Visiting Teaching Workshop Ideas

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Visiting Teaching Workshops are held annually to help sisters recommit themselves to visiting teaching. Here are some online resources that will help you plan a fabulous visiting teaching workshop:

Skits, Clipart, Handouts, and Ideas for the Visiting Teaching Workshop

Following is a list of items in our database relating to visiting teaching:

Alternate words to "Have I Done Any Good" for Visiting Teaching Skit

These alternate lyrics can be used with the Relief Society SOLEciety (or shoe) skit:

Have I done any good in my calling today? Read more »

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Being Human is like Being a Pumpkin

This cute analogy is great for autumn celebrations. Read more »

Blessings Mix - Thanksgiving Theme

Ruth G. shared this activity idea her girls did in November: "We did this for a Beehive activity the month of November for the girls...they were asked to prayerfully think of someone they could give their bags to. Read more »

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Book of Mormon and Cell Phones

Jennifer H. shared this thought handout that talks about what might happen if we treated our Books of Mormon more like cell phones. Read more »

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Border - Road Signs

This black and white image, Border Road Signs, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris.

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Border - Road Signs

This black and white image, Border Road Signs, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris.

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Celestial Visiting Teaching

This light-hearted skit was performed by our stake leaders as part of a Stake Leadership Training. The author, Mary C.,...This light-hearted skit was performed by our stake leaders as part of a Stake Leadership Training. The author, Mary C., gave our Relief Society president a copy, who then gave it to me.

Basically, 3 sisters act out short parts as Telestial, Terrestrial, and Celestial Visiting Teachers. Hilarious! Can be done with as few as 3 people, up to as many as you want. Requires very few props and no costumes (unless you want to have some adults dress up in children's clothing). The Telestial Visiting Teacher might also be in her pajamas.

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Celestial Visiting Teaching Skit

This light-hearted skit was performed by our stake leaders as part of a Stake Leadership Training. The author, Mary C., gave our Relief Society president a copy, who then gave it to me. Read more »

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Celestial Visiting Teaching Skit (Portuguese)

Paula F. traduziu o Skit ensinando visitando celestial no português. Read more »

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Chicken Soup Get Well Soon Verse Bag Tag

I made this little bag tag for a less active sister I visit teach who was ill. I attached this verse, which reads "Chicken soup and something sweet.... soon you will have this illness beat!" and tied it to a gift bag with a piece of ribbon. Inside I put a can of chicken soup, some of those dried apple crisps, pretzels, and a Jello fruit cup.

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Christmas Basket

This black and white image, Christmas Basket, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Christmas Basket

This black and white image, Christmas Basket, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Christmas Star Poem

This poem can be used with a star-shaped ornament, cookies, or any other star gift for the hoidays.

Christmas Star
A diamond shines no brighter
than that lovely Christmas star.

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Christmas Star Poem

This poem can be used with a star-shaped ornament, cookies, or any other star gift for the hoidays.

Christmas Star
A diamond shines no brighter
than that lovely Christmas star.

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Christmas Star Poem

This poem can be used with a star-shaped ornament, cookies, or any other star gift for the hoidays.

Christmas Star
A diamond shines no brighter
than that lovely Christmas star. Read more »

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Christ Quotes in Hearts

This black and white image, Hearts, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Christ Quotes in Hearts

This black and white image, Hearts, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Come Let Us Adore Him: Advent Calendar

This Advent Calendar first appeared in the December 1989 New Era. I have resurrected it, so to speak, and created a new document that could be used by Home/Visit Teachers, families, youth leaders, Priesthood, Relief Society or Seminary instructors. Read more »

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Convites Professoras Visitantes - Visiting Teaching (Portuguese)

Paula F. compartilhou deste invitation visitando do treinamento de professor. Read more »

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"EGG" Visiting Teaching Workshop

Does anyone have a lesson using eggs as the focal point, to use in a visiting teaching workshop? Read more »

Enrichment Night: Dorothy Style

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The sisters received an invitation from the Wizard of Oz inviting them to a party in the Land of Oz celebrating the Relief Society's birthday (invite was made of parchment-like paper w/ formal font & gold sticker at bottom, rolled up and tied with green ribbon).
When the sisters arrived the room & dinner tables were decorated like Kansas. There was a bale of hay & a pitchfork by...

Entrevistas Anuais - VT Interviews (Portuguese)

Paula F. compartilhou desta lista das perguntas para entrevistas ensinando visitando do anuário. Read more »

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February 2007 VT Handout

Angela N. shared this cuter version of the February Visiting Teaching Message. Read more »

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FHE in a Jar

Print out the pages, cut out the strips, and place them in a jar or small box. When you're in need of a quick Family Home Evening lesson, pull one out, and voila!

I think FHE-in-a-jar would make a great visit-teaching or home teaching gift, or even an LDS Young Women or LDS Primary activity (have the children cut out the strips and decorate the jar or box). Read more »

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Flowers- Thank You

This black and white image, Flowersthank You, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris.

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Flowers- Thank You

This black and white image, Flowersthank You, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn. Click to read more about Chris.

