The Laborers of the Vineyard

 Sister Tripp gave a wonderful lesson from Elder Holland's Conference talk, "Laborers in the Vineyard." In that parable (Matt. 20: 1-15), the Laborers who were hired at "the eleventh hour" (end of the day) were equally rewarded with those laborers who had been hired and working since the morning, and the first hired laborers felt it was unfair. Carol lead a discussion on this envy that all of us feel at times when others are blessed, and how we can change that attitude.  Elder Holland said, "We are not in a race against each other ... The race we are really in is the race against sin." The parable is about the Atonement and grace of Christ, which He extends to every one of us.  "His concern is for the faith at which you finally arrive, not the hour of the day in which you got there."

Sunday's Lesson

   Ann Hatch gave the lesson Sunday on VISITING TEACHING.  She taught us that visiting teaching is not just a quick visit and lesson---  but it is ministering to, watching over, and strengthening our sisters  She showed a short video clip of Sister Julie B. Beck.  When Sister Beck was asked what is the one thing she would tell us about visiting teaching she answered "Get over yourselves! Just take care of it---just take care of each other!  We can do this!"   Ann bore a strong personal testimony of being a visiting teacher.  She inspired us all to be better visiting teachers.

Here is the clip Ann used in her lesson today: 

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