I LOVE visiting teaching! I just got back from a wonderful visit with a sister in our ward named Julie Ann. My VT Comp (Visiting Teaching Companion) Ali is also adorable. To be absolutely honest I wasn't very excited to get a VT list of ladies to see. Our ward is mixture older ladies and women with children and we are one of very few couples who don't have a family yet. I felt like I was going to have a hard time fitting in. Like I really didn't have anything to offer them or ways to relate. Motherhood seems like a far away fog that I can't get a good focus on but I know its wonderful and it out there... for someday. I have a hard time connecting the idea of me now and the me when I am a mother. So I had a hard time motivating myself to get involved - to be even more honest the first couple of months here I purposely laid low trying to avoid getting a calling. I told myself it wasn't on purpose but the inner me knows me better.) Shameful I know. One I was terrified of being lost in the nursery and two... I was just so tiiired...I felt like the last four or five calling I was asked (privileged) to do were very demanding and it had been really hard trying to fit in time with Matthew while doing everything else. Really I am ashamed. What true believer is going to shirk a chance to serve? Like I said, shameful. But after visiting teaching in February, being invited to dinner with some GREAT ladies who happen to be in our ward, having the chance to teach Sunday school (Sunday school is the second class we go to on Sundays at church. Where the men and women are all together for a lesson.) and our visit today I feel SO lucky to be here! I am really excited to be more involved and meet different sisters. I had forgotten how much I love associating with new people and how much I LOVE to teach. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! Thank you visiting teaching, Julie Ann and Ali for being there when I needed push out of my very selfish rut! :)
- Tiffany
- I am the Luckiest and I'm married to Hottie Honey. We are newly weds and I think I'd like to keep it that way. We love to laugh, play, make friends and work hard. Someday we'll start a little rockin' family, but until then stay tuned!
I felt the exact same way at our last ward. I was bad the whole three years though. I still am so shy in some ways and get very nervous about finding friends. Even though I have a child, I still am silly in feeling like I can't connect with those who have older children or more than one. It's so hard to break out of our shells. Good job with your VTing! I never have been good at it, so hopefully I do it this month. I am missing out on meeting some awesome ladies.
Also, don't feel too ashamed. We are human. We can't do it all. But Heavenly Father loves us no matter what. I'm so glad you are feeling better though!
You are great Tiffany! Believe you me. I can relate. In moving into my new ward I felt the same...or close to. Realizing that my previous callings were very demanding. You helped me by sharing your story. Thanks for being such a rock! and for always leading by example. Love you Tiffany!
You're awesome Tiffany! So glad to have such a good visiting teacher:)