What do I DO?
A Visiting Teachers Inspiration Guide:
By Marsha Steed

A few answers to the question... 

" What do I DO when I visit my sisters? What can I bring them to reinforce the message or to give them a lift for the day? How can I serve them effectively?  What do I say?"

Question: What can I BRING?

Poems: ( see below ) 

A wonderful thing to give is a poem that applies to the message, often poetry touches the soul in a deeper way than mere lessons.

Thoughts:

Sometimes just a quick quote or thought attached to a picture or a useful item is enough to keep the message fresh in the mind.

Oneliners:

These are usually humorous and `pun'ny. They can be attached to an actual item or a drawing or some other small gift.

Treats:

Everyone likes a treat now and then. A thoughtful gift just to say "I care about you and think about you when I'm not here." 

Question: How can I SERVE?

Do:

There are many things we can physically DO for each other, be aware of the physical needs also.
 

Listen: When a sister mentions a favorite hobby, food, or activity: When she mentions that a member of her family has a special activity, accomplishment or trial. 

Ask:

Don't be afraid to ask questions. People like to talk about themselves, their families and their activities.
 

Remember:

When you DO learn something, remember to ask about it at a later date, remember special occasions and birthday's. A phone call is often enough.

Question: What do  I Say?

Read the lesson before you go.  ( http:/lds.org - if you don't take the Ensign ) Give the lesson from the Ensign.  Simply summerize what you thought about when you read it. DO NOT read the whole thing.  Many women are Visiting Teacher's themselves, they have already read the lesson many times.  Share, don't lecture. 

1. Choose one part that you enjoyed.
2. Ask a question about what they think.
3. Allow your companion to offer thoughts.
4.  Let your sister offer her ideas, VTing is about her, not about you.

Poems:
Here are just a few poems for you to begin with:

The Touch of the Masters Hand:

Whenever your life is out of tune - and no melody sooths your soul - 
Look to the Master, whose gentle hands Will bless you and make you whole.
Like an old violin, with so little worth, A life may be far less than grand - But may be transformed in a moment you see, by the Touch of the Master's Hand. ~Myrna Brooks Welch

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Where is this?

Thoughts:

Here are a few thoughts to inspire your imagination:

Lord, help me to resist the temptation to make a mountain out of a molehill-- simply by adding a little dirt.

When you start to dream in detail, it becomes planning.

Be content with little, but wish for more

Only wise people know when to say; I don't know.

A sharp mind and a sharp tongue seldom go together.

You are poor when your only wealth is money.

Lost time is never found again.\\ Learn, then teach. Barbara Smith

Pay less attention to what people SAY and more to what they DO.

Through knowledge comes understanding. Darryl Hoole
Knowledge unused is scarcely worth having; but knowledge once used leaps into light and life and becomes a bright flame to guide and help man. John A. Widtsoe

People do not really care how much you know until they know how much you care. Hartman Rector Jr.

It does not matter how many talents we have, what matters is how we use them. Paul H. Dunn

To share with a friend is to see twice the beauty.

It is better to ask some of the questions than to know all the answers?

Always forgive your enemies--Nothing annoys them as much.!

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