Visiting Teaching Skits

Let me begin by saying how much I love, love, love my ward. Nate and I have always felt very blessed to be among such good people. Several weeks ago we had a special Relief Society meeting on visiting teaching. The men in the ward took over what callings they could in the rest of the block so that many of the women, like me, who usually serve in Primary, Young Women, Nursery, etc. could come to Relief Society for the special meeting. It was so fun to be there with so many of the sisters in my ward all together at once. We're a fairly small group but it was still pretty cozy.

A sister in our ward had written and prepared three separate skits which took the entire meeting time. Each skit was performed very well by different sisters in the ward. They had transformed the front of our Relief Society room into a stage with three different "living rooms" set up. Each skit illustrated good and maybe not-so-good examples of visiting teaching. It was very well-written, funny and touching and the actors were all very natural, very well-prepared. But more than that, it really worked for me. I got so much from those little skits. Seeing it dramatized and "played up" a little taught me so much more than I ever learned by just talking about it or hearing a lesson from the book. It really helped me see some of the things I need to improve on and gave me some good ideas for the future.

After each skit was performed the room was opened up for comment. It was so interesting to hear everyone's different points of view and I really felt like I learned a lot. Most everyone agreed on the basics though. Visiting teaching should be more about watching over each other and about genuine friendship and less about assignments and numbers. I will certainly always remember that special, fun lesson.