{"id":11991,"date":"2025-04-15T11:23:50","date_gmt":"2025-04-15T17:23:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/?p=11991"},"modified":"2026-01-26T06:10:26","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T12:10:26","slug":"to-rescue-ministering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/15\/to-rescue-ministering\/","title":{"rendered":"To Rescue Ministering"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ministering<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is a<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/difficultrun.nathanielgivens.com\/2015\/12\/22\/the-general-conference-odyssey\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> General Conference Odyssey<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> post for the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2009\/04?lang=eng\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Priesthood session of the April 2009 General Conference.<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">For April Fool\u2019s day, I saw a post about the church making a big announcement that it is returning to Home and Visiting teaching, because Ministering isn&#8217;t working. Let\u2019s be honest, we are still struggling with how to minister to one another.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Not being in a leadership calling, I have observed how people like to take shortcuts. President Henry B. Eyring\u2019s talk, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.churchofjesuschrist.org\/study\/general-conference\/2009\/04\/man-down?lang=eng\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMan Down!\u201d<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> reminded me that there can be no<a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Christ-bread.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9287\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Christ-bread.jpg?resize=231%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Christ-bread.jpg?resize=231%2C300&amp;ssl=1 231w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.reliefsocietywomen.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/Christ-bread.jpg?w=564&amp;ssl=1 564w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a> shortcuts.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Interestingly, ministering is really the burden of the presidency, not the individual. As individuals, we are being asked to reach out and be friends with those we\u2019re assigned to. An occasional \u201ccheck-in\u201d is all that\u2019s required. It is the presidency that must interview each person, quarterly. How that interview goes depends on diligence, love, and determination to seek out the one.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">A member of a presidency invokes love and a mantel of a caring heart. If that is shirked in any way, help cannot be offered in true sincerity. Friendships don\u2019t necessarily open doors of a personal nature. However, presidencies, with that mantel placed upon them, usually do. In particular, the president is seen as the one to talk to and open up to.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">My husband has been the Elder\u2019s Quorum President for the past two years. He has taken the responsibility of ministering very seriously. As a result, he knows his quorum intimately. He insists his counselors follow through with their quarterly ministering. If they miss anyone, my husband steps in to make sure those families are checked on. He knows what is going on with each man in his quorum. I have seen a bond wrapping itself around \u201chis brothers.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">When a brother goes down, my husband is the first to learn of it. He sends in the team (the ministering brothers who report back). He goes in, himself, as a support and comforter. He passes necessary information to the bishop, who also touches base. If it\u2019s a family matter, the Relief Society president is apprised and steps up her part.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400; font-size: 14pt;\">Every family in every ward has something they\u2019re dealing with. Some things are minor, but some things are critical. 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