Divine Qualities

"God placed within women divine qualities of strength, virtue, love, and the willingness to sacrifice to raise future generations of His spirit children." Elder Quinton L Cook

I love those qualities that he listed! Also, I would include tenderness and compassion. Women are great at showing empathy and comforting individuals during their time of need. They see those who are mourning and they come to their aid. Helping to bear their burden, sometimes simply by just mourning with them. I don't think it was any coincidence that The Relief Society had "Relief" in its name. God gave us sisters spiritual gifts to help us to be able to recognize and come to the aid of those suffering. All of these spiritual gifts we as women can use to bless those in our home, church and community.

I have been at the receiving end of so many women who have reached out with compassion and empathy at different times in my life. Some of these individuals have barely known me but recognized a need and were an answer to my prayers. They were like the Savior's hands reaching down to bring Relief to my Soul.  God Has entrusted His Daughters with the work of bringing Relief (whether temporal, physical, emotional, mental) to His Children and what a blessing it is to be a part of this Noble Work.

-Kayla Nye, Clifton Park Branch