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RS/EQ: The Role of Angels

The first Relief Society lesson of the month is generally selected and prepared by the Relief Society president: in short, totally random and fairly unpredictable, and thus difficult to prepare for. However, now that I’ve been called into the Relief Society presidency, one of my duties is to prepare a lesson, and March is my turn! So, although the contents may not be as close to the Relief Society lessons you will receive on Sunday, the gospel principles are certainly just as applicable to all of our sisters. This lesson will actually have a familiar ring to it, as the … Continue reading →

The Errand of Angels is Given to Women

From the day I joined the church, I have been a huge fan of visiting teaching. My very first companion was a ‘hundred percenter’ (or fairly close); she took the time to sit down with me and discuss the responsibilities and need for visiting teachers, and it has been a lesson I never forgot (thanks, Jada!). I know that visiting teaching can be difficult, especially once you add children to the mix, but I strongly believe that it, along with home teaching, is a vital part of the church. As with children, I have wondered if the women I visit … Continue reading →

RS/EQ: “The Nourishing Power of Hymns” by Jay E. Jensen

Part of the Relief Society/Priesthood lesson curriculum each month is based on one of the conference talks. Our teacher chose “The Nourishing Power of Hymns” by Jay E. Jensen for our class this last week. Miriam already did a great review of this talk, so I thought I’d share the ways in which the lesson was presented to our specific Relief Society. Our teacher began by sharing her personal testimony of the power of music in our lives and the times when she herself felt down and was uplifted by a touching piece of music. She then asked us to … Continue reading →

Relief Society: First Sunday Lessons

I love the lessons that the members of the Relief Society presidency teach each month. I feel that they are planned specifically to help meet the needs of the sisters in my ward. I love fifth Sundays for the same reason. Of course I have noticed a trend with fifth Sundays and some aspect of preparedness lately. One of my favorite lessons taught by a member of the Relief Society presidency was simply on the life of Christ. She used slides of artwork that showed Christ’s life. As she did this she bore testimony of His love for each of … Continue reading →

Visiting Teaching Interviews

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As a newly called Relief Society Presidency in our branch, we were told that one of the responsibilities we had was to hold visiting teaching interviews. This was somewhat startling to most of us, as I don’t think any of the four of us had actually ever been interviewed regarding our visiting teaching. This leads me to believe that this is a somewhat neglected activity. Yet I would encourage any of you responsible for visiting teaching to consider taking the steps necessary to ensure such interviews are performed. Although we were told that these interviews could be done over the … Continue reading →

Relief Society: Visiting Teaching Blessings

Today I had a great visiting teaching visit. I woke up late this morning only to realize I had a doctor’s appointment that I had forgotten about. So I hurried and got the kids dressed and headed out the door. Since we were late I left the breakfast dished on the table. My living room was still a little messy from family home evening, so I figured I would clean it when I got home. After the appointment I went and ran some errands and did some grocery shopping. I arrived home to see my visiting teacher sitting in front … Continue reading →

Home & Visiting Teaching Lessons

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You know you’ve been guilty of it – picking out a talk that stuck in your mind and teaching it to all of your families. But just because it resonated with you doesn’t mean it was what the folks you teach needed to hear. Since the May home and visiting teaching messages come from April General Conference talks, how can you best select and teach the lesson suited to your families? If you are really on the ball, you were able to attend all four (or five) sessions of Conference. You may even have been able to hear them all! … Continue reading →

Visiting Teaching By Inspiration

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At a recent stake Relief Society training session, I learned something about home and visiting teaching that I had never heard before. In my ten years of visiting sisters in the ward, I generally followed the message published in the Ensign. However, I learned that in various cases – particularly including new and inactive members – the home and visiting teachers have the opportunity to teach outside of the proscribed lessons. In short, as home and visiting teachers (hereafter referred to as visiting teachers because, well, that’s what I do), we have the right to receive revelation pertaining to the … Continue reading →

Serving in the Relief Society: Visiting Teaching Coordinator and Supervisor

When you think of Relief Society and callings you may jump quickly to thinking of serving in the Relief Society presidency, but you would be missing several important callings. These callings may seem small on the surface, but actually do play an important role in helping the Relief Society presidency to complete their tasks. Two of these callings are visiting teaching coordinator and visiting teaching supervisor. The visiting teaching coordinator is responsible for overseeing the supervisor. She usually sits down with the Relief Society to assign routes. This can be tricky when you think of matching people who want a … Continue reading →

Teaching, No Greater Call

Although I’m filing this blog under ‘callings’, I hope that everyone will take a few minutes to read it. Though we might not be officially called to teach in the church, every member plays a teaching role to some degree, and I hope that my thoughts will help readers to recognize the importance of that role. Because of the lay nature of our church, teaching is a distinct possibility for pretty much everyone who shows up. We may be called to the Primary, or to teach the youth. Perhaps the bishopric has asked us to teach long-standing members in Gospel … Continue reading →