HELLOP!!!
WELL! it was another good week, kinda a slow week, my comp didn't want to get out much, he had kinda a good reason though..
ANYHOW! mostly talked to a bunch of Less actives, which is good work, and just as important, if not more, than finding new people, remember that! the people on your home teaching list, that DON'T come to church much, are the people you need to talk to the MOST! when an investigator drops us, or someone tells us.. things that are mean.. that's ok, they just don't know what they are missing, but a member, that has stopped coming, and turned away from the covenants they once made? well, to me, those are the people we try the hardest with. .. ok, here comes a home teaching/visiting teaching rant!
DO IT!!! We get calls from members every day asking us to help them with something, why? cause they don't know who their home teachers are, that is NOT ok, I have seen men GO TO WORK with home teaching, where they have 20 family's! and they see them all, every week, it's sad that we can't do 4! how hard is it to spend 10 minutes a MONTH! and 4 family's? its not! its easy, there is a member here, that wont go to church, cause he has never seen a home teacher, yeah, that's a really dumb reason, but, there is also not a single good reason he has not seen a home teacher, I am sure if you asked your bishop how many LA member there are in your word, you would be SHOCKED! These members NEED to know, that not only do they need the church, but the church needs them, for most, all they need to know, is that they are loved, missed, and needed. NEVER give up on anyone, there was a member in my last area, who, when I was there was the Elders quorum pres, that was VERY inactive only 2 years ago, in fact, i was looking back in that area book, and he was what we call "red listed" that means give him some space, well, turns out he had a great home teacher, but his home teacher never actually saw him, all he could do was leave him a message each month, (the first pres message) he was just leave it in his door. Because his home teacher never gave up, he went back to church, and now is getting married in the temple. Missionary work is NOT just knocking on doors, in fact, we try not to do to much of that. "Every member a missionary" To me, the best way for EVERY member to be a missionary, is to visit the family they have been asked to visit, and when they are done with that, go to the Elders pres, or the Bishop, and ask them what OTHER family's could use a visit, trust me, they will have someone for you.
I believe home and visiting teaching is the most importnant, and best service we as members of this church can do.
I AM ALMOST DONE WITH THIS VERY HARD TO READ RANT! one more story,
Brother Jones, he was my first convert, and he is awesome, the reason he got baptized? not the missionaries! Another awesome home teacher, Bother Jones' mom was a less active member, and her home teacher saw her every month, without fail, Brother Jones would always leave or go to another room when Brother Oaks (the home teacher) came around, till one day, he FINALLY started listening to the messages, and then agreed to meet with the missionaries, I think it took 2 meetings with the missionaries before he KNEW he needed to be baptized, 3 other baptisms came from that, and now Brother Jones is doing all kinds of home teaching. (even though he does not really have the means to do so) And it all started with a home teacher that wouldn't give up.
Welp, this was different, but I have no time, so, I will end with that,
SPREAD SOME OF THAT CAMCAMIAN AND DO SOME HOME/VISITING TEACHING!!
LOVE
Elder CamCam Martin!
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