Tag Archive | mental illness

Mental Illness – Part 2

Back in 2010, I asked for advice on how to handle a mentally ill man that I was home teacher of.  I called him Ted back then and will continue to use that pseudonym.  Let me quote from that post because to be frank, he scared the hell out of me. So, I dropped by […]

Home Teaching the Mentally Ill-What should you do?

For those unfamiliar with a home teacher, the idea is to have everyone visited in the ward, whether they come to church or not.  The home teacher often offers a short spiritual thought.  I believe home teaching is based on D&C 20:47, “And visit the house of each member, and exhort them to apray bvocally […]