Linda Brimhall - Dammeron Valley Ward

I love to read anything that has to do with our church history. It has been my passion for many years. In addition, I love to read the different histories of women in the Church. Never before in our church history has there been more research done and more books written about women in the Church as there is today, and more will be published over the next several years. In my opinion, the time is long overdue to publicly honor more women of the Church who have helped shape our history. The resources and literature available today are marvelous!

My personal goal for our Stake project is not taken from the General Conference talks, but rather from the newly published book - The First Fifty Years of Relief Society – all 689 pages! This book is not solely about Relief Society. It is also about:

            Personal struggles of women who settled the Great Salt Lake Valley

            Their contributions to the survival of the Church after they settled in Utah

            Their desire to remain faithful even in the face of horrendous adversity

            Their purpose for defending the practice of plural marriage

            Their accomplishments in pursuit of religious freedom

            Their success in their fight for women’s right to vote

            Their efforts to be holy women, undefiled by the world’s influences

            Their ability to become self-reliant in business affairs

            Their pursuit for higher education and obtaining degrees in all academic

                        disciplines

            Their commitment to follow the prophet at all costs

My goal is to finish reading the book before April 20. I am almost done.

As I read:

 I am looking for ways in how I can assist my fellow sisters make and keep sacred

            covenants through the examples of our sisters in the past.

I am looking for ways in how I can help our sisters live up to their divine

            potential

I am looking for ways to proclaim the Relief Society’s divine origins

I am looking for ways to share the tenacious fidelity of our Nauvoo roots

Lastly and more importantly, I am looking for ways to implement unity of purpose and a Zion society here in the St. George North Stake through the valiant examples of our pioneer sisterhood.