Because the May issue of the Ensign contains a report of general conference, it does not contain a specific Visiting Teaching Message. Visiting teachers are encouraged to prayerfully select a conference address to share with those they teach.
I wanted to share with you my favorite quote from conference. It is from Sister Julie B. Beck’s (Relief Society General President) talk entitled “And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit.”
The second general Relief Society president, Eliza R. Snow, said this to the sisters: “We want to be ladies in very deed, not according to the term of the word as the world judges, but fit companions of the Gods and Holy Ones. In an organized capacity we can assist each other in not only doing good but in refining ourselves, and whether few or many come forward and help to prosecute this great work, they will be those that will fill honorable positions in the Kingdom of God. . . . Women should be women and not babies that need petting and correction all the time. I know we like to be appreciated but if we do not get all the appreciation which we think is our due, what matters? We know the Lord has laid high responsibility upon us, and there is not a wish or desire that the Lord has implanted in our hearts in righteousness but will be realized, and the greatest good we can do to ourselves and each other is to refine and cultivate ourselves in everything that is good and ennobling to qualify us for those responsibilities.”
This quote tells me so much and I love the bluntness about it. It makes me want to step up and refine and cultivate myself and work on something I can change in my life that will make me more Holy. I love how Sister Snow tells us not to worry if we do not get the appreciation that we feel we deserve. I challenge each of us to work on refining ourselves by finding something we can change in our lives and become better at. I promise you it will bless your life.
Mindy Zeigler
I wanted to share with you my favorite quote from conference. It is from Sister Julie B. Beck’s (Relief Society General President) talk entitled “And upon the Handmaids in Those Days Will I Pour Out My Spirit.”
The second general Relief Society president, Eliza R. Snow, said this to the sisters: “We want to be ladies in very deed, not according to the term of the word as the world judges, but fit companions of the Gods and Holy Ones. In an organized capacity we can assist each other in not only doing good but in refining ourselves, and whether few or many come forward and help to prosecute this great work, they will be those that will fill honorable positions in the Kingdom of God. . . . Women should be women and not babies that need petting and correction all the time. I know we like to be appreciated but if we do not get all the appreciation which we think is our due, what matters? We know the Lord has laid high responsibility upon us, and there is not a wish or desire that the Lord has implanted in our hearts in righteousness but will be realized, and the greatest good we can do to ourselves and each other is to refine and cultivate ourselves in everything that is good and ennobling to qualify us for those responsibilities.”
This quote tells me so much and I love the bluntness about it. It makes me want to step up and refine and cultivate myself and work on something I can change in my life that will make me more Holy. I love how Sister Snow tells us not to worry if we do not get the appreciation that we feel we deserve. I challenge each of us to work on refining ourselves by finding something we can change in our lives and become better at. I promise you it will bless your life.
Mindy Zeigler
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