We'd like to thank the Young Women for joining us on Sunday and for making Relief Society extra special. We'd also like to thank you for leading us in the Young Women theme.
LDS women really are incredible. Women have enthusiasm and love to help ward families. We can be a quiet example of living the gospel. What would someone find if they came upon our handbag and had to do a little bit of searching to discover the identity of who owned the purse? Would they find things that would tell them that we are a quiet example of being a virtuous and upstanding LDS woman?
The way we face trials and challenges of life is another thing that makes us incredible. Women can help the sick and the feeble, the poor and the needy, people in need of a spiritual uplifting.
President Gordon B. Hinkley stated that we need to "...labor in the vineyard for the work of salvation." We can be member missionaries, activate the less actives, do temple work and family history, and care for the poor and needy. In order to do these things, we need to be open to opportunities to serve the Lord. We can also do these things through Visiting Teaching!
Lift, strengthen, and fortify our fellow sisters. Be uplifting and kind. Be friends with the women in the ward.
The Lord loves us and knows us. We are not perfect, but he loves us, blesses us, and challenges us for who we are.
Thank you Cindee Bailey for your wonderful lesson. I would like to add my testimony to hers, that the Lord does in fact know each and every one of us, and he loves us. He has entrusted women with a great and sometimes overwhelming task. We are nurturers, and caretakers. Rely on the Lord, and he will give you the strength and serve others. What a great message for this time of year, when life is extra hectic, and we sometimes feel inadequate. In the midst of all the hubbub and craziness of the season, take a moment to remember the true reason for Christmas, and that we are all truly amazing! Merry Christmas sisters!
Megan Melville, Education Counselor
