![]() Parmley about his memories of his mother, LaVern Parmley, who served as the Primary general president for 23 years. When we are called “to give an account to Jehovah,” 4 as the Prophet Joseph counseled, I know that we will have much to share. Much of what we do seems small and insignificant-just a part of daily living. We need to recognize and celebrate what we’re doing right. Yet as women we are pretty hard on ourselves! Believe me when I say each of us is much better than we think. I believe that you too have been guided and helped as you teach, comfort, and encourage. I have had many sweet moments when I have felt the Lord using me as an instrument. ![]() Joseph Smith called it acting “according to those sympathies” in our hearts. What does it mean to be an instrument in everyday terms? I think it means to nurture others. Today, we too have opportunities to serve as “instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work.” 3 The sisters of the early Relief Society were stirred to action by the Prophet Joseph. If you live up to these principles how great and glorious!” 2 The Prophet Joseph Smith set the course for Relief Society when he said to the sisters in 1842: “It is natural for females to have feelings of charity-you are now placed in a situation where you can act according to those sympathies which God has planted in your bosoms. At this time of trial, I pray that you will feel His love and also my love and the love of your many Relief Society sisters. Through service, both the servant and the served experience the love of the Lord. I rejoice at the accounts of righteous women serving and being served. My heart is tender for you sisters who have been seriously impacted by recent natural disasters. ![]() Every one of us can feel the love that is so plentiful in this divinely instituted organization. Hinckley, and for his words “God bless the Relief Society of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.” 1 Every sister in this Church belongs to Relief Society. How thankful we are for our living prophet, President Gordon B.
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