[Ldsoss] Home and Visiting Teaching Tool

[Manfred Riem]

Hi there,

Some important information is already stored on the membership record. What
I was talking about is the information a bishop needs to see to the needs of
the ward. That is where the home teaching comes into play. Like what does a
kid like and so forth and so on. Which will help to relate to the kid. That
kind of information is not bad to have.

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 Jesse Stay
Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 4:00 PM
To: LDS Open Source Software
Cc: mccown at byu.net
Subject: Re: [Ldsoss] Home and Visiting Teaching Tool

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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