A Quote from Sister Beck...
"Everything we do in Relief Society matters because Heavenly Father and his son, Jesus Christ, visited Joseph Smith and, through him, the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ was restored to the earth."
She said most of the essential Relief Society work doesn't happen in meetings. "A sister has no other responsibility outside of her family that has the potential to do as much good as does visiting teaching."
President Eyring said wonderful things...
"I will speak to you tonight of the great legacy those who went before you in the Relief Society have passed to you. The part of the foundation they laid for you which seems to me most important and persistent is that charity is at the heart of the society and was to come into the heart, to be part of the very nature, of every member."
He said charity to early Latter-day Saint women meant far more than a feeling of benevolence. In the foundation they created, those sisters set "charity never faileth" at the center. "It served them at the beginning; it served them in the great period that followed; it serves them now in a new time; and it will serve the Relief Society in all the periods ahead."
"Charity is born of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and is an effect of his Atonement working in the hearts of members. There are many benevolent groups of women who do great good. There are many who have overpowering feelings of sympathy for the unfortunate, the sick and the needy. But (the Relief Society) is unique and has been from its start."
1 comment:
I was so sad I had to work and missed it! I am going to have to read it as soon as it comes out! Loved those quotes... thanks for sharing!
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