Chocolate Chips and Charity: Visiting Teaching in the Real World

by Linda Hoffman Kimball

Welcome to a conversation! In this slim volume, sisters from a wide range of life and church experience share their stories and insights about visiting teaching. In our widely expanding Church, this long established program faces new challenges and demands. As this book demonstrates, LDS women are up to the task. Join in and get real about visiting teaching!

Genres: Religion, Nonfiction, Lds

87 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this compilation of stories and experiences with visiting teaching, a program in the LDS church where the women visit and watch over each other. It is something I really love and appreciate. I plan to read more books this author has written.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy read. Learn more about visiting teaching now called ministering.

[Lisa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This slim volume is a collection of entries from LDS visiting teachers about what they have learned from, enjoyed about, and not enjoyed about visiting teaching and being taught. Each LDS woman has, ideally, two sisters from her ward or branch congregation who are assigned to contact her each month, to see that she is okay and to provide service in times of need or notify the bishop or Relief Society president that additional or emergency service is needed. The authors of the entries are anonymous to protect their privacy and that of those they teach, but they are listed in the back of the book. The book's chief fault is that it is too short--many more stories like these could and should be told and shared among the Relief Society sisters. The real (rather than ideal) world focus is especially inspiring, helpful, and comforting. This book is expensive for its length but is nevertheless valuable; I wish every woman in the LDS Church could read it or something like it.

[Nita V · Rating 5 out of 5]

A quick read that shares both positive and negative personal stories about visiting teaching experiences in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (Visiting teaching is something unique in the LDS church, where usually two sisters visit another one to share a spiritual message and provide friendship as well as service as needed) The author gathered the stories from various people. I liked that the author doesn't just share the positive, ideal uplifting persepctives but that she also shares experiences in which the "visiting teachee" felt frustrated.

Even though this book was published in 2004, there are lessons contained within on how to be a better friend and sister to those you visit and hope to serve!

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this on a 1 hour and fifteen minute flight. I thought the stories were inspirational and touching. I have to admit I was a little teary-eyed reading these experiences. I think I needed a " shot in the arm" to get me motivated to fulfill this important calling with a little more gusto and this simple 50 plus page book provided that.

[Kamicarlson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It was a quick & inspiring read. It definitely made me take a step back & evaluate myself as a visiting teacher. I've got some work to do :) This book has given me the motivation to make sure that my visits are meaningful & fellowshiping and not just something to check off my list each month.

[Susannah · Rating 2 out of 5]

Stories about visiting teaching. Kind of cheesy and I think they are from the 1980's, so you've been warned. :-)

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Visiting teaching has never really been my thing; it's nice to read stories of it working well for others.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a compilation of very short stories about visiting teaching experiences. My aunt wrote two of the passages, which made it more personal for me.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a nice little collection of vignettes about visiting teaching experiences. There were a couple of odd ones.