[Ldsoss] Home and Visiting Teaching Tool

[Jesse Stay]

I would think if that information were allowed to be stored, we would  
have seen it already stored in the individual Membership records in  
MLS (or in old days on paper).  I'm guessing not having any more info  
than is needed passed from Bishop to Bishop is a decision made by the  
General Authorities.

Jesse

On Oct 21, 2006, at 10:20 AM, Manfred Riem wrote:

> 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-----
> From: ldsoss-bounces at lists.ldsoss.org
> [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-----
> From: ldsoss-bounces at lists.ldsoss.org
> [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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