Encouraging remarks by our Relief Society President, Ginger Proffitt
Relief Society was born 167 years ago when a handful of women gathered in Joseph Smith’s red brick store to unite their strength. Emma Smith told the women, “We are going to do something extraordinary—we expect extraordinary occasions and pressing calls.”
Those Saints responded to the needs of their day. I am certain that their strength came from their ability to step forward with a resounding “Here am I, send me.” Then they were off on the Lord’s errand.
President Spencer W. Kimball said “A righteous woman is a blessing to all those whom her life touches.”
In that great interchange between Heavenly Father and His Eldest, only begotten Son, when asked who would come to Earth and prepare a way for us, Jesus’ response was “Here am I, send Me.”
Sisters; You have responded the same way.
If you need a woman who will shun vulgarity and dress modestly and speak with dignity and show the world how joyous it is to keep the commandments, here am I, send me."
"Father, if you need a woman to rear children in righteousness, here am I, send me."
"If you need a woman to make a house, a home filled with love, here am I, send me."
We are part of a grand whole. We need each other to make our sisterhood complete. Sisters, I ask you to stand close to one another. We are bonded as we try to understand what the Lord has to say to us, what He will make of us.
As sisters in Zion, we still have pressing calls. We have calls to teach the gospel, to lift our families, to bless our neighbors, to aid our friends, to live by example, to share our understanding with others, and to bring souls unto Christ by the way we live and the way we love one another.
Yes, as sisters in Zion, we are going to do something extraordinary.
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