Comments on: Would You Rather…and Why? (HT/VT Edition)

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Sat, 24 Mar 2007 17:43:44 +0000

Good companion. For SURE.

By: cj douglass

cj douglass — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 04:56:22 +0000

I’ve got a companion who is active but getting him to go out with me is like pulling teeth. The sad part is I think his wife makes him feel bad about going (she’s active too). In addition, my teachees are all less-active single women older than my mother (BRT is TOUGH). So look on the bright side Rusty. I would be happy with atleast ONE of the two.

By: Bret

Bret — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 03:38:28 +0000

I’m with you, Russ. I had a companion last year who would tell me every week he’d do this and that to get us all set up with our home teachees (can’t really be called families in a singles ward. Which is another, more awkward part of working in a singles ward) then not be there the next week or call me or call me back. He later told mentioned in a group activity that he did all his home teaching through MySpace.

So yeah, good comp by FAR!!

By: Rusty

Rusty — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 02:31:39 +0000

I asked this question because I used to have a fantastic companion and very difficult families and now I have a difficult companion and very easy families. And I used to be 100%, built good relationships, had a good time. Now I’m terrible. And I feel bad because I have a responsiblity to both my companion (trust me, I do) and to my families.

Sadly, a good family is actually kinda despiriting to me. My mind tells me that they’re okay and don’t need a visit or message, therefore I don’t need to go through the trouble of dragging my companion along and doing the visit. Ugh.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:22:15 +0000

Good people, but maybe I’m just used to it. Luckily, however, I currently have both.

By: Silus Grok

Silus Grok — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 23:57:52 +0000

Good companion.

Hands-down… the phrase “inspiring a peer to duty” is spot-on: it’s “easier” to encourage families as a healthy companionship than inspire a companion and (maybe families) as a single home teacher.

By: jose

jose — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 21:35:24 +0000

I’m with Seth and Keri–good families. One companion never returned my calls and I actually never met him until he needed help moving out of the ward. (That was the only time he returned my call or answered the door.) He was my favorite companion. I didn’t have any three-way scheduling problems or had to worry who’s turn it was for the lesson. Oh to have a companion like that again!

By: Garth

Garth — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 18:31:35 +0000

Good companion:

Apparently if you have a bad companion, you can just go by yourself. So I opt to have a good companion and then we just won’t visit the difficult people. Rather, we’ll just go see a movie together or something. I may lose my soul, but I’ve gained a friend.

In all honesty, it’s really hard to preach the gospel when you aren’t in line with your companion. So, despite my sarcasm, I actually would choose the good companion.

By: Keri

Keri — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 17:38:03 +0000

I’m with Seth R. I would prefer good people, too. I’ve always struggled with doing my VT with a companion, mainly because of scheduling issues. It’s so much easier to do it without a companion. My ward is populated with little old ladies who won’t go out after dark, and I work full-time. That sort of puts a damper on the companion thing.

By: Seth R.

Seth R. — Thu, 22 Mar 2007 16:24:15 +0000

I’d prefer good people.

Because I’d likely simply ditch my companion and go myself, which is the way I prefer it in the first place.

I generally don’t like having companions. I didn’t like pairing up with fellow students in school for class projects either.