Be a Real Shepherd

President Ezra Taft Benson

"Home teaching is not to be undertaken casually. A home teaching call is to be accepted as if extended to you personally by the Lord Jesus Christ. …

"Know well those you are to home teach. …

"Above all, be a genuine friend to the individuals and families you teach. … A friend makes more than a dutiful visit each month. A friend is more concerned about helping people than getting credit. A friend cares. A friend loves. A friend listens, and a friend reaches out. …

"Do not settle for mediocrity in this great priesthood program of home teaching. Be an excellent home teacher in every facet of the work. Be a real shepherd of your flock."

President Ezra Taft Benson (1899–1994), "To the Home Teachers of the Church," Ensign, May 1987, 48, 50–51.

Notes

1.

President David O. McKay, Priesthood Home Teaching Handbook, rev. ed. (1967), ii–iii.

2.

McKay, Priesthood Home Teaching Handbook, iii.