These are notes from a church talk. Any misinformation is the fault of the notetaker.

– One leader says home teaching the most important assignment of the church.
– As a bishop, he would always get phone calls from people and wanting blessings. He wondered why people were not going to their ministers.
– One ward had to travel for two hours to visit a family
– They had one couple that was sarcastic and would bring wild squirrel in a cage for an object lesson. Knew our kids’ birthday. They went to our kids’ events. They were always there.
– Today with changed parameters it’s easier to reach out to neighbors in a less formal way.
– Saw a tattooed girl and was surprised she would do things like that to her body. The spirit reminded that person she fought in the war of heaven and came to earth.
– Met a couple the needed help, needed a new transmission. We invite them to our house. Went to co. they realized that the lord and member of the church would accept them for what they were, not for what they looked like.
– His parents helped a couple who was stuck at the airport? Can we tend your kids while you get your flights rearranged? They spent the evening together. Two years later met them at a recital. They became interested in the church. They remember that evening at the airport fondly.