The Young Women’s program has undergone many changes in recent years. In this week’s Latter-day Saint Women podcast, Sister Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women General President from 2008–2013, shared her thoughts with hosts Karlie Guymon and Shalyn Back about the some of those changes.
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After Sister Elaine Dalton's father passed away, she realized the greatest present he gave her was something far too precious to come from a store. It was his presence.
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What inspiring, insightful words from Sister Elaine Dalton, a former General Young Women president.
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What a powerful reminder from Sister Elaine S. Dalton, former general Young Women president, that all women are children of Heavenly Parents with a divine potential.
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We often think of charity as an action. But I think of charity as a state of the heart. It is powerful; it is life changing; it includes the ability to see with new eyes and feel with a new heart. It includes the gift of seeing others as God sees them. The true charity of which I speak makes it possible, and even easy, to look beyond behaviors, outward dress, and appearance to the nobility within. It is a “high definition” look into an immortal soul. The gift of charity enables the recipient to discern and to know the heart.
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In honor of Mother’s Day, here is a collection of thoughts, stories, memories and tributes to mothers by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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If Mormons were to pick 100 women to represent the religion’s “cool” factor to a world-wide audience, who would be on the list?
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Some 2,000 youth received counsel from the Young Women general president March 23 on how they, like other Latter-day Saints, can be “saviors on Mount Zion.” Sister Elaine S. Dalton was the featured speaker at a family history youth devotional held in connection with the three-day RootsTech 2013 Family History and Technology Conference at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City. The devotional could be viewed live via Internet streaming.
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To become a dedicated disciple individuals must do more than just "watch the race," said Sister Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women general president, during a campus devotional held in the Marriott Center at BYU on Jan. 15. "To those who listen carefully, the Lord regularly prompts us to act," she said. "Never before has this been more so than now. I believe the Lord is calling to each of us to become dedicated disciples."
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President Thomas S. Monson: "Believe, obey and endure"
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The 2012 Mutual theme is a call to leadership, said Sister Elaine S. Dalton, Young Women general president. The theme — "Arise and shine forth, that thy light may be a standard for the nations" (Doctrine and Covenants 115:5) — comes from a revelation given through the Prophet Joseph Smith at Far West, Mo., in 1838.
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Q: In 2008 the Young Women General Presidency called for a “return to virtue” and added the value into the Young Women theme. What inspired you to add this value? How do you think this addition will—and how have you seen it so far—impact the lives of LDS young women everywhere?
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