Home Teaching

Disclaimer: Sensitive matter and personal opinions are just that opinion. I do not like to dabble in religious matters, I am however opening the door for discussion.

Listen,
Has everyone seen the movie, "Home Teacher's"? Based on a couple of home teacher's that have an adventure trying to do their home teaching. The movie is great, because one companion is a "letter of the law" the other is a slacker. Near the end of the movie, the letter of the law companion has a softer heart, based on the fact that his life isn't so great, while the other slacker sees the need to pay more attention to what his family is doing and what he is missing out on.

So our ward has two elders quorums. I like that because I don't feel lost in a shuffle. Although I do not want to draw attention at the same time. I have known my companion briefly, met him once called him several times by phone. I felt like it was my responsibility to "let God know, I wanted to be a good home teacher" and actually want to go home teaching with a good feeling about it, I believe that by doing so, I would "bless my house" because of the desire to do something good, and it is asked of me. I am not going to complain about making appointments, and follow-up, I know what it is, I served a mission, I have been a home teacher for some time now. I recently got a phone call from my elders quorum asking me about did you see your families this month. The voice on the phone could not have been more dead to me then if it was Lurch from the Addams Family, "you rang".
During the conversation, I was asked had so-and-so come to see our family, my answer: no, we have never had home teachers since we have lived here in Stansbury Park. The secretary on the phone apologized. I said what for, it isn't your responsibility to be sorry because no one has come over to tell me one of President Monson's stories. How should you be apologizing for someone else's opportunity to receive a blessing? If home teachers don't want to come see our family, that really doesn't change my testimony. I have to answer for the same question as well. I don't want to cause a lighting bolt because I didn't make an honest effort to do something about home teaching. I call, and meet my companion, but I constantly get "dogged". I understand what being "dogged" means. I served a mission. I want to home teach for my benefit, not for someone else. Selfish, perhaps but if I do my home teaching it would be in a spirit of meaningful purpose, and not because it is a duty. So I am going to go with or without my companion, I will take my son, or one of my neighbors. Needless to say, I hate getting a phone call, asking me how did I do this week and what can I do better for next week. Let me tell you, I will write about it in my next letter to the mission president. Does that bring back some memories for anyone? My intention is to get some advise, anyone have some?