Saturday, November 7, 2009

Relief Society~What a blessing

I love the Relief Society Organization of the church and feel so blessed to be a part of it. What other infrastructure is organized in a way that offers comfort, support, love, service to all in need, and brings people unto Christ and his teachings.
We are all women of God, he has a purpose and plan for each of us. He loves us so abundantly and wants us to share our unique gifts with each other. The Relief Society program of the church provides a way that we can do this, and by so doing we learn and grow from each other.

"Women of God can never be like women of the world.
The world has enough women who are tough; we need women who are tender.
There are enough women who are coarse; we need women who are kind.
There are enough women who are rude; we need women who are refined.
We have enough women of fame and fortune; we need more women of faith.
We have enough greed; we need more goodness.
We have enough vanity; we need more virtue.
We have enough popularity; we need more purity."
Margaret D. Nadauld

I love our beautiful Relief Society Theme.

We are beloved daughters of God, and our lives have meaning, purpose, and direction. As a worldwide sisterhood, we are united in our devotion to Jesus Christ, our Savior and Exemplar. We are women of faith, virtue, vision, and charity who:

Increase our testimonies of Jesus Christ through prayer and scripture study.

Seek spiritual strength by following the promptings of the Holy Ghost.

Dedicate ourselves to strengthening marriages, families, and homes.

Find nobility in motherhood and joy in womanhood.

Delight in service and good works.

Love life and learning.

Stand for truth and righteousness.

Sustain the priesthood as the authority of God on earth.

Rejoice in the blessings of the temple, understand our divine destiny, and strive for exaltation.

I am so blessed to be apart of this gospel with an amazing organization of women and hope that I can one day live up to what this theme represents.

3 comments:

Amber said...

I needed the lift! I missed RS last week. Thanks!

The Breinholts said...

Amen! I sure enjoyed your Visiting teaching spotlight and your comments in RS today! You make me happy!

Widdison Warbler said...

Wow, I need to hang out with you more often! I honestly have never enjoyed RS. I hardly ever go to the activities. And now I'm in the presidency...can you say Karma?! ha ha ha