[Ldsoss] Home and Visiting Teaching Tool

[Manfred Riem]

Hi Steve,

You are right on the observations. But for a new bishopric any information
is nice to have.
Getting that information from the old bishopric is not always the way to go.
People see things
differently depending on their situation. And your worries about it being
documented for all
time could easily be fixed, expired the data after x years. 

Kind regards,
Manfred Riem
mriem at manorrock.org
http://www.manorrock.org/
Founding Java Champion

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ldsoss-bounces at lists.ldsoss.org] On Behalf Of Steven H. McCown
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 8:08 AM
To: 'LDS Open Source Software'
Subject: RE: [Ldsoss] Home and Visiting Teaching Tool

With this thread, there seems to be the underlying assumption that the 30%
of companionships who actually do their hometeaching will actually take the
extra time to write up thoughtful and useful information, monthly.

There are those who will enjoy and use this type of system, however, I would
postulate that those same individuals are also taking the time (currently)
to talk with their EQ Presidency.  

IOW, who will really benefit from the widespread use of this system?
Hometeaching is one of many "people problems", which won't always have a
technological solution.  

Steve

P.S. Even if the system was widely used, how many would like their families'
status, weaknesses, problems, etc. to be documented [on the web] for all
time?  Kind of makes repentance (i.e., change) more difficult, doesn't it?


-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:ldsoss-bounces at lists.ldsoss.org] On Behalf Of A. Rick Anderson
Sent: Friday, October 20, 2006 10:33 AM
To: LDS Open Source Software
Subject: Re: [Ldsoss] Home and Visiting Teaching Tool

Tom Welch wrote:
> the other concern I have is does this program encourage (indirectly) 
> EQ presidencies and HP group leaders to not talk with their 
> companionships about how the family is doing, instead relying on what 
> is typed in the comments field?
Even if the program lead to this results, I'd suggest that that would be
more information then the vast majority of leaders are getting today and the
comments could actually serve as a spring board to know identify folks for
quorum leaders to follow up on personally.  Yes, the handbook asks that
every HT companionship be interviewed monthly, but that is a directive that
is far more honored in the breach, then in the compliance.

--
A. Rick Anderson

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