our] associates.”1
From
the organization of Relief Society in 1842 to today, the ministering of women
has blessed lives. For example, Joan Johnson, an 82-year-old widow, and her visiting
teaching companion visit teach their neighbor who is 89 and has pneumonia. They
could see that their neighbor didn’t just need them once a month, so they began
checking in on her every week in person or by phone.
For other visiting teachers, sending a
text or email giving encouragement might be the best thing to do for a sister
that month. Making personal connections and listening with an attitude of love
is the essence of visiting teaching. Modern technology and time-honored
face-to-face visits help us do it anytime, anywhere, and in many ways.2 That is ministering as
Jesus did.
Faith, Family, Relief
Ministering
Rather than provide a specific message, each month this page
will feature a different principle to help us minister more effectively to each
other. As you pray and seek inspiration, you will know the spiritual message
and service each sister needs.
Consider This How
do we stop worrying about “what counts” for visiting teaching and instead focus
on what each sister needs from her visiting teachers?
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“Keep in
Touch”
cji
1/1/18
Ever
feel really-really alone
unable
to reach out to anyone
then
thinking not of self-more
but who
needs you to reach
who can
you help right now
reaching
another you reach you
keep in
touch so many need
and like
you they feel no-one
so you
be the one to reach
so you
be the one to reach!
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