July Presidency Message

R.S. Presidency Message




With the end of another school year and the beginning of summer, there comes transition... Young Women who transition to Relief Society, college graduates moving on to new employment, some moving from single life to marriage. My oldest son is moving on from elementary school and Primary, to middle school and going to Mutual. It feels like opening a door to a new chapter in the life of our family.

Some changes like these are welcome. As Relief Society Sisters, it seems that many of the transitions we face are not the type we anticipate or would likely choose.

Former Relief Society General President Barbara B. Smith once explained, "We should constantly prepare ourselves to meet new challenges and to helpfully, willingly, and happily reach out to others in their time of need. The Relief Society should be a light for sisters in times of transition." (Ensign, Nov.1981)

I have a firm testimony that the Lord chastens those he loves. He gives us new opportunites to grow and learn, often including adversity and situations out of our comfort-zone. I encourage each of us to find the lesson in the challenges and we face. May we all exhibit faith that the Lord loves us, and that new opportunities we face are for our good.

With Much Love,
Sharla Allen