Why I’m so grateful someone pushed through awkwardness to serve

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The members of the Columbus Ohio Branch purchased a house and lot in March of 1929 with the intent of building a new meetinghouse. By July, the lot was cleared and the construction of the chapel began, but they had very few provisions to build with.

On March 9, Sister Linda K. Burton, general Relief Society president, posted to Facebook, announcing that she and her presidency recently updated the Relief Society purpose, adding new wording to reflect several messages that are important for sisters to understand.

How can we be a beacon of light to the world that is continually deepening in darkness and sin? How can we overcome the affliction of offense within ourselves and in others? Let us understand how to lift and love others by learning from the counsel of our beloved prophet, President Monson:

How can we keep our prayers from becoming rote? How can we pray with more sincerity, like our Savior did while in the Garden of Gethsemane? Elder Robert D. Hales shared the perfect counsel recently on Facebook:

How can you build a happier marriage? A few studies and these personal stories might give you some insights.

The Church Historian's Press recentlyreleased a new book just in time for the 175th anniversary of the Relief Society—but it's not one geared only toward women. It's a book that gives men and women access to powerful speeches given by women in the Church, one that might make you rethink stereotypes about female Church leaders and the power and authority they carry.

“I think that’s one of the amazing things is that God has things in store for us that we can’t imagine until we’re willing to embrace his will, and then as we really come to act and accept what he’s got, then doors open and the windows of heaven open and the flood comes in and the blessings just multiply,” Jodi Orgill Brown says.

In addition to being a businessman and an apostle in the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, Reed Smoot became a U.S. senator in 1903, serving for 30 years.