Home Teaching

I remember a talk from Conference a few years back when President Monson was sharing some obituaries he had seen recently.  One of them said "Gone home teaching".  Seems like a good way to go.  He also said there will be home teaching in the next life, it will just be more perfected. Anyway, I do find joy in home teaching.  Last week Brother Leko and I visited with the Arnold family and tonight we visited with the Scholes.  These are good families with wonderful children who are a joy to share the gospel with.  I shared the lesson this month from President Monson who declared that the youth of the church are a light unto the world. We discussed that a bit and talked about what a light does.  We discussed things we can do to strengthen our testimonies and increase our light. In these two home the children are taught the gospel and it is apparent when we have a discussion like we did tonight.  I had a great time tonight with the youngest, Dre, climbing all over me.  I sit in the popular computer chair or office chair and Dre and I usually have some fun.  He climbed right up behind me tonight and kept sticking his head out and laughing.  I leaned back a few times and pretended to be surprised that there was something in the chair.  He would laugh, I would laugh, everyone pretty much laughed.  Good times.  Good times that are had by home teaching.  I have been their home teacher since before Dre was born.  In the last 4 years we have had some great visits and experiences.  That happens because we go.  What a joy it is to home teach.  I suppose one of these days I might have said of me, "gone home teaching" and I wouldn't mind a bit.  It is good to go.