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Flowers Thank You - color

I printed one of these up in the black and white version, and it turned out so cute I decided to colorize it.

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Friendshipping/ reactivating

Demonstrates how consistent love and attention and friendship can help us become instruments in the hands of the Lord to reactivate Ward members

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Halloween Holy Ghost Poem

This handout would make a good Visiting Teaching Halloween handout. This is the poem on the card:

    Since this is the time for goblins and bats,
    Halloween spirits and ghosts and cats,
    Weird happenings and witches brew,
    These are the thing we wish for you:

    May the only ghost that comes to stay,
    Be the Holy Ghost to guide your way.

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Halloween Holy Ghost Poem

This handout would make a good Visiting Teaching Halloween handout. This is the poem on the card:

    Since this is the time for goblins and bats,
    Halloween spirits and ghosts and cats,
    Weird happenings and witches brew,
    These are the thing we wish for you:

    May the only ghost that comes to stay,
    Be the Holy Ghost to guide your way.

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Ideas for Small Gifts

Below is a list of very inexpensive gift ideas perfect for Visiting Teachers, Leaders, and Friends who would like to let others know how much they are loved.

  1. 7-UP: 7-U
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Let me "BEAR" Your Burdens

This is the Chris Gunn image, Bear with Heart, with a quote that reads:

"When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears.

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Let me "BEAR" Your Burdens

This is the Chris Gunn image, Bear with Heart, with a quote that reads:

"When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears.

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Let me "BEAR" Your Burdens

This is the Chris Gunn image, Bear with Heart, with a quote that reads:

"When you are sad.....I will dry your tears.
When you are scared.....I will comfort your fears. Read more »

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Looking for a music score

I am looking for the score to a song called "Catch the Vision". It is a visiting teaching song by Raquel Williams Lonas. It was apparently created for a visiting teaching conference or program. Read more »

Melhorando Ensinar Visitando - Improving Visiting Teaching (Portuguese)

Paula F. compartilhou de seus de "Ideias para melhorar enquanto professoras visitantes". Read more »

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My Sister's Hands - Music by Sally DeFord

Overcoming Roadblocks to Visiting Teaching

This is a poster graphic that accompanies the Overcoming Roadblocks visiting teaching workshop idea from BYU Women's Conference.

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Visiting Teaching

This is a poster graphic that accompanies the Overcoming Roadblocks visiting teaching workshop idea from BYU Women's Conference.

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Visiting Teaching

This is a poster graphic that accompanies the Overcoming Roadblocks visiting teaching workshop idea from BYU Women's Conference.

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Visiting Teaching

This is a poster graphic that accompanies the Overcoming Roadblocks visiting teaching workshop idea from BYU Women's Conference.

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Visiting Teaching

This is a poster graphic that accompanies the Overcoming Roadblocks visiting teaching workshop idea from BYU Women's Conference. Read more »

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Overcoming Roadblocks to Visiting Teaching

This is a poster graphic that accompanies the Overcoming Roadblocks visiting teaching workshop idea from BYU Women's Conference. Read more »

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Parable of the Pickle Jar - 3 label

Kerry G says:

"I've had this on my mind since the conference talk. Here's a PDF with 3 labels to print and tape onto a jar of Pickles. Read more »

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Parable of the Pickle Jar - label

Kerry G says:

"I've had this on my mind since the conference talk. Here's a PDF with 3 labels to print and tape onto a jar of Pickles. Read more »

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Pass Along Card - Angel

Jan G. submitted a series of Pass Along cards she created for her YW Presidencies or Class Presidencies to hand out. Read more »

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Pass Along Card - Gifts of God

Jan G. submitted a series of Pass Along cards she created for her YW Presidencies or Class Presidencies to hand out. Read more »

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Pass Along Card - Spread Love

Jan G. submitted a series of Pass Along cards she created for her YW Presidencies or Class Presidencies to hand out. Read more »

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Pass Along Card - Thank You

Jan G. submitted a series of Pass Along cards she created for her YW Presidencies or Class Presidencies to hand out. Read more »

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Professoras Visitantes - Visiting Teaching (Portuguese)

Paula F. compartilhou deste handout portuguese que tem umas citações do presidency da sociedade do relevo geral a respeito de ensinar visitando. Read more »

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Pumpkin Bread Recipe

I got this pumpkin bread recipe from my friend Susan. It is hands-down the best pumpkin bread I've ever had. Read more »

Relief Society

Relief Society: the Mormon Womens auxiliary
Handouts, clipart, lesson helps, and object lessons for the Relief Society program. Find help on Relief Society Meetings, Welfare, Sunday Lessons, Education, Visiting Teaching, and activity ideas.

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Relief SOLE-ciety Skit

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This humorous skit has been performed in units all over the Salt Lake Valley in recent years. My copy doesn't have any...

Relief SOLE-ciety Skit

This humorous skit has been performed in units all over the Salt Lake Valley in recent years. According to LDSTeach.com this skit was written by Laurel Hart and was orginially presented at a Stake Visiting Teaching Workshop, in Provo, UT, USA, 1984. Read more »

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Serve the biggest scoop

When we serve others, we are offering service to Christ and expressing our love and commitment to him.

