Compassionate Women

Last night I was listening to some general conference talks from 2008 and was impressed by the words of Elder Scott. Some of the things he shared that I liked were...

"Do single sisters receive the consideration and attention they deserve when they attend family wards? Do they have opportunities to serve in significant callings where they are made to feel welcome and wanted? Do they receive the required priesthood support?

The scriptures confirm that Father in Heaven saved His greatest, most splendid, supreme creation, woman, to the end. Only after all else was completed was woman created. Only then was the work pronounced complete and good.

Of our wives, mothers, grandmothers, and sisters and other important women in our lives, President Hinckley declared: “Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue with an understanding of why she should do so, who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind and constantly enlarges the horizon of her understanding, who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth.”

By divine design a woman is fundamentally different from a man in many ways. She is compassionate and seeks the interests of others around her. However, that compassionate nature can become overwhelming for women who identify far more to accomplish than they can possibly do, even with the help of the Lord. Some become discouraged because they do not feel they are doing all they should do. I believe this is a feeling that many worthy, effective, devoted women of the Church experience."

I know my Mom was one of these compassionate women. I remember her making cookies for all her single senior neighbors this past year when she her cancer was really bad. Elder Scoot also talks of his wife praying to help others when she was also sick with cancer. Service is never convenient, but I pray I can be compassionate in someones hard time. My Bonus Mom is also one of these people. Many of my friends are like this too. I am so grateful to be a woman and one of Heavenly Father's best creations.