Changes to Elders Quorum and Relief Society Ministry – the Leader’s Perspective Home Teaching/Visiting Home and Personal Teaching Ministry

Make assignments by Make assignments by prioritizing families and prioritizing families and individuals individuals Have a conversation with Provide assignments to members when giving members assignments Conduct companionship These are the interviews, at least quarterly, changes members to support the ministry. Help will notice. Collect monthly visit reports ministering brothers and sisters to be guided by the Spirit in their ministry. Relief Society Presidency meets with Elders Quorum Presidency quarterly to Attend Priesthood Executive discuss families Committee Meeting to discuss home and visiting Then, teaching Relief Society President and Elders Quorum President meet with Bishop quarterly Discuss needs of ward Discuss needs of ward members at Ward Council members at Ward Council meeting meeting

Provide monthly report of Provide quarterly report of visits to Bishop interviews to Bishop Changes to Elders Quorum and Relief Society Ministry – the Member’s Perspective

Home Teaching/Visiting Home and Personal Ministry Teaching

Meet with Elders Quorum and*/or Relief Society Receive home President to receive ministering assignments. teaching/visiting teaching Discuss strengths and needs of families and assignment. individuals to whom you are assigned to minister.

Meet with a family. In the first visit and subsequent visits, listen to understand how best to serve and Visit members’ homes, what is the frequency and type of contact the when possible, to provide a family desires. message to individuals and families. Make other In-home visits are important. So are conversations contacts when visits are not at church, attending family sports events, providing possible. emails, providing invitations to serve, etc. Be led by the Spirit. Be flexible.

Send report of visits to leaders. Notify leaders of Meet with leaders, at least quarterly, to discuss any issues they should know those you serve and your ministry. about. Have occasional interviews with leaders.**

*Where special needs exist, a husband/wife companionship may be formed, and if the leaders believe it would be useful, the couple may meet with both the Elders Quorum President and Relief Society President to receive their assignments.

**Previously, the frequency of “interviews” to discuss ministry, including home and visiting teaching, varied significantly from ward to ward.