I needed to come up with a short visiting teaching message for our RS Birthday Dinner. I asked for help from my sisters and put together this skit from their suggestions. I was worried some sisters would not understand, but I received a lot of positive feedback.
SIS MARTINHi, so you gotthe e-mail saying we were good to go visiting teaching our last two sisters today?
SIS LARSONYes and I downloaded the lesson to my IPod. I have been listening to it while I walkaround town.
SIS MARTINYou walk around town?
SIS LARSONWell…I watch the live community camera feed while I walk onthe treadmill. Who are our appointments with today?
SIS MARTINI received confirmationfrom Sis Begay, and a request to have Skype callwithSisSkaggs.
Women pretend knocking on a door.
SISBEGAYWelcome Sisters, I am so glad you could make it. Have a seat while I get my phone and IPad.
SIS MARTINI want to apologize for not being able to come last month. I strained both thumbs texting my kids and the doctor put me on text rest.
SIS BEGAYWell I am glad to see your thumbs are doing better.
SIS MARTINSisBegay, do you have your scriptures too?
SIS LARSON(holds up an IPad) I had to retrieve mine from my kid’s backpack. I’m so new to the IPad I brought along a cheat sheet for LDS acronyms. Anything past D&C or FHE and I get lost.
All three women pull out their phones. SisLarson puts in her IPad ear buds.
SisLarson starts by texting the lesson to SisBegay. SisMartin interjects a comment.
They laugh intermittently, or make small comments.
“I see what you mean” “I believe that” “I Love that about the gospel”or use acronyms.
Sis Begay might say who said that and Sis Martin texts her back after which Sis Begay text back THX.
When they finish, they close their phones and say their goodbyes.
SIS MARTINThanks and goodbye.
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SisLarson and SisMartinwalk to a table and open their laptops.
SIS MARTIN I hope SisSkaggsremembers to turn on her computer.
SIS LARSON I hope we do not have any static interference coming through.
Dial tone heard. Sister Skaggs comes in a robe and curlers and opens her laptop.
SIS SKAGGS: Hello Sisters, I was hoping we could connect today. I turned on the NETFLIX for the kids so we shouldn’t bedisturbed.
SIS MARTIN I cannot see you SisSkaggs. Do you have your camera on?
SIS SKAGGS: I was embarrassed to turn it on. The house is a disaster.
SIS LARSON Please, it is somuch more personal to be able to see you.
SIS SKAGGS: All right, there, can see me now?
SIS LARSON Yes. Great. I sent you a link to the church website of the lesson. Did you open it?
SIS SKAGGS:Yes, I have it.
SIS LARSON I also have attached a video that teaches important communication skills.
SIS SKAGGS:My speed connection is so slow. I have to watch videos late at night.
SIS LARSON Well, if you downloaded the lesson that is all I had, Sister Martin do you have anything you would like to add.
SIS MARTIN Sis SkaggsI read your Face book postings this morning. It sounds as if you are overwhelmed with life right now. I prayed for something we coulddo to help you and I found a great blog. I will send you the link. It has ideas for home organization, child rearing, and menu planning and personal beauty tips. Ah…not that you need that. I think it can really help you when you feel overwhelmed.
SIS SKAGGS: (Confused) Well thank you SisMartin. That should really help. I hope I can find time to read it.
SIS MARTIN: We want to be able to ease your burdens. Well we better let you return to your family. Is there anything else we can do?
SIS SKAGGS: No. I think you have done quite enough. Thanks for the call.
The women say their good-byes and close their laptops. SisSkaggs leaves the stage.
SISLARSONI really enjoyed our visits today.
SISMARTINI did too. It is nice to get hands on and personal with the women in our ward.
SISLARSONI will Tweet Sis Shine that we are 100% for the month.
SISMARTINRemember to check my family blog. There is so much in it to tell you.
SIS LARSON I will check it out. Text me. Goodbye.
SIS MARTIN. Goodbye.