Many of you are finding the Relief Society Declaration, for the first time, on this site.\u00a0 This Declaration was given to us by Sis. Mary Ellen Smoot, in 1999, during her Presidency.\u00a0\u00a0 It is a wonderful document stating all that we are about.\u00a0\u00a0 It is a good resource to use when looking for worthy activities.\u00a0 But Sis. Julie Beck\u2019s Presidency has a slightly different emphasis.<\/p>\n
Many of us wonder what the theme to Relief Society is.\u00a0 What direction are we meant to go in?\u00a0 What are we meant to accomplish at this time?\u00a0 Is the Declaration the theme we should be pursuing?\u00a0 The answer lies in Personal Revelation.\u00a0 This is one of the most important aspects of our religion that sets us apart from all others.<\/p>\n
Relief Society is already in place.\u00a0 We know what the purpose of our organization is:\u00a0 Charity.\u00a0 We know what is expected of us:\u00a0 The Three-fold Mission of the Church (Preach, Proclaim, Redeem).\u00a0 We know the program:\u00a0 to simplify and make more meaningful.<\/p>\n
Sis. Beck\u2019s Presidency is teaching us to perform these through Personal Revelation.\u00a0 What do our ward sisters need\/want?\u00a0 What are our circumstances?\u00a0 How often do we need to meet?\u00a0 How do we support our sisters and their families?\u00a0 She has given us no answers, but expects us to receive the answers from God, who knows best.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Her simplified program allows us to think outside the box and fulfill our particular needs.\u00a0 No longer will there be a set of rigid instructions on how to fulfill our quotas.\u00a0 No longer will the expectation be high amongst us all.\u00a0 Flexibility is the order of the day.<\/p>\n
Those living in Utah may have more access and more opportunities around them, so the expectation is appropriately high.\u00a0 (We cannot afford to be casual, just because there is less direction from headquarters.)<\/p>\n
Those living across the United States, and many other parts of the world, have good access and a wide range of opportunity to perform well in their areas.<\/p>\n
Those living in countries with limited access, limited opportunity, and limited means are not to compare themselves with anyone but their own abilities.\u00a0 The Lord is with you and he will direct your good works through the inspiration you can receive with a simple faithful prayer.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The freedom this allows each one of us is bound only by our laziness, bullheadedness, and debilitating tradition.\u00a0 The Lord will inspire us to soar, to push the envelope our name implies, to stretch our sisterly powers and abilities to their limits.\u00a0 The Lord is waiting on us.\u00a0 As a world-wide sisterhood, let us get on our knees and find out what the Lord wants us to do, then let us fly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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