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Share a Measure of Your Love

This image has a series of "did you know" type questions about visiting teaching. It would be cute given out with a ruler or tape measure.

Another file I got from my mother-in-law....

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Short play for Relief Society Visiting teaching

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The play takes very little practice it is under 15 minutes and takes no sets. Costumes are needed though..creativity is the key.
This is a play was written for our beginning of the year visiting teaching kick-off.

The play is a comedy about how... Read more »

Sisters Grimm-ish - A Visiting Teaching Skit

Beverly Fearon has shared this lighthearted skit written for a Visiting Teaching Conference. Read more »

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Six Bes - 1/2 Sheet

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Six Bes - 1/2 Sheet

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Six Bes - 1/2 Sheet

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Spanish Visiting Teaching Cards

Camille T. created and shared these Spanish Visiting Teaching cards. Read more »

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Spanish Visiting Teaching Cards - 2

Camille T. created and shared these Spanish Visiting Teaching cards. Read more »

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Temple Box

This temple box makes a great handout or visual aid for many different lessons.

Print the image on cardstock (If you use your printer's "best" ink setting, the moisture in the ink will cause the paper to soften where the ink is heaviest, making it EASY to fold straight lines.)

Fold the flaps, and fold along the walls, floor, and ceiling to form a box.

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Temple Box

This temple box makes a great handout or visual aid for many different lessons.

Print the image on cardstock (If you use your printer's "best" ink setting, the moisture in the ink will cause the paper to soften where the ink is heaviest, making it EASY to fold straight lines.)

Fold the flaps, and fold along the walls, floor, and ceiling to form a box. Read more »

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The Six Be's

This is a handout I created for a Young Women's lesson.

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The Six Be's

This is a handout I created for a Young Women's lesson. There are four images per page, full color, with the 6 Be's, a honey bee, and a hive.

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The Six Be's

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Traffic Sign Caution

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Caution, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Caution

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Caution, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Do Not Pass

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Do Not Pass, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Do Not Pass

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Do Not Pass, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Stop

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Stop, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Stop

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Stop, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Yield

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Yield, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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Traffic Sign Yield

This black and white image, Traffic Sign Yield, was donated by the artist, Chris Gunn.

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VIDEO: Ultimate Visiting Teaching Gift

Another cute video from http://www.everydayfoodstorage.net/ teaches you how to use a mug to make the "ultimate" visiting teacher gift: Read more »

Visiting Teacher Introduction Cards

These cards were submitted by Daisy T, who gives them to Visiting Teachers so they can introduce themselves to the sisters on a new route, and so sisters will have the contact information of their visiting teachers.

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Visiting Teacher Poem

(The submitters of this poem wish to remain anonymous.) Cut out the poems and glue them to a sheet of pretty paper. Add ribbons and embellishments for a nice handout. Read more »

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Visiting Teacher's Guidebook

This document has several quotes and instructions that I've collected from Teaching, No Greater Call, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church, and the Read more »

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Visiting Teacher's Valentine Card

Sherry L. shared this cute set of cards that visiting teachers can pass out to their sisters. Read more »

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Visiting Teaching

Main menu of the Visiting Teaching section. Please use menu at left.

Visiting Teaching Handout / Lesson Plan

This handout was created by Heidi N. for a special Fast Sunday lesson on Visiting Teaching. Read more »

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Visiting Teaching Interviews

We recently held our annual Visiting Teaching Orals/interviews. Read more »

Visiting Teaching Leader Tips

Here are some ideas for Relief Society Presidents, Visiting Teaching Leaders, Coordinators, and Supervisors:

When assigning or making changes to routes:

  • It always helps to pray before making changes, and remind sisters that you prayed and felt inspired about these changes before

Visiting Teaching Letter

Shay and Pam C. get a lot of requests for this document. Read more »

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Visiting Teaching Reminder Magnets

Anna R. shared this cute document saying: Read more »

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Visiting Teaching Tracker

Shay and Pam C. get a lot of requests for this document. Read more »

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Visiting Teaching Workshop: SHIRT theme

This outline was created for doing a shirt-themed Visiting Teaching Workshop. Read more »

Visiting Teaching (Workshop) song duet

Words(for both melodies) go to the Primary Song, "A Child's Prayer" Read more »

Woven Heart Valentine

Another leader made this cute felt heart as a Valentine's gift for her Young Women. I took it apart and put it back together to learn how to make it!

This cute heart makes a great Valentine's Day project or gift. You can make this heart out of paper, craft foam, or felt (like the one shown). Read more »

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Music

    Sing My Sister's Hands by Sally DeFord. Free MP3s and sheet music available. This would make a beautiful number for a unit with women of different ages or ethnicities. The lyrics are especially appropriate for a VT Conference. Sally ROCKS!

Off site Resources

    LDSTeach.com is the biggest website online dealing with Visiting Teaching and Home Teaching. The preceding link will take you to the VT conference section with tons of ideas for Visiting Teaching Workshops.

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