Thank you to Sis. Kara Schofield, Sis. Sheri Lloyd and our amazing Activity Committee and Board for putting on a very memorable VT Conference in October. I can only imagine all of the hard work and planning that went into the program. In case you couldn't be there, or if you were there to refresh your memory, here are a few pictures from the evening. We arrived to the cultural hall being decorated to represent Kansas - in black and white with very simple decor. Kansas Buffet - food not here yet :) Place settings and simple centerpiece Kansas Tables Table ready for VT ideas display We had a "name wall" with a nametag for EVERY sister (this was before our ward split - so there were 192 name tags). This gave us a visual idea of how many sisters are in the ward and how easy it might be for someone to be missed/lost. Just a reminder of how important a visiting teacher can be! Name wall As dinner was winding down we showed a cute visiting teaching video. Thank goodness for techno savvy husbands who can set up all that audio visual equipement! Next was a surprise visit from Sister Glinda Goodwitch who gave an OZ worthy talk that introduced why visiting teaching is so important. Sister Glinda Goodwitch After that the sisters were off to follow the yellow brick road to OZ. Along the way they attended three 15 minute presentations on "How to Visit Teach with 1. Heart 2. Mind & 3. Courage." Yellow fabric rectangles created the yellow brick road which led to our classrooms Click here and here for links to two handouts given out by the mini class teachers. Whilst the sisters were attending the mini classes our organizers made a quick change to the decor of the cultural hall - making it more colorful and OZ-like. When the sisters arrived in OZ we served dessert. Wish I had more pictures but. . . While eating dessert, we had closing remarks by our Visiting Teaching Coordinator. It was an absolutely wonderful evening! Dorothy's bike and picnic basket A melted witch welcomed guests A table full of visiting teaching ideas
