Saturday provided an outstanding evening for all who attended the Relief Society General Board Broadcast. The General Relief Society President Julie Beck started off the evening. Some of her comments are: "The purpose of Relief Society as stated by the Lord, is to organize, teach and inspire his daughters to prepare them for the blessings of Eternal Life. We can do this by:1. Increasing faith and personal righteous.
2. Strengthen families and homes.
3. Serve the Lord and His children.
She reminded us we have duty to defend and proclaim the gospel. Our homes should be a refuge from evil. They need to be sacred sanctuaries from the world.
The first counselor in the Relief Society Presidency, Silvia Allred spoke about the importance of temple worship in our lives and how to utilize the blessings of the temple. Barbara Thompson, the second counselor called for a righteous army of women. She stated, "Relief Society is not just a class or a place to go if you are not in the Primary or Young Women. It is the Lord's glorious organization for women."
Dieter Uchtdorf, the second counselor of the First Presidency was the concluding speaker. He said, " To me it appears our splendid sisters sometimes under value their abilities and focus on what is lacking, or imperfect rather than that which has been accomplished and who they really are. The good news is that this points to a marvelous quality - the innate desire to please the Lord to the best of your ability. Unfortunately, this can lead to frustration, exhaustion and unhappiness." He then said, "Today, I would like to speak to those who have felt inadequate, discouraged or weary."
To enjoy the remainder of their talks go to http://www.lds.org/broadcast/grsm/0,6220,285,00.html
We concluded the evening with soup and salad and good conversation among one another.
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