“We are daughters of God. We are not ordinary women. We were born to be leaders. … We have been prepared and chosen and reserved to be here now, and that is a divine compliment.”

—Elaine S. Dalton, as quoted in With Power and Authority: Teachings of Latter-day Saint Women 

“As mothers in Israel, we are the Lord’s secret weapon. Our influence comes from a divine endowment that has been in place from the beginning.”

—Sheri Dew, as quoted in With Power and Authority: Teachings of Latter-day Saint Women 

“Women have the commission to create, to bring to fruition, and to provide development of the divinity within the children of God. With that commission comes a divine spiritual capacity that (to me) is unfathomable to our human view.”

—Patricia T. Holland, as quoted in With Power and Authority: Teachings of Latter-day Saint Women 

“You have incredible potential for good because you are a covenant daughter of Heavenly Parents. The evidence of your inherent potential for greatness is the simple fact that you were born on the earth because you made the choice in the premortal world to accept Heavenly Father’s plan of salvation and to follow the example of His Son, Jesus Christ.”

—Jean B. Bingham, as quoted in With Power and Authority: Teachings of Latter-day Saint Women