While I enjoy reading the monthly “Visiting Teaching” message, I especially appreciated Sister Beck’s anecdotes in this month’s message. She shares a story about attending a luncheon for Relief Society after completing one of the two assigned readings—either the Book of Mormon or a short history of the church. She had chosen to read the short history to qualify, but as she sat there, she felt that she should have completed the other reading—the scriptures.
As LDS women (and men), we often do our best, and that’s absolutely good enough. We’re often hardest on ourselves. But there are times when we know we really need to do better. We still have the strength to run, we just take the easy way out. I can think of several of those times in my life, and often they have to do with reading my scriptures.
As women, our role is to be the nurturers and teachers in the home. If I slack off in my scripture study, how am I supposed to educate my children on the principles taught there? It becomes much more difficult.
During a particular time in my life, I was really spending some quality time in my scriptures both morning and night, and I know how incredibly blessed I was for my efforts. Good habits are sometimes hard to keep, and I eventually slipped back into my not-so-studious ways. I went back to doing the minimum.
But that’s not where I find the most happiness or fulfillment. I, like Sister Beck, have been feeling recently that I can (and should) do more in this area. So now that I’ve let my secret out of the bag, I’m committed to being more diligent in my scripture study so that I can be the kind of mom and teacher I know I can be. I can’t do everything, but I can do this.
Did a certain part of this month’s message stand out to you? I’d love to hear your thoughts.
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Visiting Teaching Message: All Human Beings Are Created in the Image of God
Visiting Teaching Message August 2008
Things I Love About Visiting Teaching