“Attacks against the Church, its doctrine, and our way of life are going to increase. Because of this, we need women who have a bedrock understanding of the doctrine of Christ and who will use that understanding to teach and help raise a sin-resistant generation.12 We need women who can detect deception in all of its forms. We need women who know how to access the power that God makes available to covenant keepers and who express their beliefs with confidence and charity. We need women who have the courage and vision of our Mother Eve.
My dear sisters, nothing is more crucial to your eternal life than your own conversion. It is converted, covenant-keeping women—women like my dear wife Wendy—whose righteous lives will increasingly stand out in a deteriorating world and who will thus be seen as different and distinct in the happiest of ways.
So today I plead with my sisters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to step forward! Take your rightful and needful place in your home, in your community, and in the kingdom of God—more than you ever have before.”(Russell M. Nelson, “A Plea to My Sisters,” October 2015)
The church gets a lot of criticism for its all-male priesthood, but I have never had any doubt that my place in this church and in the Kingdom of God is just as important and revered. Listening to these great men and the way they speak about women, I know they know it too.
We have a special power as women and it is our responsibility to step into that role. In order to do so we must strengthen our relationship with Christ. We have to carve out the time so that we may have His Spirit and influence with us. Only then will we know His will for us and be able to put our power to work building His kingdom.
Meditation and Journaling Prompt: Do you know your strength and power? What are you doing today to build your relationship with Christ?
