The home teacher had recently moved into the ward when he was called to visit the Robles family. He had seen them at church but knew little about them, so before his first visit he earnestly prayed, and as he did, the thought came into his mind: family scripture study.
He arrived for that first visit, and after chatting a little he said, "I feel impressed that your family needs to read scriptures together for 10 minutes a day." He went on to talk about the blessings that would come. Finally, Brother Robles, a humble man, shook his head and said, "Brother, I am grateful for all that you have said. But I cannot understand why the Lord would want us to cut back so sharply on our family scripture reading."
Only then did the home teacher discover that there was no family in the ward more dedicated to family scripture reading than the Robleses.
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